Jefferson County Science Scope and Sequence
Course: Physical Science
Course Code: 2003310
Quarter: 1B~ 4 weeks
Topic(s) of Study: Matter
Bodies of Knowledge: Nature of Science and Physical Science
Standards: 1: The Practice of Science, 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses and Models, 4: Science
and Society, 8: Matter, 12: Motion of Objects
Essential Questions: How will building a basic understanding of the types and properties of matter
benefit us as individuals, and the society, and world we live in? Why is scientific argumentation necessary in
scientific inquiry and what role does in play in the generation and validation of scientific knowledge?
NGSSS
SC.912.P.8.1 Differentiate among
the four states of matter.
Cognitive Complexity: Moderate
SC.912.P.8.2 Differentiate
between physical and chemical
properties and physical and
chemical change s of matter.
Cognitive Complexity: Moderate
SC.912.P.12.10 Interpret the
behavior of ideal gases in terms
of kinetic molecular theory.
Cognitive Complexity: High
SC.912.P.12.11 Describe phase
transitions in terms of kinetic
molecular theory. Cognitive
Complexity: Moderate
SC.912.N.1.1 Define a problem
based on a specific body of
knowledge, for example: biology,
chemistry, physics, and
earth/space science, and do the
following(Cognitive Complexity:
High):
1. pose questions about the
natural world,
2. conduct systematic
observations,
OUTLINE OF
CONTENT/ CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
I States of Matter
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Plasma
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II Physical Properties
A. Properties that do not
depend on the amount
of matter present
1. Color
2. Odor
3. Luster
4. Malleability
5. Ductility
6. Conductivity
7. Hardness
8. Melting/Freezing Pt.
9. Boiling Point
10. Density
B. Properties that do
depend on the amount
of matter present
1. Mass
2. Weight
3. Volume
4. Length
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III Physical Changes in Matter
A. Deal with energy and
changes in states of
matter
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Differentiate between the physical
states of matter by creating a
model of the particles in solid,
liquid, gas, and plasma states (I)
Compare and contrast physical and
chemical properties (II)
Compare and contrast physical and
chemical changes (III, IV)
Validate the concept of ideal gas
behavior as it relates to the kinetic
molecular theory through
experimentation (V)
Compare the properties of real and
ideal gases (V)
Use the properties of ideal gases to
predict measurable quantities (V)
Apply gas laws to problems
involving the pressure,
temperature, and volume of a gas
and relate their proportionality (V)
Construct and interpret graphs
with all four phase changes and
axes labeled (VI)
Construct and interpret a Phase
Diagram with triple point, all six
phase changes (including melting,
evaporating, condensing, freezing,
sublimation and deposition) and
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3. examine books and other
sources of information to
see what is already
known,
4. review what is known in
light of empirical
evidence,
5. plan investigations,
6. use tools to gather,
analyze, and interpret
data (this includes the use
of measurement in metric
and other systems, and
also the generation and
interpretation of
graphical representations
of data, including data
tables and graphs),
7. pose answers,
explanations, or
descriptions of events,
8. generate explanations
that explicate or describe
natural phenomena
(inferences),
9. use appropriate evidence
and reasoning to justify
these explanations to
others,
10. communicate results of
scientific investigations,
and
11. evaluate the merits of the
explanations produced by
others.
SC.912.N.1.5 Describe and
provide examples of how similar
investigations conducted in
many parts of the world result in
the same outcome.
Cognitive Complexity: Moderate
SC.912.N.1.6 Describe how
scientific inferences are drawn
B. Does not produce a new
substance
C. Solutions/Mixtures
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1. Suspension
2. Colloid
3. Emulsion
IV Chemical Changes in Matter
A. Take place on the
molecular level
B. Produces a new
substance
V Properties of gases
A. Ideal
B. Real
C. Gas Laws
1. Boyles
2. Charles
3. Gay Lussacs
VI Kinetic energy of matter
A. Particle size
B. Particle motion
C. Particle mass
D. Phase changes
1. Evaporation
2. Sublimation
3. Condensation
4. Melting Point
5. Boiling Point
6. Deposition
axes labeled to demonstrate the
Kinetic Molecular theory. (VI)
Relate particle motion, distance
between particles, and
temperature for each state of
matter. (VI)
Objectives below are from Quarter
1A and should be embedded in
this topic of study.
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Define a scientific problem or
question based on the specific
body of knowledge correlated to
the Physical Science course.
Explain the difference between an
experiment and other types of
scientific investigations
Define a scientific problem or
question based on the specific
body of knowledge correlated to
the Physical Science course.
Explain the difference between an
experiment and other types of
scientific investigations
Explain that scientific knowledge is
durable because it is open to
change as new evidence or
interpretations are encountered.
Describe the role consensus plays
in the historical development of a
theory in Physical Science.
Explain how scientific knowledge
and reasoning provide an
empirically-based perspective to
inform society's decision making.
Justify conclusions based upon all
the available evidence, not on
expressed opinions
Distinguish between a scientific
theory and a general claim
Distinguish between laws and
theories by understanding that
laws describe what and theories
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from scientific observations and
provide examples from the
content being studied.
Cognitive Complexity: Moderate
SC.912.N.3.3
Explain that scientific laws are
descriptions of specific
relationships under given
conditions in nature, but do not
offer explanations for those
relationships.
Cognitive Complexity: Moderate
SC.912.N.3.4 Recognize that
theories do not become laws,
nor do laws become theories;
theories are well supported
explanations and laws are well
supported descriptions.
Cognitive Complexity: Moderate
LACC.910.RST.3.7 The student
will organize information to show
understanding or relationships
among facts, ideas, and events
(e.g., representing key points
within text through charting,
mapping, paraphrasing,
summarizing, comparing,
contrasting, or outlining).
explain why