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Demonstrate safety procedures and protocols in the laboratory
Assessment Strategies
by submitting completed of lab activities
Criteria
you explain the use of safety equipment in the laboratory
you locate the safety equipment in the laboratory
you locate the emergency exit foute from the laboratory
you apply safety procedures in handling high voltages
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Apply the concepts of kinematics
Assessment Strategies
through completion of homework
through completion of quizzes and exams
through completion of lab activities
with the use of a scientific calculator
Criteria
you distinguish between displacement, distance, velocity, speed, acceleration and time
you solve problems involving displacement, velocity, acceleration and time
you show the steps used to solve problems
you include correct units of measure in your answer
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Apply the laws of dynamics
Assessment Strategies
through completion of homework
through completion of lab activities
through completion of quizzes and exams
with the use of a scientific calculator
Criteria
you apply Newton's laws of motion
you draw an accurate free body diagram representing forces in a problem
you use free body diagrams to solve for unknowns
you solve circular motion problems
you show the steps used to solve problems
you include correct units of measure in your answer
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Apply the concepts of work, energy and power
Assessment Strategies
through completion of homework
through completion of lab activities
through completion of quizzes and exams
with the use of a scientific calculator
Criteria
you distinguish between work, energy, kinetic energy, potential energy and power
you solve problems involving work
you solve problems involving power
you solve problems involving potential, and kinetic energy and the conservation of energy
you apply energy principles to electrostatic and electrodynamic systems
you show the steps used to solve problems
you include correct units of measure in your answer
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Apply principles of electrostatics
Assessment Strategies
through completion of homework
through completion of lab activities
through completion of quizzes and exams
with the use of a scientific calculator
Criteria
you solve Coulomb's law problems
you analyze electric fields
you apply electric fields to electron beam deflection
you differentiate between conductors, insulators and semi-conductors
you apply concepts of electric potential and electric potential energy
you show the steps used to solve problems
you include correct units of measure in your answers
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Apply principles of electric current
Assessment Strategies
through completion of homework
through completion of lab activities
through completion of quizzes and exams
with the use of a scientific calculator
Criteria
you explain the flow of charge
you explain the functioning of circuit elements
you apply Ohm's law
you apply Kirchoff's laws
you analyze circuits
you solve problems involving electric power
you interpret circuit diagrams to build and analyze circuits
you show the steps used to solve problems
you include correct units of measure in your answers
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Analyze magnetic fields
Assessment Strategies
through completion of homework
through completion of lab activities
through completion of quizzes and exams
with the use of a scientific calculator
Criteria
you explain magnetic fields and their source
you apply magnetic force laws
you summarize magnetic force law applications
you apply magnetic fields to electron beam deflection
you apply principles of induction
you explain the functioning of inductors, transformers and generators
you show the steps used to solve problems
you include the correct units of measure in your answers
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Use electronic measurement devices
Assessment Strategies
through completion of lab activities
through completion of quizzes and exams
with the use of a scientific calculator
Criteria
you use a multimeter to measure current in AC and DC circuits
you use a multimeter to measure voltage in AC and DC circuits
you use an oscilloscope to analyze electric signals and circuits
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Analyze electronic systems
Assessment Strategies
through completion of homework
through completion of lab activities
through completion of quizzes and exams
with the use of a scientific calculator
Criteria
you explain the functioning of doped semi-conductors and p-n junctions
you explain the application and functioning of a diode
you summarize the application and functioning of a field effect transistor
you build and analyze AC to DC converters
you use circuit diagrams to construct electronic circuits
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Analyze wave optics
Assessment Strategies
with the use of a scientific calculator
through completion of homework
through completion of lab activities
through completion of quizzes and exams
Criteria
you solve problems involving frequency, wavelength, wave speed and amplitude
you determine characteristics of electromagnetic waves
you explain wave and particle properties of light and electrons
you calculate the deBroglie wavelength of an electron
you analyze interference patterns
you analyze diffraction gratings
you show the steps used to solve problems
you include the correct units of measure in your answers