Science
Course: IPC
Unit: Waves / Properties of Matter
TEKS/Prerequisites
Guiding Questions/
Specificity
5(G) explore the characteristics and
behaviors of energy transferred by
waves, including acoustic, seismic, light,
and waves on water as they superpose
on one another, bend around corners,
reflect off surfaces, are absorbed by
materials, and change direction when
entering new materials
3) Scientific processes. The student uses
critical thinking, scientific reasoning,
and problem solving to make informed
decisions. The student is expected to:
Guiding Questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
3(E) describe connections between
physics and chemistry and future careers
How do waves affect
everybody’s lives for
good and for bad?
How does sound affect
your daily life?
How does sound
travel?
Why is light the only
form of
electromagnetic
energy you can see?
Specificity:
1.
2.
Transverse vs.
compression waves
Relate the velocity of
the wave to the
frequency and
wavelength.
Measure the amplitude of a
wave
Guiding Questions:
1. What determines if
something will sink or
float in a fluid?
Assessment
One tuning fork is
struck and placed next
to an identical fork.
The two forks do not
touch. The second
tuning fork starts to
vibrate because of
A interference
B the Doppler effect
C resonance
D machine
Answer: C
Designated Six Weeks: Fourth Grading Period
Days to teach: 33 Instructional days
Vocabulary
Instructional
Strategies/ELPS
Transverse Wave
Activities:
Longitudinal Wave
a.
Medium
Amplitude
b.
Crest
Exemplar Lesson:
Waves
TEKS 5G
Trough
Vibrations in Matter
d.
Exemplar Lesson:
Wave Properties
TEKS 5G
e.
Polarizing Filter
f.
Making Music
g.
Blocking Noise
Pollution
Doppler Effect
h.
Radio Frequencies
Pitch
i.
Wave Generation – Coil
Spring
Wavelength
A diver on a
springboard can
increase the height of a
jump by repeatedly
flexing the knees with
a rhythm that matches
the springboard’s
natural frequency.
This is an example of
Frequency
Diffraction
United Streaming.com –
Elements of Physics: Waves:
Sound and Electromagnetism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
_dl_-DsOEi4
http://www5.unitedstreaming.com/vi
deos/11302/f6d32134-f0b5-ea9b36ac05a938421c89.pdf
Interference
Decibel
At 0 degrees Celsius,
sound travels through air
at a speed of 330m/s. If a
sound wave is produced
with a wavelength of
0.10m, what is the
wave’s frequency?
All Exemplar Lessons are located
on the Google Drive: High School IPC
Refraction
Resonance
A. Interference
B. Reflection
C. Resonance
D. Polarization
Answer: C
Textbook: Physics + Chemistry,
McGraw Hill, 2014
Safari Montage c.
Sonar
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Volume
Revised Spring 2015
Exemplar Lesson:
Electromagnetic
Spectrum
TEKS 5G
Resources/
Weblinks
ELPS:
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rul
es/tac/chapter074/ch074a.ht
ml
a. (4F) Visuals/Video
b. (4F) Manipulative
(2G) Draw & Write
Making Sound Waves
http://www.school-forchampions.com/science/sound_from
_string_or_wire.htm
Sound Waves and Sources
http://paws.kettering.edu/~drussell/d
emos.html
Wave Refraction
http://www.wiley.com/college/strahl
er/0471480533/animations/ch19_ani
mations/animation2.html
APP: Decibel 10th
Science
Course: IPC
Unit: Waves / Properties of Matter
TEKS/Prerequisites
Guiding Questions/
Specificity
(6) Science concepts. The student
knows that relationships exist between
the structure and properties of matter.
The student is expected to:
2.
3.
6(C) analyze physical and chemical
properties of elements and compounds
such as color, density, viscosity,
buoyancy, boiling point, freezing point,
conductivity, and reactivity
What can cause the
viscosity of a fluid to
change?
How does the
Bernoulli principle
relate to how airplanes
are able to fly?
Specificity:
1. Identify the properties
of and calculate
density.
Assessment
Designated Six Weeks: Fourth Grading Period
Days to teach: 33 Instructional days
Vocabulary
Instructional
Strategies/ELPS
Density
What is the density of
a 5 gram object which
displaces 15 mL of
water?
The size of object is
3cm by 2 cm by 4 cm.
It weighs 10 grams.
What is the density of
this object?
Activity:
Safari Montage
Mass
a.
Buoyancy
Archimedes
Relate density to
buoyancy
3.
Examine viscosity:

