‭Course‬‭Domains‬‭for‬‭Physics‬‭with‬‭examples‬

‭I.‬ ‭Communicating‬‭within‬‭a‬‭scientific‬‭framework‬
‭A.‬ ‭Framing‬‭clear,‬‭meaningful‬‭research‬‭objectives‬
‭B.‬ ‭Constructing‬‭and‬‭presenting‬‭explanations‬‭of‬‭physical‬‭phenomena‬
‭C.‬ ‭Engaging‬‭in‬‭argument‬‭from‬‭evidence‬
‭D.‬ ‭Learning‬‭and‬‭using‬‭the‬‭vocabulary‬‭of‬‭physics‬
‭E.‬ ‭Writing‬‭and‬‭organizing‬‭a‬‭formal‬‭lab‬‭write-up‬
‭F.‬ ‭Using‬‭APA‬‭formatting‬‭in‬‭research‬
‭II.‬ ‭Designing‬‭and‬‭executing‬‭investigations‬
‭A.‬ ‭Designing‬‭experimental‬‭procedures‬‭to‬‭answer‬‭research‬‭objective‬
‭B.‬ ‭Carefully‬‭considering‬‭potential‬‭sources‬‭of‬‭error‬‭in‬‭experimental‬‭design‬
‭C.‬ ‭Identifying‬‭and‬‭recording‬‭manipulated,‬‭controlled,‬‭and‬‭responding‬‭variables‬
‭III.‬ ‭Analyzing‬‭and‬‭interpreting‬‭data‬
‭A.‬ ‭Using‬ ‭appropriate‬ ‭mathematics‬ ‭to‬ ‭analyze‬ ‭data‬‭in‬‭order‬‭to‬‭answer‬‭applicable‬‭research‬
‭objectives‬
‭B.‬ ‭Identifying‬‭and‬‭quantifying‬‭experimental‬‭error‬
‭C.‬ ‭Recognizing‬ ‭patterns,‬ ‭correlations,‬ ‭causes,‬ ‭and‬ ‭effects‬ ‭in‬ ‭order‬ ‭to‬ ‭determine‬
‭relationships‬‭between‬‭variables‬
‭D.‬ ‭Creating‬‭and‬‭interpreting‬‭graphical‬‭representations‬‭of‬‭data‬
‭E.‬ ‭Determining‬ ‭the‬ ‭significance‬ ‭of‬ ‭trends‬ ‭in‬ ‭data‬ ‭based‬ ‭on‬ ‭considerations‬ ‭of‬ ‭scale‬ ‭and‬
‭sample‬‭size‬
‭IV.‬ ‭Developing‬‭and‬‭using‬‭models‬
‭A.‬ ‭Creating‬‭accurate‬‭diagrams‬‭of‬‭physical‬‭situations‬
‭B.‬ ‭Identifying‬‭applicable‬‭scientific‬‭laws‬‭in‬‭physical‬‭situations‬
‭C.‬ ‭Using‬‭equations‬‭to‬‭creating‬‭accurate‬‭mathematical‬‭models‬‭of‬‭physical‬‭situations‬
‭D.‬ ‭Translating‬ ‭between‬ ‭drawings,‬ ‭diagrams,‬ ‭written‬ ‭descriptions,‬ ‭and‬ ‭algebraic‬
‭representations‬‭of‬‭physical‬‭situations‬
‭V.‬ ‭Using‬‭mathematics‬‭and‬‭computational‬‭thinking‬
‭A.‬ ‭Identifying‬ ‭and‬ ‭transcribing‬ ‭appropriate‬ ‭physics‬ ‭equations‬ ‭as‬ ‭they‬ ‭apply‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭given‬
‭situation‬
‭B.‬ ‭Identifying‬‭and‬‭substituting‬‭values‬‭for‬‭individual‬‭variables‬
‭C.‬ ‭Using‬‭techniques‬‭in‬‭algebra,‬‭geometry,‬‭and‬‭trigonometry‬‭to‬‭solve‬‭algebraic‬‭equations‬‭for‬
‭desired‬‭variables‬
‭VI.‬ ‭Using‬‭the‬‭Problem‬‭Solving‬‭Process‬
‭A.‬ ‭Develop‬‭critical‬‭thinking‬‭skills‬
‭B.‬ ‭Analyze‬‭physical‬‭situations‬
‭C.‬ ‭Answer‬‭questions‬‭with‬‭physics‬
‭D.‬ ‭Engineer‬‭solutions‬‭to‬‭problems‬