Grade Level Expectations
C.PS.1: Measurement and Symbolic Representation
C.PS.1.1: Convert metric system units involving length, mass, volume, and time using dimensional analysis (i.e., factor-label method)
Density Experiment: Slice and Dice
Density Laboratory
Determining Density via Water Displacement
Stoichiometry
C.PS.1.2: Differentiate between accuracy and precision and evaluate percent error
C.PS.1.3: Determine the significant figures based on precision of measurement for stated quantities
C.PS.1.5: Write and name formulas for ionic and covalent compounds
C.PS.1.6: Write and name the chemical formula for the products that form from the reaction of selected reactants
Covalent Bonds
Dehydration Synthesis
Ionic Bonds
Limiting Reactants
Stoichiometry
C.PS.1.7: Write a balanced symbolic equation from a word equation
Balancing Chemical Equations
Chemical Equation Balancing
C.PS.2: Atomic Structure
C.PS.2.8: Analyze the development of the modern atomic theory from a historical perspective
Bohr Model of Hydrogen
Bohr Model: Introduction
Element Builder
C.PS.2.9: Draw accurate valence electron configurations and Lewis dot structures for selected molecules, ionic and covalent compounds, and chemical equations
Balancing Chemical Equations
Chemical Equation Balancing
Covalent Bonds
Electron Configuration
Limiting Reactants
C.PS.2.10: Differentiate among alpha, beta, and gamma emissions
C.PS.2.11: Calculate the amount of radioactive substance remaining after a given number of half-lives has passed
C.PS.2.12: Describe the uses of radioactive isotopes and radiation in such areas as plant and animal research, health care, and food preservation
C.PS.2.13: Identify the number of bonds an atom can form given the number of valence electrons
Covalent Bonds
Dehydration Synthesis
Electron Configuration
Element Builder
Ionic Bonds
C.PS.3: The Structure and Properties of Matter
C.PS.3.14: Identify unknowns as elements, compounds, or mixtures based on physical properties (e.g., density, melting point, boiling point, solubility)
Density Laboratory
Density via Comparison
Freezing Point of Salt Water
Solubility and Temperature
C.PS.3.15: Predict the physical and chemical properties of an element based only on its location in the periodic table
Electron Configuration
Mystery Powder Analysis
C.PS.3.16: Predict the stable ion(s) an element is likely to form when it reacts with other specified elements
C.PS.3.18: Given the concentration of a solution, calculate the predicted change in its boiling and freezing points
Colligative Properties
Freezing Point of Salt Water
Phase Changes
C.PS.3.20: Express concentration in terms of molarity, molality, and normality
C.PS.3.22: Predict the kind of bond that will form between two elements based on electronic structure and electronegativity of the elements (e.g., ionic, polar, nonpolar)
C.PS.3.23: Model chemical bond formation by using Lewis dot diagrams for ionic, polar, and nonpolar compounds
C.PS.3.25: Name selected structural formulas of organic compounds
C.PS.3.26: Differentiate common biological molecules, such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids by using structural formulas
Dehydration Synthesis
Ionic Bonds
RNA and Protein Synthesis
C.PS.3.27: Investigate and model hybridization in carbon compounds
C.PS.3.29: Predict the properties of a gas based on gas laws (e.g., temperature, pressure, volume)
C.PS.3.30: Solve problems involving heat flow and temperature changes by using known values of specific heat and latent heat of phase change
Calorimetry Lab
Energy Conversion in a System
Heat Absorption
Phase Changes
C.PS.4: Chemical Reactions
C.PS.4.31: Describe chemical changes and reactions using diagrams and descriptions of the reactants, products, and energy changes
C.PS.4.33: Calculate pH of acids, bases, and salt solutions based on the concentration of hydronium and hydroxide ions
pH Analysis
pH Analysis: Quad Color Indicator
C.PS.4.34: Describe chemical changes by developing word equations, balanced formula equations, and net ionic equations
Balancing Chemical Equations
Chemical Equation Balancing
