Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

In this course, you will learn the basics of the physics behind technology, the subject area being mechanics, thermophysics and electricity

As a student, you will
• know the basic objects and phenomena related to mechanics, thermophysics and electricity
• know how to connect objects and phenomena related to mechanics, thermophysics and electricity to technical and everyday practical applications
• know the quantities, their units, and the basic laws of physics between the quantities related to the basic elements and phenomena
• have a basic understanding about phenomena related to mechanics, thermophysics and electricity
• can describe the basic principles of solving problems related to mechanics, thermophysics and electricity on a qualitative level and justify the choices you make
• recognize the quantities related to the problems and their preservation or change
• know how to choose the laws needed to solve problems
• know the limitations of the laws used
• know how to solve quantitative problems by use of the physical laws
• know how to state the solutions of quantitative problems with appropriate accuracy of presentation
• can justify the choices you make orally or in writing
• know how to evaluate the reasonableness, correctness and reliability of the calculated solutions you have made
• can carry out a simple measurement related to mechanics, thermophysics and electricity and interpret the results you get
• can make and interpret graphical presentations

Content (course unit)

Mechanics
• Force, gravity, friction, interaction, effect of force on motion, Newton's laws
• Work, energy, conservation of energy, power, efficiency
• Basic movement models,

Thermal physics
• Temperature, temperature change and thermal expansion
• Thermal energy, basic concepts of thermodynamics of substances, changes of state, calorimetry
• Basic models of heat transfer
• Heat output of the flowing substance


Electricity
• ´Electric current, voltage, resistance, power, Ohm's law, electrical energy

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Student:
• knows objects and phenomena related to the topic
• partially knows how to relate objects and phenomena related to the topic to technology and everyday applications
• knows the quantities related to the objects and phenomena of the subject area, the related units and the laws between the quantities only in familiar, exemplary situations.
• has a basic idea of the phenomena related to the subject area of insufficient qualitative level
• Recognizes the basic phenomena of physics appearing in problems related to the topic, the whole is partly unstructured and incomplete.
• can describe on a qualitative level some of the basic principles of solving problems related to the topic and makes his solutions as copies of previously studied examples.
• recognize, with support or based on a previous example, the quantities related to the problems and their preservation or change
• the selection of the laws needed to solve the problems is based on support or ready-made example models. Self-directed selection of models is uncertain and partly random.
• knows how to solve computational problems in situations that are, for example, familiar
• can sometimes state the solutions of computational problems with suitable accuracy of presentation
• the student has challenges justifying the choices he has made orally or in writing
• there are challenges in assessing the correctness and reliability of computational solutions.
• Works in the measurement related to the topic as part of a group

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

• knows the objects and phenomena related to the topic
• knows how to connect objects and phenomena related to the topic to technology and everyday applications
• knows the quantities related to the objects and phenomena of the topic, their units and the basic laws of physics between the quantities
• have a basic idea of the right qualitative level about the phenomena related to the topic
• can identify the basic phenomena of physics that are relevant to the solution of the problems in the problems related to the topic
• can describe on a qualitative level the basic principles of solving problems related to the subject area and justify the choices they have made related to solving problems
• identify the quantities related to problems and their preservation or change
• knows how to choose the laws needed to solve problems
• Knows the limitations of the laws he uses
• knows how to solve computational problems by making good use of the laws of his choice
• knows how to state the solutions of computational problems with appropriate accuracy of presentation
• can justify the choices he made orally or in writing
• knows how to evaluate the reasonableness, correctness and reliability of the calculated solutions he has made
• can carry out a simple measurement related to the topic and interpret the results obtained through the quantities and basic laws they have adopted

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

• knows the objects and phenomena related to the subject area and their connection to other subject areas
• knows how to comprehensively relate objects and phenomena related to the topic to technology and everyday applications
• thoroughly knows the quantities related to the objects and phenomena of the topic, their units and the basic laws of physics between the quantities and knows their limitations
• has a basic idea of the right qualitative level about the phenomena related to the topic and knows how to express it to others
• can identify the basic phenomena of physics that are relevant to the solution of the problems in the problems related to the topic
• can describe on a qualitative level the basic principles of solving problems related to the subject area and justify the choices they have made related to solving problems
• identify the quantities related to the problems in a broad area, and their preservation or change
• knows how to choose the laws needed to solve problems
• Knows the limitations of the laws he uses
• knows how to solve computational problems by making good use of the laws of his choice
• knows how to state the solutions of computational problems with appropriate accuracy of presentation
• can justify the choices he made orally or in writing
• can reasonably assess the reasonableness, correctness and reliability of the calculated solutions he has made
• can implement and, if necessary, plan a simple measurement related to the topic and interpret the results obtained through the quantities and basic laws they have adopted.

Assessment scale

0-5