Physical Science

Standards

Description

Lessons

1.0

Recognize periodic trends of elements, including the number of valence electrons, atomic size, and reactivity. 12

2.0

Identify solutions in terms of components, solubility, concentration, and conductivity. 13

3.0

 Contrast the formation of ionic and covalent bonds based on the transfer or sharing of valence electrons. 7
4.0  Use nomenclature and chemical formulas to write balanced chemical equations. 5
4.1 Identify chemical reactions as synthesis (composition), decomposition, single replacement, or double replacement. 1
5.0 Describe physical and chemical changes in terms of endothermic and exothermic processes. 17
6.0 Identify characteristics of gravitational, electromagnetic, and nuclear forces. 9
7.0 Relate velocity, acceleration, and kinetic energy to mass, distance, force, and time. 5
7.1 Solve problems for velocity, acceleration, force, work, and power. 13
7.2 Describe the nature of simple machines. 5
8.0 Relate the law of conservation of energy to transformations of potential energy, kinetic energy, and thermal energy. 8
8.1 Relate thermal energy to kinetic theory. 8
9.0 Compare methods of energy transfer by mechanical and electromagnetic waves. 13
10 Explain the relationship between electricity and magnetism. 11
10.1 Describe electrical circuits in terms of Ohm’s law. 5
11.0 Describe the nuclear composition of unstable isotopes and the resulting changes to their nuclear composition. 5
12.0 Identify metric units for mass, distance, time, temperature, velocity, acceleration, density, force, energy, and power. 6
13.0 Describe atomic theory as it relates to atomic structure. 10
14.0 Apply scientific principles related to fluids and calculate characteristic properties related to them. 10

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