College- and Career-Readiness Standards
PPS.S.P.1: Use systematic rules for measuring with certainty and accurately perform calculations using significant figure rules for addition/subtraction and multiplication/division to determine distance, speed/velocity, and acceleration of objects.
Distance-Time Graphs
Distance-Time Graphs - Metric
Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs
Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs - Metric
PPS.S.P.2: Interpret graphical, algebraic, and/or trigonometric solutions to prove the values for vector components and resultants.
PPS.S.P.4: Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.
Atwood Machine
Fan Cart Physics
PPS.S.P.5: Identify the pair of equal and opposite forces between two interacting bodies and relate their magnitudes and directions using Newton’s 3rd Law.
Crumple Zones
Fan Cart Physics
PPS.S.P.6: Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when the system is closed.
PPS.S.P.7: Evaluate the conservation of energy and momentum and deduce solutions for elastic and inelastic collisions.
PPS.S.P.8: Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision.
PPS.S.P.9: Develop and use a model to describe the mathematical relationship between mass, distance, and force as expressed by Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation.
PPS.S.P.10: Analyze the motion of a projectile; appraise data, either textbook generated or laboratory collected, for motion in one and/or two dimensions, then select the correct mathematical method for communicating the value of unknown variables.
Feed the Monkey (Projectile Motion)
Golf Range
PPS.S.P.11: Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known.
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy of a Pendulum
Inclined Plane - Rolling Objects
Inclined Plane - Simple Machine
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
PPS.S.P.12: Evaluate the conservation of energy and momentum and deduce solutions for elastic and inelastic collisions.
PPS.S.P.14: Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.
PPS.S.P.17: Assess the magnitude of buoyant force on submerged and floating objects.
PPS.S.P.20: Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media while differentiating between longitudinal and transverse waves.
PPS.S.P.21: Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind the idea that electromagnetic radiation can be described either by a wave model or a particle model, and that for some situations one model is more useful than the other.
Basic Prism
Photoelectric Effect
PPS.S.P.23: Apply ray optics diagrams to lenses and mirrors; use the lens/mirror equation and the magnification equation to solve optics problems; justify the image results obtained by diagramming the ray optics of lenses and mirrors and/or by deducing the image information from the lens/mirror equation.
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
Ray Tracing (Mirrors)
PPS.S.P.24: Apply Snell’s Law to calculate either the angle of incidence or angle of refraction for refraction through various media.
PPS.S.P.25: Make claims about the diffraction/interference patterns produced when a wave passes through a small opening/set of openings.
PPS.S.P.26: Evaluate the photon model of light with evidence of the photoelectric effect.
PPS.S.P.28: Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that an electric current can produce a magnetic field and that a changing magnetic field can produce an electric current.
Electromagnetic Induction
Magnetic Induction
PPS.S.P.30: Qualitatively and quantitatively predict the interactions of charged particles when performing calculations using Coulomb’s Law.
Coulomb Force (Static)
Pith Ball Lab
PPS.S.P.31: Construct and analyze electrical circuits and calculate Ohm’s law problems for series and parallel circuits.
ETAS.S.P.33: Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.
Crumple Zones
GMOs and the Environment
ETAS.S.P.34: Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.
Crumple Zones
DNA Profiling
GMOs and the Environment
Genetic Engineering
ETAS.S.P.35: Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
Crumple Zones
GMOs and the Environment
Genetic Engineering
ETAS.S.P.36: Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.
Crumple Zones
GMOs and the Environment
Correlation last revised: 8/29/2022