North Monterey County High School

Student Name:

Course Name:   PHYSICS

Instructors Name:

Date Enrolled:

Terms:

Year:

Date Completed:

LEARNING EXPECTATION	PERFORMANCE/ASSESSMENT	EVALUATION
The Student Will:		Pass	Fail
1.  Understand and apply the scientific method.	Assessed through student designed and performed laboratories.
2.  Accept a greater responsibility for their own learning.	Turn in 70% or assigned work.
3.  Clearly present their own scientific positions in class.	Classroom participation in activities, discussions, and word processed reports.
4.  Understand Newton’s Three Laws of Motion.	Assessed through student designed courseware application through a multimedia presentation.
5.  Understand a vector representation of forces.	Assessed through student activity.
6.  Understand the Law of Conservation of Momentum.	Assessed through student activities and labs.
7.  Understand the Law of Conservation of Energy.	Assessed through student activities and labs.
8.  Understand the effects of circular motion.	Assessed through student projects (mobiles, space stations, and balances).
9.  Understand gravitational theory and the effects of gravity.	Assessed through student projects and performance based tests.
10. Understand basic wave theory.	Assessed through student designed labs and activities utilizing internet research and retrieval skills.
11. Understand basic properties of the Electromagnetic Spectrum.	Assessed through student activities.
12.  Understand the principles of  reflection and refraction.	Assessed through student designed projects and models.
13. Understand the principles of electrostatics.	Assessed through student designed laboratories.
14. Understand simple electrical circuits.	Assessed through student activities and projects.
15. Understand the principle of electromagnetic induction.	Assessed through laboratories and activities.

Revised 08/21/01

Grade Pending Completion of Learning Expectations: INSTRUCTOR SIGNATURE:                                         DATE: