Content Goals:
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Skill Goals:
The student will…
1. Identify the two factors that determine speed.
2. Explain the difference between speed and velocity.
3. Describe forces and explain how they act on objects.
4. Compare balanced and unbalanced forces.
5. Calculate the net force when more than one force is acting on an object.
6. Explain why friction occurs and identify two types of friction.
7. Explain how friction can be helpful and harmful.
8. Describe gravity and its effect on matter.
9. Explain the universal law of gravitation.
10. Explain the effect of gravity and air resistance on falling objects.
11. Describe how projectile motion is affected by gravity.
12. State Newton’s first law and explain how it relates to objects at rest and objects in motion.
13. State Newton’s second law and explain the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration.
14. State Newton’s third law and give examples of force pairs.
15. Calculate the momentum of moving objects and explain the law of conservation of momentum.
16. Describe how fluids exert pressure.
17. Analyze how atmospheric pressure varies with depth.
18. Give examples of fluids flowing from high to low pressure.
19. Explain the relationship between fluid pressure and buoyant force.
20. Predict whether an object will float or sink.
21. Analyze the role of density in an objects ability to float and explain how the overall density can be changed.
22. Describe the relationship between pressure and fluid speed.
23. Analyze the roles of lift, thrust, and wing size in flight.
24. Describe drag, and explain how it affects lift.
25. Describe Pascal’s principle.
