TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 7: Torque
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
The student will define center of mass and locate it for
several objects.
Classroom discussion of center of mass and
torque.
Given an irregular shaped object and a
string, determine the center of mass in
constructed response test question.
The student will define and calculate torque. Experiment with torque in lab. Given force and distance applied,
calculate torque in short answer test
question.
The student will understand the relationship between
torque and rotational equilibrium.
Classroom discussion of rotational equilibrium.
Given a meter balance and rotational
equilibrium, determine torque in
constructed response test question.
Strand 8: Work, Energy, and Power
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
The student will define and calculate power Students calculate their own power walking and Discuss lab results in format lab report.
running up stairs.
The student will relate power to work and energy. Classroom discussion of power. Given a motor of known horespower,
calculate work and energy in a given table
in constructed response test question.
The student will define and calculate work, potential
energy and kinetic energy.
Experiment with potential and kinetic energy in
lab.
Calculate work done and change in
mechanical energy pushing a block up a
slope in written lab report.
The student will understand the relationship between
potential energy, kinetic energy and work.
Graph change in potential energy and kinetic
energy of a pendulum.
Answer multiple choice questions about
kinetic and potential energy.
The student will identify several types of each form of
energy.
Research several types of energy.
List three examples of each in short
answer test question.
The student will define conservation of energy. Experiment with bouncing ball in lab. Calculate change in energy forms and of a
ball bouncing in written lab report.
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