Course/Level

 

P.A.S.S. Strand:

 

Time Range

 

 

 

 

 

9th - 12th Grade

Alternative H.S.

Physical Science

 

IX.          Structure and Properties of Matter

 

4 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objective (Local, State, National)

 

A.           Matter is made up of minute particles called atoms, and atoms are composed of even smaller components.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

 

Distinguish between a proton, neutron and electron, their placement in an atom and the charge.

Describe the present model of an atom.

Identify quarks as particles that make of proton and neutrons.

 

 

Aligned Resources:

Text aligned worksheets

Create a 3D Bohr’s model

Video “ Matter Building Blocks of the Universe”

 

 

Assessment Sample Format

 


 

Course/Level

 

P.A.S.S. Strand:

 

Time Range

 

 

 

 

 

9th - 12th Grade

Alternative H.S.

Physical Science

 

IX.          Structure and Properties of Matter

 

10 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objective (Local, State, National)

 

B.           An element is composed of a single type of atom.  When elements are listed in order according to the number of protons (called the atomic number), repeating patterns of physical and chemical properties identify families of elements with similar properties.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

 

Distinguish between elemental substances, compounds and mixtures

Identify names and symbols of common elements

Describe the periodic table of elements and use it to find information about an element.

Distinguish between periods and groups

Use the periodic table to classify an element as a metal, nonmetal or metalloid

 

 

Aligned Resources:

Text aligned worksheets

Video “Atoms and Molecules”

Video “ The Elements”

Lab Element Compounds and Mixtures

Puzzles –  “Common Elements”, “Unusual Element Symbols”, “Atomic Numbers”

Color and label periodic table

Create power point presentation of an element – basic characteristics, uses, significance

 

 

Assessment Sample Format

 


 

Course/Level

 

P.A.S.S. Strand:

 

Time Range

 

 

 

 

 

9th - 12th Grade

Alternative H.S.

Physical Science

 

IX.          Structure and Properties of Matter

 

4 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objective (Local, State, National)

 

C.           Matter has characteristic properties, such as boiling points, melting points, solubility, and density, which distinguish pure substances and can be used to separate one substance from another.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

 

Compare/contrast solutions, colloids and suspensions

Give examples of physical and chemical properties

 

 

Aligned Resources:

Aligned text worksheets

Video “ Challenge: Matter and its properties”

 

Lab – “Eubleck”

Lab – Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

 

 

Assessment Sample Format

 


 

Course/Level

 

P.A.S.S. Strand:

 

Time Range

 

 

 

 

 

9th - 12th Grade

Alternative H.S.

Physical Science

 

X.           Chemical Reactions

 

10 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objective (Local, State, National)

 

A.           Substances react chemically in characteristic ways with other substances to form new substances (compounds) with different characteristic properties.  In chemical reactions, the total mass is conserved.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

 

Distinguish between chemical and physical changes

Distinguish between chemical and physical properties

Explain Law of Conservation of Mass

Identify reactants and products of a chemical reaction

Explain how chemical reaction satisfies law of conservation of mass

Interpret chemical equations

Explain effect of CFC on ozone

Demonstrate how to write a balanced equation

Describe 4 types of chemical reactions – synthesis,  decomposition, single displacement and double displacement

Differentiate between endothermic and exothermic reactions

Describe a neutralization reaction

 

 

Aligned Resources:

Text aligned worksheets

Lab – Testing Conservation of Mass

Video “ Chemical Bonding & the Atomic Structure”

 

Lab – Classifying Chemical Reactions

Lab – Fresco Painting

Lab – What’s an Acid/Base?

 

 

Assessment Sample Format

 


 

Course/Level

 

P.A.S.S. Strand:

 

Time Range

 

 

 

 

 

9th - 12th Grade

Alternative H.S.

Physical Science

 

X.           Chemical Reactions

 

1 hour

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objective (Local, State, National)

 

B.           The rate of chemical reactions is affected by the concentration and temperature of the reacting materials.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

 

Describe the effects of temperature and concentration on reaction rates

 

 

Aligned Resources:

Text aligned worksheets

Lab – Effects of temperature and concentration on reaction speed

 

 

Assessment Sample Format

 


 


Course/Level

 

P.A.S.S. Strand:

 

Time Range

 

 

 

 

 

9th - 12th Grade

Alternative H.S.

Physical Science

 

XI.          Motions and Forces

 

10 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objective (Local, State, National)

 

A.           Objects change their motion only when a net force is applied.  Laws of motion are used to determine the effects of forces on the motion of objects.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

 

Distinguish between Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion

Give examples of effects of inertia

Evaluate effects of wearing seat belts in a car crash

Describe how machines multiply or change the direction of force

Explain how force, mass and acceleration are related

 

Explain conservation of momentum

Analyze action reaction forces

Calculate momentum

 

 

Aligned Resources:

 

Lab – Balloon rockets

Text aligned worksheets

Video “ Beakman  Newton’s First Law” & “Elevator”

Video “Big Air Rules”

Video “ Running with Mometum”

Video “Friction”

Newton’s First Law of Motion demonstration-energy device

Lab – All About Simple Machines

 

 

Assessment Sample Format

 


 

Course/Level

 

P.A.S.S. Strand:

 

Time Range

 

 

 

 

 

9th - 12th Grade

Alternative H.S.

Physical Science

 

XI.          Motions and Forces

 

5 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objective (Local, State, National)

 

B.           Gravitation is a universal force that each mass exerts on any other mass.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

Relate gravitational force to mass and distance

Compare the rates at which different objects fall

Explain why projectiles follow a curved path

 

 

Aligned Resources:

Text aligned worksheets

Video – Beakman “Gravity” & “Falling Objects”

Video – Bill Nye “Friction”

Lab – How Can Air Resistance Change the Acceleration of Falling Objects

Lab – Do projectiles fall more slowly than dropped objects?

 

 

Assessment Sample Format

 


 

Course/Level

 

P.A.S.S. Strand:

 

Time Range

 

 

 

 

 

9th - 12th Grade

Alternative H.S.

Physical Science

 

XII.         Interactions of Energy and Matter

 

4 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objective (Local, State, National)

 

A.           All energy can be considered to be either kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion; potential energy, which depends on relative position; or energy contained by a field, such as electromagnetic waves.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

 

Distinguish between potential and kinetic energy

Identify examples of potential and kinetic energy

Contrast electromagnetic waves with other kinds of waves

Describe the arrangement of electromagnetic waves on the electromagnetic spectrum

 

 

Aligned Resources:

Text aligned worksheets

Video “Potential/Kinetic Energy”

Lab – Can Shaking Increase the Temperature of Sand

 

 

Assessment Sample Format

 


 

Course/Level

 

P.A.S.S. Strand:

 

Time Range