TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

components in a complex DC circuit.
Analysis capacitors in circuits including transients in
RC circuits.
complex circuits and measure R, V, and I for the
circuits.
RC circuit lab.
complex circuit for R, V, and I given half
the data.
Using a RC circuit, plot the time to
charge the capacitor and calculate the
constant.
Strand 10: Electromagnetism
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Apply Biot-Savart and Amperes law. C8 Current Balance lab II Calculate the magnetic field at a distance
from a current carrying wire.
Apply Lenz’s and Faraday’s law. Current Balance lab II Describe in essay form, what happens
when a magnet is moved through a coil of
Use the concept of inductance to analysis LR and LC
circuits.
Current Balance lab III
wire.
Calculate the current in a simple capacitor
and inductance coil circuit.
Strand 11: Optics
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Apply the concepts of interference and diffraction to
Use a CD to describe interference and diffraction.
simple problems.
Describe the concept of dispersion to a beam of white
Graphically plot the path light takes in a raindrop
light.
to explain a rainbow.
Apply geometric optics to mirrors and lenses. Measure the diameter of the sun with a pinhole
camera.
In an essay question describe how a CD
diffract white light into it’s components.
Describe the process of making a rainbow
in and essay question.
Given a object location and focal length
students will use graphical and analytical
methods to determine image location and
magnification.
Strand 12: Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Describe the photoelectric effect. Use a solar cell to investigate the output vs. several
intensities and frequencies of light.
Calculate a current flow given an
intensity, material constants and
frequency of light.
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