C.PS.4.36: Identify the substances gaining and losing electrons in simple oxidation-reduction reactions
C.PS.4.38: Relate the law of conservation of matter to the rearrangement of atoms in a balanced chemical equation
Balancing Chemical Equations
Chemical Equation Balancing
Element Builder
C.PS.4.39: Conduct an investigation in which the masses of the reactants and products from a chemical reaction are calculated
Limiting Reactants
Triple Beam Balance
C.PS.4.41: Apply knowledge of stoichiometry to solve mass/mass, mass/volume, volume/volume, and mole/mole problems
Density Experiment: Slice and Dice
Density Laboratory
Stoichiometry
C.PS.4.42: Differentiate between activation energy in endothermic reactions and exothermic reactions
C.PS.4.43: Graph and compute the energy changes that occur when a substance, such as water, goes from a solid to a liquid state, and then to a gaseous state
Freezing Point of Salt Water
Phase Changes
ES.ESS.1: Energy in Earth's System
ES.ESS.1.1: Describe what happens to the solar energy received by Earth every day
ES.ESS.1.2: Trace the flow of heat energy through the processes in the water cycle
ES.ESS.1.3: Describe the effect of natural insulation on energy transfer in a closed system
ES.ESS.1.4: Describe the relationship between seasonal changes in the angle of incoming solar radiation and its consequences to Earth’s temperature (e.g., direct vs. slanted rays)
Seasons Around the World
Seasons in 3D
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Seasons: Why do we have them?
ES.ESS.1.6: Discuss how heat energy is generated at the inner core-outer core boundary
ES.ESS.1.7: Analyze how radiant heat from the Sun is absorbed and transmitted by several different earth materials
Bohr Model of Hydrogen
Bohr Model: Introduction
Herschel Experiment
Seasons Around the World
Seasons in 3D
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Seasons: Why do we have them?
ES.ESS.1.8: Explain why weather only occurs in the tropospheric layer of Earth's atmosphere
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Seasons Around the World
Seasons in 3D
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Seasons: Why do we have them?
ES.ESS.1.10: Analyze the mechanisms that drive weather and climate patterns and relate them to the three methods of heat transfer
ES.ESS.1.11: Describe the processes that drive lithospheric plate movements (i.e., radioactive decay, friction, convection)
ES.ESS.1.12: Relate lithospheric plate movements to the occurrences of earthquakes, volcanoes, mid-ocean ridge systems, and off-shore trenches found on Earth
Earthquake - Determination of Epicenter
Earthquake - Recording Station
Plate Tectonics
ES.ESS.2: Geochemical Cycles
ES.ESS.2.13: Explain how stable elements and atoms are recycled during natural geologic processes
Element Builder
Rock Cycle
Water Cycle
ES.ESS.3: The Origin and Evolution of the Earth System
ES.ESS.3.18: Use data from radioactive dating techniques to estimate the age of earth materials
ES.ESS.3.21: Use fossil records to explain changes in the concentration of atmospheric oxygen over time
Human Evolution - Skull Analysis
ES.ESS.3.22: Analyze data related to a variety of natural processes to determine the time frame of the changes involved (e.g., formation of sedimentary rock layers, deposition of ash layers, fossilization of plant or animal species)
Rock Classification
Rock Cycle
ES.ESS.4: The Origin and Evolution of the Universe
ES.ESS.4.25: Using the surface temperature and absolute magnitude data of a selected star, locate its placement on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and infer its color, size, and life stage
ES.ESS.4.26: Identify the elements present in selected stars, given spectrograms of known elements and those of the selected stars
ES.ESS.4.28: Identify the relationship between orbital velocity and orbital diameter
Orbital Motion - Kepler's Laws
Solar System Explorer
ES.ESS.4.29: Demonstrate the elliptical shape of Earth’s orbit and describe how the point of orbital focus changes during the year
Seasons Around the World
Seasons in 3D
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Seasons: Why do we have them?
