Lesson Plan-Chapter 1 Science of Physics CHAPTER 1 The Science of Physics 8-26-13 to 9-13-13 Chapter Opener __ Tapping Prior Knowledge, TE Review previously learned concepts and check for preconceptions about the chapter content. __ Discovery Lab, The Circumference-Diameter Ratio of a Circle, ANC Students develop techniques for measuring the circumference and diameter of a cylinder and gain experience with graphing. (BASIC) __ Visual Concepts CD-ROM This CD-ROM consists of multimedia presentations of core physics concepts. (BASIC)
SECTION 1 What Is Physics? PACING Regular Schedule: Block Schedule:
with lab(s): N/A days with lab(s): N/A days
without lab(s): 1-3 weeks without lab(s):
State Objectives VI Ancillary A Core Review 1. Mathematics Review 2. Lab Safety
OBJECTIVES 1. Identify activities and fields that involve the major areas within physics. 2. Describe the processes of the scientific method. 3. Describe the role of models and diagrams in physics. NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS UCP 2: Evidence, models, and explanation SAI 1: Abilities to do scientific inquiry SAI 2: Understanding about scientific inquiry HNS 1: Science as a human endeavor HNS 2: Nature of science FOCUS (5 MINUTES) __ Overview Review the objectives listed in the Student Edition. (GENERAL)
MOTIVATE (5 MINUTES) __ Teaching Tip, p. 4, TE Students express their perceptions and attitudes about physics in a
Lesson Plan-Chapter 1 Science of Physics brainstorming session. (GENERAL) __ Teaching Tip, p. 5, TE Students list careers they are interested in and discuss how a physics background may contribute to the effectiveness of those careers. (GENERAL)
TEACH (25 MINUTES) __ PowerNotes® Resources Use the customizable presentation to help students master the concepts in this section. (GENERAL) ___Key Models and Analogies, p. 6, TE Students link the investigation of a car accident with the stages of the scientific method (GENERAL) __ Visual Strategy, Figure 5, TE Students compare two photographs and discuss the details omitted and displayed in the second photograph. (GENERAL) __ Demonstration, Galileo’s Hypothesis, TE Use pennies and coffee filters to illustrate the arguments for and against Galileo’s thought experiment. (BASIC)
CLOSE (10 MINUTES) __ Section Review, SE Students answer review questions, critical-thinking questions, and interpreting-graphics questions that assess their understanding of the section objectives. (GENERAL) __ Study Guide, What Is Physics?, ANC Use this worksheet to review the main concepts presented in the section. (GENERAL) __ Section Quiz, ANC Use this quiz to assess students' understanding of the section. (BASIC)
OTHER RESOURCE OPTIONS __ Holt Online Learning Students can access interactive problem-solving help and active visual concept development with the Holt Physics Online Edition available at my.hrw.com. __ Integrating Technology, Serendipity and Science, Online Students can visit my.hrw.com and enter the keyword HF6SOPX to find this activity. Teacher resources can be found by entering the keyword HF6SOPXT. __ SciLinks, Online Students can visit www.scilinks.org to find internet resources related to the chapter content. Topic: Models in Physics SciLinks Code: HF60977
Lesson Plan-Chapter 1 Science of Physics SECTION 2 Measurements in Experiments PACING Regular Schedule: Block Schedule:
with lab(s): 3 days with lab(s): 1.5 days
without lab(s): 2 days without lab(s): 1 days
State Objectives VI Ancillary A Core Review 3. Mathematics Review 4. Lab Safety
OBJECTIVES 1. List basic SI units and the quantities they describe. 2. Convert measurements into scientific notation. 3. Distinguish between accuracy and precision. 4. Use significant figures in measurements and calculations. NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS UCP 1: Systems, order, and organization UCP 2: Evidence, models, and explanation UCP 3: Change, consistency, and measurements SAI 1: Abilities to do scientific inquiry SAI 2: Understanding about scientific inquiry HNS 2: Nature of science HNS 3: History of science FOCUS (5 MINUTES) __ Overview Review the objectives listed in the Student Edition. (GENERAL)
MOTIVATE (5 MINUTES) __ Demonstration, Measurements, TE This demonstration gives students an overview of measurement concepts. (BASIC) __ Demonstration, Standard Units, TE This demonstration shows that standard units of measurement are based on arbitrary convention. (BASIC)
