August 20
August 27
September 3
9/3 Labor Day –
4 day week
Intro: a. Scientific
What can we learn from scientific experiments? method b. Lab safety c.
Measurement
How are the many types of science organized?
What are scientific theories, and how are they different from scientific laws?
How are scientific experiments conducted?
How is data measured and converted in the scientific method?
How do scientists analyze and present numerical data?
How do scientists
SC.912.N.1.1
SC.912.N.1.3
MA.912.S.1.2
MA.912.S.3.2
1.
Define a problem based on a specific body of knowledge, for example: biology, chemistry, physics and earth/space science and do the following: Pose a question, make observations, examine outside sources, review what is known in light of evidence, plan investigation, gather data, pose answers or explanation of the events, infer, use evidence to justify explanation to others, communicate results, evaluate the merits of the explanation produced by others.
2.
Recognize that the strength or usefulness of a scientific claim is evaluated through scientific argumentation, which depends on critical and logical thinking, and the active consideration of alternative scientific explanation to explain the data presented.
3.
Determine appropriate and consistent standards of measurement for the data to be collected in a survey or experiment.
4.
Collect and organize, and analyze data sets, determine
Chapter 1

September
10
September
17
(9/17 Teacher planning – 4 day week)
(9/18 RH II)
September
24
(9/26 Teacher planning – 4 day week)
Matter use graphical representations of data to evaluate an unknown?
How are scientific experiments conducted?
How is data measured and converted in the scientific method?
Overall question(s)
How can matter be scientifically defined, classified, described, and changed?
Section 1
What is the scientific definition of matter?
How can the many different kinds of matter around me be divided into categories?
Section 2
How are the many different kinds of matter around me similar to one another? How are they different?
Section 3
What kinds of changes can matter undergo?
How can these
SC.912.P.8.1
SC.912.P.8.2 the best format for the date and present visual summaries from the following: bar, line and circle graphs, histograms, scatter plots, stem and leaf plots.
1.
2.
Differentiate among the four states of matter.
Differentiate between physical and chemical properties and physical and chemical changes of matter.
Chapter 2
Separating mixtures – book; use metal filings also
Physical/chemical changes… gak
Describing matter – in book, metals

October 1
(Oct 1-2 Sukkot
I)
October 8
(Oct 8-9 Sukkot
II)
October 15
October 22
10/25 End of 1 st
9 weeks.
Early release 10/25, teacher planning 10/26.
3½ day week.
October 29
10/29 beginning of 2 nd
9 weeks
November 5
11/6 Teacher planning – 4 day week.
November 12
11/12 holiday –
4 day week.
States of
Matter
Atoms
Periodic Table changes be categorized?
SC.912.P.10.1
SC.912.P.10.4
SC.912.P.10.5
1.
Compare and contrast characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases.
2.
Investigate properties of solids, liquids, and gases in accordance with temperature, pressure, and volume changes.
3.
Relate the Law of
Conservation of Mass and
Energy to phase changes.
Chapter 3
SC.912.P.8.3
SC.912.P.8.4
SC.912.P.8.5
SC.912.P.8.5
SC.912.P.8.6
SC.912.P.8.7
1.
Explore the scientific theory of atoms (also known as atomic theory) by describing changes in the atomic model over time and why those changes were necessitated by experimental evidence.
2.
Explore the scientific theory of atoms (also known as atomic theory) by describing the structure of atoms in terms of protons, neutrons and electrons, and differentiate among these particles in terms of their mass, electrical charges and locations within the atom.
Chapter 4
1.
Relate properties of atoms and their position in the periodic table to the arrangement of their electrons.
Chapter 5

