RCT General Science Course Outline
LIVING ENVIRONMENT
Process Skills
I.
Introduction to Science
- Scientific Inquiry (Scientific Method)
II.
Science Process Skills
- Lab Safety
- Observation
- Measurement
- Organizing Data
- Analyzing & Applying what you learn
III.
Vocab
Living Systems & Organisms
I.
Activities of Living Things
- 5 kingdoms
- Life Activities
- Asexual Reproduction (Budding, Propagation, Binary Fission)
- Sexual Reproduction (Plant)
- Essentials for living things
- Nutrients & Food
- Photosynthesis
II.
Different Environments
- Habitats (Forest, Water, Air, etc.)
III.
Organisms and their Environment
- Food Relationships (Chains & Webs)
- Ecological Succession
- Energy Cycle
- Environment vs. Species
IV.
Ecology
- Soil, water, forests and wild life
- Environmental Problems & Conservation
- Changing Energy Needs
Living Things- Microorganisms
I.
Cells
- Animals vs. Plants
-Organelles & Functions (cell project)
II
Cell Division
- Mitosis (Replication & Asexual Reproduction)
- Meiosis (Formation of Gametes; Sex Cells)
- Variations
III.
Microscopic World
- Microscope ( parts and function of the microscope)
IV.
Microbes
- Bacteria
- Harmful vs. Helpful
- Protecting Against Microbes
Living Systems: Humans
I.
Body Organization
- Levels of Organization (organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms)
II.
Body Systems
- Skeletal System (Composition & Joints)
- Muscular System (Voluntary, Involuntary, & Cardiac Muscles)
- Nervous System (CNS & PNS)
- Digestive System (Process & Organs)
- Excretory System (Organs & Functions)
- Circulatory System (Organs, Vessels & Functions)
- Respiratory System (Organs & Functions)
- Endocrine System (Glands & Functions)
- Reproductive System (Males & Female)
EARTH SCIENCE
Earth Sciences: Earth
Earth’s Surface
- Surface Features
- Minerals (characteristics & Tests)
- Rocks (Igneous, Sedimentary & Metamorphic)
- Oceans
Crystal formations
I.
II.
Surface Changes
- Destructional Forces
- Weathering (Physics, Chemical & Biological)
- Erosion, groundwater, running water, wind, glaciers, waves & shore currents.
- Constuctional Forces
- Earth Movements
- Continential Drift Theory (flip books)
- Ocean Floor Spreading
- Plate Tectonics (virtual lab)
CMOG TOUR
- Major Landforms
- Plains
- Plateaus
- Mountains
- Vulcanism
III.
Age of Earth (Timeline project)
- Rock Record
- Fossils
- Age of Sedimentary Layers
Earth Sciences: Weather & Climate
I.
Earth’s Weather
- Weather
- Air Masses
- High & Low Pressure Areas
- Fronts (Warm, Cold, Stationary & Occluded)
- Local Weather
- Atmospheric Pressure
- Air Temps
- Water Vapor
- Wind
- Clouds
- Solar Radiation
- Precipitation
- Weather Forecasting
II.
Earth’s Atmosphere
- Air Pollution
- Energy & Motion
- Water Cycle
- Clouds & Fog (Cirrus, Cumulus, & Stratus)
III.
Hazardous Weather
- Thunderstorms
- Tornadoes
- Hurricanes
-Winter Storms
- Blizzards
IV.
Climate
Earth Sciences: Astronomy
I.
Earth In Space
- Rotation & Revolution
- Effects of Rotation
- Rising and Setting of the Sun
- Daylight & Darkness
- Length of Day
- Revolution
-Seasons on the Earth
- Tilt of Axis
- Revolution around Sun
- Determining Location on Earth
- Determining Time of Day
II.
Earth’s Moon
- Phases of the Moon
- Eclipses
- Lunar & Solar Eclipses
-Moon and Tides
III.
Sun & Solar System
- Planets
- Meteoroids
- Comets
PHYSICS
Physical Sciences: Energy and Motion
I.
Energy
- Kinds of energy (Potential and Kinetic)
-Forms of Energy (Chemical, Electrical, heat, light, magnetic, nuclear, & sound)
-Energy Transformation
- Law of Conservation of energy
II.
Electricity
- Electric Current
- Conductors
- Insulators
-Circuits (Parallel & Series)
III.
Heat
- Kinetic Particle Theory
- Expansion & Contraction
- Phases of Matter
- Heat Transfer (Conduction, Convection and Radiation)
IV.
Light
- Waves
- Reflection & Refraction
- Lenses (Convex & Concave)
- Electromagnetic Spectrum
V.
Sound
- Traveling (Medium)
VI.
Mechanical Energy
- Machines
- Simple machines (Levers, fulcrums, pulleys, wheel & Axis, wedge, etc.)
CHEMISTRY
Physical Sciences- Chemistry of Matter
I.
Handling Chemicals Safely
- Lab Rules
II.
Matter
- Phases of Matter
- Melting, Freezing, boiling, evaporation, condensation & sublimation)
III.
Structure of Matter
- Elements
- Atoms
- Chemical Bonds & Energy
IV.
Properties of Matter
- Physical (Phase or state, color, hardness, luster, etc.)
-Chemical properties
V.
Changes in Matter
- Physical Change (Phase, shape, size)
- Chemical Change
TECHNOLOGY
Science, Technology and Society
I.
Technological Systems
II.
Interaction of Science, Technology, and our Society
III.
Decision Making
IV.
Applying the Principles of Science and Technology