2. Physics Old Fort High School
The Science of Physics
Physics
Old Fort High School

3. What is physics? Draw a picture of what physics means to you?
Create a list of the top 5 key words that describe physics
Class Debate for top 5 words
Create a definition that involves all 5 words (2 groups)

4. Course Outline Mechanics Properties of Matter Heat Sound and Light
Electricity and Magnetism
Atomic and Nuclear Physics

5. Areas Within Physics Name Subjects Examples Mechanics
Motion and its causes
Thermodynamics
Heat / Temperature
Vibrations/Waves
Repetitive motion
Optics
Light
Electromagnetism
Electricity, magnetism, and light
Relativity
Moving particles
Quantum Mechanics
Submicroscopic particles

6. Tying a Shoe
HW: Create a lab write up for the following problem: How do you tie a shoe?

7. What is the Scientific Method?
Share your “scientific method” for tying a shoe.
Attempt the experiment as each scientist reads off their procedures.
What worked well on each write up?
What did not work well on each write up?

8. Scientific Method cont…
What is necessary in a lab write up?
What is expected in this class and beyond (higher education) for a lab write up?
Create a classroom Rubric for lab write ups. -Possibly use rubistar

9. The Scientific Method
The process that researchers use to carry out their investigations is often called the scientific method

10. What are we missing on this diagram?
Create your own flow chart to depict the scientific method…

11. Define the following words:
Model-
System-
Controlled Experiment-

12. Measurements in Experiments
Quantity-has magnitude, size, or amount
NO NAKED NUMBERS! Why???
Name the farthest distance you have traveled? What is considered far? What is considered big, small, heavy, light?
Far, Big, Small, Heavy, Light are all relative without units!