Duration
10 Months
Prerequisites
None
Requirements
None
Course Summary
The course covers physical science, focusing on matter, energy, chemical reactions, forces, machines, and energy transformations. It also explores electric and magnetic fields, wave properties of sound and light, and the use of electromagnetic waves in communication and space exploration.
By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:
Apply the steps of the scientific method to explain phenomena involving matter and energy.
Classify matter by its composition and properties.
Model atomic and molecular structures of substances.
Explain the relationship between thermal energy and states of matter.
Describe the Bohr model of an atom.
Research historical models of the atom developed by scientists.
Compare properties of reactants and products to determine whether a chemical reaction has occurred.
Develop a model to show that atoms are conserved in chemical reactions.
Describe energy changes that occur during a chemical reaction.
Design, build, test, and modify a device that relies on a transfer of thermal energy.
Describe the properties and uses of synthetic materials and how they affect society.
Identify and sketch forces that act on real-world objects.
Analyze the motion of objects using words, equations, and graphs.
Explain how the concepts of force and motion are related.
Analyze input and output forces in simple machines. Solve problems involving work and power.
Design, build, test, and modify a device that uses one or more simple machines.
Construct arguments that support the law of universal gravitation.
Identify factors that determine the strength of forces created by electric charge and by magnets.
Describe how current flows through series and parallel electric circuits.
Differentiate between electromagnets, generators, and motors.
Identify different forms of energy and discuss how energy flows through systems.
Explain how the position of an object in a force field relates to its potential energy.
Compute the kinetic energy of moving objects.
Define the law of conservation of energy.
Analyze models that show how heat flows between objects at different temperatures.
Design, build, and test a device that involves transfer of thermal energy.
Classify waves based on their characteristics and use mathematics to model them.
Interpret models of interactions of light and matter.
Assess how light from objects in space provides information about their temperature, composition, and distance.
Compare and contrast the use of digital and analog signals in communication.