WELCOME
TO
W. F. Burns
Middle School
This is Ram Country
We are an
AMSTI
SCHOOL
Check out our web site
http://wfburns.ccsm.schoolinsites.com/
Or you can go to chambersk12.org
And follow the links to W. F. Burns
To get to Mr. Brooks’
page just go to the
school web page and
select staff. You will
find all of our teachers
here
AMSTI Science is a hands-on
approach to learning science
concepts. We leave the
textbook behind. Students
perform investigations to form
conclusions.
First semester we will
investigate Properties of Matter
POM is divided into three sections
Section one: Characteristic Properties
of Matter
Lesson 1: Our ideas about matter
Lesson 2: Determining Density
Lesson 3:Density Predictions
Lesson 4: Do Gases Have Density?
Lesson 5: Temperature and Density
Lesson 6: Applying the Heat
Lesson 7: Just a phase
Lesson 8: Changing Matter and
Mass
Lesson 9: The Mystery Object
Then it’s on to Section 2
Part 2
Lesson 10: Starting the Anchor
activity
Lesson 11: Pure Substance or
Mixture?
Lesson 12: What happens when
substances are mixed with water?
Lesson 13: How much solute
dissolves in a Solvent?
Lesson 14: Mass, Volume, and
Dissolving
Lesson 15: Separating a soluble and
insoluble substance
Lesson 16: Researching Solvents
Lesson 17: Separating Solutes
Lesson 18: Changing Mixtures
Lesson 19: Assessing our Progress
And On to Part Three
Part Three
Compounds, Elements, and
Chemical Reactions
Lesson 20: Breaking Down A
Compound
Lesson 21: Examining and Grouping
Elements
Lesson 22: Combining Elements
Lesson 23: Chemical Reaction
Involving Metals
Lesson 24: Countering Corrosion
Lesson 25: Mass and Chemical
Reactions
Lesson 26: End of Module
Assessment
Second Semester
Energy, Machines, and Motion
Part 1
Energy
Lesson 1: Circuit of Inquiries
Lesson 2: Making a Battery
Lesson 3: Rechargeable Batteries
Lesson 4: Storing and Using Energy
in a Battery
Lesson 5: Introduction to Forces
Lesson 6: The Force of Friction
Lesson 7: The Force Exerted by a
Motor
Lesson 8: Work and the Motor
Lesson 9: Power of a Motor
Lesson 10: Assessing What You
Have Learned
Part 2
Lesson 11: The Inclined Plane
Lesson 12: The Pulley
Lesson 13: The Lever
Lesson 14: The Mechanical
Advantage of Machines
Lesson 15: The Efficiency of
Machines
Lesson 16: Machines Assessment
Part 3
Lesson 17: Anchor Activity
Lesson 18: Motion of a Fan Car
Lesson 19: Motion of a Mousetrap
Car
Lesson 20: The Roller Coaster
Lesson 21: Motion of a Roller
Coaster
Lesson 22: Anchor Activity