This course enables students to deepen their understanding of physics concepts and theories. Students will continue their exploration of energy transformations and the forces that affect motion, and will investigate electrical, gravitational, and magnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation. Students will also explore the wave nature of light, quantum mechanics, and special relativity. They will further develop their scientific investigation skills, learning, for example, how to analyse, qualitatively and quantitatively, data related to a variety of physics concepts and principles. Students will also consider the impact of technological applications of physics on society and the environment.
By the end of this course, students will:
| 1. Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration | |
| 1.1 | demonstrate scientific investigation skills (related to both inquiry and research) in the four areas of skills (initiating and planning, performing and recording, analysing and interpreting, and communicating); |
| 1.2 | identify and describe careers related to the fields of science under study, and describe the contributions of scientists, including Canadians, to those fields. |
| 2. Dynamics | |
| 2.1 | analyse technological devices that apply the principles of the dynamics of motion, and assess the technologies’ social and environmental impact; |
| 2.2 | investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, forces involved in uniform circular motion and motion in a plane, and solve related problems; |
| 2.3 | demonstrate an understanding of the forces involved in uniform circular motion and motion in a plane. |
| 3. Energy and Momentum | |
| 3.1 | analyse and propose improvements to technologies that apply concepts related to energy and momentum, and assess the technologies’ social and environmental impact; |
| 3.2 | investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, through laboratory inquiry or computer simulation, the relationship between the laws of conservation of energy and conservation of momentum, and solve related problems; |
| 3.3 | demonstrate an understanding of work, energy, momentum, and the laws of conservation of energy and conservation of momentum, in one and two dimensions. |
| 4. Gravitational, Magnetic and Electric Fields | |
| 4.1 | analyse the operation of technologies that use gravitational, electric, or magnetic fields, and assess the technologies’ social and environmental impact; |
| 4.2 | investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields, and solve related problems; |
| 4.3 | demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, properties, principles, and laws related to gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields and their interactions with matter. |
| 5. The Wave Nature of Light | |
| 5.1 | analyse technologies that use the wave nature of light, and assess their impact on society and the environment; |
| 5.2 | investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, the properties of waves and light, and solve related problems; |
| 5.3 | demonstrate an understanding of the properties of waves and light in relation to diffraction, refraction, interference, and polarization. |
| 6. Revolutions in Modern Physics: Quantum Mechanics and Special Relativity | |
| 6.1 | analyse, with reference to quantum mechanics and relativity, how the introduction of new conceptual models and theories can influence and/or change scientific thought and lead to the development of new technologies; |
| 6.2 | investigate special relativity and quantum mechanics, and solve related problems; |
| 6.3 | demonstrate an understanding of the evidence that supports the basic concepts of quantum mechanics and Einstein’s theory of special relativity. |
| Time Allocated | |
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| 1. Unit 0: Skills | |
Students will review essential skills required to required to succeed in the course: scientific notation, significant digits, fundamental mathematical tools and proper lab format. | 2 hours (1 hr online/ 1 hr offline) |
| 2. Unit 1: Dynamics | |
Students will review the concepts of kinematics and dynamics from grade 11 and extend concepts into more difficult applications. Students will demonstrate an understanding of forces involved in motion in a plane and circular motion. The will investigate these forces experimentally and mathematically. They will analyse technological devices that apply the principles of dynamics of motion, such as the effect of g-forces on the human body. | 21 hours (10 hrs online/ 11 hrs offline) |
| 3. Unit 2: Energy and Momentum | |
tudents will demonstrate an understanding of work, energy, momentum. Building on grade 11 concepts of the laws of conservation of energy, they will extend these ideas to conservation of momentum in one and two dimensions. Students will learn to conserve energy and momentum in all interactions. Through interactive simulations and other modes of inquiry they will investigate conservation of energy and momentum and solve related problems. They will conduct analyses and propose improvements to technologies and procedures that apply principles related to energy and momentum and assess the social and environmental impact of these. | 22 hours (11 hrs online/ 11 hrs offline) |
| 4. Unit 3: Gravitational, Magnetic and Electric Fields | |
Students will gain an understanding of the properties and principles of fields, and the interactions of fields and matter. They will demonstrate and understanding of the common characteristics of gravitational, magnetic and electric fields. They will investigate these phenomena graphically and through use of interactive simulations. They will analyse the operation of technologies that use these fields and discuss the social and environmental impact of these technologies. | 21 hours (10 hrs online/ 11 hrs offline) |
| 5. Unit 4: The Wave Nature of Light | |
Building upon concepts of light and optics from grade 10, students will study light with respect to its wave nature. Properties of waves will be explored in a general sense, and the principles of diffraction, refraction, interference, and polarization will be investigated theoretically and through simulation. Technologies that make use of the knowledge of the wave nature of light, and their social and environmental impacts, will be discussed. | 21 hours (11 hrs online/ 10 hrs offline) |
| 6. Unit 5: Revolutions in Modern Physics: Quantum Mechanics and Special Relativity | |
Students will explore some of the most innovative concepts in physics, photoelectric effect, special relativity and particle physics. Students will demonstrate an understanding of special relativity and quantum mechanics and solve related problems mathematically. Students will gain an appreciation of innovative conceptual models and how they can change scientific thought and lead to the development of new technologies. | 20 hours (10 hrs online/ 10 hrs offline) |
| 7. Final Evaluation | |
Final Exam | 3 hours (3 hrs online) |
| Total | 111 Hours |
Students enrolled in this course through CPS’s Instructor Live (IL) program will participate in synchronous learning via live online teaching sessions, online support material, and student-to-student discussion forums organized throughout the semester. Conversely, students taking this course as part of CPS’s Guided Learning (GL) program will learn asynchronously through recorded video lessons, presentations, online support material, and simulations. While GL students have up to one year to complete the course, they are encouraged to finish within five months. A variety of strategies will be used in the online delivery of this course. Instructional strategies will include but are not limited to:
Learning goals will be discussed at the beginning of each assignment and success criteria will be provided to students. The success criteria are used to develop the assessment tools in this course, including rubrics.
A variety of assessment and evaluation methods, strategies and tools are required as appropriate to the expectation being assessed. These include diagnostic, formative and summative within the course and within each unit.
Assessment FOR Learning and Assessment AS Learning is obtained through a variety of means, including the following:
Evidence of student achievement (assessment of learning) is collected through ongoing observations of most consistent work, with consideration given to most recent work from various sources.
Assessment and evaluation in this course will be based on the provincial curriculum expectations. Students will be provided with numerous and varied opportunities to demonstrate the full extent of their achievement. Categories of assessment and breakdowns are as follows:
A final grade will be determined as follows:
Students with special needs and English Language Learners will be provided with accommodation, including additional time, assistive technology and scribe where available.
Learning Skills listed below are key to student success. Learning Skills are assessed independently of achievement and are determined through observation and participation. A check list and student conference will be used to determine the level in each category.
Scientific calculator, common items for at home labs.
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