Learning Standards
PS.M.1.b: Properties of matter
Density
Density Experiment: Slice and Dice
Density Laboratory
Density via Comparison
Determining Density via Water Displacement
PS.M.1.c: States of matter and its changes
Colligative Properties
Freezing Point of Salt Water
Melting Points
Phase Changes
Phases of Water
PS.M.2.a: Models of the atom (components)
Average Atomic Mass
Bohr Model of Hydrogen
Bohr Model: Introduction
Element Builder
PS.M.2.b: Ions (cations and anions)
PS.M.2.c: Isotopes
Average Atomic Mass
Element Builder
Isotopes
PS.M.3.a: Periodic law
Electron Configuration
Periodic Trends
PS.M.3.b: Representative groups
Electron Configuration
Ionic Bonds
PS.M.4.a: Bonding (ionic and covalent)
Covalent Bonds
Ionic Bonds
Melting Points
PS.M.5.a: Chemical reactions
Balancing Chemical Equations
Chemical Changes
Chemical Equations
Collision Theory
Equilibrium and Concentration
Equilibrium and Pressure
Limiting Reactants
Reaction Energy
Stoichiometry
Titration
PS.M.5.b: Nuclear reactions
Half-life
Nuclear Decay
Nuclear Reactions
PS.EW.1.a: Quantifying kinetic energy
Air Track
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy of a Pendulum
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Roller Coaster Physics
Sled Wars
Trebuchet
PS.EW.1.b: Quantifying gravitational potential energy
Air Track
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy of a Pendulum
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Potential Energy on Shelves
Roller Coaster Physics
Sled Wars
2D Collisions
Air Track
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy of a Pendulum
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Pulley Lab
Roller Coaster Physics
Sled Wars
Trebuchet
PS.EW.3.a: Refraction, reflection, diffraction, absorption, superposition
Basic Prism
Color Absorption
Herschel Experiment - Metric
Laser Reflection
Longitudinal Waves
Phased Array
Refraction
Ripple Tank
Sound Beats and Sine Waves
Waves
PS.EW.3.b: Radiant energy and the electromagnetic spectrum
Basic Prism
Bohr Model of Hydrogen
Bohr Model: Introduction
Herschel Experiment
Herschel Experiment - Metric
Radiation
Star Spectra
PS.EW.3.c: Doppler shift
Doppler Shift
Doppler Shift Advanced
Calorimetry Lab
Energy Conversion in a System
Heat Absorption
Heat Transfer by Conduction
Herschel Experiment
Herschel Experiment - Metric
Radiation
Temperature and Particle Motion
PS.EW.5.a: Movement of electrons
PS.EW.5.b: Current
Advanced Circuits
Circuit Builder
Circuits
Electromagnetic Induction
PS.EW.5.c: Electric potential (voltage)
Advanced Circuits
Circuit Builder
Circuits
Electromagnetic Induction
PS.EW.5.d: Resistors and transfer of energy
Advanced Circuits
Circuit Builder
Circuits
PS.FM.1.a: Introduction to one-dimensional vectors
Atwood Machine
Free-Fall Laboratory
PS.FM.1.b: Displacement, velocity (constant, average and instantaneous) and acceleration
Distance-Time Graphs - Metric
Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs - Metric
Fan Cart Physics
Feed the Monkey (Projectile Motion)
Free-Fall Laboratory
Golf Range
PS.FM.1.c: Interpreting position vs. time and velocity vs. time graphs
Distance-Time Graphs - Metric
Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs - Metric
Fan Cart Physics
Free-Fall Laboratory
PS.FM.2.a: Force diagrams
Atwood Machine
Free-Fall Laboratory
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Pith Ball Lab
PS.FM.2.b: Types of forces (gravity, friction, normal, tension)
Atwood Machine
Coulomb Force (Static)
Free-Fall Laboratory
Gravitational Force
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Pith Ball Lab
PS.FM.2.c: Field model for forces at a distance
Coulomb Force (Static)
Gravitational Force
Magnetism
Pith Ball Lab
PS.FM.3.a: Objects at rest
Atwood Machine
Fan Cart Physics
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
PS.FM.3.b: Objects moving with constant velocity
Atwood Machine
Fan Cart Physics
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
PS.FM.3.c: Accelerating objects
Atwood Machine
Crumple Zones
Fan Cart Physics
Free-Fall Laboratory
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Big Bang Theory - Hubble's Law
Big Bang Theory - Hubble's Law
PS.U.3.a: Formation: stages of evolution
PS.U.3.b: Fusion in stars
Correlation last revised: 9/15/2020