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

Grade Levels

7-9

Curriculum:

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

Required Equipment:

Lab Equipment TBD

Syllabus Outline:

Fall Semester:

• Scientific Method, Hypotheses and Data Conversions
• Organizing and Interpreting Data
• Substances/Mixtures and States of Matter
• Changes in Matter
• Atoms
• Periodic Table and Electron Orbitals
• Chemical Formulas and Bonds
• Properties of Water
• Naming Compounds
• Types of Reactions
• Energy of Reactions
• Geology and Earth’s Layers
• Weathering and Erosion
• Air and the Atmosphere
• Air

Spring Semester:

• Speed and Velocity
• Motion and Acceleration
• Force, Friction, and Gravity
• Newton’s Laws
• Fundamental Forces
• Types of Energy
• Work
• Simple Machines
• Waves and Sound
• Sound and the Doppler Effect
• Electric Force and Circuits
• Magnetic Force
• Electromagnetic Spectrum and Light
• Human Eyes and Color
• Applications in Life Science

Meet the Teacher

Melissa Lopez

Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Biology, Physical Science, General Science

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 [...]