Physical Science Teaching Notes

Week 1

8/10-15

Online learning Apps

• Teams, OneNote, Calendar. Outlook, Form, Flipgrid, Quizlet, Insights

Week 2

8/17-21

Chapter 11 Motion

Chapter 12 Forces and Motion

• 11.1 Distance and Displacement
• 11.2 Speed and Velocity
• 11.3 Acceleration
• 12.1 Forces
• 12.2 Newton’s First and Second Laws of Motion

Week 3

8/24-28

Chapter 12 Forces and Motion

• 12.3 Newton’s Third Law of Motion and Momentum
• 12.4 Universal Forces

Week 4

8/31-9/4

Chapter 13 Forces in Fluids

• 13.1 Fluid Pressure
• 13.2 Forces and pressure in Fluids
• 13.3 Buoyancy

Week 5

9/8-11

9/7 no class

Chapter 14 Work, Power, and Machines

• 14.1 work and power
• 14.2 work and machines
• 14.3 Mechanical advantage and Efficiency
• 14.4 Simple Machines

Week 6

9/14-18

Chapter 15 Energy

• 15.1 Energy and Its Forms
• 15.2 Energy Conversion and Conservation
• 15.3 Energy Resources

Week 7

9/21-25

Note: 9/23 SAT test day. No in person class

Chapter 16 Thermal Energy and Heat

• 16.1 Thermal Energy and Matter
• 16.2 Heat and Thermodynamics
• 16.3 Using Heat

Week 8

9/28-10/2

Chapter 17 Mechanical Waves and Sound

• 17.1 Mechanical Waves
• 17.2 Properties of Mechanical Waves
• 17.3 Behavior of Waves
• 17.4 Sound of Hearing

Week 9

10/5-9

Chapter 2 Properties of Matter

Chapter 3 States of Matter

• 2.1 Classifying Matter
• 2.2 Physical Properties
• 2.3 Chemical Properties

• 3.1 Solids, liquids and gases
• 3.2 The gas laws

Week 10

10/12-14

10/15-16 fall break

Chapter 3 States of Matter

Chapter 4 Atomic Structure

• 3.3 Phase changes

• 4.1 Studying Atoms
• 4.2 The Structure of an Atom

Week 11

10/19-23

Chapter 4 Atomic Structure

Chapter 5 The Periodic Table

• 4.3 Modern Atomic theory

• 5.1 Organizing the Elements
• 5.2 The Modern Periodic Table
• 5.3 Representative Groups

Week 12

10/26-30

Chapter 6 Chemical Bonds

• 6.1 Ionic Bonding
• 6.2 Covalent Bonding
• 6.3 Naming Compounds and Writing Formulas
• 6.4 The Structure of Metals

Week 13

11/2-6

Chapter 7 Chemical Reactions

• 7.1Describing Reactions
• 7.2 Types of Reactions
• 7.3 Energy Changes in Reactions
• 7.4 Reaction Rates
• 7.5 Equilibrium

Week 14

11/9-13

Chapter 8

Solutions, Acids, and Bases

• 8.1 Formation of Solutions
• 8.2 Solubility and Concentration
• 8.3 Properties of Acids and Bases
• 8.4 Strength of Acids and Bases

Week 15

11/16-20

Chapter 9

Carbon Chemistry

• 9.1 Carbon Compounds
• 9.2 Substituted Hydrocarbons
• 9.3 Polymers
• 9.4 Reactions in Cells

Week 16

11/23-27 Thanksgiving Break

Week 17

11/30-12/4

Chapter 10

Nuclear Chemistry

• 10.1 Radioactivity
• 10.2 Rates of Nuclear Decay
• 10.3 Artificial Transmutation
• 10.4 Fission and Fusion

Week 18

12/7-9

12/10-15 finals