November 19
Holiday 11/22,
11/23. 3 day week.
November 26
December 3
December 10
Early release
12/13
4½ day week
December 17
Structure of matter
Chemical reactions
SC.912.P.8.7
SC.912.P.8.8
1.
Distinguish between bonding forces holding compounds together and other attractive forces, including hydrogen bonding and van der Waals forces.
2.
Interpret formula representations of molecules and compounds in terms of composition and structure.
Chapter 6
SC.912.P.10.2
SC.912.P.10.7
1.
Characterize types of chemical reactions, for example: redox, acid-base, synthesis, and single and double replacement reactions.
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
3.
Distinguish between endothermic and exothermic chemical processes.
4.
Explain how various factors, such as concentration, temperature, and presence of a catalyst affect the rate of a chemical reaction.
5.
Explain the concept of dynamic equilibrium in terms of reversible processes occurring at the same rates.
Chapter 7
January 7
Midterms 1/?
4 day week
Midterms

January 14
1/17 early release
1/17 end of
2 nd 9 weeks
1/18 teacher planning
3½ day week
January 21
1/21 holiday
1/22 beginning
3 rd 9 weeks
4 day week
January 28
2/1 Teacher
Planning
4 day week
February 4
Rube Goldberg this week (?) –
4 day week
February 11
2/11 early release
February 18
2/18 Holiday
4 day week
Nuclear reactions
Motion, velocity, acceleration
February 25 Forces
SC.912.P.12.11
SC.912.P.12.12
SC.912.P.12.1
SC.912.P.12.2
MA.912.S.3.2
SC.912.P.12.4
1.
Explain and compare nuclear reactions (radioactive decay, fission and fusion), the energy changes associated with them and their associated safety issues.
2.
Differentiate between chemical and nuclear reactions.
Chapter 10
1.
Analyze the motion of an object in terms of its position, velocity, and acceleration (with respect to a frame of reference) as functions of time
2.
Distinguish between scalar and vector quantities and assess which should be used to describe an event. Collect, organize, and analyze data sets; create a line graph in order to present a visual summary of data
Chapter 11
1.
Describe how the gravitational force between two objects
Chapter 12

2/? FCAT writing
4 day week
March 4
March 11
March 18
3/22 teacher planning
3/21 end of
3 rd 9 weeks
4 day week
March 25
March 25
(Mar 26-27
Pesach I)
April 1
4/1 beginning of
4 th 9 weeks
(April 1-2
Pesach II)
April 15
FCAT testing
(?)
April 8
April 22
Work &
Energy
Heat &
Temperature
SC.912.E.5.6
SC.912.P.10.1
SC.912.P.10.2
SC.912.P.10.3
SC.912.P.8.1
SC.912.P.8.2
SC.912.P.10.1 depends on their masses and the distance between them.
2.
Develop logical connections through physical principles, including Kepler's and
Newton's Laws about the relationships and the effects of
Earth, Moon, and Sun on each other.
1.
Differentiate among the various forms of energy and recognize that they can be transformed from one form to others.
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.
3.
Compare and contrast work and power qualitatively and quantitatively.
Chapter 13
1.
Differentiate among the four states of matter.
2.
Differentiate between physical and chemical properties and physical and chemical changes of matter.
Chapter 14

SC.912.P.10.4
SC.912.P.10.5
EOC’s (?)
3.
Differentiate among the various forms of energy and recognize that they can be transformed from one form to others.
4.
Describe heat as the energy transferred by convection, conduction, and radiation, and explain the connection of heat to change in temperature or states of matter.
5.
Relate temperature to the average molecular kinetic energy.
April 29
5/2 early release
May 6
May 13
(May 15-16
Shavuot)
May 20
Waves
May 20
SC.912.P.10.18 1.
Describe the measurable properties of waves and explain the relationships among them and how these properties change when the wave moves from one medium to another.
Chapter 15
Sound & light
Advanced only
SC.912.P.10.16
SC.912.P.10.17
SC.912.P.10.18
Final Exam
1.
Explain the relationship between moving charges and magnetic fields, as well as changing magnetic fields and electric fields, and their application to modern technologies.
2.
Explore the theory of electromagnetism by explaining electromagnetic waves in terms of oscillating electric and magnetic fields.
3.
Explore the theory of electromagnetism by comparing and contrasting the different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum in terms of wavelength, frequency, and energy, and relate them to phenomena and applications.
Chapter 16

May 27
5/27 Holiday
4 day week
June 3
6/6 end of
4 th 9 weeks reviews
Finals week
Final exam make-ups