Year at A Glance

Integrated Physics and Chemistry

1st 9 Weeks / 2nd 9 Weeks
10 days
13 days
13 days / Nature of science
  • Define science
  • Lab Safety
  • Lab equipment
  • Metric Measurement: Conversion
Length, Volume, Mass
  • Scientific Method
  • Graphing
  • Accuracy vs Precision
  • Inferences
  • Careers in science
Motion
  • Calculate speed, displacement of speed, acceleration and momentum
  • Formula conversions/Graphing
  • Conservation of momentum
  • Newton’s First Law
Forces
  • Gravity
  • Newton’s Laws – 2nd & 3rd
  • Formula for Newton’s 2nd Law
  • Types of forces: gravity, pressure, electrical
  • Work and Power
/ 9 days
10 days
15 days / Energy and Thermal energy
  • Forms and types of energy
  • Conservation of energy
  • Transfer of energy types
  • Heat transfer
  • Formulas for PE/KE
Electricity and Magnetism
  • Static electricity
  • Series and parallel circuits
  • Conducting materials and their transfer of energy
  • How magnets work
  • Electromagnetism
  • Calculate current, resistance and Ohm’s Law
Waves
  • Wave types
  • Characteristics of waves
  • Properties of sound (resonance)
  • Acoustics (interference)
  • Mirrors and lenses
(reflection and refraction)
  • Seismic
  • Types of lights
  • Electromagnetic spectrum
  • Colors
  • Real life applications

3rd 9 Weeks / 4th 9 Weeks
9 days
10 days
9 days
9 days / Matter
  • Types of Matter
  • Characteristics of Matter:
Viscosity, Gas Laws, Density,
Buoyancy
  • Physical/Chemical Properties
  • Physical/Chemical Changes
  • Elements, Compounds, Mixtures
  • Types of Mixtures
  • Basics about solutions
Atoms & Period Table
  • Atomic Theory
  • Parts of the Atom
  • Atomic Numbers
  • Families/Groups and Periods
  • Patterns and Trends
  • Determining oxidations numbers
Bonding
  • Balancing compounds
  • Naming compounds
  • Ionic and Covalent
Reactions
  • Classify reaction types
  • Balance equations
  • Exothermic/Endothermic
  • Conservation of mass
/ 5 days
10 days
12 days
9 days
4 days / Solution Chemistry
  • Parts of a Solution
  • Factors Affecting Solubility
  • Saturated and Unsaturated
  • Properties of Water
  • Effects of Catalyst
Acids, Bases and Salts
  • pH
  • Strength of Acids and Bases
  • Electrolytes and Ions
Nuclear and Alternative Energy
  • Fission and fusion
  • Types of radiation
  • Renewable and Non-Renewable
  • Alternative forms of energy
Organic Chemistry and New Materials
  • Macromolecules/ Polymers
  • Naming organics
  • Types of organics
  • New materials in science
Review and finals