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Introduction to Science
Read chapter 1 of the Science Spectrum book, pages XVIII-29.
Labs and Activities:
      Collecting and Interpreting Data Graphing Activity
      How Do You Measure In Metrics?  Pendulum Project
  1. List and explain procedures for a safe lab and classroom.
  2. Know the two branches of science and three branches of the natural sciences.
  3. Define scientific facts, scientific theory and scientific law.
  4. Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative descriptions.
  5. Know the skills of a good scientist and the steps of the scientific method.
  6. Define and graph independent variables, dependent variables and a control.
  7. Know and convert the SI units and prefixes.
  8. Know, calculate and convert numbers using scientific notation.
  9. Know how to calculate and solve problems using proper significant figures.
  10. Distinguish between accuracy and precision in making measurements.
  11. Define and calculate volume, mass, weight, density and percent error.

 

Introduction to Matter
Read chapter 2 of the Science Spectrum book, pages 34-63.
Labs and Activities:
      Phase Changes of Water  Wicked Chemistry
      Heat vs. Temperature  Density of Earth Materials
12.  Define chemistry, matter, atom, element, compound and mixture.
13.  List the states of matter.
14.  Distinguish between physical and chemical changes.
15.  Distinguish between pure substances, heterogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures.
16.  Compare miscible and immiscible mixtures.
17.  Understand what chemical formulas represent.
18.  Describe, on a molecular level, the changes that occur as a solid is heated to a gas.
19.  Define evaporation, condensation, sublimation, boiling point and melting point.
20.  Explain the difference between heat and temperature.
21.  Explain the kinetic theory.
22.  Explain the laws of conservation of energy and mass.

 

Atoms, the Periodic Table, and Chemical Reactions
Read chapters 3, 4, 5 & 6: Spectrum book, pages 68-94, 115-122, 148-179 & 199-206.
Labs and Activities:
      Atomic Jungle  Mystery Powders
      Balancing Act 4th of July
      May I Cut In? Hydrolysis of Water
23.  Describe the history of the model of the atom.
24.  Describe the present nuclear model on an atom.
25.  Name and calculate the number of each particle of an atom.
26.  Draw and correctly label models, for any element on the Periodic Table.
27.  Explain ionic vs. covalent atomic bonds.
28.  Use the Periodic Table of Elements to predict an atom’s structure and its reactivity.

 

Atoms to Minerals
Read Chapter 3 of the Earth Science book by Heath, pages 28-41.
Labs and Activities:
      Crystals and Crystal Systems
29.  Define a mineral and give 5 characteristics minerals must have.
30.  Describe how minerals form.
31.  List and describe the six crystalline systems.

 

How to Know the Minerals
Read Chapter 4 of the Earth Science book by Heath, pages 46-61.
Labs and Activities:
      Identification of Minerals
32. Define color, luster, crystal shape, streak, cleavage & hardness.
33. Explain how to perform the following tests; streak, hardness, acid, and magnetic.
34. Explain how we use the results of the tests to identify minerals.
35. List characteristics of micas, calcite, feldspars, quartz & silicates.
36. Use specific gravity to distinguish metals from nonmetals.

 

The Chemical Basis of Life
Read Chapter 4 of the Chemical Basis of Life Packet, pages 1-19
Labs and Activities:
      Chemistry of Carbohydrates 4-2 Chemistry Fats and Proteins 4-3
37.  List important properties of water, including its molecular structure.
38.  Distinguish between mixtures, solutions and suspensions.
39.  Describe the structure and properties of acids, bases and the pH scale.
40.  List the four most abundant elements in most living things
41.  Describe the structure and function of four organic molecules in most living things.

 

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