Physics Honors Kemp High School Honors Program Introduction Kemp High School offers open enrollment in honors courses. Counselors and teachers provide guidelines for appropriate selection of courses, but students and parents make the decision of which courses to take. The function of the honors program is to act as an introductory college-preparatory course. Because of this honors course work is more demanding than regular classes. The curriculum is designed to build academic discipline in the skills of reading, writing, and critical thinking through exposure to the science of physics. Students taking an honors level course will be challenged and will gain a deeper understanding of course content. Honors courses require students to work at a faster pace, to become independent learners, grasp concepts quickly, and manage time effectively. Honors Program Learning Initiatives Develop effective study skills for continued success at high school and preparation for college Think critically by applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating knowledge and skills Participate in more substantive classroom discussions Develop independent learning and analytical reasoning skills Engage in electronically assisted research to provide opportunities for independent learning, to develop multi-media presentations, and hone oral presentation skills Physics Honors Physics Honors is a laboratory oriented course which prepares students for concepts that will be covered in college physics. It provides the student with opportunities for acquiring basic techniques, knowledge, and understanding necessary for advanced science study. The course sequence ranges from the study of laws of motion; changes within physical systems and conservation of energy and momentum; force; thermodynamics; characteristics and behavior of waves; magnetism; electricity; and quantum physics. Summer Physics Research Project The Summer Physics Research Project is mandatory for Physics Honors students and is considered a classroom assignment. By reading, outlining, and solving problems required by this project during the summer break, students will be better prepared for the in-depth discussions and analysis critical to the success of the course. Teachers use this first assignment as a preassessment to help determine a student’s skill level and if they should stay in an honors class or be transferred to a regular class. The Summer Physics Research Project is due no later than July 29, 2015, for all Physics Honors students and it must be sent to Mr. Howson at [email protected] by that deadline of Kemp High School Science Dept Physics Honors Page !1 of !2 July 29, 2015. Late work will not be accepted. Missing or late work will result in a student being immediately removed from the Physics Honors class and reassigned to a regular Physics class. Incomplete or inadequate work will schedule an automatic student and parent mandatory Academic Progress Meeting with the teacher, principal and guidance counselor to determine reassignment to a regular Physics class. The Summer Physics Research Project will be graded, and the grades will be included in the first nine week grading period. The Summer Physics Research Project will also be tested over the first week of school. Summer Physics Research Project Requirements For this summer research project you are going to read and outline Chapter 1 The Science of Physics from Texas Physics by Serway and Faughn published by Houghton Mifflin and Harcourt. Read and outline Sections 1, 2, and 3. Solve Practice Problems 1 to 5 on page 15. Answer Section 2 Formative Assessment 2 to 4 on page 22. Answer Section 3 Formative Assessment 4 and 5 on page 27. Do Chapter 1 Review Problems 2, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20, and 45a found on pages 30 to 34. Do End-of-Course Exam Practice 1 to 7 on page 35. Email the assignment to Mr. Howson at [email protected] by that deadline of July 29, 2015. If you do not have a computer Kemp High School office and The Cedar Creek Library at 410 E Cedar Creek Pkwy, Seven Points, TX 75143 at (903) 432-4185 have computers available for your use. Details of the Summer Physics Research Project Requirements 1. Check out a copy of the physics textbook Texas Physics by Serway and Faughn, published by Houghton Mifflin and Harcourt from the Kemp High School office. 2. Read and outline Sections 1, 2, and 3, of Chapter 1 - The Science of Physics 3. Solve Practice Problems 1 through 5 on page 15. 4. Answer Section 2 Formative Assessment questions 2 through 4 on page 22. 5. Answer Section 3 Formative Assessment questions 4 and 5 on page 27. 6. Do Chapter 1 Review Problems 2, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20, and 45a found on pages 30 to 34. 7. Do End-of-Course Exam Practice 1 through 7 found on page 35. 8. Email the assignment to Mr. Howson at [email protected] by that deadline of July 29, 2015. If you do not have a computer Kemp High School office and The Cedar Creek Library at 410 E Cedar Creek Pkwy, Seven Points, TX 75143 at (903) 432-4185 have computers available for your use. 9. Remember, you will be tested on this Chapter 1 material the first week of school. 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