TEACH (115 MINUTES) __ PowerNotes® Resources Use the customizable presentation to help students master the concepts in this section. (GENERAL) ___Quick Lab, Metric Prefixes, SE Students use metric units to estimate the mass of a ream of paper by measuring the mass of several smaller stacks of paper. (GENERAL)
Lesson Plan-Chapter 1 Science of Physics __ Datasheet, Metric Prefixes Students use the datasheet to complete the in-text QuickLab (GENERAL) __ Teaching Tip, p. 12, TE Students try to think of examples of quantities measured in metric units, then try to restate these quantities in powers of 10. (BASIC) __ Teaching Tip, p. 12, TE Students write down their computer’s hard drive and memory and calculate the watts supplied by a power station. (GENERAL) __ Extension, p. 13, TE Students make calculations involving translating the distance to their home in miles to a distance in kilometers. (GENERAL) __ Visual Strategy, Figure 9, TE Students answer questions about the calculations shown in the figure. (GENERAL) __ Sample Set A, Metric Prefixes, SE This sample and practice problem set covers metric prefixes. (BASIC) __ Classroom Practice, Metric Prefixes, TE Use this problem as a teamwork exercise or for demonstration at the board or on an overhead projector. (BASIC) __ Demonstration, Accuracy and Precision, TE Use a shoe and metersticks to show the difference between accuracy and precision in measuring length. (GENERAL) __ Demonstration, Significant Figures, TE Use this demonstration to clarify the meaning of significant figures. (GENERAL) __ Teaching Tip, p. 17, TE Students calculate a problem involving slight differences in the lengths of two different swimming pools and the length of time a swimmer takes to traverse them. (ADVANCED) __ Visual Strategy, Table 4, TE Students write the examples in the table in scientific notation. (GENERAL) __ Misconception Alert, p. 19, TE Students use an example to familiarize themselves with rounding off decimals to get the right significant digits. (BASIC) __ Misconception Alert, p. 20, TE Students use the symmetric rounding rules on a series of numbers to learn more about why the convention is used. (BASIC) __ Skills Practice Lab, Physics and Measurement, SE Students use typical laboratory equipment to gain experience making measurements as a physicist. (GENERAL) __ Datasheet, Physics and Measurement, ANC Students use the datasheet to complete the in-text lab. (GENERAL)
CLOSE (10 MINUTES) __ Section Review, SE Students answer review questions, critical-thinking questions, and interpreting-graphics questions that assess their understanding of the section objectives. (GENERAL) __ Study Guide, Measurements in Experiments, ANC Use this worksheet to review the main concepts presented in the section. (GENERAL) __ Section Quiz, ANC Use this quiz to assess students' understanding of the section. (BASIC)
OTHER RESOURCE OPTIONS __ Holt Online Learning Students can access interactive problem-solving help and active visual concept development with the Holt Physics Online Edition available at
Lesson Plan-Chapter 1 Science of Physics my.hrw.com. __ CBLTM Experiment, Time and Measurement, ANC In this Skills Practice CBL lab, Students use typical laboratory equipment to measure the distance and time of an observed motion. (GENERAL) __ Problem Workbook, Metric Prefixes, ANC This worksheet provides an additional example problem and several practice problems that cover metric prefixes (BASIC) __ Problem Bank, Sample Set A: Determining Net Force, OSP This worksheet provides a third example problem and several practice problems that cover metric prefixes. (BASIC) __ SciLinks, Online Students can visit www.scilinks.org to find internet resources related to the chapter content. Topic: SI Units SciLinks Code: HF61390
Lesson Plan-Chapter 1 Science of Physics SECTION 3 The Language of Physics PACING Regular Schedule: Block Schedule:
with lab(s): N/A days with lab(s): N/A days
without lab(s): 1 days without lab(s): 0.5 days
State Objectives VI Ancillary A Core Review 5. Mathematics Review 6. Lab Safety
OBJECTIVES 1. Interpret data in tables and graphs, and recognize equations that summarize data. 2. Distinguish between conventions for abbreviating units and quantities. 3. Use dimensional analysis to check the validity of equations. 4. Perform order-of-magnitude calculations. NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS UCP 1: Systems, order, and organization UCP 2: Evidence, models, and explanation UCP 3: Change, consistency, and measurements SAI 1: Abilities to do scientific inquiry SAI 2: Understanding about scientific inquiry HNS 2: Nature of science FOCUS (5 MINUTES) __ Overview Review the objectives listed in the Student Edition. (GENERAL)
