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SCI 116
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Title: | Natural Science |
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Long Title: | Natural Science |
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Course Description: | Studies the laws of nature as they apply to physics, chemistry, biology and geology. The relationship between the four major areas of science will also be developed. Lab experiences are provided in the four major principle science areas. |
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Min Credit: | 5 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Describe and measure motion.
II. Describe and apply the Laws of Motion.
III. Describe and apply the concepts of work and energy
IV. Describe and apply the concepts of heat and temperature.
V. Describe and apply the concepts of wave motion and sound.
VI. Describe and apply the concepts of electricity and magnetism and how they interact.
VII. Describe and apply the concept of light.
VIII. Describe atomic structure, the Bohr model and quantum theory
IX. Explain how and why matter is classified.
X Describe the concept of compounds and chemical change.
XI. Write and balance different types of chemical equations.
XII. Discuss the concepts of solutions to include acids, bases and salts.
XIII. Discuss the basic concepts of organic chemistry.
XIV. Discuss the basic concepts of nuclear reactions.
XV. Discuss the basic concepts of cosmology, stellar evolution and galactic structure.
XVI. Discuss the evolution and basic structure of the solar system.
XVII. Describe the structure, motion and composition of the Earth.
XVIII. Compare and contrast the structure and evolution of rocks and minerals.
XIX. Describe the structure of Earth¿s interior.
XX Describe the processes that govern the creation and destruction of Earth¿s surface.
XXI. Apply the concept of geologic time.
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TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Motion
A. Description of motion
B. Theory of motion
C. Force
II. Patterns of Motion
A. Laws of Motion
B. Forces and circular motion
C. Gravity
III. Energy
A. Work
B. Potential and Kinetic Energy
IV. Heat and Temperature
A. Kinetic Molecular Theory
B. Temperature and heat
V. Wave Motions and Sound
A. Forces and elastic material
B. Waves
VI. Electricity
A. Electricity
B. Magnetism
C. Electromagnetic Waves
VII. Light
A. Properties of light
B. Evidence of particles
VIII. Atomic Structure
A. Atomic Structure
B. Bohr Model
C. Quantum Mechanics
IX. Elements and the Periodic Table
A. Classification of matter
B. Elements
C. Periodic Law
D. Periodic Table
X Compounds and Chemical Change
A. Valence electrons and Ions
B. Chemical Bonds
C. Composition of compounds
XI. Chemical Formulas and Equations
A. Chemical formulas
B. Balancing Chemical Equations
C. Types of Chemical Reactions
XII. Water and Solutions
A. Properties of Solutions
B. Acids, Bases and Salts
XIII. Organic Chemistry
XIV. Nuclear Reactions
A. Radiation
B. Nuclear Energy
XV. The Universe
A. The night sky
B. Stars
C. Galaxies
XVI. The Solar System
A. Origin of the Solar System
B. Planets
C. Small bodies
XVII. Earth in Space
A. Motion of the Earth
B. The Moon
C. The Earth-Moon System
XVIII. Rocks and Minerals
A. The structure of minerals
B. Formation of minerals
C. Rocks
D. The Rock Cycle
XIX. Inside the Earth
A. Diastrophism
B. Earthquakes
C. Geologic Structures
XX Shaping Earths Surface
A. Weathering
B. Erosion
C. Transportation
D. Development of landscapes
XXI. Geologic Time
A. Fossils
B. Principle of Superposition
C. Geologic Time
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