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**[[file:physicalscienceeidson/Physical Science GA HS Standards.pdf|Course Road Map: Georgia HS Standards - Physical Science]]**
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**Course Units:**
= FIRST TERM = __//** 1. Phases of Matter **//__ //Objectives: The Student Will... // a. Compare and contrast the atomic/molecular motion of solids, liquids, gases and plasmas. b. Relate temperature, pressure, and volume of gases to the behavior of gases
 * SPS5. Compare and contrast the phases of matter as they relate to atomic and molecular motion. **

//Objectives: The Student Will... // a. Calculate density when given a means to determine a substance’s mass and volume.
 * SPS2. Explore the nature of matter, its classifications, and its system for naming types of matter. **

__//** 2. Energy in a System **//__ //Objectives: The Student Will... // a. Identify energy transformations within a system (e.g. lighting of a match). b. Investigate molecular motion as it relates to thermal energy changes in terms of conduction, convection, and radiation. c. Determine the heat capacity of a substance using mass, specific heat, and temperature. d. Explain the flow of energy in phase changes through the use of a phase diagram.
 * SPS7. Relate transformations and flow of energy within a system. **

__//** 3. Force, Mass, and Motion **//__ //Objectives: The Student Will... // a. Calculate velocity and acceleration. b. Apply Newton’s three laws to everyday situations by explaining the following: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Inertia <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Relationship between force, mass and acceleration <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Equal and opposite forces <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">c. Relate falling objects to gravitational force <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">d. Explain the difference in mass and weight. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">e. Calculate amounts of work and mechanical advantage using simple machines.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">SPS8. Determine relationships among force, mass, and motion. **

__//** 4. Wave Properties **//__ //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Objectives: The Student Will... // <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">a. Recognize that all waves transfer energy. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">b. Relate frequency and wavelength to the energy of different types of electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">c. Compare and contrast the characteristics of electromagnetic and mechanical (sound) waves. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">d. Investigate the phenomena of reflection, refraction, interference, and diffraction. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">e. Relate the speed of sound to different mediums. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">f. Explain the Doppler Effect in terms of everyday interactions.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">SPS9. Investigate the properties of waves. **

__//** 5. Atomic Theory: **//__

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">SPS1. Investigate our current understanding of the atom. **
//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Objectives: The Student Will... // <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">a. Examine the structure of the atom in terms of <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. proton, electron, and neutron locations. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. atomic mass and atomic number. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. atoms with different numbers of neutrons (isotopes). <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. explain the relationship of the proton number to the element’s identity. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">b. Compare and contrast ionic and covalent bonds in terms of electron movement.

__//** 6. Periodic Table: **//__ //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Objectives: The Student Will... // <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">a. Determine the trends of the following: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Number of valence electrons <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Types of ions formed by representative elements <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Location of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Phases at room temperature <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">b. Use the Periodic Table to predict the above properties for representative elements.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Standard: SPS4. Investigate the arrangement of the Periodic Table. **

= SECOND TERM = __//** 7. Nature and Classification of Matter **//__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">b. Predict formulas for stable binary ionic compounds based on balance of charges. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">c. //Use IUPAC nomenclature for transition between chemical names and chemical formulas of// //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. binary ionic compounds (containing representative elements). // <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">//2. binary covalent compounds (i.e. carbon dioxide, carbon tetrachloride).// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">d. Demonstrate the Law of Conservation of Matter in a chemical reaction. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">e. Apply the Law of Conservation of Matter by balancing the following types of chemical <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">equations: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Synthesis <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Decomposition <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Single Replacement <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Double Replacement
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">SPS2. Explore the nature of matter, its classifications, and its system for naming types of matter. **

__//** 8. Radioactivity **//__

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">SPS3. Distinguish the characteristics and components of radioactivity. **
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Objectives: The Student Will... // <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">a. Differentiate among alpha and beta particles and gamma radiation. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">b. Differentiate between fission and fusion. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">c. Explain the process half-life as related to radioactive decay. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">d. Describe nuclear energy, its practical application as an alternative energy source, and <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">its potential problems.

__//** 9. Solutions **//__ //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Objectives: The Student Will... // <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">a. Describe solutions in terms of <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. solute/solvent <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. conductivity <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. concentration <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">b. Observe factors affecting the rate a solute dissolves in a specific solvent. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">c. Demonstrate that solubility is related to temperature by constructing a solubility curve. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">d. Compare and contrast the components and properties of acids and bases. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">e. Determine whether common household substances are acidic, basic, or neutral.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">SPS6. Investigate the properties of solutions. **

__//** 10. Electricity and Magnetism **//__ //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Objectives: The Student Will... // <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">a. Investigate static electricity in terms of <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. friction <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. induction <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. conduction <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">b. Explain the flow of electrons in terms of <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. alternating and direct current. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. the relationship among voltage, resistance and current. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. simple series and parallel circuits. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">c. Investigate applications of magnetism and/or its relationship to the movement of electrical <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">charge as it relates to <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. electromagnets <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. simple motors <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. permanent magnets
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">SPS10. Investigate the properties of electricity and magnetism. **