Physics Syllabus
Teacher Contact Information
Ms. Julie Hadler
[email protected] (preferred)
708-585-1047
tfnhonorphysics.weebly.com
Instructional Philosophy
Every student is entitled to a safe, productive learning environment. My role is to teach them the tools to have a successful education. Students will participate in various methods of teaching, including cooperative learning, differential instruction, and traditional instruction. My goals are to challenge students through exposure to all aspects of physics and to help students view the world with a different perspective. Students will also be challenged through various engineering projects during the course of the school year.
Course Description
This course is designed as a college preparatory course. Topics include units and dimensions of physical quantities, vectors, kinematics, Newton's laws of motion and its applications, and work and energy. Additional topics consist of thermodynamics, optics, and electricity & magnetism.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to
Next Generation Science Standards
HS2: Forces & Interactions
HS3: Energy
HS4: Waves & Electromagnetic Radiation
HS. Engineering Design
Major Course Units/Topics
Major Projects/Assessments
Evaluation Structure
Students will be expected to demonstrate their understanding in multiple ways, both traditional and nontraditional. There are lab reports, quizzes, exams, and homework assignments. In addition, students will be expected to communicate with their peers through small group assignments and presentations. Students will be using various forms of technology to complete assignments and assessments. Marking period grades are based on total points from assignments, projects, labs, quizzes, and tests.
District 215 Grading Policy
Ms. Julie Hadler
[email protected] (preferred)
708-585-1047
tfnhonorphysics.weebly.com
Instructional Philosophy
Every student is entitled to a safe, productive learning environment. My role is to teach them the tools to have a successful education. Students will participate in various methods of teaching, including cooperative learning, differential instruction, and traditional instruction. My goals are to challenge students through exposure to all aspects of physics and to help students view the world with a different perspective. Students will also be challenged through various engineering projects during the course of the school year.
Course Description
This course is designed as a college preparatory course. Topics include units and dimensions of physical quantities, vectors, kinematics, Newton's laws of motion and its applications, and work and energy. Additional topics consist of thermodynamics, optics, and electricity & magnetism.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to
- Describe verbally and mathematically concepts in kinematics, such as displacement, velocity and acceleration
- Describe verbally and mathematically concepts in dynamics, such as force, momentum and impuulse
- Describe verbally and mathematically concepts in conservation, such as energy and momentum
- Describe verbally and mathematically concepts in waves and electromagnetic radiation, such as reflection and refraction
- Describe verbally and mathematically concepts in electricity and magnetism
Next Generation Science Standards
HS2: Forces & Interactions
HS3: Energy
HS4: Waves & Electromagnetic Radiation
HS. Engineering Design
Major Course Units/Topics
- Kinematics
- Dynamics
- Conservation of Energy & Momentum
- Waves & Electromagnetic Radiation
- Electricity & Magnetism
Major Projects/Assessments
- STEM Projects (various)
- Whiteboarding/Modeling
- Graphing Labs
- Newton’s Laws Labs
- Momentum Lab
- Optics Lab
- Sound Lab
- Forces & Motion
- Conservation of Energy & Momentum
- Waves & Their Interactions
- Electricity & Magnetism
- Chapter Challenges
- Whiteboarding
- Presentations, lab reports and write ups
- Quizzes
- Unit exams
- Practicums
- Journaling (written & technological)
- Homework
Evaluation Structure
Students will be expected to demonstrate their understanding in multiple ways, both traditional and nontraditional. There are lab reports, quizzes, exams, and homework assignments. In addition, students will be expected to communicate with their peers through small group assignments and presentations. Students will be using various forms of technology to complete assignments and assessments. Marking period grades are based on total points from assignments, projects, labs, quizzes, and tests.
District 215 Grading Policy
- 100-90 A
- 89-80 B
- 79-70 C
- 69-60 D
- 59- & Below F
- Pen (blue or black only)
- Pencil (suggested)
- Composition notebook
- Lab book
- Graphing calculator (TI 83/84/89 are highly recommended)