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IPS (INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE) CURRICULUM GUIDE
UNIT
1. SCIENCE SKILLS
2. PROPERTIES OF MATTER
CONCEPTS/QUESTIONS
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS*
What are the major branches of
natural science and how do they
overlap?
What is the relationship between
science and technology?
What are the main ideas of physical
science?
What is the goal of a scientific
method?
What units do scientists use for
their measurements?
How do scientists organize and
communicate their data?
11.A.4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e
How do mixtures differ from
pure substances?
What is the main difference among
solutions, suspensions and
colloids?
What are some examples of
physical properties?
When can chemical properties be
observed?
What is the difference between
chemical and physical changes?
12.C.5b
*Illinois state learning standards
for science referred to are found in
appendix 1.
DELIVERY
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch. 1
Lab activities: Measurement lab
(text for this class = Physical
Science: Concepts in Action
Michael Wysession, Davis Frank,
Sophia Yancopoulos
2004 Pearson Prentice Hall Upper
Saddle River NJ)
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.2
Lab activities: Identifying properties
of elements
UNIT
CONCEPTS/QUESTIONS
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS
12.C.4a
DELIVERY
3. STATES OF MATTER
How can kinetic theory and forces
of attraction be used to explain
the behavior of gases, liquids, and
solids?
What factors affect gas pressure?
How are the temperature, volume
and pressure of a gas related?
What are six common phase
changes?
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.3
Lab activities: Classifying phase
changes
4. ATOMIC STRUCTURE
What was Dalton's theory of the
12.C.4b
structure of matter?
What are three subatomic particles?
How are atoms of different elements
similar/different?
What model do scientists use to
describe how electrons behave
in atoms?
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.4
Activities: Drawing atomic structure
5. THE PERIODIC TABLE
How did Mendeleev organize the
12.C.5b
elements in his periodic table?
How is the modern periodic table
organized?
What categories are used to classify
elements on the periodic table?
Why do elements in a group have
similar properties?
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.5
Videos
UNIT
CONCEPTS/QUESTIONS
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS
DELIVERY
6. CHEMICAL BONDS
When is an atom unlikely to react?
How does the structure of an ionic
compound affect its properties?
How are atoms held together
in a covalent bond?
What happens when atoms don't
share electrons equally?
What information do the name and
formula of a compound provide?
12.C.5b
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.6
Activities: Analyzing inks
Modeling molecules
7. CHEMICAL REACTIONS
What is the law of conservation of
mass?
Why do chemists use "the mole"?
What are the general types of
chemical reactions?
What happens to chemical bonds
during chemical reactions?
What happens to energy during a
chemical reaction?
What factors cause reaction rates
to change?
12.C.5a
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.7
Lab activities: Identifying a type of
reaction
8. MOTION
What information is needed to
12.D.4a
describe motion completely?
How are distance and displacement
different?
How are speed and velocity different?
How can changes in velocity be
described?
What is instantaneous acceleration?
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.11
Lab activities: Investigating the
velocity of a sinking
marble
UNIT
CONCEPTS/QUESTIONS
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS
DELIVERY
9. FORCES AND MOTION
How do forces affect the motion of
an object?
What are the main types of friction?
Why does a projectile follow a
curved path?
How did Newton describe
forces and motions which result?
What is Newton's law of universal
gravitation?
12.D.4b
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.12
Demonstrations: Newton's cradle
Lab activities: Investigating a
balloon jet
10. WORK, POWER AND
MACHINES
When does a force do work?
How are work and power related?
How do machines make work
easier?
Why is the efficiency of a machine
always less than 100 percent?
What are the six types of simple
machines?
12.D.4b
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.14
Activities: Friction
Comparing lever arms
11. ENERGY
How are energy and work related?
12.E.4a
What are the major forms of energy?
Can energy be converted from one
form to another?
What is law of conservation of
energy?
What are the major nonrenewable
and renewable sources of energy?
How can energy resources be
conserved?
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.15
Activities: Exploring energy
conversion
World energy use
UNIT
CONCEPTS/QUESTIONS
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS
DELIVERY
12. EARTH'S INTERIOR
What are the characteristics of
Earth's principal layers?
What is a mineral?
What are some important properties
of minerals?
What are the three major groups of
rocks?
How can one type of rock change
into another?
What are plate tectonics and
continental drift?
Why do tectonic plates move?
What causes earthquakes?
Where do most earthquakes occur?
How do volcanoes form?
Where are volcanoes found?
12.E.4b
12.F.4a
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.22
DVD: Supervolcanos, Earthquake
13. WEATHER AND CLIMATE
What is Earth's atmosphere
composed of?
How does the atmosphere affect
conditions on Earth?
What are the characteristics
of the major layers of the
atmosphere?
What two ways in which Earth
moves?
What causes the seasons?
What causes winds?
What happens to the energy Earth
receives from the sun?
How do clouds form?
How do air masses form?
What are four types of fronts?
12.E.4a
12.E.5
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.24
Activities: Tracking the weather
UNIT
CONCEPTS/QUESTIONS
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS
DELIVERY
14. SOLAR SYSTEM
What are some of the models of
the solar system?
What keeps the planets in orbit
around the sun?
How did the moon form?
What is the role of the moon in
causing tides on Earth?
What causes phases of the moon?
How are the inner planets similar?
What are the characteristics of each
of the four inner planets?
What are the characteristics of each
of the five outer planets?
What is the nebular theory?
How does the nebular theory
explain the composition and size
of the planets?
12.F.4a
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.25
Activities: Why the sun seems to
move
Modeling the solar system
15. EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE
What is the source of the sun's
energy?
How are stars categorized?
What elements are found in stars?
How do stars form?
What happens to a star when it runs
out of fuel?
How are stars distributed in space?
What are the characteristics of each
type of star cluster?
What are the types of galaxies?
How do astronomers know the
universe is expanding?
What is the big bang theory and
what evidence supports it?
12.F.4b
12.F.5a, 5b
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch.26
Activates: How bright a light really is
Hubble's constant
Videos