Electric Capacity and Relations Between Capacitors
Electric Potential and Its Units
Ohm's Law for Part of Circuit
Ohm's Law for Whole Circuit
Electric Resistance: Series and Parallel Relations
Spring Semester
Electromagnetism and Magnetic Flux
Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction
Lenz's Law
Periodic and Oscillatory Motion
Waves: Wave Sources and Types
Period and Frequency Units
Wavelength and Wave Velocity
Resonance and Noise
Comparing Waves
Making Sounds and Moving Sounds
Detecting Sounds
Doppler Effect (Moving Sounds)
Seeing Things: Light on the Move
Reflection of Light
Refraction of Light
Cameras and Eyes
Color and Its Properties
Fall Semester
Quiz 1: Contact and Non-Contact Forces, Newton’s Laws, Electromagnetism
Homework 1: Provide real-life examples of contact and non-contact forces and explain the four universal forces
Lab Activity 1: Investigate static electricity and build simple circuits with working switches
Test 1: Force fields, Electromagnetism, Differences between Series and Parallel Circuits
Group Project: Design and present a model demonstrating the importance of electricity in technology and build a functional circuit
Lab Report: Measure current, voltage, and resistance in series and parallel circuits to verify Ohm’s Law
Homework 2: Solve problems on Coulomb’s Law, capacitor relations, and electric potential
Quiz 2: Electric resistance in series and parallel circuits and application of Ohm’s Law in full circuits
Final Project: Create a poster or presentation about the importance of electricity in daily life, including basic circuit design explanations
Spring Semester
Quiz 1: Electromagnetism and Magnetic Flux, Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction, Lenz’s Law
Homework 1: Explain Faraday’s and Lenz’s laws with real-life examples (generators, transformers); Describe magnetic flux and its changes
Lab Activity 1: Build a simple electromagnetic induction setup; Measure effect of magnet speed on induced current
Quiz 2: Periodic and Oscillatory Motion basics; Wave types and properties (period, frequency, wavelength, velocity)
Homework 2: Calculate period, frequency, wavelength, velocity; Describe resonance and noise with examples
Lab Activity 2: Use a slinky/rope to create waves; Measure wave speed and calculate wavelength and frequency
Test 1: Sound topics including Doppler effect, wave comparison, and resonance
Group Project: Presentation on sound waves production, detection, Doppler effect; Demonstrate resonance
Quiz 3: Light: Reflection and Refraction basics; Light properties: colors and behavior
Homework 3: Explain reflection/refraction with everyday examples; Describe camera and eye image formation
Lab Activity 3: Investigate reflection angles; Observe refraction effect with pencil in water
Final Test: Comprehensive test covering waves, sound, and light topics, including problems on wave calculations and optics principles
Final Project: Visual poster or digital presentation explaining journey of light from source to eye/camera including reflection, refraction, color, and image formation
