‭Adam‬‭J‬‭Keller‬

‭akeller@Latinpcs.org‬
‭@Gneisskeller‬
‭School:202.223.1111‬
‭Cell:‬‭202.222.5446‬
‭Room:‬‭222/227/226‬

‭Honors‬‭Physics‬
‭Period:‬‭Gamma.‬‭Delta,‬‭Zeta‬

‭Physics‬‭Domains‬‭(or‬‭Objectives):‬ ‭By‬‭the‬‭end‬‭of‬‭this‬‭course‬‭students‬‭will‬‭be‬‭able‬‭to‬‭show‬‭evidence‬‭of:‬
I‭.‬ ‭ ommunicating‬‭within‬‭a‬‭scientific‬‭framework‬
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‭II.‬ ‭Designing‬‭and‬‭executing‬‭investigations‬
‭III.‬ ‭Analyzing‬‭and‬‭interpreting‬‭data‬
‭IV.‬ ‭Developing‬‭and‬‭using‬‭models‬
‭V.‬ ‭Using‬‭mathematics‬‭and‬‭computational‬‭thinking‬
‭VI.‬ ‭Using‬‭the‬‭Problem‬‭Solving‬‭Process‬
‭Essential‬‭Questions:‬
‭●‬ ‭How‬‭do‬‭we‬‭describe‬‭the‬‭movement?‬
‭●‬ ‭How‬‭can‬‭math‬‭be‬‭used‬‭to‬‭model‬‭movement?‬
‭●‬ ‭What‬‭does‬‭scientific‬‭communication‬‭look‬‭like?‬
‭●‬ ‭How‬‭can‬‭models‬‭be‬‭used‬‭to‬‭clarify‬‭scientific‬‭thought?‬
‭●‬ ‭How‬‭have‬‭paradigms‬‭shifted‬‭over‬‭time,‬‭what‬‭paradigm‬‭are‬‭we‬‭living‬‭in‬‭now?‬
‭●‬ ‭What‬‭process‬‭can‬‭be‬‭used‬‭to‬‭approach‬‭problem‬‭solving‬‭from‬‭a‬‭scientific‬‭perspective?‬

‭Scope‬‭and‬‭Sequence:‬‭(Outline‬‭may‬‭be‬‭modified‬‭due‬‭to‬‭time)‬
‭ ‬ ‭Quarter‬‭One:‬
§ ‭ ‬ ‭Quarter‬‭Three:‬
§
o‬
‭ ‭Introduction‬‭and‬‭Conversions‬ o‬
‭ ‭Work‬‭and‬‭Energy‬
o‬
‭ ‭Kinematics‬‭in‬‭1D‬‭and‬‭2D‬ o‬
‭ ‭Momentum‬
‭§‬ ‭Quarter‬‭Two:‬ ‭§‬ ‭Quarter‬‭Four:‬
o‬
‭ ‭Newton’s‬‭Laws‬ o‬
‭ ‭Rotation‬
o‬
‭ ‭Dynamics‬‭in‬‭1D‬‭and‬‭2D‬ o‬
‭ ‭Wave‬‭Motion‬
o‬
‭ ‭Gravity‬ o‬
‭ ‭Sound‬

‭ he‬‭Physics‬‭course‬‭will‬‭focus‬‭on‬‭classical‬‭mechanics,‬‭Wave‬‭Motion,‬‭Sound,‬‭and‬‭other‬‭topics‬‭as‬‭time‬‭allows.‬ ‭We‬‭will‬‭all‬
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‭become‬‭physicists‬‭when‬‭we‬‭enter‬‭the‬‭classroom‬‭or‬‭lab,‬‭taking‬‭on‬‭all‬‭the‬‭responsibilities‬‭that‬‭entails.‬

