STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Select and use appropriate technologies to gather, process, and analyze data and to report information related to an investigation.

 II.     Estimate future consequences implied in data gathered in the laboratory.

 III.    Interpret charts, tables and/or graphs related to the concepts of motion and energy.

 IV.     Demonstrate standard problem solving methods.

 V.      Read, analyze, and apply to new situations, written material related to the study of physics and chemistry.

 VI.     Write and speak clearly and logically in presentations and essays about topics related to physics and chemistry.

 VII.    Measure quantities in standard metric units (i.e., area, volume, force, energy, heat).

 VIII.   Utilize knowledge of electricity to create and test basic circuits.

 IX.     Identify the basic properties of waves and wave motion.

 X       Describe the basic structure of the atom and the properties of the parts of the atom.

 XI.     Explain what is meant by properties of atoms and what is indicated by the atomic number of an atom.

 XII.    Be familiar with the periodic table and how the elements are arranged within the table.

 XIII.   Differentiate between mixtures and compounds.

 XIV.    Interpret and write chemical formulas.

 XV.     Explain the composition of solutions and the intermolecular interactions that occur when solutions are formed.

 XVI.    Explain identifying properties of acids and bases.

 XVII.   Describe how polymers form and how some polymers may be used.

 XVIII.  Discuss the concept of half-life and what makes an atom radioactive.

 XIX.    Outline the process of fission and how the energy released may be used in nuclear power plants.

 XX      Explain the process of fusion and know where it occurs.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Science as a Way of Knowing (scientific method)

 II.     Properties of Motion

 III.    Energy (the ability to do things)

 IV.     Heat

 V.      Electricity

 VI.     Waves (another way to move energy)

 VII.    Atoms (building blocks of macroscopic matter)

 VIII.   Macroscopic matter (and its microscopic explanations)

 IX.     Macroscopic Interactions and Microscopic Explanations

 X       Nuclear Reactions