1: The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, conducts laboratory and field investigations using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical practices.

1.A: demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and field investigations; and

Diffusion

Lab Safety

1.B: demonstrate an understanding of the use and conservation of resources and the proper disposal or recycling of materials.

Water Pollution

2: The student uses scientific methods during laboratory and field investigations.

2.A: know the definition of science and understand that it has limitations, as specified in subsection (b)(2) of this section;

Science and Testability

2.B: plan and implement investigative procedures, including asking questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology;

Bohr Model: Introduction
Circuits
Golf Range
Inclined Plane - Rolling Objects
Pendulum Clock
Real-Time Histogram
Refraction
Sight vs. Sound Reactions
Time Estimation
Vectors

Advanced Mechanical Systems
Hypotheses and Theories
Lab Safety

2.C: collect data and make measurements with precision;

Measuring Trees
Triple Beam Balance

Recording Data

2.D: organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data; and

Calorimetry Lab
Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Electron Configuration
Energy Conversion in a System
Fan Cart Physics
Pendulum Clock
Photoelectric Effect
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
Simple Harmonic Motion
Solving Using Trend Lines

2.E: communicate valid conclusions.

Graphing Skills
Hearing: Frequency and Volume
Period of a Pendulum
Time Estimation

Science and the Media

3: The student uses critical thinking, scientific reasoning, and problem solving to make informed decisions.

3.A: in all fields of science, analyze, evaluate, and critique scientific explanations by using empirical evidence, logical reasoning, and experimental and observational testing, including examining all sides of scientific evidence of those scientific explanations, so as to encourage critical thinking by the student;

Evaluating Scientific Explanations
Science and Testability

3.B: communicate and apply scientific information extracted from various sources such as current events, news reports, published journal articles, and marketing materials;

Solving Using Trend Lines

Evaluating Scientific Explanations
Hypotheses and Theories
Science and the Media

3.C: draw inferences based on data related to promotional materials for products and services;

Science and the Media

3.D: evaluate the impact of research on scientific thought, society, and the environment;

DNA Analysis

Fundamental Forces

3.F: research and describe the history of physics and chemistry and contributions of scientists.

Photoelectric Effect

Fundamental Forces
Special Relativity and Mass-Energy Equivalence

4: The student knows concepts of force and motion evident in everyday life.

4.A: describe and calculate an object's motion in terms of position, displacement, speed, and acceleration;

Atwood Machine
Distance-Time Graphs
Fan Cart Physics
Force and Fan Carts
Free-Fall Laboratory
Golf Range
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Longitudinal Waves
Measuring Motion
Orbital Motion - Kepler's Laws
Period of Mass on a Spring
Ripple Tank

Advanced Mechanical Systems

4.B: measure and graph distance and speed as a function of time using moving toys;

Distance-Time Graphs
Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs
Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs
Force and Fan Carts
Free-Fall Laboratory
Inclined Plane - Simple Machine
Roller Coaster Physics

Advanced Mechanical Systems

4.C: investigate how an object's motion changes only when a net force is applied, including activities and equipment such as toy cars, vehicle restraints, sports activities, and classroom objects;

Atwood Machine
Fan Cart Physics

4.D: assess the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration, noting the relationship is independent of the nature of the force, using equipment such as dynamic carts, moving toys, vehicles, and falling objects;

Atwood Machine
Fan Cart Physics
Force and Fan Carts
Free-Fall Laboratory

4.E: apply the concept of conservation of momentum using action and reaction forces such as students on skateboards;

2D Collisions
Air Track

Advanced Mechanical Systems

4.F: describe the gravitational attraction between objects of different masses at different distances, including satellites; and

Gravitational Force
Gravity Pitch
Orbital Motion - Kepler's Laws
Pith Ball Lab

Fundamental Forces

4.G: examine electrical force as a universal force between any two charged objects and compare the relative strength of the electrical force and gravitational force.

Charge Launcher
Coulomb Force (Static)
Gravitational Force
Pith Ball Lab

Fundamental Forces

5: The student recognizes multiple forms of energy and knows the impact of energy transfer and energy conservation in everyday life.

5.A: recognize and demonstrate that objects and substances in motion have kinetic energy such as vibration of atoms, water flowing down a stream moving pebbles, and bowling balls knocking down pins;

Air Track
Electromagnetic Induction
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy of a Pendulum
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Ripple Tank
Roller Coaster Physics
Temperature and Particle Motion

Energy Sources

5.B: demonstrate common forms of potential energy, including gravitational, elastic, and chemical, such as a ball on an inclined plane, springs, and batteries;

2D Collisions
Air Track
Calorimetry Lab
Cell Energy Cycle
Circuits
Determining a Spring Constant
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy Conversions
Energy of a Pendulum
Inclined Plane - Simple Machine
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Period of Mass on a Spring
Potential Energy on Shelves
Roller Coaster Physics

