112.42.4: The student knows concepts of force and motion evident in everyday life.

112.42.4.A: calculate speed, momentum, acceleration, work, and power in systems such as in the human body, moving toys, and machines;

2D Collisions
Fan Cart Physics
Freefall Laboratory
Inclined Plane - Simple Machine
Pulley Lab
Roller Coaster Physics

112.42.4.B: investigate and describe applications of Newton's laws such as in vehicle restraints, sports activities, geological processes, and satellite orbits;

2D Collisions
Air Track
Atwood Machine
Fan Cart Physics
Uniform Circular Motion

112.42.4.C: analyze the effects caused by changing force or distance in simple machines as demonstrated in household devices, the human body, and vehicles;

Ants on a Slant (Inclined Plane)
Atwood Machine
Inclined Plane - Simple Machine
Levers
Pulley Lab
Torque and Moment of Inertia
Wheel and Axle

112.42.4.D: investigate and demonstrate mechanical advantage and efficiency of various machines such as levers, motors, wheels and axles, pulleys, and ramps.

Ants on a Slant (Inclined Plane)
Inclined Plane - Simple Machine
Levers
Pulley Lab
Torque and Moment of Inertia
Wheel and Axle

112.42.5: The student knows the effects of waves on everyday life.

112.42.5.A: demonstrate wave types and their characteristics through a variety of activities such as modeling with ropes and coils, activating tuning forks, and interpreting data on seismic waves;

Earthquake - Recording Station

112.42.5.B: demonstrate wave interactions including interference, polarization, reflection, refraction, and resonance within various materials;

Basic Prism
Longitudinal Waves
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
Refraction

112.42.5.D: demonstrate the application of acoustic principles such as in echolocation, musical instruments, noise pollution, and sonograms.

Longitudinal Waves
Sound Beats and Sine Waves

112.42.6: The student knows the impact of energy transformations in everyday life.

112.42.6.A: describe the law of conservation of energy;

Energy Conversion in a System
Energy of a Pendulum
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Roller Coaster Physics

112.42.6.B: investigate and demonstrate the movement of heat through solids, liquids, and gases by convection, conduction, and radiation;

Conduction and Convection
Freezing Point of Salt Water
Heat Transfer by Conduction
Radiation

112.42.6.C: analyze the efficiency of energy conversions that are responsible for the production of electricity such as from radiant, nuclear, and geothermal sources, fossil fuels such as coal, gas, oil, and the movement of water or wind;

Energy of a Pendulum

112.42.6.E: measure the thermal and electrical conductivity of various materials and explain results;

Conduction and Convection

112.42.6.F: investigate and compare series and parallel circuits;

Advanced Circuits
Circuits

112.42.7: The student knows relationships exist between properties of matter and its components.

112.42.7.A: investigate and identify properties of fluids including density, viscosity, and buoyancy;

Density via Comparison

112.42.7.B: research and describe the historical development of the atomic theory;

Bohr Model of Hydrogen
Bohr Model: Introduction
Element Builder

112.42.7.C: identify constituents of various materials or objects such as metal salts, light sources, fireworks displays, and stars using spectral-analysis techniques;

Bohr Model of Hydrogen
Bohr Model: Introduction

112.42.7.D: relate the chemical behavior of an element including bonding, to its placement on the periodic table;

Electron Configuration

112.42.8: The student knows that changes in matter affect everyday life.

112.42.8.A: distinguish between physical and chemical changes in matter such as oxidation, digestion, changes in states, and stages in the rock cycle;

Density Experiment: Slice and Dice
Freezing Point of Salt Water
Rock Cycle

112.42.8.C: investigate and identify the law of conservation of mass;

Balancing Chemical Equations
Chemical Equation Balancing
Limiting Reactants

112.42.8.D: describe types of nuclear reactions such as fission and fusion and their roles in applications such as medicine and energy production;

Nuclear Decay

112.42.9: The student knows how solution chemistry is a part of everyday life.

112.42.9.B: relate the concentration of ions in a solution to physical and chemical properties such as pH, electrolytic behavior, and reactivity;

Colligative Properties

112.42.9.D: demonstrate how various factors influence solubility including temperature, pressure, and nature of the solute and solvent;

Solubility and Temperature