Summer Accelerated High School Curriculum Physics (First Semester)

In this class students will learn the basics of high school physics by looking at  real life examples and examples of superheroes from their favorite books, movies and television shows. The class is highly interactive and students are encouraged to ask questions. Students will practice solving equations and reflecting on what they have learned. Students  will also participate in a review game at the end of every class. No prior knowledge of physics is necessary but some knowledge of basic algebra is needed.

Week 1 
- Distance, Displacement, Speed, Velocity and Acceleration
Students will learn the difference between vectors and scalars and how to calculate speed, velocity and acceleration

Week 2
-Force (Net and Combination), How to draw Force diagrams
Students will learn the the definition of force and net force 
-  Newton's Laws and Friction
Students will learn and practice Newton's Laws and calculate mu

Week 3
-	Gravity (Newton and Einstein's Theories), How to Calculate the Universal Law of Gravitation
Students will calculate the gravitational pull between each other

Week 4
-	Projectile Motion 
Students will use a simulation to calculate projectile motion

Week 5
-	Momentum and Collisions
Students will calculate momentum and impulse

Week 6
- Kinetic and Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
Students will examine energy in a roller coaster 
-	Work, Power, Efficiency and Calculating Horsepower
Students will calculate the work done on an object

Week 7 
- Periodic Motion
Students will build and test a pendulum


Week 8	Waves -Wavelength, Frequency, and Speed 
Students will make waves and measure them