Exploring+Science

toc = Exploring Science Course Description = Exploring Science is an introductory lab based course emphasizing the physical sciences of chemistry and physics. This course is recommended as a base course for future science success. Lab experiences refine students' skills in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. Students will demonstrate science literacy through critical thinking, problem solving and practical applications of their knowledge. Through course experiences students will strive to become life long, self-directed learners and critical thinkers that are able to make informed decisions. Early units focus on general science skills and chemistry. Later units focus on physics.

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Nature of Science

 * Scientific Process
 * Experimental Design
 * Controlled Experiments
 * Lab Reports
 * Parts of a Lab Report
 * Data and Graphing
 * Quality Graph requirements
 * Qualitative and Quantitative Data
 * Metric Measurement
 * Lab Safety and Equipment

Matter

 * Classification of Matter
 * Pure Substance and Mixture
 * Element, Compound, Heterogeneous Mixtures, Homogenous Mixtures
 * Molecule
 * Physical and Chemical Properties
 * Density, mass, volume, color, melting point, boiling point, state, malleability, texture, odor
 * Reactivity, Flammability
 * Physical and Chemical Changes
 * Dissolving, state, shape
 * Separating Mixtures
 * Chemical Changes- smell, color, gas production, light production, sound production

Heat and Energy

 * Kinetic Theory
 * 3 Parts of Kinetic Theory
 * Temperature
 * 3 Temperature Scales
 * Thermal Energy
 * Heat
 * State Changes
 * Change of state graph
 * Changes of state-
 * Endothermic/Exothermic

Atomic Structure and Periodic Table

 * Atomic Theory
 * Major Scientists and their Contribution
 * Atomic Models
 * Structure of Atoms
 * Classification of Elements
 * Atomic Number, Average Atomic Mass, Mass Number, Atomic Mass Unit
 * Metal, Nonmetal, Metalloid
 * Bohr Diagrams
 * Valence Electrons
 * Organization of Periodic Table
 * Periodic Law
 * Group, Period, Family
 * Ion
 * Isotope

Bonding and Reactions

 * Chemical Bonding
 * Lewis Dot Diagrams (Electron Dot)
 * Valence Electrons and bonding
 * Ionic, Covalent, Metallic Bonds
 * Properties of these bonds
 * Chemical Equations
 * Writing equations
 * Subscript, Coefficient
 * Reactant, Product
 * Endothermic/Exothermic
 * Conservation of Mass and Balancing Equations
 * Types of Reactions
 * Synthesis Reaction
 * Decomposition Reaction
 * Single-Displacement Reaction
 * Double-Displacement Reaction
 * Combustion Reaction

Acids and Bases

 * Properties of Acids and Bases
 * pH

Radioactivity

 * Applications of Radioactivity
 * Uses of Nuclear Power
 * Fission and Fusion
 * Nuclear Decay

Motion and Forces

 * Speed, Velocity, Acceleration
 * Displacement vs. Distance
 * Speed vs. Velocity vs. Acceleration
 * Calculating Speed, Velocity and Acceleration
 * Graphing Speed and Acceleration
 * Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
 * Force
 * Motion and Forces
 * Friction
 * Static Friction
 * Kinetic Friction
 * Air Resistance
 * Newton's Laws
 * Newton’s First Law
 * Inertia
 * Applications of First Law
 * Newton’s Second Law
 * Force= mass x acceleration
 * Calculations
 * Gravity
 * Free Fall
 * Weight vs. Mass
 * Newton’s Third Law
 * Action and Reaction Forces
 * Momentum = mass x velocity
 * Conservation of Momentum
 * Force Diagrams

Work and Energy

 * Work and Power
 * Calculating Work Work = force x distance
 * Calculating Power Power = work/time
 * Energy Transformation
 * Conservation of Energy

Waves and Energy

 * Parts of A Wave
 * Medium
 * Mechanical Wave
 * Electromagnetic Wave
 * Crest, Trough, Frequency, Period, Wavelength, Amplitude, Speed
 * Transverse, Longitudinal
 * Wave Interactions
 * Reflection, Diffraction, Refraction
 * Interference
 * Constructive Interference
 * Destructive Interference
 * Standing wave
 * Sound
 * Sound waves
 * Pitch
 * Resonance
 * Interference
 * Light
 * Electromagnetic Spectrum
 * Interference
 * Intensity
 * Color