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SCIENCE-General Science I


OUTCOME/ ESSENTIAL QUESTION

 

CONTENT

 

OBJECTIVE/SKILL

 

ASSESSMENT

 
1. What is the nature of science?
2. Why is science different than other content areas?
 
1. Science Process Skills- observing, collecting data, analyzing, testing . . .-Science as Inquiry.
2. Theory, Testable Hypothesis, Laws
 
1. Observing, collecting, and analyzing data, forming a hypothesis and designing an experiment. (S1B2, S1B3, S1B1, S7B2)
2. Describe the difference between theory and hypothesis. (S7B1, S3B4, S7B2I1, S7B3I1)
 
1. Study of Experimental Methods
2. Diagrams, porjects, tests, labs
 
1. What is the structure of the atom?
2. What are chemical bonds?
 
1. Atoms are the fundamental organization unit of matter. Nucleus of the atom is composed of neutrons and protons. The electron orbits the nucleus to form an electron cloud. This determines the size of the atom. Isotopes are atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons. Ions are charged atoms.
2. Ionic Bond, Covalent Bond
 
1. Develop a model of an atom and label its parts. (S2aB1I1, S2aB1I2) Use atomic models to demonstrate a neutral atom. Use the periodic table to determine relative size of atoms (S2aB2I2, S2aB2I3) Use mass number and atomic number to determine the proton and neutron numbers of an isotope. (S2aB1I5) Use the number of electrons to determine the change on an atom (ion).
2. Determine if a chemical bond is ionic or covalent based on what type of atoms are used (metal vs. nonmetal). (S2aB2I6)
 
Projects, models, quizzes, tests
 
1. What is the relationship between motion and forces?
2. What is the relationship between electricity and magnetism?
 
1. The motion of an object can be described in terms of its position, velocity, and acceleration.
2. Electricity and magnetism are two aspects of a single electromagnetic force.
 
1. Measure velocity and acceleration. (S2bB1I1) Predict velocity and acceleration given mass, velocity, or acceleration. (S2bB1I2) Objects change their motion only when a net force is applied (fsma) (S2bB1I2)
2. Measure electrical circuits and predict magnetic forces (S2bB1I6)
 
1. Lab practical, test, quizzes, model building through individual inquiries
 
1. What is the Law of Conservation of Mass and Energy?
2. How is energy classified?
3. How is matter and energy related?
 
1. Conservation of Mass, Conservation of Energy
2. Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, Field of Energy (mag)
3. E=MC², Electrical Conductors, Semi-Conductors, Insulators, Superconductors
 
1. Measure and observe the change in mass during a state change (ice to water). (S2bB2I2) Enery is constant in the universe. (S2bB2I1)
2. Measure potential and kinetic energy using various ramps and devices (cars). (S2bB2I2)
3. Demonstrate a conductor versus a non-conductor. Measure resistance in different materials. (S2bB3I4)
 
1. Lab practical, quizzes, tests
2. Lab exercises, inquiry experiments
3. Lab demonstration, lab practical
 
1. What are the sources of energy that power the systems of the Earth?
2. What are the subsystems of the Earth and how do they interact?
 
1. Source of all energy is the sun. Convection circulation in the mantle is driven by the transfer of the Earth's internal heat
2. Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
 
1. Understand the reactions that power the sun. Understand plate tectonics (S4B1I1, S4B1I2, S4B1I3, S4B1I4)
2. Understand the carbon, rock, and water cycles. Explain the reasons for Earth's various seasons. Develop weather models using our weather lab. Forecast weather. Describe weathering agents-gravity, waves, winds, glaciers. (S4B2I1, S4B2I2, S4B2I3, S4B2I4, S4B2I6, S4B2I7, S4B3I5)
 
1. Test quizzes, develop a model of plate tectonics
2. Lab practical, weather station use for forecasting, develop models using the weather lab
 
1. What is the origin and evolution of the Earth?
2. How is the universe organized?
 
1. Geological Time Scale, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Mountain Building
2. Solar System, Planets, Stars
 
1. Develop a timeline labeled with geological time periods. Describe the cause of earthquakes and how we determine their location. Determine areas on Earth where volcanoes are likely. (S4B3I1, S4B3I3)
2. Demonstrate (math) the size of the universe. Define a light year. Develop a model of the planets in our solar system. Classify stars based on their properties (S4B4I3)
 
1. Lab practical, projects (timeline)
2. Test, labs, quizzes, interaction simulations
 
1. What factors effect population growth?
 
1. Immigration, Emigration, Natality (birth rate), Death Rate, Carrying Capacity
 
1. Predict population values based on birth and death rates, and immigration and emigration. (S6B2I1) Determine factors that effect the carrying capacity (S6B2I3)
 
1. Tests, quizzes, mark and recapture study
 
1. What effects do organisms have on their environment?
 
1. Atoms and molecules on Earth cycle among living and non-living components of the biosphere, factors that effect populations within an ecosystem, climax community characteristics
 
1. Trace biogeochemical cycles. (S3B4I1, S3B4I2, S3B4I3, S3B4I4, S3B4I5) Determine effects of humans  on the ecosystem. Estimate real populations using a mark and recapture method. (S6B2) Describe characteristics of a climax community. (S3B3I3)
 
1. Tests, quizzes, project posters, Lincoln Index, sampling problems