Unit Overview		Name: Maria Vasiliu
Curricular Area: Physics Topic or Theme: Describing motion: Velocity Grade Level:  11 Big Ideas:   At the end of this unit, students will understand concepts such as position, displacement, distance or speed and will be able to represent them in graphs abstracting the real world into an ideal mathematical system.	General Resources:	Checking for Prior Knowledge:
	School book: Merrill My blog Transparencies, Handouts and worksheets Internet	good understanding of: units: fundamental (length and time) and derived(m/s) manipulation of algebraic equations graphic techniques
		General adaptations: use visual and graphic representations where necessary highlight important concepts/words write with different colors in worksheets or transparencies breaking lesson into smaller segments providing on-going coaching and feed-back concrete examples teaching assistant use big fonts

Lesson #	Topic	Objectives/Learning Outcomes	Activities	Materials:	Assessment/Criteria
1.	Kinematics-Study of motion-Part1	Students will be able to : define and give examples of frames of reference define the concept of average velocity and know how to calculate it solve equations involving velocity	Introduction: KWL entrance slips or List storming Explain and demonstrate to the students how to use the blogs Part1. Discovery: Activity 1:Use a toy car with constant speed (remote control) and ask students how can they determine the speed of the car. Activity 2: Use a pedometer and ask a student to walk and measure the distance and the time . Ask students how they can find the speed? This will also help students to have an understanding about the units for speed. Transparency: - Position, Distance and Displacement -Velocity vs. Speed -Average velocity vs. Instantaneous velocity -Time and Time interval Part 2: In-class questions : resolve 3 In-Class Question for Critical thinking. Hw: Reflect and answer/write about: :Physics and Technology” pg. 47 –in my blog Closure: (check for understanding) “What have you learned today?”: Study guide	School book-Merrill Handouts, worksheets, toy car, pedometer the blogs	Questions answered thoughtfully Teacher’s observation on how students : · Understand the concept introduced Pair assessment for Study Guide and In-class Questions Self-assessment for homework
2.	Kinematics-Study of motion-Part2	Students will be able to : interpret and plot position-time graphs be able to determine the slope of a curve on a position-time graph and calculate the velocity	warm-up: problem Part1. Transparency- Position-Time graphs; slope and instantaneous velocity Part2: Worksheet on motion Practice problems: start in class Hw: Practice problems : pg. 53-55 #9-19 ( continue) Closure: (check for understanding) “What have you learned today?” Class questions	School book-Merrill Handouts, worksheets	Questions answered Teacher’s observation on how students : · Understand the differences between the concepts introduced · Use the graphs and mathematics in physics Pair assessment for warm-up problem, in-class questions and practice problems Self assessment for homework
3	Kinematics-Study of motion-Part3	Understand the meaning of the area under the curve on a velocity-time graph and be able to calculate the displacement from such a graph.	Introduction: warm-up: Pocket lab pg. 52 Class Q ( Numbered Heads Together): Could the average speed calculated for 30 m be used to predict the time needed to roll 100m? Why? Hw: Review problems : pg. 60 #13-16 Closure: (check for understanding)	School book-Merrill balls	Teacher’s observation on how students : · Understand the work with graphs · Solve the problems · Apply the concepts introduced in real –life Self-assessment for homework
4	Kinematics-Study of Motion-Part4	Students will be able to : interpret and plot position-time graphs be able to determine the slope of a curve on a position-time graph and calculate the velocity Understand the meaning of the area under the curve on a velocity-time graph and be able to calculate the displacement from such a graph. Apply all from above in problems	Study Guide: new Meanings for Old Words Kinematics Questions Part III Closure: (check for understanding):Vocabulary Review Hw: Review Problems : pg.60 #18-21 & 24-25	School book-Merrill, study guide, vocabulary review	Teacher’s observation on how students : · Understand the work with graphs · Solve the problems · Apply the concepts introduced in real –life Pair assessment for Study Guide and Vocabulary Review
5	Period/Frequency/ Relative Velocity	understand the difference between Period and Frequency define and use the concept of relativity of velocities	warm-up: problem Part1. Transparencies: 1. Period and Frequency 2. Relative Velocity Part2: Period/ Frequency/ Relative Velocity Problems Hw: Continue the questions left Closure: (check for understanding)	School book-Merrill, handouts, worksheets	Teacher’s observation on how students : · Understand difference between Period and Frequency · Connect relative velocity with real-life Pair assessment for warm-up and for in-class questions
6	Kinematics-Study of Motion-Review1: More Practice	Apply all from above in problems and in their life	Warm-up Teacher Classroom: demos and more practice-problems: mobile lab Supplemental Problems ( Appendix B) Closure Hw: rest from Supplemental Problems	School book-Merrill, Supplemental Problems: Appendix B	Teacher’s observation on how students : · Work in groups · Solve the problems · Connect the concepts introduced with real –life
7	Kinematics-Study of Motion-Review2: Evaluation	Apply all from above in problems and connect them with real- life	Warm-up Testing, Applying, Understanding, Extending Concepts Worksheets Closure	School book-Merrill, Evaluation: Testing, Applying, Understanding, Extending Concepts Worksheets	Teacher’s observation on how students : · Solve the problems Criteria developed
8	Kinematics-Study of Motion-Test	Apply all from above in problems and connect them with real- life	Test- Scantron	School book	How students solve the problems Scantron