LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL OF KANSAS CITY

PHYSICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM-SYLLABUS

Course Title: Physical Science Course Number: 213/01

Department: SciencePrerequisites: None

Length of Course: Year longCredit: .5 per semester/ 1 per year

Grade Level(s): 9-12

Instructor: Mr. Chris Domsch, M.Ed.

Phone: 816-241-5478 / e-mail:

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The objective of this class is for the students to understand and know the scientific method and introduce the basic concepts in the area of physical science, with additional topics in earth science and life science. Throughout the study, students are encouraged to apply critical thinking, ask questions, connect to their own experience and feelings, investigate cultural diversity and other perspectives, and explore the nature of science. Students should gain an appreciation for God as the maker of all things living and nonliving.

SYLLABUS

Topics of Study:

1.The metric system

2.The structure of matter

3.Chemical reactions

4.Energy and motion

5.Work and machines

6.Heat

7.Sound and light

8.Electricity and magnetism

9.Describing the earth

10.Minerals and rocks

11.Weathering and erosion

12.Forces in the earth

13.A record of the earth’s history

14.The earth’s water

15.The earth’s atmosphere

16.Weather and climate

17.The solar system

18.Cellular life

19.Classifying animals

20.Classifying plants

21.Ecology

22.Heredity and evolution

23.Basic body systems

24.Control systems

Skills Emphasized

  1. Investigating and analyzing science questions
  2. Conducting investigations over extended periods of time
  3. Applying process skills in context
  4. Using multiple process skills: manipulation, cognitive, procedural
  5. Using evidence and strategies for developing or revising an explanation
  6. Viewing science as argument and explanation
  7. Communicating science explanations
  8. Analyzing and synthesizing data after defending conclusions
  9. Doing more investigations in order to develop understanding ability, values of inquiry and knowledge of science content
  10. Applying results of experiments to scientific arguments and explanations
  11. Managing ideas and information
  12. Publicly communicating student ideas and work to classmates.

STRATEGIES

A combination of lecture, note taking, textbook reading and internet/smart board utilization fulfills the didactic methodology. Students then explore and apply theory during labs, small group and partner work, projects, presentations based on research and modeling. This allows for individual, one on one time with students.

ASSESSMENTS

End of section questions

Chapter exams

Cumulative exams

Lab participation as well as formal write-ups

Homework

SUGGESTED TEXTBOOKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

General Science by R.H. Marshall, et.al

AGS Publishing

SUGGESTED TITLES/AUTHORS WEB SITES: Physical Science

Physical Science Virtual Experiments

SUGGESTED TITLES/AUTHORS WEB SITES: Earth Science

DLESE • Digital Library for Earth System Education

EarthScopeCIESIN • Center for International Earth Science Information Network,

TERC • Earth and Space Science Links,

CESSE • Center for Earth and Space Science Education

Earth Web Resources

Explore the World of Earth Science

Earth Science World

Earth Science World Image BankEarth Science Week

Geotimes Magazine

NASA's Destination Earth

Teaching Earth Science

Earth Science Enterprise

Science of the Earth System

Earth Science For Kids Only

Earth From Space

JSC Digital Image Collection

The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of EarthNASA's Planetary Photojournal

NASA Image Exchange (NIX)

Remote Sensing Data Portal

ISS EarthKAM

Geomorphology From Space • A Global Overview of Regional Landforms

NOAA's Operational Significant Event Imagery

Earth Today • A Digital View of Our Dynamic Planet

TerraServer.com

United States Geology Survey

SUGGESTED TITLES/AUTHORS WEB SITES: Life Science

/techresources/Human_Genome/home

(fetal pig dissection)

(sheep brain dissection)

(pea experiment -Mendel)

intelligent-design-video.htm

video/.../The-Evolution-of-Irreducible-Complexity

CURRICULAR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Based on Missouri DESE State Process Standards, National Science Standards,

andLHSKC school expectations

GOAL 1: STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO GATHER, ANALYZE, AND APPLY INFORMATION AND IDEAS.

Integrating the Faith: God is all powerful and all knowing and knows all things without technology.

