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Demonstrate safety procedures and protocols in the laboratory
Assessment Strategies
through completion of lab activities
Criteria
you can explain the use of safety equipment in the laboratory
you can locate the safety equipment in the laboratory
you can locate the emergency exit route from the the laboratory and the classroom
you can explain the importance of safety in the laboratory
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Solve problems involving unit conversions and unit analysis
Assessment Strategies
with the use of a scientific calculator
through completion of homework
through completion of quizzes/exams
through completion of lab activities
Criteria
you use the conversion factor method to make correct conversions
you show the steps used to solve the problem
you include correct units of measure in your answer
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Apply the concepts of kinematics
Assessment Strategies
with the use of a scientific calculator
through completion of homework
through completion of quizzes/exams
through completion of lab activities
Criteria
you correctly solve problems involving displacement, velocity, acceleration, and time
you show the steps used to solve the problem
you include correct units of measure in your answer
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Apply the laws of dynamics
Assessment Strategies
with the use of a scientific calculator
through completion of homework
through completion of quizzes/exams
through completion of lab activities
Criteria
you draw an accurate freebody diagram or motion diagram representing the problem
you use the freebody diagram to solve for unknowns
you correctly solve uniform circular motion problems
you show the steps used to solve the problem
you include correct units of measure in your answer
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Apply the concepts of work, energy, and power
Assessment Strategies
with the use of a scientific calculator
through completion of homework
through completion of quizzes/exams
through completion of lab activities
Criteria
you accurately solve problems involving work
you accurately solve problems involving power
you accurately solve problems involving kinetic energy
you accurately solve problems involving potential energy
you correctly solve problems using the law of conservation of energy
you show the steps used to solve the problem
you include correct units of measure in your answer
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Apply the principle of conservation of momentum
Assessment Strategies
with the use of a scientific calculator
through completion of homework
through completion of quizzes/exams
through completion of lab activities
Criteria
you accurately solve problems involving momentum
you correctly solve problems using the law of conservation of momentum
you show steps used to solve the problem
you include correct units of measure in your answer
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Assess the thermal properties of matter
Assessment Strategies
with the use of a scientific calculator
through completion of homework
through completion of quizzes/exams
through completion of lab activities
Criteria
you accurately complete temperature conversion problems
you accurately solve thermal expansion problems
you accurately solve gas law problems
you show the steps used to solve the problem
you include the correct units of measure in your answer
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Apply the principles of heat transfer
Assessment Strategies
with the use of a scientific calculator
through completion of homework
through completion of quizzes/exams
through completion of lab activities
Criteria
your application explains thermal equilibrium and the zeroth law of thermodynamics
your application explains the theoretical aspects of conduction
your application explains the theoretical aspects of convection
your application explains the theoretical aspects of radiation
your application explains the theoretical aspects of heat transfer
you show the steps used to solve the problem
you include the correct units of measure in your answer
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Analyze thermodynamics of a system
Assessment Strategies
with the use of a scientific calculator
through completion of homework
through completion of quizzes/exams
through completion of lab activities
Criteria
you accurately solve problems related to temperature change
you accurately solve problems related to phase change
you accurately solve problems related to the conservation of thermal energy
you show the steps used to solve the problem
you include correct units in your answer