Physical Science-Syllabus Fall 2008

Laboratory Safety

Science Skills and methods

» What is science and what is Physical science

• Measuring with scientific units and graphing

• The scientific method and investigative reporting Properties of Matter.

• Particle theory and properties of matter

• Phases of matter, plasmas and the gas laws

• Changes in matter - physical and chemical Atoms, Elements, compounds and mixtures

• Models of the atom, atom vs. element

• Mass number - atomic mass

• Chemical symbols, compounds and formulas

• Mixtures Periodic Table

• Croups - periods

• Metals

• Non-metals - metalloids

• Element projects Chemical reactions

Chemical bonds, electrons and bonding, ionic - covalent bonds

Characteristics of chemical reactions

Types of reactions

Chemical equations

Activation energy, reaction rate and catalysts

Solution chemistry

Motion and Energy

Motion

• Frames of reference, measuring motion, speed: constant - average

• Acceleration and word problems

• Motion in a circle - centripetal acceleration - Energy of Motion

• Potential energy, kinetic energy and conservation of energy

• Applications of potential energy Forces and Motion

• Force and gravity

• Falling objects and projectile motion Newton's first law of motion

• Inertia and friction

• Types of friction, friction control - uses Newton's second law of motion

• Force, mass, graphing acceleration :

• Momentum

• Circular motion-centripetal force Newton's third law of motion

• Action - reaction forces

• Equal - opposite forces Forces in fluids Pressure Fluid pressure in the environment, atmospheric - oceanic Buoyancy Pressure differences in moving fluids Using pressure differences for flight - hot air balloons Work, Machines and Energy

• Work and power

• Work and machines

• Simple-compound machines

• Electricity and Magnetism

• Electric charge and forces: attraction - repulsion • Static electricity -friction, conduction, induction and lightning

• Sources and types of current

• Current measurement - amps, voltage, resistance, Ohm's law

• Types of circuits: series - parallel Magnetism

• Properties of magnets

• Earth as a magnet and magnetic effects

• Electromagnetism

• Electric motors Light and Sound

• Properties of light and sound

• Color, reflection and refraction

• Mirrors and lenses