Physics

Below is a list of specific pages for this unit. Click on the name of the page you are trying to access. You will find any assignment and additional materials for that section on that page. Online resources for each section is posted on this page as well as on the specific content pages.

• Hot Wheels Physics
  • Online Resources:
    • Physics.info: https://physics.info/velocity/
    • HyperPhyscis: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Newt.html
    • NASA: https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/K-12/airplane/newton.html
    • The Physics Classroom: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Physics-Tutorial/Newton-s-Laws

*Hot Wheels Physics Exam* *Click here for Exam Study Guide*

• Energy Transfer
  • Online Resources:
    • eSchool Today: http://www.eschooltoday.com/energy/kinds-of-energy/all-about-energy.html
    • Study.com: https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-are-the-types-of-energy.html
    • Zonaland: http://zonalandeducation.com/mstm/physics/mechanics/energy/work/work.html
• Simple Machines
  • Online Resources:
    • Live Science: https://www.livescience.com/49106-simple-machines.html
    • Science Trek: http://idahoptv.org/sciencetrek/topics/simple_machines/facts.cfm
    • Vex Robotics: https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/education/iq-curriculum/simple-machines-and-motion/six-types-of-simple-machines

*Energy Transfer and Simple Machines Exam* *Click here for Exam Study Guide*

• Physics Showcase
  • Online Resources:
    • See previous resources list on this page.
    • Resources needed will be specific to each individual showcase project.

North Carolina State Standards

• 7.P.1.1: Students know that the motion of an object can be described by its position, direction of motion and speed with respect to some other object.
• 7.P.1.2: Students know that a force is a push or a pull and that forces can influence an object’s motion. Students also know that Unbalanced forces can change the direction and speed of an object in motion. Students know that balanced forces acting on an object result in a constant motion or an object that is stationary. Students will be able to identify and explain the variables that act on moving objects, such as gravity and air resistance.
• 7.P.1.3: Students know how to illustrate the motion of an object using a graph to show a change in position over a period of time. Students will be able to create a data table for distances and times of an object and will then graph the motion of the object. Students will be able to analyze the graph to describe the change in speed of the object over time in sentence form.
• 7.P.1.4: Students know how to interpret distance versus time graphs for constant speed and variable motion. Students know that a horizontal line on a distance-time graph means that the object is at rest. Students will be able to calculate the speed of an object by analyzing a distance-time graph.
• 7.P.2.1: Students will be able to calculate the mechanical energy of a system by observing the potential and kinetic energy in the system.
• 7.P.2.2: Students will be able to explain why objects have more potential energy when higher up compared to lower down and why objects that are moving fast have kinetic energy. Students will be able to use mass, gravity, height and velocity to explain the transfer of potential and kinetic energy in a system.
• 7.P.2.3: Students know that if an object does not move a distance, that no work was done. Students will also know the difference between a series and a parallel circuit.
• 7.P.2.4: Students will be able to explain how simple machines such as inclined planes, pulleys, levers and wheel and axles are used to create mechanical advantage and increase efficiency.