1. Unit Organizer Template
Physics Unit – Unit Organizer
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Unit Organizer Template

3. Physics Physics is the study of What is studied by it Define it.
 Thank a physicist for these inventions:
Physics is the study of
What is studied by it
Define it.
Inventions from it.
Physics
Physics is the foundation of all _______
What is studied in physics?
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Purpose of it.
Its purpose is to discover how the _______ behaves

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6. Physics Physics is the study of What is studied by it matter
 Thank a physicist for these inventions:
Physics is the study of
What is studied by it
Energy
Light
Force
Movement
matter
Define it.
energy
Lasers
Cell Phones
Computers
The Internet
X-Ray
PET scans
space
Inventions from it.
universe.
Physics
Physics is the foundation of all _______
What is studied in physics?
Purpose of it.
Its purpose is to discover how the _______ behaves
Grade Log
technology
Universe
behaves

7. Let’s look at the organizer for this unit……
What is Physics Anyway?
Physics is the study of HOW matter and energy interact with the laws of nature (space and the universe).
Since we just finished learning about matter, now we will look at how energy interacts with matter.
Let’s look at the organizer for this unit……

8. The student will be able to….
NAME
DATE
The Unit Organizer
BIGGER PICTURE
LAST UNIT
/Experience
CURRENT UNIT
NEXT UNIT
The student will be able to….
is about...
UNIT
RELATIONSHIPS
UNIT SCHEDULE
UNIT MAP 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8
Energy: Conservation and Transfer
Chemistry
Physics
Astronomy
What is a wave
How Energy Travels in Waves
Properties of waves
A wave is and has…
All waves carry energy from one place to another….
Types of Waves:
Mechanical Waves
Electromagnetic Spectrum
All waves carry energy…
Parts and functions
Types of Waves
Energy transfer
Sound Waves
Hearing
Electromagnetic Waves
Visible Light - Vision
Mechanical
Electromagnetic
Heat/Thermal Energy
Heat Transfer
Essential Vocabulary: Mechanical Waves, Electromagnetic Waves, Longitudinal Waves, Transverse Waves, Frequency, Amplitude, Medium, Vacuum, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Visible Light, Reflection, Refraction, Transmission, Opaque, Transparent, Translucent, Diffraction, Pitch, Volume, Heat, Temperature, Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Conductor, Insulator, Thermal Expansion, Thermal Contraction
Electricity
Compare and contrast mechanical and longitudinal waves (6.P.1.1)
Classify types of waves using electromagnetic spectrum. (6.P.1.2)
Understand and explain how energy is transformed into sound and light for vision and hearing. (6.P.1.2 & 6.P.1.3)
Categorize and illustrate examples of heat transfer as conduction, radiation, or convection. (6.P.3.1.)
Explain why waves behave differently in different materials. (6.P.3.2)
Explain how products such as sunglasses, headphones, earplugs, oven gloves, etc. are designed to affect the transfer of energy. (6.P.3.3)
Compare/contrast
Diagraming
Creating models
Classifying
Describing

9. How energy travels in waves
The Unit Organizer
SELF-TEST
QUESTIONS
UNIT
Expanded Unit Map
is about... 9 10
Physics
Electricity
How energy travels in waves
Waves carry energy from one place to another…..
A wave is and has ….
Energy Transfer
All waves carry energy..
Parts and Functions
Types of Waves
Heat
Crest vs. Compression
Mechanical
Electromagnetic
Light
..3 ways
Radiation
Conduction
Trough vs.
Rarefaction
Travel through
Vision
Convection
Longitudinal
Transverse
Vacuum
Wavelength
Conductors
Sound
Only through a
Vs. Insulators
Medium
Frequency
Thermal Expansion
Vs.
Pitch
Hearing
Thermal Contraction
Amplitude
Volume
How do the properties of light, sound, and heat waves compare to one another?
Why can I hear some things and not others?
How does the amount of light affect my vision?

11. The student will be able to …
NAME
DATE
The Unit Organizer
BIGGER PICTURE
LAST UNIT
/Experience
CURRENT UNIT
NEXT UNIT
The student will be able to …
is about...
UNIT
RELATIONSHIPS
UNIT SCHEDULE
Physics
UNIT MAP 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8
Energy: Conservation and Transfer
Chemistry
Astronomy
What is a wave
Properties of waves
A wave is and has…
All waves carry energy from one place to another….
Types of Waves:
Mechanical Waves
Electromagnetic Waves
All waves carry energy…
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Vision
Sound Waves
Hearing
Heat/Thermal Energy
Heat Transfer
Essential Vocabulary: Mechanical Waves, Electromagnetic Waves, Longitudinal Waves, Transverse Waves, Frequency, Amplitude, Medium, Vacuum, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Visible Light, Reflection, Refraction, Transmission, Opaque, Transparent, Translucent, Diffraction, Pitch, Volume, Heat, Temperature, Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Conductor, Insulator, Thermal Expansion, Thermal Contraction
Effects of Radiation on materials
How it applies to technology
Compare/contrast
Diagraming
Creating models
Classifying
Describing
Compare and contrast mechanical and longitudinal waves (6.P.1.1)
Classify types of waves using electromagnetic spectrum. (6.P.1.2)
Understand and explain how energy is transformed into sound and light for vision and hearing. (6.P.1.2 & 6.P.1.3)
Categorize and illustrate examples of heat transfer as conduction, radiation, or convection. (6.P.3.1.)
Explain why waves behave differently in different materials. (6.P.3.2)
Explain how products such as sunglasses, headphones, earplugs, oven gloves, etc. are designed to affect the transfer of energy. (6.P.3.3)

12. How energy travels in waves
The Unit Organizer
SELF-TEST
QUESTIONS
NEW
UNIT
Expanded Unit Map
is about... 9 10
Physics
How energy travels in waves
Waves carry energy from one place to another…..
A wave is and has ….
All waves carry energy..
…3 ways
Travel through
Only through a
How are the properties of sound, light, and heat waves alike and different?
What is the connection between the electromagnetic spectrum and sight?
What causes sound and how are we able to hear the sound produced?