Overall+Curriculum+Expectations

=** Overall Curriculum Expectations: **=

__** Forces & Motion: Dynamics **__
Students will:
 * Analyse the motion of objects in horizontal, vertical, and inclined planes, and predict and explain the motion with reference to the forces acting on the objects;
 * investigate motion in a plane, through experiments or simulations, and analyse and solve problems involving the forces acting on an object in linear, projectile, and circular motion, with the aid of vectors, graphs, and free-body diagrams;
 * analyse ways in which an understanding of the dynamics of motion relates to the development and use of technological devices, including terrestrial and space vehicles, and the enhancement of recreational activities and sports equipment.

__ Energy and Momentum __
Students will:
 * demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of work, energy, momentum, and the laws of conservation of energy and of momentum for objects moving in two dimensions, and explain them in qualitative and quantitative terms;
 * investigate the laws of conservation of momentum and of energy (including elastic and inelastic collisions) through experiments or simulations, and analyse and solve problems involving these laws with the aid of vectors, graphs, and free-body diagrams;
 * analyse and describe the application of the concepts of energy and momentum to the design and development of a wide range of collision and impact-absorbing devices used in everyday life.

__ Electric, Gravitational, and Magnetic Fields __
Students will: >
 * demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, principles, and laws related to electric, gravitational, and magnetic forces and fields, and explain them in qualitative and quantitative terms;
 * conduct investigations and analyse and solve problems related to electric, gravitational, and magnetic fields;
 * explain the roles of evidence and theories in the development of scientific knowledge related to electric, gravitational, and magnetic fields, and evaluate and describe the social and economic impact of technological developments related to the concept of fields.

__ The Wave Nature of Light __
Students will:
 * demonstrate an understanding of the wave model of electromagnetic radiation, and describe how it explains diffraction patterns, interference, and polarization;
 * perform experiments relating the wave model of light and technical applications of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., lasers and fibre optics) to the phenomena of refraction, diffraction, interference, and polarization;
 * analyse phenomena involving light and colour, explain them in terms of the wave model of light, and explain how this model provides a basis for developing technological devices.

__ Matter-Energy Interface __
Students will:
 * demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts of Einstein’s special theory of relativity and of the development of models of matter, based on classical and early quantum mechanics, that involve an interface between matter and energy;
 * interpret data to support scientific models of matter, and conduct thought experiments as a way of exploring abstract scientific ideas;
 * describe how the introduction of new conceptual models and theories can influence and change scientific thought and lead to the development of new technologies.