HIGH SCHOOL

PHYSICS STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS

 

CH 5. 1

 

The student acquires the skills necessary to engage in scientific inquiry, analysis, deductive and inductive reasoning, information gathering, and problem solving as essential and integral elements in the study of science.

 

CH 5. 2

 

The student researches and develops an understanding of how people of various cultures have contributed to the advancement of science and technology, and how major discoveries and events have advanced science and technology.

 

CH 5. 3

 

The student demonstrates an ability to use all necessary scientific tools related to the study of science, and uses technology to apply knowledge of scientific principles.

 

CH 5. 4

 

The student demonstrates an ability to undertake a variety of types of scientific investigation (experiments, research, data collection, design, field work), and to communicate results with a depth of understanding.

 

CH 5. 18

 

The student identifies systems of interacting components and explains how their interactions combine to produce the overall behavior of the system.

 

 

CH 5.19

 

The student provides evidence which demonstrates an understanding of motion and forces.

 

 

CH 5.20

 

The student provides evidence which demonstrates an understanding of conservation laws.

 

 

 

CH 5. 21

 

The student provides evidence which demonstrates an understanding of the modeling of waves and oscillations.

 

 

CH 5. 22

 

The student demonstrates an understanding of Field theory.

 

 

CH 5. 23

 

The student demonstrates an ability to use mathematics for all essential and necessary problem-solving, modeling and integration of knowledge related to Physics.

 

 

 

 

Standard   CH 5. 1

 

Physics

 

The student acquires the skills necessary to engage in scientific inquiry, analysis, deductive and inductive reasoning, information gathering, and problem solving as essential and integral elements in the study of science.

 

 

(NCEE S 5; CK S 14, 15; NJ 5.2; NRC A 1,2)

 

 

Benchmarks

 

1.                  Identifies and communicates concepts that guide scientific investigations

2.                  Designs and conducts scientific investigations

3.                  Regularly uses technology and mathematics to improve investigations and communications; completes a minimum of one full investigation

4.                  Formulates and revises scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence

5.                  Recognizes, analyzes and communicates alternative explanations and models

6.                  Communicates and defends a scientific argument

7.                  Demonstrates an understanding that scientific explanations must adhere to criteria such as: logical consistency, openness to modifications, data based

8.                  Understands and explains how experimental results lead to further investigation

9.                  Uses technology and a variety of media to present the design and results of investigation

 

 

 

 

CH   5. 2

 

Physics

 

 

The student develops an understanding of how people of various cultures have contributed to the advancement of science and technology, and how major discoveries and events have advanced science and technology.

 

(NJ 5.3; CK S 16; NRC G 1,2,3)

 

 

Benchmarks

 

10.              Uses information effectively to recognize and explain the role of the scientific community in responding to changing social and political conditions

11.              Examines and communicates knowledge of the lives and contributions of important scientists and engineers who effected major breakthroughs in our understanding of the natural world

12.              Demonstrates an understanding that scientists are influenced by societal, cultural, and personal beliefs and ways of viewing the world

13.              Demonstrates how science is not separate from society, but a part of it

14.              Demonstrates an understanding that scientists have ethical traditions

 

 

 

CH   5. 3

 

Physics

 

 

The student demonstrates an ability to use all necessary scientific tools related to the study of science, and will use technology to apply knowledge of scientific principles.

 

 

(NCEE S6; NJ 5.4, 5.5; NRC E 1)

 

Benchmarks

 

15.              Demonstrates competency in using a variety of scientific tools as a means of conducting experiments, gathering data, analyzing results, and solving problems

16.              Uses computers and other technological instruments to access scientific knowledge, compare data, cite present and past examples of the interrelationship and mutual influence of science, technology and society

17.              Uses scientific tools and technology to participate in a design project that identifies a problem, proposes and implements a solution, and evaluates the consequences of that solution

 

 

 

CH    5. 4

 

Physics

 

The student demonstrates an ability to undertake a variety of types of scientific investigation (experiments, research, data collection, design, field work), and to communicate results with a depth of understanding.

 

Note: This standard is an integration of several goals/objectives alluded to in previous standards.

(NCEE S 7, S8; CK S 15; NJ 5.2, 5.4, 5.5; NRC A 1,2)

 

 

Benchmarks

 

18.              Demonstrates in a variety of ways how the results of scientific investigation are applicable to real life situations

19.              Demonstrates that arguments generated from the results of scientific investigation may not have equal merit

20.              Explains how experimental results lead to further investigation

21.              Uses scientific investigation to distinguish between fact and opinion

22.              Uses scientific investigation to create explanations, models, decisions and descriptions

 

 

 

CH   5. 18

 

Physics

 

The student identifies systems of interacting components and explains how their interactions combine to produce the overall behavior of the system.

 

 

 

(NJ 5.1)

 

Benchmarks

 

 

23.              Recognizes that the behavior of a system may be different from the behavior of its components.

24.              Explains how feedback can be used to control the behavior of a system.

25.              Identifies and diagrams feedback loops designed for common control systems.

 

 

 

 

CH 5. 19

 

Physics

 

The student provides evidence which demonstrates an understanding of motion and forces.

 

 

 

(NCEE S1; CK S 12, 13; NJ 5.9; NRC B 4)

 

Benchmarks

 

26.              Demonstrates the ability to perform vector mathematics

27.              Demonstrates the ability to analyze motion by graphical and analytical methods

28.              Demonstrates an understanding of static and dynamic systems

29.              Demonstrates an understanding of Newton’s three laws of motion, and makes appropriate applications thereof

 

 

 

CH 5. 20

 

 

Physics

 

 

The student provides evidence which demonstrates an understanding of conservation laws.

 

 

 

(NCEE S1; CK S 11; NJ 5.9; NRC B 4)

 

Benchmarks

 

30.              Demonstrates an understanding of the types of energy and energy transformations

31.              Demonstrates the applications of linear and angular momentum

32.              Demonstrates an understanding of electrical circuits

33.              Demonstrates an understanding of the law of conservation of mass

 

 

CH 5.  21

 

 

Physics

 

 

The student provides evidence which demonstrates an understanding of the modeling of waves and oscillations.

 

 

 

(NCEE S1; NJ 5.9; NRC B)

 

Benchmarks

 

 

34.              Demonstrates an understanding of the production and propagation of waves

35.              Demonstrates an understanding of the properties of waves

36.              Demonstrates an understanding of the phenomenon of resonance

37.              Demonstrates an understanding of optics, both geometrical and physical

 

 

CH 5. 22

 

 

Physics

 

 

The student demonstrates an understanding of the Field theory.

 

 

 

(NCEE S 1; NJ 5.9; NRC B)

 

Benchmarks

 

38.              Demonstrates an understanding of gravitational, electrical, and magnetic fields

39.              Demonstrates an understanding of the interaction of matter with fields

40.              Demonstrates an understanding of Newton’s universal law of gravitation

 

 

CH   5. 23

 

 

Physics

 

 

The student demonstrates an ability to use mathematics for all essential and necessary problem-solving, modeling and integration of knowledge related to Physics.

 

 

 

(NJ 5.4)

 

Benchmarks:

 

 

41.              Applies appropriate mathematical skills to demonstrate scientific principles

42.              Applies appropriate mathematical skills when performing one or more of the following functions: identifying problems, citing examples of interrelationships and mutual influences, determining solutions, evaluating consequences of solutions