‭Grading:‬
‭The‬‭grade‬‭in‬‭Honors‬‭Physics‬‭can‬‭be‬‭tracked‬‭through‬‭Schoology‬‭and‬‭breaks‬‭down‬‭as‬‭follows:‬
‭Summative‬‭Assessments‬‭35%‬
‭●‬ ‭End‬‭of‬‭unit‬‭assignment,‬‭tests,‬‭digital‬‭portfolio‬
‭●‬ ‭Will‬‭be‬‭graded‬‭with‬‭a‬‭rubric‬
‭Classwork‬‭25%‬
‭●‬ ‭Work‬‭primarily‬‭during‬‭class‬‭usually‬‭with‬‭a‬‭group‬
‭●‬ ‭Usually‬‭graded‬‭for‬‭completion‬‭on‬‭Schoology‬
‭Independent‬‭Work‬‭25%‬
‭●‬ ‭Work‬‭done‬‭independently‬‭and‬‭submitted‬‭to‬‭Schoology‬
‭●‬ ‭Often‬‭graded‬‭with‬‭a‬‭rubric‬
‭Participation‬‭10%‬
‭●‬ ‭Weekly‬‭grade‬‭based‬‭on‬‭submission‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Bell‬‭Ringers‬‭and‬‭Exit‬‭Tickets‬
‭Habits‬‭of‬‭Learning‬‭5%‬
‭●‬ ‭Daily‬‭grade‬‭based‬‭on‬‭Punctuality,‬‭Preparedness,‬‭and‬‭Proper‬‭use‬‭of‬‭Technology‬
 ‭Adam‬‭J‬‭Keller‬ ‭akeller@latinpcs.org‬ ‭@Gneisskeller‬

‭Late‬‭Policy:‬
‭All‬‭work‬‭must‬‭be‬‭turned‬‭in‬‭by‬‭the‬‭due‬‭date‬‭(check‬‭due‬‭date‬‭on‬‭Schoology‬‭course‬‭calendar)‬‭for‬‭full‬‭credit;‬
‭assignments‬‭may‬‭be‬‭handed‬‭in‬‭late‬‭for‬‭60%‬‭credit.‬

‭Supplies:‬
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● “‭ Sophie’s‬‭World”‬‭by‬‭Jostein‬‭Gaarder‬‭(copy‬‭supplied‬‭by‬‭school)‬
‭●‬ ‭Three-Ring-Binder:‬‭to‬‭keep‬‭handouts,‬‭notes,‬‭and‬‭homework‬‭(Student‬‭will‬‭create‬‭a‬‭Google‬‭Drive‬‭folder)‬
‭●‬ ‭Lab‬‭Notebook:‬‭Composition‬‭(with‬‭graph‬‭paper)‬‭style‬‭notebook‬‭(should‬‭include‬‭nothing‬‭else‬‭in‬‭it)‬
‭●‬ ‭Scientific‬‭or‬‭Graphing‬‭calculator‬
‭●‬ ‭iPad/Computer:‬‭Aside‬‭from‬‭Schoology,‬‭students‬‭will‬‭be‬‭able‬‭to‬‭do‬‭most‬‭work,‬‭labs,‬‭and‬‭notes‬‭on‬‭the‬‭device‬‭if‬‭they‬‭desire‬
‭(Drive,‬‭Onenote,‬‭or‬‭Notability)‬
‭●‬ ‭Assignments:‬‭Will‬‭be‬‭turned‬‭in‬‭through‬‭Schoology‬‭and‬‭backed-up‬‭on‬‭Google‬‭Drives.‬