Chemical Energy

5.C: demonstrate that moving electric charges produce magnetic forces and moving magnets produce electric forces;

Electromagnetic Induction
Magnetic Induction

5.D: investigate the law of conservation of energy;

Air Track
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy of a Pendulum
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Phase Changes
Roller Coaster Physics

5.E: investigate and demonstrate the movement of thermal energy through solids, liquids, and gases by convection, conduction, and radiation such as in weather, living, and mechanical systems;

Calorimetry Lab
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Conduction and Convection
Greenhouse Effect
Heat Absorption
Heat Transfer by Conduction
Herschel Experiment
Phases of Water
Radiation
Refraction

Applications of Quantum Mechanics
Energy Sources

5.F: evaluate the transfer of electrical energy in series and parallel circuits and conductive materials;

Advanced Circuits
Circuit Builder
Circuits
Ripple Tank

Chemical Properties

5.G: explore the characteristics and behaviors of energy transferred by waves, including acoustic, seismic, light, and waves on water as they superpose on one another, bend around corners, reflect off surfaces, are absorbed by materials, and change direction when entering new materials;

Color Absorption
Earthquakes 1 - Recording Station
Earthquakes 2 - Determination of Epicenter
Electromagnetic Induction
Heat Absorption
Herschel Experiment
Laser Reflection
Longitudinal Waves
Penumbra Effect
Photoelectric Effect
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
Ray Tracing (Mirrors)
Refraction
Ripple Tank
Sound Beats and Sine Waves

Energy Sources
Resonance

5.H: analyze energy conversions such as those from radiant, nuclear, and geothermal sources; fossil fuels such as coal, gas, oil; and the movement of water or wind; and

Calorimetry Lab
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy Conversions
Hurricane Motion
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Ripple Tank
Weather Maps

Energy Sources

5.I: critique the advantages and disadvantages of various energy sources and their impact on society and the environment.

Energy Conversions

Energy Sources

6: The student knows that relationships exist between the structure and properties of matter.

6.A: examine differences in physical properties of solids, liquids, and gases as explained by the arrangement and motion of atoms, ions, or molecules of the substances and the strength of the forces of attraction between those particles;

Bohr Model of Hydrogen
Bohr Model: Introduction
Boyle's Law and Charles' Law
Conduction and Convection
Diffusion
Heat Transfer by Conduction
Phase Changes
Phases of Water
Refraction
Solubility and Temperature
Star Spectra
Temperature and Particle Motion

Chemical Properties

6.B: relate chemical properties of substances to the arrangement of their atoms or molecules;

Collision Theory

Chemical Energy
Chemical Properties

6.C: analyze physical and chemical properties of elements and compounds such as color, density, viscosity, buoyancy, boiling point, freezing point, conductivity, and reactivity;

Calorimetry Lab
Circuit Builder
Colligative Properties
Collision Theory
Heat Transfer by Conduction
Magnetism
Mineral Identification
Mystery Powder Analysis
Phase Changes
pH Analysis

Chemical Energy
Chemical Properties

6.D: relate the physical and chemical behavior of an element, including bonding and classification, to its placement on the Periodic Table; and

Covalent Bonds
Electron Configuration
Element Builder
Ionic Bonds

Chemical Properties

6.E: relate the structure of water to its function as a solvent and investigate the properties of solutions and factors affecting gas and solid solubility, including nature of solute, temperature, pressure, pH, and concentration.

Colligative Properties
Freezing Point of Salt Water
Pond Ecosystem
Solubility and Temperature
pH Analysis

Chemical Properties

7: The student knows that changes in matter affect everyday life.

7.A: investigate changes of state as it relates to the arrangement of particles of matter and energy transfer;

Calorimetry Lab
Phase Changes
Phases of Water

Chemical Energy

7.B: recognize that chemical changes can occur when substances react to form different substances and that these interactions are largely determined by the valence electrons;

Covalent Bonds
Ionic Bonds
Mystery Powder Analysis

Chemical Energy
Chemical Properties

7.C: demonstrate that mass is conserved when substances undergo chemical change and that the number and kind of atoms are the same in the reactants and products;

Balancing Chemical Equations
Chemical Changes
Chemical Equations
Limiting Reactants

7.D: analyze energy changes that accompany chemical reactions such as those occurring in heat packs, cold packs, and glow sticks and classify them as exothermic or endothermic reactions;

Chemical Changes

Chemical Energy

7.E: describe types of nuclear reactions such as fission and fusion and their roles in applications such as medicine and energy production; and

Nuclear Decay

Energy Sources
Fundamental Forces
Special Relativity and Mass-Energy Equivalence

7.F: research and describe the environmental and economic impact of the end-products of chemical reactions such as those that may result in acid rain, degradation of water and air quality, and ozone depletion.

Energy Conversions

Energy Sources