Physics: Unit 6 Work, Power, & Efficiency

Stage 1 Desired Results

Established Goals
FM.2.F.d
Describe and analyze the
relationships among force,
work, efficiency, and
power.
FM.2.F.a
Describe how work is
related to the net force
applied and the distance
an object moves.
FM.2.F.c
Describe how power is
related to work.
FM.2.F.b
Explain how efficiency is
the ratio of work output to
work input.
ME.2.F.b
Calculate and compare the
efficiencies of different
systems.

Transfer
Students will be able to independently use their learning to
Describe how machines make work easier and calculate the efficiencies of different simple and complex machines.
Meaning
UNDERSTANDINGS
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Students will understand that
Students will keep considering
Work transfers energy into and out of a system.
How have machines affected the development of
human civilizations?
Acquisition
Knowledge
Skills
Students will know
Students will be skilled at
When work is being performed and when it isnt
Calculating the work done on an object.
The factors that affect how much work is done.
Calculating power.
How machines make work easier.
Calculating the mechanical advantage of simple and
compound machines.
What kinds of machines have mechanical advantages
less than 1, greater than 1, or equal to 1.
Calculating the efficiency of a machine
How friction impacts the efficiency of a machine.
Classifying levers.
How work and kinetic energy are related.
How a machine uses energy.
Why no machine can be 100% efficient
Academic Vocabulary
actual
analyze
calculate
cause
classify
compare
contrast
describe
effect
Content Vocabulary
compound machine
efficiency

input force
lever
machine
mechanical advantage
output force
power

Common Misconceptions
Work is done anytime an object is moved.
Machines with a mechanical advantage of less than 1 are not useful.
Diameter, radius, and circumference all mean the same thing.
It is possible to get more energy out of a machine than is put in.
Energy and power mean the same thing.

Stage 2 - Evidence
Code/Priority
Evaluative
Standards
Criteria
FM.2.F.d
Solve
Describe
problems for
and analyze
work,
the
efficiency,
relationships
and power.
among
Given a
force, work,
scenario, be
efficiency,
able to
and power.
determine
which
system is the
most
efficient and
which is the
most
powerful.

6 Faucets of Understanding
Explanation
Interpretation

Application

Perspective

Empathy

Self Knowledge

PERFORMANCE TASK(S):
Students will show that they really understand by evidence of
FAT-P for Power Standard FM.2.F.d
You will be competing in the Regional Science Olympiad Mission Possible event. This event requires you to
design, build, and test a Rube Goldberge-like device that uses a series of 10 consecutive task to complete a
final task. Before the competition begins, you will need to submit appropriate calculations documenting the
work, power, ideal mechanical advantage, and efficiency if each of the smaller task.

OTHER EVIDENCE:
Students will show they have achieved Stage 1 goals by
Pre- and Post-Test

Continuum of Evidence
Performance Event (FAT-P)
Quizzes
Tests
Student Work Samples
Observations
Other pre- & post-test

Stage 3 Learning Plan

Code/Priority
Standards

Pre-Assessment

Learning Events

Reflection on Unit

Progress Monitoring