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Stacey G. Thomas Science Concepts Curriculum Guide 2015-2016 Timeline Big Idea Objectives Review Concepts Scope and Sequence Instructional Activities Assessment Unit 1 Science and Technology? 4 weeks Science Skills 1. Identify and clarify research questions and design experiments 2. Manipulate variables in experiments using appropriate procedures 3. Collect, organize, and analyze data accurately and precisely 4. Interpret results and draw conclusions, revising hypotheses as necessary and/or formulating additional questions or explanations 5. Write and speak effectively to present and explain scientific results, using appropriate terminology and graphics 6. Safely use laboratory equipment and techniques when conducting scientific investigations 7. Use appropriate SI units for length, mass, time, temperature, quantity, area, volume, and density, and describe the relationships among SI unit prefixes (e.g., centi-, milli-, kilo-) and how SI units are related to analogous English units 8. Compare science and technology Scientific Method Metric Measurement Ch. 1 Nature of Science Ch. 2 Science, Technology and Society Class discussions, cooperative groups, internet search, assigned VIDEOS and readings Project: Testing Claims-Saving Paper Towels Labs: Metric Measurement, Spark Inquiry Scientific Method Activities: Comparing Graphs Quizzes Metric Mastery Test Lab/Activity Questions VIDEO and Reading Homework Constructed Response Test Stacey G. Thomas Science Concepts Curriculum Guide 2015-2016 TIMELINE BIG IDEA OBJECTIVES REVIEW CONCEPTS SCOPE AND SEQUENCE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES ASSESSMENT UNIT 2 Motion and Forces 4 Weeks Understanding the nature of motion and forces helps us understand how motion occurs 1. Relate speed to distance and time 2. Distinguish between speed and velocity 3. Recognize that all moving objects have momentum 4. Solve problems involving time, distance, velocity and momentum 5. Calculate the acceleration of an object 6. Describe how force affects the motion of an object 7. Distinguish between balanced and unbalanced forces 8. Explain how friction affects the motion of an object 9. State Newton’s three laws of motion, and apply them to physical situations 10. Calculate force, mass, and acceleration with Newton’s second law. 11. Recognize that the free-fall acceleration near Earth’s surface is independent of the mass of the falling object 12. Explain the difference between mass and weight 13. Identify paired forces on interacting objects. Newton’s Laws of Motion Graphing and Metric Measurement Ch. 3 Motion, Acceleration, and Forces (Glencoe, Physical Science) Ch. 4 The Laws of Motion (Glencoe, Physical Science) Class discussions, cooperative groups, internet search, assigned videos and readings Projects Labs-Air Resistance (Egg drop), Calculate Average Speed (Race cars) Activities Quizzes Lab/Activity Questions Video and reading homework Constructed Response Stacey G. Thomas Science Concepts Curriculum Guide 2015-2016 Timeline Big Idea Objectives Review Concepts Scope and Sequence Instructional Activities Assessment Unit 3 Work and Energy 5 weeks Energy and Energy Conversions 1. Define work and power 2. Calculate the work, power, and mechanical advantage in systems. 3. Identify and describe the six types of simple machines. 4. Discuss the mechanical advantage of different types of simple machines. 5. Explain the relationship between energy and work. 6. Define and calculate kinetic and gravitational potential energy. 7. Identify and describe energy transformations. 8. Investigate and demonstrate how energy is transferred by conduction, convection, and radiation. 9. Calculate temperature conversions as well as specific heat capacities. 10. Compare and contrast thermal conductors and insulators. Forces and motion, Graphing and Metric Measurement Ch. 6 – Work and Machines Ch. 9 – Heat and States of Matter Class discussions, cooperative groups, internet search, assigned VIDEOS and readings Labs/Activities: Power Lab – (Climbing Stairs); Specific Heat/Thermal Transfer Lab (Washers); Convection Current Lab Quizzes Lab/Activity Questions VIDEO and Reading Homework Multiple Choice/Constructed Response Test Stacey G. Thomas Science Concepts Curriculum Guide 2015-2016 TIMELINE BIG IDEA OBJECTIVES REVIEW CONCEPTS SCOPE AND SEQUENCE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES ASSESSMENT UNIT 4 Electricity and Magnetism 3 Weeks The forces and electricity and magnetism, as well as the relationship between them, are responsible for technology that we use every day. 1. Indicate which pairs of charges will repel and which will attract 2. Explain what factors affect the strength of the electric force 3. Describe the character of the electric field due to a charge 4. Calculate the resistance, current of voltage, given the other two quantities 5. Distinguish between conductors, superconductors, semiconductors, and insulators 6. Use schematic diagrams to represent circuits 7. Distinguish between series and parallel circuits 8. Calculate electric power using voltage and current 9. Explain how fuses and circuit breakers are used to prevent circuit overload 10. Describe the magnetic field around a permanent magnet 11. Predict which magnetic poles will repel or attract 12. Describe the orientation of Earth’s magnetic field, related to the use of compasses 13. Describe how magnetism is produced by electric currents 14. Explain the magnetic properties of a material in terms of magnetic domains 15. Explain how transformers increase or decrease voltage across power lines Atomic structure, Energy, Graphing and Metric Measurement Ch. 13 Electricity (Glencoe, Physical Science) Ch. 14 Magnetism (Glencoe, Physical Science) Class discussions, cooperative groups, internet search, assigned videos and readings Projects Labs/Activities-Visualizing Magnetic Fields, Building Electric Circuits/Electromagnets/Speakers Quizzes Lab/Activity Questions Video and reading homework Constructed Response Stacey G. Thomas Science Concepts Curriculum Guide 2015-2016 Timeline Big Idea Objectives Review Concepts Scope and Sequence Instructional Activities Assessment Unit 5 Waves and Wave Properties 4 weeks You can see and hear the world around you because of the energy transferred by waves. 