| Common Framework of Science Learning
Outcomes, K to 12 |
| Grade
11-12 Physics |
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Physics for Scientists and
Engineers |
Principles of Physics |
Conceptual Physics |
| Force,
motion, and work |
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is expected that students will... |
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| 325-5 |
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| use
vectors to represent force, velocity, and acceleration |
Chapter 3 |
Chapter 3 |
Chapter 3 |
| 325-6 |
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| analyse
quantitatively the horizontal and vertical motion of a projectile |
4.8 - 4.17,
4.19 - 4.21 |
4.7 - 4.16,
4.18 - 4.20 |
4.3 - 4.12,
4.13 |
| 325-7 |
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| identify
the frame of reference for a given motion |
4.22 |
4.21 |
4.14 |
| 325-8 |
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| apply
Newton's laws of motion to explain inertia, the relationship between force,
mass, and acceleration, and the interaction of forces between two objects |
Chapter 5 |
Chapter 5 |
Chapter 5 |
| 325-9 |
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| analyse
quantitatively the relationships among force, distance, and work |
7.1 - 7.6 |
7.1 - 7.4 |
6.1 - 6.2 |
| 325-10 |
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| analyse
quantitatively the relationships among work, time, and power |
7.15, 7.19 |
7.12, 7.16 |
6.9, 6.13 |
| 325-11 |
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| analyse
quantitatively two-dimensional motion in a horizontal plane and a vertical
plane |
Chapter 4 |
Chapter 4 |
Chapter 4 |
| 325-12 |
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| describe
uniform circular motion, using algebraic and vector analysis |
Chapter 9 |
Chapter 9 |
Chapter 8 |
| 325-13 |
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| explain
quantitatively circular motion using Newton's laws |
9.7, 9.10 |
9.6, 9.9 |
8.5 |
| Energy
and momentum |
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is expected that students will... |
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| 326-1 |
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| analyse
quantitatively the relationships among mass, height, speed, and heat energy
using the law of conservation of energy |
Chapter 7 |
Chapter 7 |
Chapter 6 |
| 326-2 |
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| apply
quantitatively Newton's laws of motion to impulse and momentum |
8.2, 8.8 |
8.2, 8.7 |
7.2, 7.6 |
| 326-3 |
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| apply
quantitively the laws of conservation of momentum to one- and two-dimensional
collisions and explosions |
8.7, 8.9 -
8.13,
8.16 - 8.18, 8.21 |
8.6, 8.8 -
8.12,
8.15 - 8.17, 8.19 |
7.5, 7.7 -
7.10,
7.12 |
| 326-4 |
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| determine
which laws of conservation of energy or momentum are best used to solve
particular real-life situations involving elastic and inelastic collisions |
Chapter
7
Chapter 8 |
Chapter
7
Chapter 8 |
Chapter
6
Chapter 7 |
| 326-5 |
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| describe
quantitatively mechanical energy as the sum of kinetic and potential energies |
7.22 |
7.19 |
6.16 |
| 326-6 |
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| analyse
quantitatively problems related to kinematics and dynamics using the
mechanical energy concept |
7.14,
7.23 - 7.25 |
7.11,
7.20 - 7.22 |
6.8,
6.17 - 6.19 |
| 326-7 |
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| analyse
common energy transformation situations using the work-energy theorem |
7.9 - 7.14 |
7.7 - 7.11 |
6.5 - 6.8 |
| 326-8 |
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| determine
the per cent efficiency of energy transformations |
22.1 |
22.1 |
21.1 |
| 326-9 |
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quantitatively the law of conservation of mass and energy, using Einstein's
mass-energy equivalence |
41.23 - 41.26 |
40.16 - 40.19 |
35.12 |
| Waves |
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is expected that students will... |
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| 327-1 |
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| describe
the characteristics of longitudinal and transverse waves |
16.2 |
16.2 |
15.2 |
| 327-2 |
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the wave equation to explain and predict the behaviour of waves |
16.12 - 16.18 |
16.11 - 16.15 |
15.10 |
| 327-3 |
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| explain
quantitatively the relationships between displacement, velocity, time, and
acceleration for simple harmonic motion |
15.2 - 15.12 |
15.2 - 15.11 |
14.2 - 14.8 |
| 327-4 |
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| explain
quantitatively the relationship between potential and kinetic energies of a
mass in simple harmonic motion |
15.20 - 15.24 |
15.18 - 15.21 |
n/a |
| 327-5 |
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| compare
and describe the properties of electromagnetic radiation and sound |
Chapter
17
Chapter 35 |
Chapter
17
Chapter 34 |
Chapter
16
Chapter 30 |
| 327-6 |
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| describe
how sound and electromagnetic radiation, as forms of energy, are produced and
transmitted |
17.1
35.2 |
17.1
34.2 |
