Huntsville City Schools
Instructional Guide 2015-2016
Course: Physical Science
Grade: 10th
1st Nine Weeks
Standard
Scientific Process and
Application Skills
“I Can” Statements
Use and apply various scientific
methods.
Resources
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 1.1
LTF Scientific
Method Practice 1
and 2
Practice good safety procedures while
conducting an experiment.
Flinn Scientific
Student Safety
Contract
LTF Canister
Conundrum
Make and analyze graphs depicting
scientific data.
1
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 1.4
Pacing
Recommendation
2 days
(with additional
practice/reinforcement
throughout the school
year)
2 days
(with additional
practice/reinforcement
throughout the school
year)
4 days
(with additional
practice/reinforcement
LTF Bar Graphs and
Histograms
throughout the school
year)
LTF Line Graphs
LTF Pie Charts
Make accurate measurements while
performing experiments.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 1.3
LTF Numbers in
Science
COS 5:
Describe physical and
chemical changes in
terms of endothermic and
exothermic processes.
2 days
(with additional
practice/reinforcement
throughout the school
year)
Differentiate between pure substances
and the different types of mixtures.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 2.1
3 days
Compare and contrast physical and
chemical properties of matter.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
sections 2.2 and 2.3
3 days
Relate physical and chemical changes
in terms of changes in energy.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
sections 2.2 and 2.3
3 days
LTF Cool Chemical
Reaction
Differentiate between solids, liquids,
and gases based on the traditional
definition and kinetic theory.
2
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 3.1
3 days
PhET States of
Matter
Purdue
Visualizations
COS 8:
Relate the law of
conservation of energy to
transformations of
potential energy, kinetic
energy, and thermal
energy.
Differentiate between phase changes in
solids, liquids, and gases in terms of
endothermic and exothermic processes.
Explain why temperature does not
change during phase changes.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 3.3
3 days
phase change
diagrams
LTF Meltdown
Khan Academy
States of Matter
COS 1:
Recognize periodic trends
of elements, including the
number of valence
electrons, atomic size,
and reactivity.
Compare and contrast the three
subatomic particles, and their properties
and locations.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
sections 4.2 and 4.3
3 days
Distinguish the atomic number of an
element from the mass number of an
isotope and use these numbers to
describe the structure of atoms.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 4.2
4 days
PhET Build an Atom
Differentiate between families and
periods.
3
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 5.2
2 days
LTF It’s in the Cards
Categorize elements as metals,
Physical Science:
nonmetals, metalloids, and noble gases. Concepts in Action,
section 5.2
1 day
Relate the number valence electrons to
the groups of the periodic table and to
the properties of the elements in those
groups.
4 days
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
sections 4.3 and 5.3
Atomic Flipbook
activity
LTF Making Sense
of That Chart on the
Wall
LTF Flame Tests
Predict the reactivity of some elements
based of their locations within a group.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 5.3
NOVA What Makes
an Element
Reactive?
4
1 day
Huntsville City Schools
Instructional Guide 2015-2016
Course: Physical Science
Grade: 10th
2nd Nine Weeks
Standard
COS 3:
Contrast the formation of
ionic and covalent bonds
based on the transfer or
sharing of valence
electrons.
“I Can” Statements
Describe how an ionic bond forms using
an electron dot diagram.
Resources
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 6.1
Pacing
Recommendation
3 days
LTF Light Up My Life
Khan Academy
Bonding
Describe how covalent bonds form
through the sharing of electrons.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 6.2
LTF Electrolytes and
Non-electrolytes
PhET Build a
Molecule
5
2 days
COS 4:
Use nomenclature and
chemical formulas to write
balanced chemical
equations.
Name and determine chemical formulas
for ionic and molecular compounds.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 6.3
4 days
LTF Chemical
Nomenclature
PhET Molecule
Shapes
Relate the role of valence electrons in
both ionic and covalent bonding.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
sections 6.1 and 6.2
1 day
LTF Chemical
Bonding using
marshmallow models
Interpret chemical equations in terms of
reactants, products, and conservation of
mass.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 7.1
2 days
PhET Reactants
Products and
Leftovers
Balance chemical equations by
manipulating coefficients.