1. Recognize that waves transfer energy but not matter 2. Compare and contrast transverse waves and compressional waves. 3. Define mechanical waves. 4. Describe the relationship between frequency and wavelength. 5. Explain how a wave’s energy and amplitude are related. 6. Perform calculations for wave speed, frequency, and wave period. 7. Define wavelength, frequency, period, and amplitude. 8. Describe and distinguish between types of wave interactions. 9. Explain how waves travel through different mediums at different temperatures. 10. Describe how images are formed by different types of mirrors. 11. Explain how convex and concave lenses form images. 12. Describe the differences between light and pigment color and make predictions as to what happens when different colors are mixed. Energy Transformations, Forces, Electromagnetism, Graphing and Metric Measurement Ch. 10 – Waves and Wave Properties Ch. 11 – Sound and Light Class discussions, cooperative groups, internet search, assigned VIDEOS and readings Labs/Activities: Slinky Lab (Wave Types); Student “Waves”; Color Lab; Length of Sound Waves; Resonance/Natural Frequency Demonstration Quizzes Lab/Activity Questions VIDEO and Reading Homework Multiple Choice/Constructed Response Test Stacey G. Thomas Science Concepts Curriculum Guide 2015-2016 Timeline Big Idea Objectives Review Concepts Scope and Sequence Instructional Activities Assessment Unit 6 Planet Earth 12 weeks Better understanding of Earth’s Internal Structure/Processes and Atmospheric Layer 1. Describe the movement of Earth’s lithosphere using the theory of plate tectonics. 2. Identify Earth’s different geologic layers and describe the movement of Earth’s lithosphere using the theory of plate tectonics. 3. Identify the causes and locations of earthquakes and volcanoes. 4. Explain the properties of each type of rock based on physical and chemical conditions under which the rock formed and identify the three types of rocks. 5. Explain how the relative and absolute ages of rocks are determined. 6. Describe the rock cycle and how rocks change form. 7. Identify the causes of rock shaping due to weathering and erosion. 8. Explain how chemical weathering forms underground caves in limestone. 9. Describe how acid rain affects the landscape. 10. Identify the primary layers of the atmosphere and explain key characteristics of each layer. 11. Describe how the atmosphere has evolved over time. 12. Discuss the recent changes in Earth’s atmosphere. 13. Explain how the atmosphere is heated and include the role of land surface and water. 14. Describe Earth’s system of water recycling. 15. Explain what causes Earth’s major wind and pressure systems. 16. Describe the most important storm systems and forms of severe weather. 17. Explain how latitude, oceans, and other factors affect the climate of a region. 18. Explain how climate changes seasonally, causes of climate change, and El-Niño’s effect on weather. Convection currents, energy transformations, friction, waves and wave properties, Graphing and Metric Measurement Ch. 12 – Earth’s Internal Processes Ch. 17 – Weather and Climate Ch. 20 – Earth’s Materials Ch. 21 – Earth’s Changing Surface Class discussions, cooperative groups, internet search, assigned VIDEOS and readings Labs/Activities: Rock and Mineral Identification Lab; Building a sinkhole lab; Musical Plates Activity; Lava thickness lab; Temperature inversion lab; Continental Drift Activity Quizzes Lab/Activity Questions VIDEO and Reading Homework Multiple Choice/Constructed Response Test Stacey G. Thomas Science Concepts Curriculum Guide 2015-2016 TIMELINE BIG IDEA OBJECTIVES REVIEW CONCEPTS SCOPE AND SEQUENCE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES ASSESSMENT UNIT 7 The Universe 2 Weeks All naturally occurring elements occurred from the birth and death of stars. Our sun is a star from which we get most of our energy to support life on Earth. 1. State the main features of the Big Bang Theory and evidence supporting the expansion of the universe 2. Describe the basic structure and properties of stars 3. Explain how the composition and surface temperatures of stars are measures 4. Recognize that all normal stars are powered by fusion reactions that form elements 5. Discuss the evolution of stars 6. Describe the formation of the solar system 7. Compare and contrast the geocentric and heliocentric models 8. Relate Earth’s elliptical orbit to gravitational force Electromagnetic Spectrum, Waves and Wave Properties, Forces, Graphing and Metric Measurement Ch.7 The Earth-Moon-Sun System(Glencoe, Physical Science) Ch.8 The Solar System(Glencoe, Physical Science) Ch.26 Stars and Galaxies (Glencoe, Physical Science) Class discussions, cooperative groups, internet search, assigned videos and readings Projects Labs/Activities-Solar telescope observations, Hertzsprung Russell diagram/graph Quizzes Lab/Activity Questions Video and reading homework Constructed Response