Physical Science

Unit 1: Science and Measurement

• Introduction

• The Scientific Method

• Lab Safety

• Graphing

• Scientific Measurement

• Metric Conversions

Unit 2: Forces and Motion

• Introduction

• Motion

• Calculating Acceleration

• Forces

• Newton's Laws of Motion

• Rube Goldberg Design Project

Unit 3: Energy, Work, Power, and Simple Machines

• Introduction

• Energy

• Conservation of Energy and Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy

• Work and Power

• Simple Machines

Unit 4: Heat and Temperature

• Introduction

• Heat and Temperature

• Transfer of Heat Energy

• Specific Heat Capacity

Unit 5: Electricity

• Introduction

• Electricity Basics

• Electric Current

• Circuits

Unit 6: Magnetism

• Introduction

• Introduction to Magnetism

• Magnetism from Electricity

• Electricity from Magnetism

Unit 7: Waves and Sound

• Introduction

• Waves

• Sound

• Resonance and Sound Review

Unit 8: Light, Optics, and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Introduction

• Light

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

Unit 1: Introduction to Science, Matter, and Composition

• Introduction

• Introduction to Science and Metrics

• Lab Safety and Equipment

• Elements and Matter

• States of Matter

Unit 2: Chemical and Physical Properties and Density

• Introduction

• Properties and Changes of Matter

• Introduction to Density

• Density and Buoyancy

Unit 3: Atomic Structure

• Introduction

• The Atom

• Isotopes

Unit 4: Periodic Table

• Introduction

• The Atom and the Periodic Table

• The Modern Periodic Table

• Element and Periodic Table Review

Unit 5: Chemical Bonding

• Introduction

• Ionic Bonding

• Covalent Bonding

• Naming Compounds

• Writing Chemical Formulas

• The Structure of Metals

Unit 6: Chemical Reactions

• Introduction

• Describing Chemical Reactions

• Types of Reactions/Chemical Reactions

• Energy Changes and Reaction Rates

• Equilibrium

Unit 7: Solutions, Acids, and Bases

• Introduction

• Solutions

• Solubility

• Acids and Bases

Unit 8: Nuclear Chemistry

• Introduction

• Radioactivity and Nuclear Decay

• Radioactivity and Half Life

• Fission and Fusion