Physical+Science+Honors+Notebook

Physical Science Honors NC Wise Number 30102 Course: Physical Science Craven Early College 800 College Court New Bern, NC 28562 Principal: Daniel Colvin daniel.colvin@craven.k12.nc.us LEA:250 Superintendent: Larry Moser 3600 Trent Road New Bern, NC 28562

This course will cover concepts and theories relating to the scientific field of physical science. Concepts covered will include motion and forces, energy, matter, atomic structure, chemical bonds, organic compounds, solutions, reactions, acids and bases, waves, lights, and sound, and electricity and magnetism. The students will learn through research, group and individual projects, models, interactive assignments, and application of scientific theories through laboratory experiments.
 * Course Description:**

1.01 Identify questions and problems that can be answered through scientific investigations. 1.02 Design and conduct scientific investigations to answer questions about the physical world. 1.03 Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence to: 1.04 Apply safety procedures in the laboratory and in field studies: 1.05 Analyze reports of scientific investigations from an informed scientifically literate viewpoint including considerations of: 2.01 Measure and mathematically/graphically analyze motion: 2.02 Investigate and analyze forces as interactions that can change motion: 3.01 Investigate and analyze storage of energy: 3.02 Investigate and analyze transfer of energy by work: 3.03 Investigate and analyze transfer of energy by heating: 3.04 Investigate and analyze the transfer of energy by waves: 4.01 Investigate and analyze the nature of static electricity and the conservation of electrical charge: 4.02 Investigate and analyze direct current electrical circuits: 4.03 Investigate and analyze magnetism and the practical applications of the characteristics of magnets. 5.01 Develop an understanding of how scientific processes have led to the current atomic theory. 5.02 Examine the nature of atomic structure: 5.03 Identify substances through the investigation of physical properties: 6.01 Analyze the periodic trends in the physical and chemical properties of elements. 6.02 Investigate and analyze the formation and nomenclature of simple inorganic compounds. 6.03 Identify the reactants and products of chemical reactions and balance simple equations of various types: 6.04 Measure and analyze the indicators of chemical change including: 6.05 Investigate and analyze the properties and composition of solutions: 6.06 Describe and explain radioactivity and its practical application as an alternative energy source:
 * Goals and Objectives:**
 * ~ Competency Goal 1: The learner will develop abilities necessary to do and understand scientific inquiry. ||
 * **Objectives**
 * Create testable hypotheses
 * Identify variables.
 * Use a control or comparison group when appropriate.
 * Select and use appropriate measurement tools.
 * Collect and record data.
 * Organize data into charts and graphs.
 * Analyze and interpret data.
 * Communicate findings.
 * Explain observations.
 * Make inferences and predictions.
 * Explain the relationship between evidence and explanation.
 * Recognize and avoid potential hazards.
 * Safely manipulate materials and equipment needed for scientific investigations.
 * Appropriate sample.
 * Adequacy of experimental controls.
 * Replication of findings.
 * Alternative interpretations of the data. ||
 * ~ Competency Goal 2: The learner will construct an understanding of forces and motion. ||
 * **Objectives**
 * Frame of reference (all motion is relative - there is no motionless frame).
 * Uniform motion.
 * Acceleration.
 * In the absence of a force, an object in motion will remain in motion or an object at rest will remain at rest until acted on by an unbalanced force.
 * Change in motion of an object (acceleration) is directly proportional to the unbalanced outside force and inversely proportional to the mass.
 * Whenever one object exerts a force on another, an equal and opposite force is exerted by the second on the first. ||
 * ~ Competency Goal 3: The learner will analyze energy and its conservation. ||
 * **Objectives**
 * Kinetic energy.
 * Potential energies: gravitational, chemical, electrical, elastic, nuclear.
 * Thermal energy.
 * Force.
 * Distance.
 * Thermal energy flows from a higher to a lower temperature.
 * Energy will not spontaneously flow from a lower temperature to a higher temperature.
 * It is impossible to build a machine that does nothing but convert thermal energy into useful work.
 * General characteristics of waves: amplitude, frequency, period, wavelength, velocity of propagation.
 * Mechanical waves.
 * Sound waves.
 * Electromagnetic waves (radiation). ||
 * ~ Competency Goal 4: The learner will construct an understanding of electricity and magnetism. ||
 * **Objectives**
 * Positive and negative charges.
 * Opposite charges attract and like charges repel.
 * Analyze the electrical charging of objects due to the transfer of charge.
 * Ohm's law.
 * Series circuits.
 * Parallel circuits.
 * Permanent magnets
 * Electromagnetism
 * Movement of electrical charges ||
 * ~ Competency Goal 5: The learner will build an understanding of the structure and properties of matter. ||
 * **Objectives**
 * Dalton's atomic theory.
 * J.J. Thomson's model of the atom.
 * Rutherford's gold foil experiment
 * Bohr's planetary model.
 * Electron cloud model.
 * Protons.
 * Neutrons.
 * Electrons.
 * Atomic mass.
 * Atomic number.
 * Isotopes.
 * Density.
 * Melting point.
 * Boiling point. ||
 * ~ Competency Goal 6: The learner will build an understanding of regularities in chemistry. ||
 * **Objectives**
 * Groups (families).
 * Periods.
 * Ionic bonds (including oxidation numbers).
 * Covalent bonds.
 * Metallic bonds.
 * Single replacement.
 * Double replacement.
 * Decomposition.
 * Synthesis.
 * Development of a gas.
 * Formation of a precipitate.
 * Release/absorption of energy (heat or light).
 * Solubility curves.
 * Concentration.
 * Polarity.
 * pH scale.
 * Electrical conductivity.
 * Alpha, beta, and gamma decay.
 * Fission.
 * Fusion.
 * Nuclear waste. ||

Please view Compentecy Goals 1-6
 * Concepts:**

Please see Objectives
 * Issues:**

Students will learn concepts through discrepant events, technology-based projects, problem-based learning, collaborative learning, lecture, and research-based projects. Students are expected to attend and particpate in class every day. Students will also be measured by formal and informal assessments. Students are expected to be proficient on every end of quarter test. Students will learn all goals that the state of North Carolina has set for the Physical Science course.
 * Expectations of Students:**


 * Assignments:**


 * Timeline:**

Please view Physical Science wikispace or NCDPI for Physical Science
 * Pacing Guide:**

Please view syllabus/agenda for all assessment dates - state and local
 * Assessments:**

Please view Physical Science folder. Rubrics are used for projects.
 * Rubrics:**

Quarterly Tests: (4 @10% each) 40% Class Participation/Quizzes: 10% Notebook Quizzes: (4 @ 5% each) 20% Group Projects: (2 @ 10% each) 20% Individual Multimedia Project: 10%
 * Grading:**

A = 93 – 100% B = 85 – 92% C = 78 – 84% D = 70 – 77% F =69% and below
 * Grading Rubric:**

Computer, projector, internet, Microsoft Office/Google Docs, newspapers, magazines, wikispaces, syllabus, science lab equipment.
 * Instructional Materials:**