Benchmark: Demonstrate the ability to operate equipment in gathering and analyzing data.
a. TLW operate lab equipment during a scientific investigation.
b. TLW apply the scientific method during any scientific investigation
Benchmark: Demonstrate the ability to analyze and apply problem-solving strategy
a. TLW gather and graph data to analyze their findings
b. TLW analyze data and apply problem solving strategies during scientific investigations
Benchmark: Understand the roles of the four fundamental forces
a. TLW identify the four fundamental forces in nature
b. TLW understand how the fundamental forces apply to the world
Benchmark: Understand the relationships in all the physical laws that govern our planet and the universe
a. TLW describe the physical laws that govern our everyday lives
b. TLW recognize the physical laws that govern our planet and the universe
Benchmark: Understand how energy is transferred
a. TLW recognize the different ways energy is transmitted by sound, light and electricity
b. TLW describe the different ways heat transfers energy
Benchmark: Understand the properties of matter
a. TLW summarize the atomic nature of matter
b. TLW describe how the different types of matter are affected by the physical world
Benchmark: Interpret the laws of motions and forces that affect each student’s life
a. TLW explain how the laws of motion affect their daily lives
b. TLW generalize how forces act on their bodies and any material objects
Benchmark: Understand the relationships in the motion of celestial bodies
a. TLW infer that all matter is under the influence of gravity
b. TLW explain the effects of gravity of objects on the Earth, orbiting the Earth and in the universe
c. TLW describe the motion of all celestial bodies
Benchmark: Gather and analyze data collected with technology equipment
a. TLW use different types of probeware during scientific experiments
b. TLW use technology to gather data during scientific investigations
Benchmark: Understand the need for creativity, imagination, and good knowledge base.
a. TLW use their creativity and imagination during class discussions, class projects, and scientific investigations
b. TLW apply their scientific knowledge during class discussions and scientific investigations
Benchmark: Understand potential hazards as well as potential benefits of the physical science on personal and environmental health
a. TLW apply their knowledge of the laws in physics to their personal lives
b. TLW understand the consequences of their automobile driving behavior based on the laws of motion
a. TLW recognize that physics is an ongoing study of how the world around them works
b. TLW generalize that scientists are always discovering new ideas and theories in the field of physics