11 Physics - Module 2: Dynamics

Learning Intention Lesson Activities Success Criteria

● Using Newton’s Laws of Motion, describe static and dynamic 1. Define Newton’s Three Laws of Motion.
interactions between two or more objects and the changes 2. Apply Newton’s Laws of Motion in everyday
that result from: situations.
- a contact force 3. Draw free-body diagrams to represent forces
- a force mediated by fields acting on objects
● explore the concept of net force and equilibrium in 4. Use vector quantities to show forces acting on
one-dimensional and simple two-dimensional contexts objects.
using: 5. Predict the motion of objects on inclined planes
- algebraic addition
- vector addition
- vector addition by resolution into components
● solve problems or make quantitative predictions about
resultant and component forces by applying the following
relationships:
Analyse Newton’s Laws of - 𝐹⃗𝐴𝐵 = −𝐹⃗𝐵𝐴
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motion in different situations. - 𝐹⃗𝑥 = 𝐹⃗𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃, 𝐹⃗𝑦 = 𝐹⃗𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
● conduct a practical investigation to explain and predict the
motion of objects on inclined planes

Resources:
Newton’s Three Laws of Motion
Pearson Textbook, pp120-140 & Review 4.1 questions
Skills and Assessment Book,WS2.3
Slides: Newton’s Second Law
Slides: Newton’s Third Law
Forces and Motion: Basics
Vector Addition
Static Equilibrium
More Static Equilibrium

2 Apply Newton’s Laws to static ● apply Newton's first two laws of motion to a variety of 1. Apply Newton’s first two laws to objects in
and dynamic situations. everyday situations, including both static and dynamic motion, and analyse the effects of forces
examples, and include the role played by friction upon these objects.’
2. Understand the concept of work and its
● investigate, describe and analyse the acceleration of a
relationship to the force applied to move an
single object subjected to a constant net force and relate the
object over a distance.
motion of the object to Newton’s Second Law of Motion
3. Outline the relationship between power,
through the use of:
energy, and work done to an object in
- qualitative descriptions
motion.
- graphs and vectors
4. Define the law of conservation of energy.
- deriving relationships from graphical representations
5. Outline to students that kinetic energy can be
including and relationships of uniformly accelerated
calculated with the following equation:
motion.
EK=½mv2.
● apply the special case of conservation of mechanical energy 6. Identify the link between an increase in KE
to the quantitative analysis of motion involving: (kinetic energy) and the acceleration of an
- work done and change in the kinetic energy of an object object under the influence of a force.
undergoing accelerated rectilinear motion in one 7. Define the change in kinetic energy of a body
dimension as work.
- changes in gravitational potential energy of an object in a 8. Solve problems to determine the kinetic
uniform field energy, gravitational potential energy of an
object, power and work done on an object
● conduct investigations over a range of mechanical
processes to analyse qualitatively and quantitatively the
concept of average power including but not limited to:
- uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion
- objects raised against the force of gravity
- work done against air resistance, rolling resistance and
friction
Resources:
Pearson Textbook, pp144-153, pp147-153 and pp155-179
Skills and Assessment Book, WS 2.4, WS2.7, WS2.8
Skills and Assessment Book, PA 2.1, PZ2.2, PA2.3, PA2.4
Physics Ninja: Contact forces between blocks
Friction Prac
Problems: Horizontal Blocks
Forces and Motion: Basics Simulation
Forces in 1 Dimension Simulation
Energy Skate Park: Basics
YouTube: 5.2 Mechanical Energy (lecture)
YouTube: 5.1 Work (lecture)
YouTube: Work and Energy (Professor Dave)
Work Done by Forces 1
 Work Done by Forces 2
Force Displacement Graphs 1
Force Displacement Graphs 2
Power

● analyse quantitatively and predict, using the law of 1. Define momentum and kinetic energy;
conservation of momentum (∑mvbefore=∑mvafter) and, where 2. Calculate the momentum and kinetic energy
appropriate, conservation of kinetic energy of various objects in a system;
(∑½mv2before=∑½mv2after), the results of interactions in elastic 3. Understand and apply the conservation laws
collisions regarding momentum and, inc certain cases,
● analyse and compare the momentum and kinetic energy of kinetic energy.
elastic and inelastic collisions 4. Use graphs to determine the value of an
● conduct an investigation to describe and analyse object’s impulse in collision.
one-dimensional (collinear) and two-dimensional interactions 5. Analyse data to determine whether the
of objects in simple closed systems collision is elastic or inelastic.
● investigate the relationship and analyse information obtained 6. Analyse and interpret different graphs
from graphical representations of force as a function of time involving force,
● evaluate the effects of forces involved in collisions and other 7. Analyse the motion of objects using
Analyse the motion of objects interactions, and analyse quantitatively the interactions using algebraic expressions for vectors
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involved in collisions the concept of impulse (Δp=FΔt) 8. Resolve vectors into their horizontal and
● Analyse quantities that can be represented as vectors. vertical components.
● Add and subtract vectors using graphical and algebraic 9. Add vectors to obtain a single vector.
techniques. 10. Represent distance and displacement using
● Conduct investigations using vectors. vectors.
11. Add and subtract vectors.
Resources: 12. Use vectors to show the relative motion of
Pearson Textbook, pp184-202 objects on a plane.
Skills and Assessment Book WS2.6, PA2.5, PA2.6 13. Determine the motion of an object relative to
Collision Lab a stationary object.
Conservation of Momentum - Notes, examples, problems 14. Determine the motion of an object relative to
Conservation of Momentum by Vector Resolution another moving object.
Collisions in 2 Dimensions

● Apply the conservation of mechanical energy to the change 1. Recall the Law of Conservation of Energy.
in kinetic energy of an object undergoing rectilinear 2. Calculate the gravitational potential energy of
Understand how the concept of
acceleration objects in a uniform gravitational field.
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● Apply the conservation of mechanical energy to the change 3. Calculate the kinetic energy of objects.
relates to the motion of objects
in gravitational potential energy in a uniform gravitational field 4. Relate the change in kinetic energy to the
work done on an object.
 ● Investigate the work done in lifting or moving a mass and 1. Measure the force needed to move/lift a
relate this to the change in gravitational potential energy mass.
Relate the concepts of power ● Use data of mass and velocity to determine the change in 2. Calculate work, power and energy of objects
5 and energy to mechanical kinetic energy, work and power of an object undergoing rectilinear motion.
processes ● Perform a range of calculations and solve problems related
to work, energy and power

● Analyse closed system one and two dimensional collisions 1. Recall the law of conservation of momentum
● Apply the law of conservation of momentum and the law of and law of conservation of energy.
conservation of energy to elastic and inelastic collisions. 2. Perform calculations to determine the
Analyse objects involved in amount of energy and momentum
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collisions possessed by an object in a collision.
3. Define elastic and inelastic collisions.
4. Relate the change in momentum and change
in energy to elastic and inelastic collisions.

● Investigate the relationship between force, time and 1. Relate the change in momentum of objects
momentum in collisions. in collisions to impulse.
● Relate the change in momentum in a collision to the force on 2. Calculate force, impulse and momentum
Analyse the forces involved in
the vehicles’ occupants. from data and graphical representations.
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● Analyse elastic and inelastic collisions where objects
vehicle occupants
coalesce, rebound after the collision or undergo an explosive
collision.