16.1
30.2 |
| 327-7 |
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| apply
the laws of reflection and the laws of refraction to predict wave behaviour |
Chapter
36
Chapter 37 |
Chapter
35
Chapter 36 |
Chapter
31
Chapter 32 |
| 327-8 |
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| explain
qualitatively and quantitatively the phenomena of wave interference,
diffraction, reflection, and refraction, and the Doppler-Fizeau effect |
17.14 -
17.20
Chapter 18
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 39
Chapter 40 |
17.12 -
17.17
Chapter 18
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 38
Chapter 39 |
16.7 - 16.8
Chapter 17
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 34 |
| 327-9 |
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| describe
how the quantum energy concept explains black-body radiation and the
photoelectric effect |
42.3
42.6 - 42.7 |
41.3
41.6 - 41.7 |
36.5 - 36.6 |
| 327-10 |
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| explain
qualitatively and quantitatively the photoelectric effect |
42.6 - 42.7 |
41.6 - 41.7 |
36.5 - 36.6 |
| 327-11 |
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| summarize
the evidence for the wave and particle models of light |
Chapter 35
Chapter 39
Chapter 42 |
Chapter 34
Chapter 38
Chapter 41 |
Chapter
30
Chapter 34
Chapter 36 |
| Fields |
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is expected that students will... |
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| 328-1 |
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| describe
gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields as regions of space that affect
mass and charge |
13.10
Chapter 24
Chapter 30 |
Chapter 24
Chapter 30 |
Chapter 23
Chapter 28 |
| 328-2 |
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| describe
gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields by illustrating the source and
directions of the lines of force |
13.10,
24.4,
30.2 |
24.4, 30.2 |
23.4, 28.2 |
| 328-3 |
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| describe
electric fields in terms of like and unlike charges, and magnetic fields in
terms of poles |
24.4, 30.2 |
24.4, 30.2 |
23.4, 28.2 |
| 328-4 |
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| compare
Newton's universal law of gravitation and Coulomb's law, and apply both laws
quantitatively |
13.1
23.9
23.10 & 23.11 |
13.1
23.9
23.10 & 23.11 |
12.1
22.8
22.9 & 22.10 |
| 328-5 |
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| analyse,
qualitatively and quantitatively, the forces acting on a moving charge and on
an electric current in a uniform magnetic field |
Chapter 30
Chapter 31 |
Chapter 30
Chapter 31 |
Chapter 28
[currents in magnetic fields not covered] |
| 328-6 |
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| describe
the magnetic field produced by current in both a solenoid and a long,
straight conductor |
31.1
31.17 |
31.1
31.9 |
n/a |
| 328-7 |
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| analyse,
qualitatively and quantitatively, electromagnetic induction by both a
changing magnetic flux and a moving conductor |
32.1 - 32.5
32.7 - 32.9 |
32.1 - 32.5
32.7 - 32.9 |
29.1 -
29.5
29.7 - 29.8 |
| 328-8 |
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| develop
and compare expressions used when measuring gravitational, electric, and
magnetic fields and forces |
13.10
Chapter 24
Chapter 30 |
Chapter 24
Chapter 30 |
Chapter 23
Chapter 28 |
| 328-9 |
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| compare
the way a motor and a generator function, using the principles of
electromagnetism |
30.27
32.17 |
30.26
32.14 |
28.19
[generators not covered] |
| Radioactivity
and modern physics |
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is expected that students will... |
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| 329-1 |
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| explain
quantitatively the Compton effect and the de Broglie hypothesis, using the
laws of mechanics, the conservation of momentum, and the nature of light |
43.1 - 43.2,
43.4 |
42.1 - 42.2,
42.4 |
37.1, 37.2 |
| 329-2 |
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| explain
quantitatively the Bohr atomic model as a synthesis of classical and quantum
concepts |
42.9 - 42.11 |
41.9 - 41.10 |
36.8 |
| 329-3 |
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| explain
the relationship between the energy levels in Bohr's model, the energy
difference between the levels, and the energy of the emitted photons |
42.12 - 42.13 |
41.11 - 41.12 |
36.9 - 36.10 |
| 329-4 |
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| describe
the products of radioactive decay and the characteristics of alpha, beta, and
gamma radiation |
44.15 - 44.17 |
43.15 - 43.17 |
38.15 - 38.16 |
| 329-5 |
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| describe
sources of radioactivity in the natural and constructed environments |
44.13, 44.19 |
43.13, 43.19 |
38.13 |
| 329-6 |
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| compare
and contrast qualitatively and quantitatively nuclear fission and fusion |
44.13, 44.14 |
43.13, 43.14 |
38.13, 38.14 |
| 329-7 |
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| use
the quantum mechanical model to explain natural luminous phenomena |
42.22 |
41.21 |
36.18 |
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