Jefferson County Science Scope and Sequence
Course: Chemistry I
Course Code: 2003340
Quarter: 3B
Topic(s) of Study: Nuclear Reactions and the Law of Conservation of Energy
Bodies of Knowledge: Nature of Science, Physical Science, and Life Science
Standards: 1: The Practice of Science, 10: Energy, 16: Heredity and Reproduction
Essential Questions: How has nuclear chemistry effected the world in energy production,
disease diagnoses and treatment, and environmentally. How do scientists design an investigation
to answer a scientific question and communicate their findings? 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.10.1 Differentiate
among the various forms of
energy and recognize that
they can be transformed
from one form to others.
Cognitive Complexity:
Moderate
SC.912.P.10.2 Explore the
law of Conservation of
energy by differentiating
among open, closed, and
isolated systems and
explain that the total
energy in an isolated
system is a conserved
quantity.
Cognitive Complexity: High
OUTLINE OF CONTENT
(CONCEPT/SKILLS)
I Forms of energy
A. Types
B. Can be transformed from
one form to another
II Law of Conservation of Energy
A. Open System
B. Closed System
C. Isolated System
III Four Fundamental Forces
A. Gravitational
1. Magnitude
2. Range
B. Electromagnetic
1. Magnitude
2. Range
C. Weak Nuclear
1. Magnitude
SC.912.P.10.10 Compare
2. Range
the magnitude and range of
D. Strong Nuclear
the four fundamental forces
1. Magnitude
(gravitational,
2. Range
electromagnetic, weak
nuclear, strong nuclear).
IV Energy associated with
Cognitive Complexity:
A. Nuclear reactions
Moderate
1. Radioactive decay
2. Fission
SC.912.P.10.11 Explain and
3. Fusion
compare nuclear reaction s
(radioactive decay, fission
V Safety issues associated with
OBJECTIVES
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Compare and contrast the various
forms of energy
Explain how different types of energy
can be transformed from one form to
another
Differentiate how energy the Law of
Conservation of energy related to an
open, closed and isolated system.
Describe the four fundamental forces
Compare and contrast the magnitude
and range of the four fundamental
forces
Compare and contrast the energy
associated with different types of
nuclear reactions – radioactive decay,
fission, fusion
Relate and justify safety issues
associated with different types of
nuclear reactions - radioactive decay,
fission and fusion
Describe the impact of biotechnology
on the individual, society and the
environment, including medical and
ethical issues.
Compare and contrast chemical and
nuclear reactions
Objectives below are from Quarter 1A
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and fusion), the energy
changes associated with
them and their associated
safety issues.
Cognitive Complexity: High
A. Nuclear reaction
1. Radioactive decay
2. Fission
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3. Fusion
4. Radioactive isotopes in
medicine
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SC.912.L.16.10 Evaluate
the impact of biotechnology VI Reactions
on the individual, society
A. Chemical
and the environment,
B. Nuclear
including medical and
ethical issues. Cognitive
Complexity: High
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and should be embedded in this topic
of study.
Give examples of how advances in
technology have affected scientific
theories and laws.
Compare and contrast the terms that
describe examples of scientific
knowledge such as: theory, law,
hypothesis, and model.
Distinguish between a scientific theory
and a general claim.
Distinguish between laws and theories
by understanding that laws describe
the what and theories explain the why.
SC.912.P.10.12
Differentiate between
chemical and nuclear
reactions. 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,
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
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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.
MA.912.S.1.2 Determine
appropriate and consistent
stands of measurement for
the data to be collected in a
survey or equipment.
Cognitive Complexity:
Moderate
MA.912.S.3.2 Collect,
organize, and analyze data
sets, determine the best
format for the data and
present visual summaries
from the following: bar
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graphs, line graphs, stem
and leaf plots, circle graphs,
histograms, box and
whisker plots, scatter plots,
cumulative frequency
(ogive) graphs. Cognitive
Complexity: High
LA.910.2.2.3 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).
LA.910.4.2.2 The student
will record information and
ideas from primary and/or
secondary sources
accurately and coherently,
noting the validity and
reliability of these sources
and attributing sources of
information.
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