Physical Science

Course Outline

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Class Outline

  •   Scientific Method – involves investigation, measuring, use of scientific tools.
  • Motion and Energy – involves speed, velocity, momentum, acceleration, and deceleration.
  • Force and Motion – involves Newton’s Laws, gravity, friction, balanced/unbalanced forces, potential/kinetic energy, energy conversion and laws of conservation of energy.
  • Work, Machines and Energy – involves work, power, simple/complex machines, ideal/real mechanical advantage and efficiency.
  • Properties of Matter – involves states of matter, density, general/specific properties of matter and physical/chemical properties of matter.
  • Heat Energy – involves temperature, heat, thermal energy, heat transfer, insulation and specific heat capacity.
  • Wave Behavior – involves transverse/compression waves. Refraction, diffraction, reflection and interference of waves.
  • Behavior of Gases – involves pressure, volume and temperature of gases. Boyle’s and Charles’s Laws.
  • Solution Chemistry – involves solutes, solvents, solutions and the factors that affect solutions.
  • Atoms, Elements and Compounds – involves the atomic structure, element identification, isotopes and formation of compounds.
  • Introduction to the Periodic table – involves symbols of elements, arrangement of table, trends and relationships within the table.
  • Chemical Bonding – involves ionic and covalent bonding.
  • Electricity and Magnetism – involves static/flowing electricity, current, resistance, voltage and factors which cause magnetic fields.
  • Acids, Bases and Salts – involves identification of acids, bases and salts.
  • Chemical Reactions – involves identifying types of reactions.
  • Nuclear Chemistry – involves energy within the nucleus, radioactivity, fission and fusion.

This page was created by Jessica Brewer, Hallsville High School Math and Science.
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Last updated on Tuesday, November 6th, 2007