META24 CORE · PROJECT-BASED · SCIENCE · UPPER SCHOOL · GRADE 11 · 1 CREDIT · NGSS · PREREQ ALGEBRA 1 · GEOMETRY
Physics
Mechanics, energy, electricity and magnetism, waves, light and heat — every one of the twenty-nine rungs with its build: the runway, the ramp, the pendulum that measures a hit, the block and tackle, the motor, the echo map, the optical bench. Algebra and trigonometry are the tools; the Fab Shop and the Studio are the floor.
THE MIX · HOW MUCH OF EACH CORE SUBJECT THIS COURSE CARRIES · IN ORDER
SCIENCEMATHREADING & WRITINGTECHNOLOGY & TRADES
The squares are a picture of a course — how much of each core subject its own rooms carry, read from the rooms’ text — never a score of a student. Every course in a lab is graded to the core across the board; the squares say which columns it feeds most.
WHAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO
- Model motion with kinematics and Newton’s laws; analyse momentum and collisions
- Apply conservation of energy, work and power, and machines to real loads
- Analyse DC circuits (battery power only), electromagnets and motors with measurements
- Model waves, sound, light and heat transfer quantitatively
AT A GLANCE · 36 WEEKS
Q1 Mechanics — The Swing That Measures a Hit
Q2 Energy and machines — Rig a Block and Tackle, Then Prove It
Q3 Electricity and magnetism — Build a Motor, Then Run It Backwards
Q4 Waves, light, heat — Measure the Speed of Sound With a Camera
Semester 1
WEEKS 1–18 · QUARTERS 1 AND 2THE WEEKS · THE ROOMS EACH ONE OPENS
WK 1–2Kinematics
The runway; the ramp.
WK 3–6Newton’s laws and friction
The tablecloth; the sled; two carts; μ for this building.
WK 7–9Momentum and collisions
The swing that measures a hit; the carts that stick.
THE PROJECT · WHAT THE QUARTER IS FOR
The Swing That Measures a Hit
The question. The swing that measures a hit: what was the speed of the ball, from the height the pendulum rose?
The make. The Swing That Measures a Hit — the build on the Science Floor, in the Welding Lab: the number, the count, the sheet.
The evidence. The ballistic-pendulum sheet with the momentum and the speed computed, handed in through the Science Floor
HS-PS2-2
Energy and machines
WEEKS 10–18 · IN THIS OFFERINGTHE WEEKS · THE ROOMS EACH ONE OPENS
WK 10–13Work, power, energy
The joules in a lift; watts; ½mv²; the second hill.
WK 14–18Machines
All six; the block and tackle; the audit of a real machine.
THE PROJECT · WHAT THE QUARTER IS FOR
Rig a Block and Tackle, Then Prove It
The question. Rig a block and tackle, then prove the advantage with a scale.
The make. Rig a Block and Tackle, Then Prove It — the build on the Science Floor, in the Welding Lab: the number, the count, the sheet.
The evidence. The rigging sheet with the predicted and measured advantage, handed in through the Science Floor
MS-PS3-5MS-ETS1-3
Semester 2
WEEKS 19–36 · QUARTERS 3 AND 4Electricity and magnetism
WEEKS 19–27THE WEEKS · THE ROOMS EACH ONE OPENS
WK 19–23Charge, Ohm, the circuits
What a device draws; V = IR; series; parallel — battery power only.
WK 24–27Power, the magnet, the motor
How long the battery lasts; the electromagnet; the motor and the generator.
THE PROJECT · WHAT THE QUARTER IS FOR
Build a Motor, Then Run It Backwards
The question. Build a motor, then run it backwards: what line relates the turns to the volts, and why?
The make. Build a Motor, Then Run It Backwards — the build on the Science Floor, in the Fab Shop: the number, the count, the sheet.
The evidence. The motor sheet with the generator line measured, handed in through the Science Floor
MS-PS2-5HS-PS2-5HS-PS3-5
Waves, light, heat
WEEKS 28–36THE WEEKS · THE ROOMS EACH ONE OPENS
WK 28–32Waves and sound
The wave; its speed with a camera; the echo map; the twelfth fret.
WK 33–36Light and heat
The optical bench; the three modes; why water is stubborn.
THE PROJECT · WHAT THE QUARTER IS FOR
Measure the Speed of Sound With a Camera
The question. Measure the speed of sound with a camera: what is the number, and what is its uncertainty?
The make. Measure the Speed of Sound With a Camera — the build on the Science Floor, in the Studio: the number, the count, the sheet.
The evidence. The speed-of-sound sheet with the measurement and its error, handed in through the Science Floor
MS-PS4-1HS-PS4-1
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