Physical Science Semester Plans:
| WEEK | TOPICS COVERED | NC CURRICULUM GOALS |
| 8/27-8/31 | Scientific Procedure Measurements Physical Properties (mass, length, volume) |
1.01,1.02,1.03,1.04,1.05 |
| 9/3-9/7 | Mass and volume relationship (density) Metric conversions Graphing |
1.04,1.05,5.03 |
| 9/10-9/14 | Motion (speed and velocity) displacement vs. distance |
2.01 |
| 9/17-9/21 | Acceleration Graphing Motion |
2.01 |
| 9/24-9/28 | Forces- Newton's Laws of Motion F=ma Other forces (friction, centripetal, inertia, projectiles) |
2.02 |
| 10/1-10/5 | Energy-Potential and Kinetic Conservation of Energy |
3.01 |
| 10/9-10/12 | Thermal energy and heat Work/energy relationship |
3.03,3.02 |
| 10/15-10/19 | Specific Heat Laws of Thermodynamics States of Matter |
3.03 |
| 10/22-10/26 | Properties of gases mixtures and solutions |
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| 10/29-11/2 | Solubility Chemical vs. Physical Changes |
6.04,6.05 |
| 11/5-11/9 | Atomic Structure Periodic Table |
5.01,5.02,6.01 |
| 11/13-11/16 | Metals and nonmetals Chemical compounds/combining atoms |
6.02 |
| 11/19-11/21 | Chemical Reactions (types and balancing) | 6.03,6.04 |
| 11/26-11/30 | Redox reactions Radioactivity |
6.06,6.03 |
| 12/3-12/7 | Acids and Bases (pH) Energy in Waves (mechanical) |
6.05,3.04 |
| 12/10-12/14 | Energy in waves (light and electromagnetic waves) | 3.04 |
| 12/17-12-19 | Electricity | 4.01,4.02,4.03 |
| 1/3-1/4 | Magnetism | 4.03 |
| 1/7-1/11 | Exam Review | |
| 1/14-1/18 | EOC Exams |