6
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 7.1
4 days
PhET Balancing
Chemical Equations
Classify chemical reactions as
synthesis, decomposition, single
replacement, double replacement, or
combustion reactions.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 7.2
2 days
LTF Types of
Chemical Reactions
7
COS 5:
Describe physical and
chemical changes in
terms of endothermic and
exothermic processes.
Classify chemical reactions as
exothermic or endothermic.
COS 2:
Identify solutions in terms
of components, solubility,
concentration, and
conductivity.
Describe how the physical properties of
a solution can differ from those of its
solute and solvent.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 7.3
2 day
LTF Where’s the
Heat?
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 8.1
1 day
Purdue Visualization
Solutions
Identify energy changes that occur
during the formation of a solution.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 8.1
2 days
Discuss the factors that affect solubility.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
sections 8.1 and 8.2
1 day
LTF Sugar and Salt
Solutions
Define solubility and compare solutions
as unsaturated, saturated, or
supersaturated.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 8.2
2 days
PhET Concentration
Relate the pH of acids and bases to the
characteristics of electrolytes and
nonelectrolytes.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
sections 8.3 and 8.4
3 days
LTF pHundamental
PhET Acid Base
Solutions
COS 6:
Identify characteristics of
gravitational,
electromagnetic and
nuclear forces.
COS 11:
Describe the nuclear
composition of unstable
isotopes and the resulting
changes to their nuclear
composition.
Relate nuclear forces to radioactivity.
1 day
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 10.1
Classify nuclear radiation as alpha
particles, beta particles, or gamma
radiation.
LTF Red Hot HalfLife
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section10.1
PhET Alpha Decay
PhET Beta Decay
8
1 day
Review and Assessment
Differentiate between fission and fusion.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 10.4
2 days
Identify uses and possible negative side
effects of nuclear technology.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action
and Issues in
Science in Ch. 10,
Pg. 300 Radioactive
Dating
4 days
2 days
Benchmark Review
1 day
Benchmark Assessment
9
Huntsville City Schools
Instructional Guide 2015-2016
Course: Physical Science
Grade: 10th
3rd Nine Weeks
Standard
“I Can” Statements
COS 7:
Relate velocity,
acceleration, and kinetic
energy to mass, distance,
force and time.
Interpret graphic representations of
distance versus time.
COS 12:
Identify metric units for
mass, distance, time,
temperature, velocity,
acceleration, density,
force energy, and power.
Solve problems for displacement,
velocity, acceleration and time.
Interpret graphic representations of
velocity versus time.
Resources
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
sections 11.1, 11.2,
11.3
Pacing
Recommendation
2 days
2 days
LTF Walk the Line
4 days
LTF Speed
LTF Ramped Up
LTF Changing
Motion
LTF Happiness is a
Straight Line
PhET Motion in 2D
10
PhET Maze Game
Khan Academy
Calculating Velocity
or Speed
Khan Academy
Acceleration
Describe conditions of balanced and
Physical Science:
unbalanced forces, including friction and Concepts in Action,
gravity.
sections 12.1, 12.2,
12.3
2 day
Determine the resultant of collinear
forces acting on a body and draw freebody diagrams of these forces.
2 days
Relate Newton’s first law of motion to
inertia.
Use Newton’s second law of motion to
calculate net force and acceleration of a
body.
Contrast mass and weight.
LTF Barbie Doll
Bungee
LTF The Force to Be
Reckoned With
1 day
LTF Vectors
4 days
LTF Forces on
Objects
LTF Not So Free Fall
1 day
PhET Moving Man
Solve simple momentum problems.
3 days
PhET Ramp Forces
and Motion
Identify action-reaction pairs using
Newton’s third law of motion.
11
1 day
PhET Lunar Lander
PhET Collision Lab
Khan Academy
Newtons Laws
Solve problems for work and power.
Determine the mechanical advantage of
incline planes, wedges, and screws.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
sections 14.1, 14.2,
14.3, 14.4
4 days
1 day
LTF Levers R Us
Determine the mechanical advantage of
levers and wheel and axles.
