Physical Science Syllabus

Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Kopatich, Mr. Mahlum, Mr. Millard, Mr. Mullen, Mr. Voigt

Semester One

                Unit One: Properties of Matter

                                Topics:                   Scientific Method                                                               Chapter One

                                                                Metric System                                                   Chapter One

                                                                Measurement Skills                                             Chapter One

Mass / Weight                                                                  Chapter Two

Volume / Density                                                  Chapter Two

Phases of Matter                                                  Chapter Three

Physical and Chemical Changes                                  Chapter Three

               

Unit Two: Introduction to the World of Chemistry  

                                Topics:                   Elements / Compounds                                        Chapter Four

Atoms                                                                                Chapter Five

Structure of Atom                                                Chapter Five

Periodic Table                                                                Chapter Six

Families of Elements                                                Chapter Six

Ionic and Covalent  Bonding                                 Chapter Seven

Chemical Reactions                                                Chapter Eight

Acids & Bases                                                                Chapter Nine

 

Semester Two

                Unit Three: The World of Motion

                                Topics:                   Speed & Velocity                                                 Chapter Twelve

Acceleration                                                                Chapter Twelve

Momentum                                                                Chapter Twelve

Forces & Motion                                                                Chapter Thirteen

Newton’s Laws of Motion                                                Chapter Thirteen

Falling Objects / Gravity                                                Chapter Thirteen

               

Unit Four: Simple Machines, Work & Power

                                Topics:                   Work & Power                                                     Chapter Fifteen

Incline Plane, Wedge, Screw                                Chapter Fifteen

Lever, Pulley, Wheel                                                Chapter Fifteen

 

Unit Five: Energy and its Forms

                                Topics:                   Kinetic Energy                                                   Chapter Sixteen

                                                                Potential Energy                                                   Chapter Sixteen

                                                                Conservation of Energy                                     Chapter Sixteen

                                                                Heat                                                                        Chapter Seventeen

                                                                Heat Transfer                                                 Chapter Seventeen

 

Unit Six: Waves

                                Topics:                   Characteristics of Waves                                   Chapter Twenty-Three

                                                                Types of Waves                                                   Chapter Twenty-Three

                                                                Speed of Waves                                                   Chapter Twenty-Three

                                                                Wave Interaction                                                             Chapter Twenty-Three

                                                                Sound                                                                    Chapter Twenty-Four        

                                                                Light                                                                       Chapter Twenty-Six

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