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Independent and Dependent Variables - identify the independent variable, dependent variable, experimental and control
groups in three studies [not interactive]
Use a variety of notations appropriately (e.g., exponential, functional, square root). Math.1
Select and apply an appropriate method for computing with real numbers, and evaluate the reasonableness of results. Math.2
Apply and interpret rates of change from graphical and numerical data. Math.3
Analyze graphs to describe the behavior of functions. Math.4
Interpret results of algebraic procedures. Math.5
Model real-world phenomena using functions and graphs. Math.6
Articulate and apply algebraic properties in symbolic manipulation. Math.7
Apply and communicate measurement concepts and relationships in algebraic and geometric problem-solving situations. Math.8
Make decisions about units, scales, and measurement tools that are appropriate for problem situations involving measurement. Math.9
Collect, represent, and describe linear and nonlinear data sets developed from the real world.
Math.10
Make predictions from a linear data set using a line of best fit. Math.11
1nterpret a data set using appropriate measures of central tendency. Math.12
Choose, construct, and analyze appropriate graphical representations for a data set. Math.13
Use real numbers to represent real-world applications (e.g., slope, rate of change, probability, and proportionality). Math.14
Apply right triangle relationships including the Pythagorean Theorem and the distance formula. Math.15
Use concepts of length, area, and volume to estimate and solve real-world problems. Math.16
Demonstrate an understanding of rates and other derived and indirect measurements (e.g., velocity, miles per hour, revolutions per minute, and cost per unit). Math.17
Investigate, measure, and calculate position, displacement, velocity and acceleration. 1.1
Analyze vector diagrams. 1.2
Explore characteristics of rectilinear motion and create distance-time graphs and velocity-time graphs. 1.3
Investigate the characteristics of centripetal motion and centripetal acceleration. 1.4
Evaluate the dynamics of systems in motion and collisions including friction, gravity, impulse and momentum, change in momentum and conservation of momentum. 1.5
Investigate projectile motion. 1.6
Distinguish between mass and weight using SI units. 1.7
Measure and calculate mechanical advantage of mechanical devices. 1.8
Relate time to the independent variable of most experiments. 1.9
Relate inertia, fore, or action-reaction forces to Newton’s three laws of motion and distinguish among the three laws in various scenarios. 1.10
Compare, contrast, and apply the characteristic properties of scalar and vector quantities. 1.11
Investigate the definitions of force, work, power, kinetic energy and potential energy. 1.12
Analyze the characteristics of energy, and conservation of energy including friction, and gravitational potential energy. 1.13
Investigate the buoyant force exerted on floating and submerged objects. 1.14
Investigate the apparent weight of an object submerged in a fluid. 1.15
Explain why objects float or sink in terms of force or density. 1.16
Examine the motion of fluids. 1.17
Recognize the effects of Bernoulli’s principle on fluid motion (e.g., lift, ball trajectories, and wind around/over object). 1.18
Investigate the relationship between temperature and kinetic energy. 2.1
Distinguish among internal energy, temperature, and heat. 2.2
Investigate heat changes using calorimetry. 2.3
Investigate energy changes associated with heats of fusion and vaporization. 2.4
Explore thermal expansion and contraction. 2.5
Apply the Second Law of Thermodynamics to the Carnot engine. 2.6
Apply the Laws of Thermodynamics to atmospheric and climatic changes. 2.7
Recognize that absolute zero is the absence of molecular kinetic energy. 2.8
Relate the First Law of Thermodynamics as an application of the Law of Conservation of Energy to heat transfer through conduction, convection, and radiation. 2.9
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