Determine the mechanical advantage of
pulleys.
Solve problems for efficiency of simple
machines.
1 day
LTF Mechanical
Advantage
1 day
LTF Roller Coaster
Fun
2 days
LTF Running the
Stairs
Khan Academy
Mechanical
Advantage
COS 8:
Relate the law of
conservation of energy to
transformations of
potential energy, kinetic
12
Relate simple formulas to the
calculation of potential energy, kinetic
energy, and work.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 15.1
5 days
Give examples of the transformations of
energy in a system.
LTF Hot Dog
2 days
energy, and thermal
energy.
13
LTF Roller Coaster!
Identify and explain situations in which
mechanical energy is conserved and in
which mechanical energy is not
conserved, even though energy is
conserved.
2 days
PhET Energy Skate
Park
Huntsville City Schools
Instructional Guide 2015-2016
Course: Physical Science
Grade: 10th
4th Nine Weeks
Standard
COS 8:
Relate the law of
conservation of energy to
transformations of
potential energy, kinetic
energy, and thermal
energy.
“I Can” Statements
Resources
Pacing
Recommendation
Identify the relationship between
thermal energy and the temperature of
a sample of matter.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
sections 16.1, 16.2
5 days
Describe the flow of thermal energy
between two samples of matter.
LTF Molecular
Motion
1 day
Explain how thermal energy is
transferred by radiation, conduction,
and convection.
PhET Energy Forms
and Changes
1 day
Wisc-Online Heat
Transfer
COS 9:
Compare methods of
energy transfer by
mechanical and
electromagnetic waves.
14
Distinguish between transverse and
longitudinal mechanical waves.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 17.1
LTF Catch the Wave
5 days
LTF Waves in a
String
LTF Waves in a
Spring
PhET Wave on a
String
Relate the physical properties of sound
and light to wave characteristics.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
sections 17.2, 18.2
5 days
PhET Sound
Exploratorium Palm
Pipes
(OPTIONAL):
Additional wave topics
Appropriately rigorous topics include:
- Discuss the relationship between
the intensity of light and the
amplitude of light waves
- Draw and diagram the directions of
reflected and refracted light rays
- Use ray tracing to show the
positions of an object, an image,
and the focal point of a mirror or thin
lens.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
additional sections in
17.1-4, 18.1-18.5
and/or 19.1-19.4
LTF Curved Mirrors
LTF Mirror, Mirror on
the Wall
LTF Thin Lenses
PhET Wave
interference
15
(optional)
(1-3 days)
Physics Classroom
Optics Bench
Hyperphysics Thin
Lens Calculator
COS 10:
Explain the relationship
between electricity and
magnetism.
Differentiate between induction and
conduction.
Describe mechanical, magnetic and
chemical methods used to create an
electrical charge.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 20.1
4 days
5 days
LTF Electrostatics
LTF What in the
World?
PhET Balloons and
Static Electricity
PhET Magnets and
Electromagnets
Analyze simple electrical circuits using
Ohm’s law.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 20.2, 20.3
LTF Short Circuits
PhET Circuit
Construction Kit
16
2 days
Discuss the use of moving charges to
create a magnetic field.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
section 21.2
2 days
Discuss the use of a moving magnetic
field to induce an electrical current in a
closed loop of wire.
LTF
Electromagnetism
2 days
PhET Electric Field
Hockey
PhET Generator
(OPTIONAL)
Electricity and magnetism
applications
Review and Assessment
Appropriately rigorous topics include:
- Identify the elements in an
electrical circuit that are in series
or in parallel.
- Calculate the equivalent
resistance of a network of
resistors
- Calculate the power in a circuit.
- Distinguish between direct
current and alternating current.
- Describe the function and
operation of electric motors and
generators.
Physical Science:
Concepts in Action,
sections 20.3, 20.4,
21.3
(optional)
(1-3 days)
LTF Electric Circuits
– Simple
LTF Electric Circuits
– Complex
PhET Ohms Law
2 days
Benchmark Review
1 day
Benchmark Assessment
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