MOTIVATE (5 MINUTES) __ Visual Strategy, Table 7, TE Students answer a series of questions about the data presented in the table. (GENERAL)
TEACH (25 MINUTES) __ PowerNotes® Resources Use the customizable presentation to help students master the concepts in this section. (GENERAL) ___Visual Strategy, Figure 14, TE Students analyze the graph and verify that it corresponds to the numbers listed in the table. (GENERAL) __ Teaching Tip, p. 23, TE Students learn to use dimensional analysis as a tool for checking an equation. (GENERAL)
Lesson Plan-Chapter 1 Science of Physics CLOSE (10 MINUTES) __ Section Review, SE Students answer review questions, critical-thinking questions, and interpreting-graphics questions that assess their understanding of the section objectives. (GENERAL) __ Study Guide, The Language of Physics, ANC Use this worksheet to review the main concepts presented in the section. (GENERAL) __ Section Quiz, ANC Use this quiz to assess students' understanding of the section. (BASIC)
OTHER RESOURCE OPTIONS __ Holt Online Learning Students can access interactive problem-solving help and active visual concept development with the Holt Physics Online Edition available at my.hrw.com. __ Integrating Technology, Dependent and Independent Variables, Online Students can visit my.hrw.com and enter the keyword HF6SOPX to find this activity. Teacher resources can be found by entering the keyword HF6SOPXT. __ Invention Lab, Bubble Solutions, ANC Students measure the size of bubbles to determine which bubble solution produces the biggest bubbles. (ADVANCED) __ CBLTM Experiment, Graph Matching, ANC In this scenario-based CBL lab, students use CBLs and sensors to develop a model to control the position of a robotic arm so that the arm is in the correct position at any particular time. (ADVANCED) __ SciLinks, Online Students can visit www.scilinks.org to find internet resources related to the chapter content. Topic: Graphing SciLinks Code: HF60686 __ SciLinks, Online Students can visit www.scilinks.org to find internet resources related to the chapter content. Topic: Orders of Magnitude SciLinks Code: HF61074
Lesson Plan-Chapter 1 Science of Physics END OF CHAPTER REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT PACING Regular Schedule: Block Schedule:
with lab(s): N/A days with lab(s): N/A days
without lab(s): 2 days without lab(s): 1 days
__ Chapter Highlights, p. 26, SE This page summarizes the vocabulary terms and key concepts of the chapter. __ Chapter Review, pp. 27–31, SE Students review the chapter material with review questions, conceptual questions, practice problems, and a mixed review section. __ Alternative Assessment, p. 31, SE These projects challenge students to apply and extend concepts that they have learned in the chapter. (ADVANCED) __ Graphing Calculator Practice, p. 30, SE Students program their graphing calculators to display graphs showing the relationship between the mass and the length of wire made of three different substances. (GENERAL) __ Standardized Test Prep, pp. 32–33, SE This feature helps students sharpen their testtaking abilities while reviewing the chapter content. (GENERAL) __ Appendix I: Additional Problems, pp. 880, SE This appendix provides additional mixed practice problems that cover the equations introduced in the chapter. __ Study Guide, Mixed Review, ANC Students can use this worksheet to review the main concepts of the chapter in preparation for the chapter test. (GENERAL) __ Holt PuzzlePro® Use this software to create crossword puzzles and word searches that make learning vocabulary fun. __ Chapter Test A, ANC Assign this test for general-level chapter assessment. (GENERAL) __ Chapter Test B, ANC Assign this test for advanced-level chapter assessment. (ADVANCED) __ Test Generator Create a customized homework assignment, quiz, or test using the ExamView® Test Generator. ---Additional information regarding significant figures, Rounding Rules, Lab Safety, Lab procedures, scientific notion, unit conversions, etc are included but not necessarily part of the textbook. All information will be readily available to the student either in class or online.
