Physical Science Overview:

This Physical Science introduction to formal science provides preparation for high school Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Students will study topics such as air, the atmosphere, water and the hydrosphere, the structure of the earth, weather, atoms and molecules, the physics of motion, Newton’s laws, work and simple machines, electricity and magnetism, sound, light, and nuclear energy. Students will learn how to take measurements, keep experimental data, and to compose a proper technical lab report.

Course Video

Curriculum:

Exploring Creation with Physical Science 3rd Edition (2nd edition is not acceptable)

Required Equipment:

Lab Equipment TBD

Syllabus Outline:

Fall Semester:

• Week 1 – Scientific Method, Hypotheses and Data Conversions
• Week 2 – Organizing and Interpreting Data
• Week 3 – Substances/Mixtures and States of Matter
• Week 4 – Changes in Matter
• Week 5 – Atoms
• Week 6 – Periodic Table and Electron Orbitals
• Week 7 – Chemical Formulas and Bonds
• Week 8 – Properties of Water
• Week 9 – Naming Compounds
• Week 10 – Types of Reactions
• Week 11 – Energy of Reactions
• Week 12 – Geology and Earth’s Layers
• Week 13 – Weathering and Erosion
• Week 14 – Air and the Atmosphere
• Week 15 – Air

Spring Semester:

• Week 16 – Speed and Velocity
• Week 17 – Motion and Acceleration
• Week 18 – Force, Friction, and Gravity
• Week 19 – Newton’s Laws
• Week 20 – Fundamental Forces
• Week 21 – Types of Energy
• Week 22 – Work
• Week 23 – Simple Machines
• Week 24 – Waves and Sound
• Week 25 – Sound and the Doppler Effect
• Week 26 – Electric Force and Circuits
• Week 27 – Magnetic Force
• Week 28 – Electromagnetic Spectrum and Light
• Week 29 – Human Eyes and Color
• Week 30 – Applications in Life Science

Meet the Teacher

Melissa Lopez

Algebra 1, Biology, Physical Science, Study Skills, General Science, ACT/SAT Private Tutoring

Mrs. Lopez has been married to her husband for 11 years, and they currently live just outside of Dallas, Texas. They have three boys that they are currently homeschooling, so life at the Lopez house is never boring or quiet. Mrs. Lopez went to college at Baylor University where she [...]