Students will demonstrate within and integrate across all content areas the ability to:

  1. develop questions and ideas to initiate and refine research.
  2. conduct research to answer questions and evaluate information and ideas.
  3. design and conduct field and laboratory investigations to study nature and society.
  4. use technological tools and other resources to locate, select, and organize information.
  5. comprehend and evaluate written, visual, and oral presentations and works.
  6. discover and evaluate patterns and relationships in information, ideas, and structures.
  7. evaluate the accuracy of information and the reliability of its sources.
  8. organize data, information, and ideas into useful forms (including charts, graphs, outlines) for analysis or presentation.
  9. identify, analyze, and compare the institutions, traditions, and art forms of past and present societies.
  10. apply acquired information, ideas, and skills to different contexts as students, workers, citizens, and consumers.

GOAL 2: STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITHIN AND BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.

Integrating the Faith: God is the source of our talents and strengths.

Students will demonstrate within and integrate across all content areas the ability to:

  1. plan and make written, oral, and visual presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences.
  2. review and revise communications to improve accuracy and clarity.
  3. exchange information, questions, and ideas while recognizing the perspectives of others.
  4. present perceptions and ideas regarding works of art, humanities, and sciences.
  5. perform or produce works in the fine and practical arts.
  6. apply communication techniques to the job search and to the workplace.
  7. use technological tools to exchange information and ideas.

GOAL 3: STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO RECOGNIZE AND SOLVE PROBLEMS.

Integrating the Faith: God is the basis of our moral, social, and ethical codes of behavior.

Students will demonstrate within and integrate across all content areas the ability to:

  1. identify problems and define their scope and elements.
  2. develop and apply strategies based on ways others have prevented or solved problems.
  3. develop and apply strategies based on one’s own experiences in preventing or solving problems.
  4. evaluate the processes used in recognizing and solving problems.
  5. reason inductively from a set of specific facts and deductively from general premises.
  6. examine problems and proposed solutions from multiple perspectives.
  7. evaluate the extent to which a strategy addresses the problem.
  8. assess costs, benefits, and other consequences of proposed solutions.

GOAL 4: STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO MAKE DECISIONS AND ACT AS RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Integrating the Faith: God is the basis of our moral, social, and ethical codes of behavior.

Students will demonstrate within and integrate across all content areas the ability to:

  1. explain reasoning and identify information used to support decisions.
  2. understand and apply the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in Missouri, Kansas, and the United States.
  3. analyze the duties and responsibilities of individuals in societies.
  4. recognize and practice honesty and integrity in academic work and in the workplace.
  5. develop, monitor, and revise plans of action to meet deadlines and accomplish goals.
  6. identify tasks that require a coordinated effort and work with others to complete those tasks.
  7. identify and apply practices that preserve and enhance the safety and health of self and others.
  8. explore, prepare for, and seek educational and job opportunities.

GOAL 5: STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING AND PROFICIENCY IN SCIENCE AS INQUIRY.

Integrating the Faith: Curiosity and questions are part of learning about God’s creation.

Students will develop:

1.abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry.

2.understandings about scientific inquiry.

GOAL 6: STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING AND PROFICIENCY IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE.

Integrating the Faith: God’s design of the world includes unseen forces that are both intricate and inter-connected.

Student will develop an understanding of:

  1. the structure of atoms.
  2. the structure and properties of matter.
  3. chemical reactions.
  4. motions and forces.
  5. the conservation of energy and increase in disorder.
  6. the interactions of energy and matter.

GOAL 7: STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING AND PROFICIENCY IN EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE.

Integrating the Faith: God’s creation and control of the universe includes vast spaces and unknown places.

Student will develop an understanding of:

  1. energy in the earth system.
  2. geochemical cycles.
  3. the origin and evolution of the earth system.
  4. the origin and evolution of the universe.
  5. the concept that God created and controls the universe, the Earth, and everything on it.

GOAL 8: STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING AND PROFICIENCY IN LIFE SCIENCE.

Integrating the Faith: God’s creation of the world was designed to be inter-connected ecosystems.

Student will develop an understanding of:

  1. the cell.
  2. the molecular basis of heredity.
  3. biological evolution.
  4. the interdependence of organisms.
  5. matter, energy, and organization in living systems.
  6. the behavior of organisms.

GOAL 9: STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING IN HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS AND PROFICIENCY IN BASIC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY .

Integrating the Faith: God’s creation of man was the crown of his creative work. We are fearfully and wonderfully made.

