Quarter 1

*  The Laws of Cartoon Physics

*  Basic Algebra Review

*  Kinematics

Speed, Velocity, Distance/Displacement/Acceleration, Projectiles & Graphing Motion

Movies:  XXX, Speed, Superman, Gone in 60 sec., 2 Fast 2 Furious & Road Trip

Test – Movie Poster – Video

*  Newton’s Laws

Newton’s 1^st Laws of motion + Inertia, Newton’s 2^nd Law, Force, Mass vs. Weight, Friction, Newton’s 3^rd Laws, Gravity

Movies:  Spider-Man, Superman, Batman the movie, Batman Returns

Test – Movie Poster – Video

Quarter 2

*  Conservation of Momentum and Energy

 Momentum, Impulse, Conservation of momentum, Energy, Work, Power, Conservation of Energy, modes of heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation)

Movies:  Mission Impossible II, October Sky, The Core

Test – Movie Poster – Video

*  Circular Motion

uniform motion, orbital motion, torque, angular acceleration

Test – Movie Poster – Video

*  Christmas Week –Pick Favorite Physics Movie to evaluate (Test Grade)

*Fluid, Gases

fluid physics, pressure, Archimedes Principles, floating Objects, Bernoulli’s Principle

Test – Movie Poster – Video

Movies:  Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory, Titanic

Quarter 3

*  Physics of Sound

Movies:  Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek 1

*  Amusement Park Physics

*  K’nex Roller Coaster Project

Quarter 4

*  Finish up Roller Coaster

Paper:  Roller Coaster Evaluation (3 pages)

*  Revisit The Laws of Cartoon Physics

*  Spaghetti Bridges