Solar System Explorer
ES.SE.1: Ecological Systems and Interactions
ES.SE.1.1: Describe the abiotic and biotic factors that distinguish Earth's major ecological systems
ES.SE.1.3: Use the 10% rule and data analysis to measure the flow of energy as represented by biomass in a system
ES.SE.1.4: Determine the effects of limiting factors on a population and describe the concept of carrying capacity
Food Chain
Rabbit Population by Season
ES.SE.1.6: Analyze the consequences of changes in selected divisions of the biosphere (e.g., ozone depletion, global warming, acid rain)
ES.SE.1.7: Illustrate the flow of carbon, water, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus through an ecosystem
Dehydration Synthesis
Food Chain
Forest Ecosystem
Prairie Ecosystem
ES.SE.1.8: Explain how species in an ecosystem interact and link in a complex web
Food Chain
Forest Ecosystem
Prairie Ecosystem
ES.SE.1.9: Cite and explain examples of organisms’ adaptations to environmental pressures over time
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Natural Selection
ES.SE.1.10: Analyze the effect of an invasive species on the biodiversity within ecosystems
Forest Ecosystem
Prairie Ecosystem
ES.SE.1.11: Explain why biodiversity is essential to the survival of organisms
ES.SE.1.12: Give examples and describe the effect of pollutants on selected populations
ES.SE.2: Resources and Resource Management
ES.SE.2.14: Analyze data to determine the effect of preservation practices compared to conservation practices for a sample species
ES.SE.3: Environmental Awareness and Protection
ES.SE.3.19: Determine the interrelationships of clean water, land, and air to the success of organisms in a given population
ES.SE.3.21: Analyze the effect of common social, economic, technological, and political considerations on environmental policy
ES.SE.3.23: Describe the relationship between public support and the enforcement of environmental policies
ES.SE.4: Personal Choices and Responsible Actions
ES.SE.4.24: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of using disposable items versus reusable items
Rabbit Population by Season
Water Pollution
ES.SE.4.25: Discuss how education and collaboration can affect the prevention and control of a selected pollutant
ES.SE.4.26: Determine local actions that can affect the global environment
Greenhouse Effect
Rabbit Population by Season
Water Pollution
ES.SE.4.27: Describe how accountability toward the environment affects sustainability
ES.SE.4.28: Discuss the reduction of combustible engines needed to significantly decrease CO2 in the troposphere
Greenhouse Effect
Water Pollution
P.PS.1: Measurement and Symbolic Representation
P.PS.1.1: Measure and determine the physical quantities of an object or unknown sample using correct prefixes and metric system units (e.g., mass, charge, pressure, volume, temperature, density)
Density Experiment: Slice and Dice
Density Laboratory
Density via Comparison
Determining Density via Water Displacement
P.PS.1.3: Determine accuracy and precision of measured data
P.PS.1.4: Perform dimensional analysis to verify problem set-up
P.PS.1.5: Use trigonometric functions to make indirect measurements
P.PS.2: Forces and Motion
P.PS.2.7: Relate gravitational force to mass and distance
P.PS.2.8: Compare and calculate electrostatic forces acting within and between atoms to the gravitational forces acting between atoms
Charge Launcher
Coulomb Force (Static)
Gravitational Force
P.PS.2.9: Describe and measure motion in terms of position, displacement time, and the derived quantities of velocity and acceleration
Distance-Time Graphs
Fan Cart Physics
Force and Fan Carts
Freefall Laboratory
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Uniform Circular Motion
P.PS.2.10: Determine constant velocity and uniform acceleration mathematically and graphically
Distance-Time Graphs
Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
P.PS.2.11: Plot and interpret displacement-time and velocity-time graphs and explain how these two types of graphs are interrelated
Atwood Machine
Distance-Time Graphs
Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs
Fan Cart Physics
Freefall Laboratory
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Roller Coaster Physics
Uniform Circular Motion
P.PS.2.12: Model scalar and vector quantities
P.PS.2.13: Solve for missing variables in kinematic equations relating to actual situations
Atwood Machine
Distance-Time Graphs
Fan Cart Physics
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
P.PS.2.14: Add and resolve vectors graphically and mathematically to determine resultant/equilibrant of concurrent force vectors
Adding Vectors
Determining a Spring Constant
Force and Fan Carts
Vectors
P.PS.2.15: Calculate centripetal force and acceleration in circular motion
P.PS.2.16: Analyze circular motion to solve problems relating to angular velocity, acceleration, momentum, and torque
Force and Fan Carts
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Roller Coaster Physics
Torque and Moment of Inertia
Uniform Circular Motion
P.PS.2.17: Analyze simple harmonic motion
Energy of a Pendulum
Longitudinal Waves
Period of Mass on a Spring
Simple Harmonic Motion
P.PS.2.18: Demonstrate the independence of perpendicular components in projectile motion and predict the optimum angles and velocities of projectiles
P.PS.3: Energy
P.PS.3.19: Explain quantitatively the conversion between kinetic and potential energy for objects in motion (e.g., roller coaster, pendulum)
Air Track
Energy of a Pendulum
Inclined Plane - Rolling Objects
Inclined Plane - Simple Machine
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Pendulum Clock
Period of a Pendulum
Potential Energy on Shelves
Roller Coaster Physics
Simple Harmonic Motion
P.PS.3.20: Calculate the mechanical advantage and efficiency of simple machines and explain the loss of efficiency using the dynamics of the machines
Inclined Plane - Simple Machine
Torque and Moment of Inertia
P.PS.3.21: Explain and calculate the conversion of one form of energy to another (e.g., chemical to thermal, thermal to mechanical, magnetic to electrical)
P.PS.3.22: Analyze energy transformations using the law of conservation of energy
Energy Conversion in a System
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Period of a Pendulum
P.PS.3.23: Apply the law of conservation of momentum to collisions in one and two dimensions, including angular momentum
P.PS.3.24: Apply the concept of momentum to actual situations with different masses and velocities
2D Collisions
Air Track
Roller Coaster Physics
P.PS.4: Interactions of Energy and Matter
P.PS.4.25: Determine the relationships among amplitude, wavelength, frequency, period, and velocity in different media
Basic Prism
Earthquake - Determination of Epicenter
Refraction
Sound Beats and Sine Waves
P.PS.4.26: Evaluate how different media affect the properties of reflection, refraction, diffraction, polarization, and interference
Basic Prism
Laser Reflection
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
Refraction
P.PS.4.27: Investigate and construct diagrams to illustrate the laws of reflection and refraction
Basic Prism
Laser Reflection
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
Refraction
P.PS.4.28: Draw constructive and destructive interference patterns and explain how the principle of superposition applies to wave propagation
Longitudinal Waves
Sound Beats and Sine Waves
P.PS.4.29: Describe observed electrostatic phenomena, calculate Coulomb’s law, and test charge pole, electric field, and magnetic field
Coulomb Force (Static)
Pith Ball Lab
P.PS.4.30: Construct basic electric circuits and solve problems involving voltage, current, resistance, power, and energy
Advanced Circuits
Circuits
Household Energy Usage
P.PS.4.32: Compare properties of electromagnetic and mechanical waves
Earthquake - Recording Station
Longitudinal Waves
P.PS.4.34: Compare the properties of the electromagnetic spectrum as a wave and as a particle
Bohr Model of Hydrogen
Bohr Model: Introduction
Photoelectric Effect
Refraction
P.PS.4.35: Analyze the Doppler effect of a moving wave source
Doppler Shift
Doppler Shift Advanced
Correlation last revised: 3/25/2010