Physical Science Course Outline

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Honors Physical Science
Course Outline with Standards and Projected Timeline
Mr. Michael Bennett

*Introduction to Physical Science* Topic	Approximate # of Days
Standards: IB4,5,6 Introduction & Lab Safety (class rules, course syllabus, lab safety rules, lab equipment)	2
Standards: IA,IB,IC Ch. 1: Nature of Science & Measurement (scientific method, graphing, SI, dimensional analysis, lab equipment, techniques for measuring mass, volume, density, temperature)	5

Physics

Topic Approximate
# of
Days

Standards: IIIA1
Ch. 2: Motion and Speed
(speed, distance-time graphs, velocity, acceleration, force, inertia-1^st law) 4

Standards: IIIA1
Ch. 3: Forces
(2^nd law, friction, air resistance, gravity, g, weight, free-fall, projectile motion, centripetal force, action-reaction-3^rd law, momentum, conservation of momentum) 6

Standards: IIIB
Ch. 4 & 5: Energy, Work & Machines
(KE, PE, work, ME, conservation of energy, work & power, MA, efficienc) 5

Standards: IIIB
Ch. 6: Thermal Energy
(temperature, thermal energy, heat, specific heat, conduction, convection, radiation, insulators, heating systems, thermal pollution, heat engines, heat movers, heat pumps) 4

Standards: IIB5
Ch. 16: Solids, Liquids, Gases
(states, kinetic theory, thermal expansion, change of state, Boyle’s law, Charles’ law, Archimedes, Pascal, Bernoulli) 5

Standards: IIIA2,3,4, IIB2
Ch. 7 & 8: Electricity & Magnetism
(Coulomb's law, static charges, conduction, electroscope, lightning, potential difference, batteries, resistance, current, circuits, electric power & energy, poles, fields, domains, electromagnetism, motors, generators, direct current, alternating current, transformers, superconductivity) 7

Standards: IIIC
Ch. 11, 12, 13, 14: Waves & Sound, Electromagnetic Waves & Light
(types, wave characteristics, v=f*l , sound waves, pitch, intensity, Doppler effect, noise, resonance, interference, acoustics, EMR, color, light bulbs, reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, polarization, lasers, fiber optics) 7

*Chemistry* Topic	Approximate # of Days
Standards: IIB1,4 Ch. 17: Classification of Matter (elements, compounds, mixtures, solutions, physical & chemical properties, physical & chemical changes, conservation of mass)	5
Standards: IIA, IIB 2,3 Ch. 18, 20: Atomic Structure & Periodic Table, Elements (symbols, atoms, nucleus, subatomic particles, energy levels, atomic number, mass number, isotopes, periodic table, survey of periodic table groups)	7
Standards: IIA Quantum Model of the Atom (Honors only) (energy levels, sublevels, orbitals, Aufbau diagram, periodic table method, electron configurations, orbital diagrams, shorthand, dot diagrams)	3
Standards: IIA3 Ch. 9: Radioactivity, Nuclear Reactions & Energy Sources (radioactive nuclides, alpha, beta, gamma, half-life, nuclear decay, fission, fusion, tracers, nuclear reactors, other energy sources)	2
Standards: IIB3,4, IIC1 Ch. 19: Chemical Bonding (formulas, bonding stability, ionic bonds, covalent bonds, polar/nonpolar covalent bonds, oxidation #’s, binary compounds, ternary compounds, polyatomic ions, naming compounds, hydrates)	6
Standards: IIB4 Ch. 23: Solutions (types, dissolving process, factors affecting the rate of dissolving, solubility, solution concentration, degrees of saturation, dissociation, ionization, freezing and boiling point elevation and depression)	4
Standards: IIC1 Ch. 24: Chemical Reactions (reactants, products, conservation of mass, balancing equations, 4 basic types of reactions, exothermic & endothermic reactions, catalysts, inhibitors)	5
Standards: IIC2 Ch. 25: Acids, Bases, & Salts (acid & base properties, hydronium ions, hydroxide ions, common acids & bases, pH, acid rain, neutralization, salts, soaps & detergents)	3
Standards: IIC Ch. 21 & 22-3: Organic and Biological Compounds (carbon properties, hydrocarbons, saturated alkanes, unsaturated alkenes & alkynes, isomers, aromatics, substituted hydrocarbons, polymers, proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids)	3

*End of Semester* Topic	Approximate # of Days
Review of Course Standards (packet of review worksheets, 1 day of standardized physics test questions, 1 day of standardized chemistry test questions)	2
South Carolina End-of-Course Test	1
Notebook Check (1 day of notebook prep, 1 day to check)	2
Science Concepts in Science Fiction	2

*Physics* Topic	Approximate # of Days
Standards: IIIA1 Ch. 2: Motion and Speed (speed, distance-time graphs, velocity, acceleration, force, inertia-1^st law)	4
Standards: IIIA1 Ch. 3: Forces (2^nd law, friction, air resistance, gravity, g, weight, free-fall, projectile motion, centripetal force, action-reaction-3^rd law, momentum, conservation of momentum)	6
Standards: IIIB Ch. 4 & 5: Energy, Work & Machines (KE, PE, work, ME, conservation of energy, work & power, MA, efficienc)	5
Standards: IIIB Ch. 6: Thermal Energy (temperature, thermal energy, heat, specific heat, conduction, convection, radiation, insulators, heating systems, thermal pollution, heat engines, heat movers, heat pumps)	4
Standards: IIB5 Ch. 16: Solids, Liquids, Gases (states, kinetic theory, thermal expansion, change of state, Boyle’s law, Charles’ law, Archimedes, Pascal, Bernoulli)	5
Standards: IIIA2,3,4, IIB2 Ch. 7 & 8: Electricity & Magnetism (Coulomb's law, static charges, conduction, electroscope, lightning, potential difference, batteries, resistance, current, circuits, electric power & energy, poles, fields, domains, electromagnetism, motors, generators, direct current, alternating current, transformers, superconductivity)	7
Standards: IIIC Ch. 11, 12, 13, 14: Waves & Sound, Electromagnetic Waves & Light (types, wave characteristics, v=f*l , sound waves, pitch, intensity, Doppler effect, noise, resonance, interference, acoustics, EMR, color, light bulbs, reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, polarization, lasers, fiber optics)	7