Description

This course is designed as an interactive, 21st century course focusing on basic physics and chemistry. Topics include forces and motion, energy through waves, electricity and magnetism, the matter around us, chemical bonding and reactions.

Ever wonder why more massive objects require more force to move? Perhaps you have questioned how new substances are made or how energy is involved in changes in matter? These are some of the concepts students will be exploring in Physical Science. This course teaches the foundational concepts of physics and chemistry. Students will use scientific inquiry, interactive experiences, higher order thinking, collaborative projects, and virtual labs to build and demonstrate an understanding of physical and chemical phenomena enabling them to apply these principles to their everyday lives.

This course is designed to serve as a foundation for the study of the physical sciences. The utilization of scientific inquiry, web 2.0 tools, interactive experiences, higher order thinking, collaborative projects, real world application through labs and a variety of assessments all aid the student in ultimately demonstrating a vast understanding of the importance of the physical and chemical properties of the world around them; enabling them to apply these properties to their everyday lives.

Study materials (e-books, Discovery Education, etc. ...) for FLVS Global courses are INCLUDED in the price of the course.

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Course Structure

Study Scope and Sequence

Segment One

Module 01 - Motion

• Motion Checklist
• Scientific Inquiry
• Describing Motion
• Honors Scalars and Vectors
• The Laws of Motion
• Honors Momentum
• Fundamental Forces
• Work and Power

Module 02 - Electricity

• Electricity Checklist
• Energy
• Honors Energy and Systems
• Electrical Charges
• Electrical Current
• Circuits
• Electricity and Magnetism

Module 03 - Waves

• Waves Checklist
• Introduction to Waves
• Sound Waves
• Using Sound Waves
• Visible Light Waves
• Using Electromagnetic Waves

Segment Two

Module 04 - Classifying Matter

• Classifying Matter Checklist
• States of Matter
• Classifying Matter
• Properties of Matter
• Atomic Theory
• Honors Atomic Theory
• Structure of Elements
• Periodic Table of Elements

Module 05 - Chemical Properties

• Chemical Properties Checklist
• Electrons and Bonding
• Ionic and Covalent Bonds
• Chemical Formulas
• Hydrogen Hydroxide
• Acids and Bases
• Acid and Base Laboratory

Module 06 - Reactions

• Reactions Checklist
• Chemical Reactions
• Classifying Chemical Reactions
• Chemical Reactions and Energy
• Honors Modeling Energy in Reactions
• Reaction Rates Laboratory
• Radioactivity
• Honors Nuclear Reactions

TX Module 07 - Chemistry and Physics

 

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Course syllabus

 

 

Syllabus Physical Science

• Syllabus Physical Science

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Materials required

 

 

For this course you need to secure the following textbook and materials (if lab kit is listed, check first the possibility of using your school lab prior to buying the lab kit):

Description	Number	Type	Source
Lab Materials		Lab Material	provided by student

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Price

course fee: 567,- EUR / 13 500,- Kč