Students will develop an understanding that human anatomy and physiology are an inter-relational study between structure and function relating to:

  1. human body systems.
  2. functions and related structures for each system.
  3. compare and contrast systems with systems in animals.
  4. a demonstrated belief that man is created by God as the pinnacle of God’s creation.
  5. the concept that life, especially human life, must be seen as a biochemical miracle.

Physical Science FALL SEMESTER 2014 CLASS CALENDAR

The calendar may be adjusted as needed for assignments, due dates, and class presentations.

Date / Class Instruction
First Quarter
WEEK 1 Aug. 14 / Reading Due: Chapter 1
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
WEEK 2
Aug. 18-19-21 / Reading Due: Chapter 1
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
Laboratory:
Test:
WEEK 3
Aug. 25-26-28 / Reading Due: Chapter 2
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WEEK 4
Sept.2-4 / Reading Due: Chapter 3
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WEEK 5
Sept. 8-9-11 / Reading Due: Chapter 3
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
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September 12
September 15 / MIDQUARTER
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
WEEK 6
Sept. 15-16-18 / Reading Due: Chapter 4
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
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WEEK 7
Sept. 22-23-25 / Reading Due: Chapter 5
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WEEK 8
Sept. 29-30-Oct, 2 / Reading Due: Chapter 6
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WEEK 9
Oct. 6-7-9 / Reading Due: Chapter 7
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
October 10 / END OF FIRST QUARTER
Second Quarter
WEEK 1
Oct. 13-14-16 / Reading Due: Chapter 7
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
Laboratory:
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WEEK 2
Oct. 20-21-23 / Reading Due: Chapter 8
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WEEK 3
Oct. 27-28-30 / Reading Due: Chapter 9
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WEEK 4
Nov. 3-4-6 / Reading Due: Chapter 10
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November 7 / MIDQUARTER
WEEK 5
Nov. 10-11 / Reading Due: Chapter 11
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
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WEEK 6
Nov. 24-25 / Reading Due: Chapter 11
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WEEK 7
Dec. 1-2-4 / Reading Due: Chapter 12
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
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WEEK 8
Dec. 8-9-11 / Reading Due: Chapter 13
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
Laboratory:
WEEK 9
Dec. 15-16 / Review
Dec 17-18-19 / Comprehensive Final Semester Exam
CHRISTMAS BREAK and WINTERIM

Physical Science SPRING SEMESTER 2015 CLASS CALENDAR

The calendar may be adjusted as needed for assignments, due dates, and class presentations.

Date / Class Instruction
Third Quarter
WEEK 1
Jan. 27-29 / Reading Due: Chapter 14
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
Laboratory:
Test:
WEEK 2
Feb.2-3-5 / Reading Due: Chapter 15
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WEEK 3
Feb.9-10-12 / Reading Due: Chapter 16
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
Laboratory:
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WEEK 4
Feb.16-17-19 / Reading Due: Chapter 17
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
Laboratory:
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February 20
February 23 / MIDQUARTER
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
WEEK 5
Feb.24-26 / Reading Due: Chapter 18
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
Laboratory:
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WEEK 6
Mar.2-3-5 / Reading Due: Chapter 19
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
Laboratory:
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WEEK 7
Mar.9-10-12 / Reading Due: Chapter 20
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
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March 16-20 / SPRING BREAK
WEEK 8
March 23-24-26 / Reading Due: Chapter 21
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
Laboratory:
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March 27 / END OF THIRD QUARTER
Fourth Quarter
WEEK 1
Mar.30-Apr. 1 / Reading Due: Chapter 21
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WEEK 2
Apr. 7-9 / Reading Due: Chapter 22
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WEEK 3
Apr. 13-14-16 / Reading Due: Chapter 22
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WEEK 4
Apr. 20-21-23 / Reading Due: Chapter 23
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April 24 / MIDQUARTER
WEEK 5
Apr. 27-28-May 1 / Reading Due: Chapter 23
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
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WEEK 6
May-4-5-7 / Reading Due: Chapter 24
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
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WEEK 7
May 11-12-14 / Reading Due: Chapter 24
Assignments Due: Chapter questions
Laboratory:
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WEEK 8 May 18 / Review
May 19-21 / Comprehensive Final Semester Exam