PHYSICS-01 · Foundation · ENGLISH · PLANNED
Predict, observe a demonstration, draw a model, then test its limits.
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Sign in to save this learning pathPractical outcome: Measure a toy's travel distance using a ruler and repeated trials.
Explain what physics investigates using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Measure a toy's travel distance using a ruler and repeated trials. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain observation versus explanation using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Measure a toy's travel distance using a ruler and repeated trials. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain comparing lengths using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Measure a toy's travel distance using a ruler and repeated trials. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain choosing a measuring tool using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Measure a toy's travel distance using a ruler and repeated trials. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Measure a toy's travel distance using a ruler and repeated trials. Produce a labelled diagram, trace or calculation; explain each step and check one changed input.
3–6 questions on the preceding first-half concepts only: recall, visual interpretation, application and one plausible misconception. Explain each answer after submission.
Explain reading a scale using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Measure a toy's travel distance using a ruler and repeated trials. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain units as shared standards using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Measure a toy's travel distance using a ruler and repeated trials. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain repeated measurements using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Measure a toy's travel distance using a ruler and repeated trials. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain recording a result using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Measure a toy's travel distance using a ruler and repeated trials. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Measure a toy's travel distance using a ruler and repeated trials. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering What physics investigates, Observation versus explanation, Comparing lengths and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Practical outcome: Draw the motion and pushes on a rolling ball.
Explain position using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Draw the motion and pushes on a rolling ball. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain motion relative to a reference using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Draw the motion and pushes on a rolling ball. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain describing faster and slower using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Draw the motion and pushes on a rolling ball. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain pushes and pulls using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Draw the motion and pushes on a rolling ball. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Draw the motion and pushes on a rolling ball. Produce a labelled diagram, trace or calculation; explain each step and check one changed input.
3–6 questions on the preceding first-half concepts only: recall, visual interpretation, application and one plausible misconception. Explain each answer after submission.
Explain contact forces using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Draw the motion and pushes on a rolling ball. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain gravity near earth using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Draw the motion and pushes on a rolling ball. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain friction using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Draw the motion and pushes on a rolling ball. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain balanced forces using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Draw the motion and pushes on a rolling ball. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Draw the motion and pushes on a rolling ball. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Position, Motion relative to a reference, Describing faster and slower and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Practical outcome: Make a picture-based energy account for a playground swing.
Explain energy as a bookkeeping idea using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Make a picture-based energy account for a playground swing. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain movement energy using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Make a picture-based energy account for a playground swing. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain stored energy using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Make a picture-based energy account for a playground swing. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain energy transfer using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Make a picture-based energy account for a playground swing. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Use the first concepts from this section. Make a picture-based energy account for a playground swing. Produce a labelled diagram, trace or calculation; explain each step and check one changed input.
3–6 questions on the preceding first-half concepts only: recall, visual interpretation, application and one plausible misconception. Explain each answer after submission.
Explain heating using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Make a picture-based energy account for a playground swing. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain light using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Make a picture-based energy account for a playground swing. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain sound using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Make a picture-based energy account for a playground swing. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain fair comparisons using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Make a picture-based energy account for a playground swing. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Explain predictions versus observations using a visual and one worked real-world example. Context: Make a picture-based energy account for a playground swing. End with a prediction or check-for-understanding.
Make a picture-based energy account for a playground swing. Work without the example, compare two cases, record assumptions and limitations, then self-review correctness, reasoning and clarity.
6–12 questions covering Energy as a bookkeeping idea, Movement energy, Stored energy and the remaining section concepts, with cumulative retrieval from earlier sections. Include a new transfer problem; 70% unlocks progression.
Combine all three sections: Make a picture-based energy account for a playground swing. Submit an original worked artifact, evidence or tests, assumptions and a reflection. Rubric: correctness, method, practical usefulness, reproducibility and communication. Self-reviewed, not certified.
6–12 balanced questions sampling every section of Physics from Everyday Observations, including interpretation, calculation or reasoning, a misconception and a new application. Passing is 70%; review errors before retrying.
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