Concept Organizer
Module Descriptions
Module 5: Circular Motion
In this module you will apply your knowledge of Newton’s laws to help you understand uniform circular motion in everyday situations. You will use simulations and labs to examine planetary and satellite motion. You will also learn how Kepler’s laws were used in the development of Newton’s universal law of gravitation.
The essential question that you will be looking at in this module is the following:
- What conditions are necessary to maintain circular motion?
Module 6: Work and Energy
In this module you will study work and its relationship to different forms of mechanical energies. You will also explore the connection between work and power. You will analyze kinematics and dynamics problems that relate to the conservation of energy in an isolated system, and you will examine the change in mechanical energy in a system that is not isolated.
The essential questions that you will be looking at in this module are the following:
- How does an understanding of conservation laws contribute to an understanding of the universe?
- How can mechanical energy be transferred and transformed?