‭Attendance:‬
‭Students‬‭are‬‭expected‬‭to‬‭be‬‭in‬‭class‬‭on‬‭time,‬‭unless‬‭they‬‭have‬‭an‬‭excused‬‭tardy‬‭or‬‭absence.‬ ‭Work‬‭done‬‭by‬‭the‬
‭class‬‭during‬‭an‬‭excused‬‭absence‬‭or‬‭lateness‬‭must‬‭be‬‭made‬‭up‬‭promptly,‬‭and‬‭it‬‭is‬‭the‬‭responsibility‬‭of‬‭the‬‭student‬
‭both‬‭to‬‭find‬‭out‬‭what‬‭the‬‭missing‬‭work‬‭is‬‭and‬‭to‬‭either‬‭complete‬‭it‬‭and‬‭turn‬‭it‬‭in‬ ‭on‬‭time‬‭or‬‭arrange‬‭a‬‭time‬‭to‬‭make‬
‭it‬‭up.‬ ‭All‬‭missing‬‭work‬‭is‬‭calculated‬‭as‬‭a‬‭zero‬‭until‬‭that‬‭work‬‭is‬‭made‬‭up.‬ ‭Work‬‭missed‬‭for‬‭other‬‭reasons‬‭may‬‭not‬
‭be‬‭made‬‭up.‬ ‭Habitual‬‭absence‬‭or‬‭lateness‬‭will‬‭be‬‭dealt‬‭with‬‭as‬‭described‬‭in‬‭the‬‭Upper‬‭School‬‭Community‬
‭Handbook.‬

‭Academic‬‭Honesty‬‭Statement:‬
‭At‬‭Washington‬‭Latin,‬‭we‬‭believe‬‭that‬‭education‬‭is‬‭a‬‭training‬‭of‬‭character,‬‭and‬‭character‬‭is‬‭the‬‭intersection‬‭of‬
‭intellectual‬‭development‬‭and‬‭moral‬‭integrity.‬‭Our‬‭school‬‭focuses‬‭on‬‭developing‬‭each‬‭student’s‬‭ability‬‭to‬‭be‬
‭thoughtful,‬‭to‬‭consider‬‭the‬‭views‬‭and‬‭needs‬‭of‬‭others,‬‭and‬‭to‬‭act‬‭with‬‭integrity.‬‭We‬‭expect‬‭that‬‭students‬‭will‬‭think‬
‭before‬‭they‬‭act‬‭and‬‭do‬‭what‬‭is‬‭right‬‭rather‬‭than‬‭what‬‭is‬‭expedient.‬ ‭All‬‭infractions‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Academic‬‭Integrity‬‭Policy‬
‭on‬‭any‬‭assignment‬‭(homework,‬‭project,‬‭quiz,‬‭test,‬‭or‬‭exam)‬‭will‬‭receive‬‭a‬‭zero‬‭on‬‭that‬‭assignment,‬‭and‬‭will‬‭be‬
‭documented‬‭in‬‭Dean's‬‭List.‬

‭ s‬‭a‬‭part‬‭of‬‭our‬‭commitment‬‭to‬‭character‬‭and‬‭integrity,‬‭all‬‭students‬‭in‬‭this‬‭course‬‭are‬‭expected‬‭to‬‭uphold‬‭the‬
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‭values‬‭of‬‭academic‬‭honesty‬‭and‬‭respect‬‭for‬‭others.‬‭When‬‭you‬‭sign‬‭the‬‭syllabus,‬‭you‬‭agree‬‭to‬‭the‬‭pledge‬‭below:‬

“‭ I‬‭will‬‭complete‬‭my‬‭own‬‭work‬‭in‬‭this‬‭class.‬‭I‬‭will‬‭cite‬‭sources‬‭and‬‭give‬‭appropriate‬‭credit‬‭to‬‭the‬‭work‬‭of‬‭others.‬‭I‬‭will‬
‭not‬‭plagiarize,‬‭cheat‬‭or‬‭copy‬‭work‬‭from‬‭others‬‭on‬‭any‬‭assignment‬‭or‬‭assessment,‬‭and‬‭I‬‭recognize‬‭that‬‭there‬‭are‬
‭consequences‬‭for‬‭failing‬‭to‬‭uphold‬‭this‬‭pledge."‬

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‭Name‬ ‭Parent/Guardian‬

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‭Signature‬ ‭Signature‬