Physical Science Pacing Guide First Session A
Unit
Topic
Key Concepts
Book
Chapters
Activity
example
Day 1
Motion
Friction and Newton’s 1st
Law of Motion
Day 2
Motion
Newton’s 1st Law of Motion
Day 3
Motion
Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion
Day 4
Motion
Newton’s 3rd Law
Day 5
Motion
Gravity’s effect on Newtons Laws
Distance and displacement
Average speed
Differences between speed
and velocity
Static friction and sliding
friction
Changes in motion are
caused by forces that act on
objects
Glencoe: Chapter 3.1, 3.3
Newton’s 1st Law of Motion
Relationship between inertia and mass
Relationship between acceleration, time, and velocity
A=f/m
Newton’s 2nd Law of motion
Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
Action and reaction forces
Momentum
Gravitational force
Difference between mass
and weight
Projectile motion
Glencoe: Chapter 4.1
Glencoe: Chapter 3.2
Glencoe: Chapter 4.3
Glencoe: Chapter 4.2
Guiding Question (GQ):
How do different forces
affect movement?
GQ: How does changing
an object's mass affect its
movement?
GQ: How do different
forces affect an object's
velocity and acceleration?
GQ: How do action and
reaction affect the movement of an object?
GQ: How does mass affect the gravitational force
of an object?
Measuring the force needed
to pull different and the
same masses across different surfaces for example
use 1, then 2 then 3 text
books on carpet, lab table,
and tile floor.
Measuring the force of a
moving object or the distance it travels such as balls
or cars down a ramp use
balls of various mass.
Calculating acceleration
using a=f/m
Have students run a distance and time their velocity at various distances to
find acceleration.
Measuring forces in a rocket or a balloon
Measuring the time needed
for a piece of paper to fall
vertically and hit the ground
vs. the same paper flicked
by a pencil horizontally of
the table.
Discussion: When and why
did the Apollo space missions need rockets?
Read 3.1 and 3.3
Do Mini Lab pg. 71
Do # 1-7, pg. 86
Do #21, 22, pg. 879
Read 4.1
Do # 1-3, pg. 102
Do # 34 – 36, pg. 880
Read 3.2
Do Lab, pg. 87
Do # 1-5, pg. 80
Do # 26 – 29, pg. 880
Read 4.3
Do # 1-14, pg. 122
Do # 40 – 42, pg. 880
Read 4.2
Do Lab, pg. 112
Do #43 – 45, pg. 880
Unit
Topic
Key Concepts
Book Chapters
Activity example
Day 6
Matter
Composition of Matter
Properties of Matter
Substances and mixtures
Elements and compounds
Solutions, colloids, and suspensions
Physical properties of matter
Glencoe: Chapter 18.1
Day 7
Matter
States of Matter
Thermal Expansion
Relationship between thermal energy and temperature
Thermal energy, Specific heat
States of matter, Particle motion &
Thermal expansion
Glencoe: Chapter 9.1, 9.2
Day 8
Matter
Chemical/Physical Change
Day 9
Matter
Conservation of Mass
Physical vs. chemical changes
Law of conservation of mass
Glencoe: Chapter 18.2
Glencoe: Chapter 18.2
GQ: In what basic groups do
scientists classify matter?
GQ: How do the basic states of
matter behave? How are they
affected by heat?
GQ: What is the difference between chemical and physical
changes? What are some examples of each?
GQ: What happens to all of the
atoms that enter a chemical reaction? Where do they end up?
Baking soda/vinegar lab
Read 18.1
Do Lab, pg. 559
Do # 1-7 on page 572
States of H2O
Water Cycle
Read 9.1, 9.2
Do # 1-7, pg. 259
Burn paper demo
Melting ice demo
React baking soda and vinegar.
Measure reactants and products
before and after including collect
gas.
Read 18.2
Do # 1-5, pg. 567
Do # 191-195, pg. 886-887
Do # 1-10 on page 574 – 575
Do Lab, pg. 568
Physical Science Pacing Guide
Day 10
Matter
Structure of the Atom
Atomic Mass
Atomic Number
Day 11
Matter
Periodic Table
Key Concepts
Atomic components
Atoms and molecules
Atomic mass
Atomic number
Composition of the periodic table
Electron dot diagrams
Book Chapters
Activity
example
Glencoe: Chapter 19.1,
19.2
GQ: What are the basic
parts of atoms? What
scientists helped figure
this out?
Glencoe: Chapter 19.3
Jigsaw reading of the history of the Atom. Students
report out various models.
Students create their own
periodic table with different categories of things
such as candy, household
cleaning products, sports
equipment.
Unit
Topic
Read 19.1, 19.2
Do Launch Lab, pg. 577
Do #1-6 on page 587
GQ: How is the periodic
table organized from top
to bottom and from left to
right?
Read 19.3
Do #1-4, pg. 596
Do Lab, pg. 598
(if computers available)
Do # 1-8, pg. 602
Do #7-10, pg. 605
Day 12
Chemical Reactions
Parts of a Chemical Equation
Exothermic and endothermic reactions
Reactants and products in a
chemical reaction
Chemical reactions satisfy
the law of conservation of
mass
Exergonic and endergonic
reactions
Glencoe: Chapter 23.1
Day 13
Chemical Reactions
Writing Chemical Equations (symbols)
Day 14
Chemical Reactions
Writing Chemical Equations (symbols and words)
Balanced chemical equations
Writing balanced chemical
equations
Balanced chemical equations
Writing balanced chemical
equations
Glencoe: Chapter 23.2
Glencoe: Chapter 23.2
GQ: How is energy involved in chemical reactions?
GQ: How do scientists
write balanced chemical
equations?
GQ: How do scientists
use balanced chemical
equations?
Glow stick demo/ice pack
demo
Practice problems
Practice problems
Read 23.2
Do 'Applying Math'
on pg. 728
Do #244-247, pg. 889
Read 23.1
Do #1-6, pg. 725
Do balancing sheet (link
below from chemfiesta.com)
http://misterguch.brinkst
er.net/july2000.pdf
Unit
Topic
Key Concepts
Book Chapters
Activity example
Day 15
Chemical Reactions
Reaction Rates
Effects of catalysts and inhibitors on the speed of chemical reactions
Factors affecting rates of chemical reactions
Glencoe: Chapter 23.4
Day 16
Chemical Reactions
Reaction Rates
Effects of catalysts and inhibitors on the speed of chemical reactions
Factors affecting rates of chemical reactions
Glencoe: Chapter 23.4
GQ: What are some things that affect the speed of chemical reactions?
GQ: What are some things that affect the speed of chemical reactions?
Magnesium/ HCl Lab
Or
Calcium/ HCl Lab
Magnesium/HCl Lab
Or
Calcium/ HCl Lab
Read 23.4
Do Lab, pg. 742
Do #2-7, pg. 746
Do #6-7, pg. 749
Materials List (session A)
'Physical Science with Earth Science' Textbook, Glencoe Science
Small cars or balls to roll (at least 10 per class)
Stopwatches (at least 10 per class)
meter sticks (at least 10 per class)
tape
paper clips
10-N spring scale (at least 10 per class)
triple-beam or electric balances
paper for making airplanes
scissors (at least 10 per class)
jar of salt
iron filings (typically found in science departments)
pepper
sugar
250-mL beakers
magnets (at least 10 per class)
funnel
filter paper
antacid tablets
plastic bottles
mortar / pestle
envelopes (at least 20 per class)
baking soda
vinegar
balloons
test tubes
150-mL beakers
100-mL graduated cylinders
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