Effects of
temperature on
viscosity

Effects of
viscosity on
velocity of an
object
Partner pairs to write a
question and trade to
work the problem.
Exemplar Lesson:
Marble buoyancy
(golf balls)
TEKS 6C
All Exemplar Lessons are located
on the Google Drive: High School IPC
c.
Exemplar Lesson:
Density
TEKS 6C
APPS: I Tunes U – TASA IPC
d.
Exemplar Lesson:
Viscosity
TEKS 6C
e.
Exemplar Lesson:
Explore Differences
Between Physical and
Chemical Properties
TEKS 6C
Buoyant Force
Bernoulli
ELPS:
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rul
es/tac/chapter074/ch074a.ht
ml
a.
b.
c.
Properties of Matter
Revised Spring 2015
Stephen Murray Resources (Google
Drive)
b.
Density
2.
Resources/
Weblinks
(4D) Anticipation
Guides
(4F) Manipulatives
(2D) KWL
APP: Physical Sci Interactive
Glossary - Matter and Energy
Science
Course: IPC
Unit: Waves / Properties of Matter
TEKS/Prerequisites
Guiding Questions/
Specificity
(7) Science concepts. The student
knows that changes in matter affect
everyday life.
(6) Science concepts. The student
knows that relationships exist between
the structure and properties of matter.
The student is expected to:
6(A) examine differences in physical
properties of solids, liquids, and gases
as explained by the arrangement and
motion of atoms, ions, or molecules of
the substances and the strength of the
forces of attraction between those
particles;
6(B) relate chemical properties of
substances to the arrangement of their
atoms or molecules;
6(C) analyze physical and chemical
properties of elements and compounds
such as color, density, viscosity,
buoyancy, boiling point, freezing point,
conductivity, and reactivity
Guided Questions:

How are physical
changes different
from chemical
changes?

What chemical &
physical properties
should students be
able to measure?
Specificity:

Analyze a phase
change diagram

Pure substances –
Elements and
compounds

Mixtures

Heterogeneous
mixture

Homogeneous
mixture

Solutions (colloids
and suspensions
Assessment
Designated Six Weeks: Fourth Grading Period
Days to teach: 33 Instructional days
Vocabulary
Instructional
Strategies/ELPS
When copper and
oxygen chemically
unite,
they form —
Element
F an ion
G a gas
H a compound
J a mixture
Answer: H
Ion
Compound
Textbook: Physics + Chemistry,
McGraw Hill, 2014
http://www.webelements.com/
Molecule
Isotope
Atom
b. Have students illustrate
the molecules of a solid,
liquid, and gas in their
journal. List the
characteristics of each state
under the picture and give
examples.
http://education.jlab.org/atomtour/
http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GN
PS/SHS/dept/science/tringali/tab_3/
sub_tabs/documents/Folder2forpubli
shing.pdf
Physical Property
Compare and
contrast a
homogeneous and
heterogeneous
mixture.
Describe the
arrangement of the
molecules that make
up a solid and liquid,
how are they
different?
Chemical Property
Conductivity
c. States of Matter Lab
(Phase Diagram of Ice)
Reactivity
d. Lab: Chemical and
Physical Properties
(exemplar lesson)
Boiling Point
e. Atomic Structure models
Freezing Point
f. Color and label periodic
table based on properties.
Solid
g. Element Research
Liquid
Gas
Periodic Table
Atomic Mass
Atomic Number
Revised Spring 2015
Activities:
a. Introduce scientists that
contribute to modern
periodic table
Resources/
Weblinks
h. Discussion of scientists
that contributed to early
chemistry and the atom
ELPS:
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rul
es/tac/chapter074/ch074a.ht
ml
(4f) Graphic Organizer
(4f) Manipulative
Safari Montage
Stephen Murray Resources (google
drive)
APP: Nova Elements