G12 Physics
Course Description
This course enables students to deepen their understanding of physics concepts and theories. Students will continue their exploration of energy transformations and the forces that affect motion and will investigate electrical, gravitational, and magnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation. Students will also explore the wave nature of light, quantum mechanics, and special relativity. They will further develop their scientific investigation skills, learning, for example, how to analyze, qualitatively and quantitatively, data related to a variety of physics concepts and principles. Students will also consider the impact of technological applications of physics on society and the environment.
Overall Curriculum Expectations
By the end of this course, students will:
A. Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration Strand
| A1 | Demonstrate scientific investigation skills (related to both inquiry and research) in the four areas of skills (initiating and planning, performing and recording, analyzing and interpreting, and communicating); |
| A2 | Identify and describe a variety of careers related to the fields of science under study, and identify scientists, including Canadians, who have made contributions to those fields. |
B. Organic Chemistry
| B1 | Investigate organic compounds and organic chemical reactions, and use various methods to represent the compounds. |
| B2 | Investigate organic compounds and organic chemical reactions, and use various methods to represent the compounds. |
| B3 | Demonstrate an understanding of the structure, properties, and chemical behaviour of compounds within each class of organic compounds |
C. Structure and Properties of Matter
| C1 | Assess the benefits to society and evaluate the environmental impact of products and technologies that apply principles related to the structure and properties of matter |
| C2 | Investigate the molecular shapes and physical properties of various types of matter |
| C3 | Demonstrate an understanding of atomic structure and chemical bonding and how they relate to the physical properties of ionic, molecular, covalent network and metallic substances |
D. Energy Changes and Rates of Reaction
| D1 | Analyze technologies and chemical processes that are based on energy changes, and evaluate them in terms of their efficiency and their effects on the environment |
| D2 | Investigate and analyze energy changes and rates of reaction in physical and chemical processes, and solve related problems. |
| D3 | Demonstrate an understanding of energy changes and rates of reaction |
E. Chemical Systems and Equilibrium
| E1 | Analyze chemical equilibrium processes and assess their impact on biological, biochemical, and technological systems |
| E2 | Investigate the qualitative and quantitative nature of chemical systems at equilibrium, and solve related problems |
| E3 | Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of dynamic equilibrium and the variables that cause shifts in the equilibrium of chemical systems |
F. Chemical Systems and Equilibrium
| F1 | Analyze technologies and processes relating to electrochemistry, and their implications for society, health and safety, and the environment |
| F2 | Investigate the characteristics of population growth and use models to calculate the growth of populations within an ecosystem. |
| F3 | Demonstrate an understanding of concepts related to population growth and explain the factors that affect the growth of various populations of species. |
Course Content
| Unit | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 |
Dynamics Overall Expectations: A1, A2, B1, B2, B3 Strands: Relating Science to Technology, Society, and the Environment; Developing Skills of Investigation and Communication; Understanding Basic Concepts |
27 hours |
| Unit 2 |
Energy and Momentum Overall Expectations: A1, A2, C1, C2, C3 Strands: Relating Science to Technology, Society, and the Environment; Developing Skills of Investigation and Communication; Understanding Basic Concepts |
27 hours |
| Unit 3 |
Electric, Gravitational and Magnetic Fields Overall Expectations: A1, A2, D1, D2, D3 Strands: Relating Science to Technology, Society, and the Environment; Developing Skills of Investigation and Communication; Understanding Basic Concepts |
18 hours |
| Unit 4 |
The Wave Nature of Light Overall Expectations: A1, A2, E1, E2, E3 Strands: Determining and Applying Trigonometric Ratios, Connecting Graphs and Equations of Sinusoidal Functions, Solving Problems Involving Sinusoidal Functions |
18 hours |
| Unit 5 |
Matter – Energy Interface Overall Expectations: A1, A2, F1, F2, F3 Strands: Determining and Applying Trigonometric Ratios, Connecting Graphs and Equations of Sinusoidal Functions, Solving Problems Involving Sinusoidal Functions |
20 hours |
| Total | 110 hours |
Assessment for learning (AFL) is diagnostic and formative for the purposes of greater learning achievement and is used at the beginning of a unit to help determine a starting point for instruction.
Assessment as learning (AAL) is assessment as a process of developing and supporting students’ active participation in their own learning.
Assessment of learning (AOL) is assessment for purposes of providing evidence of achievement for reporting. It is conducted at the end of each learning unit/work section and provides students with the opportunity to synthesize/apply/demonstrate their learning and their achievement of the stated expectations.
There are four levels of achievement for students who are passing the course:
- Level 1 (50-59%)
- Level 2 (60-69%)
- Level 3 (70-79%)
- Level 4 (80-100%)
Level 3 is the provincial standard for student achievement.
The final grade will include the following weighting:
| Knowledge | Thinking/Inquiry | Communication | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.5 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Understanding | |||
| 12.5 |
Seventy percent (70%) of the grade will be based on evaluation conducted throughout the course. Final evaluation will take into account the student’s most recent and most consistent performance.
Thirty percent (30%) of the grade will be based on a final evaluation consisting of the final examination and the independent study unit, which will take into account the entire course, including the student’s most recent and most consistent performance.
Proctoring
The tests are typically a paper-pen evaluation written at a mutually agreed time, date, and location. The tests will be proctored, meaning a suitable adult with a dedicated identifiable and authentic email address will supervise you writing the tests. This process ensures the security and integrity of the test. Any person related or affiliated to the student in a personal way cannot serve as a test supervisor.
Resources required by the student
- A non-programmable, non-graphing, scientific calculator
- A scanner, smart phone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work
- A front-facing camera on a desktop, laptop, or mobile device to allow for proctoring over the internet
- Internet access and a modern standards-compliant web browser
The tuition for this course is $800 for Canadian students and $2000 for international students.
Refunds
Maple Leaf School does not issue refunds. When a student enrolls in our course, MLS administration team undertakes many tasks including establishing electronic/physical files, assigning teachers and tracking the enrolment for Ministry purposes, etc. The work is completed by our school the moment you register online.
Course Curriculum
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