Pitt County Schools
301012 Physical Science
Pacing Guide
TOPICS/CONCEPTS
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Science Skills (Chapter 1)
Skills Handbook
Appendix A - SI Units
Appendix B – Using a Laboratory
Balance
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Physical Science overview and introduction
Safety Procedures
Use of Metric System
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1. Properties of Matter (Chapter 2)
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4
2. States of Matter (Chapter 3)
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1
3. Formation of Solutions (8.1)
4. Solubility and Concentrations (8.2)
5.03 (3%) Assess the use of physical properties in identifying
substances: Density, Melting Point, Boiling Point (I would not
include this here.) (This is not in the Physical Science SCOS.)
6.05 Investigate and analyze the properties and composition of
solutions.
a. Solubility curves
b. Concentration
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Thermal Energy and Heat (Chapter 16)
3.01 Investigate and analyze storage of energy.
c. Thermal energy
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Thermal Energy (continued)
CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES
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3.03 Investigate and analyze transfer of energy by heating.
a. Thermal energy flows from a higher temperature to a lower
temperature.
b. Heat will not flow spontaneously from a cold to a hot body.
c. It is impossible to build a machine that does nothing but
convert heat into useful work.
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Atomic Structure (Chapter 4)
4
1. The Periodic Table (Chapter 5)
2. Appendix C
3. Appendix D
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5
SIX WEEKS TEST
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Total Days
TOPICS/CONCEPTS
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5.01(4%) Analyze development of current atomic theory. Dalton,
Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr.
5.02 (4%) Examine the nature of atomic structure; protons,
neutrons, electrons, atomic mass, atomic number, isotopes
6.01 (4%) Analyze the periodic trends in the properties of
elements: symbols, groups/families, periods
Teacher written
30 Days
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Chemical Bonds (Chapter 6)
2
6
Chemical Reactions (Chapter 7)
Carbon Chemistry (Chapter 9)
2
7
Solutions, Acids, and Bases (Chapter 8)
2
4
CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES
6.02 Investigate and analyze the formation and nomenclature of
simple inorganic compounds.
a. Ionic bonds (including oxidation numbers).
b. Covalent bonds.
c. Metallic bonds.
(This is not in the Physical Science SCOS.)6.03 (8%) Identify the
reactants and products and balance simple equations of various
types: single replacement, double replacement, decomposition,
synthesis
(This is not in the Physical Science SCOS.)6.03 (8%) Identify the
reactants and products and balance simple equations of various
types: single replacement, double replacement, decomposition,
synthesis
6.04 (6%) Measure and analyze the indicators of chemical change
including: development of a gas, formation of a precipitate,
release/absorption of energy (Heat or light).
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6.05 Investigate and analyze the properties and composition of
solutions:
d. pH scale.
e. Electrical conductivity.
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Nuclear Chemistry (Chapter 10)
2
2
Motion (Chapter 11)
Forces and Motion (Chapter 12)
SIX WEEKS TEST
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10
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Total Days
TOPICS/CONCEPTS
6.06 (2%) Describe and explain radioactivity and its practical
application as an alternative energy source: alpha, beta, gamma
decay, fission, fusion, nuclear waste
2.01 Measure and mathematically / graphically analyze motion:
a. Frame of reference (all motion is relative – there is no
motionless frame.).
b. Uniform motion.
c. Acceleration.
2.02 (6%) Investigate and Analyze forces as interactions that can
change motion: ( Newton’s Three Laws of Motion)
Teacher written
30 Days
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PERIOD
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Work, Power, and Machines (Chapter 14)
Energy (Chapter 15)
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5
CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES
3.01 Investigate and analyze storage of energy:
a. Kinetic energy.
b. Potential energies: gravitational, chemical, electrical, elastic,
nuclear.
c. Thermal energy.
3.02 Investigate and analyze transfer of energy by work.
a. Force.
b. Distance.
Electricity (Chapter 20)
Magnetism (Chapter 21)
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12
4.01 a, b(2%) Investigate and analyze nature of static electricity
and conservation of electrical charge: positive/negative charges,
opposite charges attract and like charges repel.
4.01 c (4%) Analyze the electrical charging of objects due to the
transfer of electrons by friction, induction, or conduction
4.02 (4%) Investigate and analyze direct current electrical circuits:
electrical potential difference, resistance, Ohm’s Law, simple
direct current circuits, series circuits, parallel circuits.
4.03 (4%) Investigate and analyze the practical applications of
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magnetism
Mechanical Waves and Sound (Chapter 17)
The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Light
(Chapter 18)
3.04
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8
Review for EOC
3
2
All school exams
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3
Total Days
Investigate and analyze the transfer of energy by waves.
a. General characteristics of waves: wavelengths, frequency,
period, amplitude, velocity of propagation
b. Mechanical waves.
c. Sound waves.
d. Electromagnetic waves (radiation).
State written EOC exam
30 Days
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