By the end of this course students will be able to...
Determine the change in momentum when given an object’s mass and speed
Understand the relationship between external forces and momentum change
Describe and differentiate between elastic and inelastic collisions
Calculate work and power in a variety of real world examples
Calculate potential and kinetic energy
Identify the system and change to internal energy of a given scenario using the First Law of Thermodynamics
Explain the difference in temperature change in two substances based on their specific heat
Calculate the energy change for a given phase change in a substance
Understand absolute zero and convert between multiple temperature scales
Use gas laws to explore the relationships between variables of gases, such as pressure and temperature
Explain Pascal’s principle relating to fluids in a piston
Calculate the wavelength and frequency of waves
Explain the Doppler shift using a real world example
Order the sections of an electromagnetic spectrum according to wavelength

I have a bachelor's of science degree in chemistry with a minor in mathematics, and a master's of science degree in secondary education with a minor in chemistry.  I also currently teach adult education classes for at my local community college.  I have been a certified 8-12 science teacher in Texas for the past 10 years, spending 5 of those years teaching in public school and community college, 3 years teaching at a homeschool co-op and rest of the time teaching online. I am certified to teach and have experience teaching chemistry, biology, earth science, life science, forensic science, astronomy, integrated physics and chemistry in grades 8-12.

Homework Offered
Students may intermittently be given short assignments to complete outside of class meeting times.  These assignments will be given to help introduce new topics, practice skills learned, and/or reinforce learning goals. All assignments outside of class will be optional according to parental discretion.
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Formative assessments will be given regularly in each class meeting to assess student learning and connections.  Formative assessment information will be available upon parent request. The grade for this course will be determined by an optional Final Exam at the end of the 10 week class.
Grades Offered
All homework, quizzes and exams are optional, per the preferences of each family.  If assignments are completed, grades can be recorded in the digital notebook (provided in the course).  If requested, a formal grade report will be provided at the conclusion of the course.

Students should complete Physics for High School: Part 1 before this course.

This course was created using the text reference: Constructing Physics by Jason Neil.