Physical Science for Grades 8-9

Teacher: Matt
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Module 0: Introduction to Physical Science and Algebra Review

0 Course Introduction: Physical Science 01:59

Description of physical science.

1 Review of Basic Algebra 03:14

Review how to solve basic algebra problems.

Module 1: The Atom, Ions and Compounds

2 The Atom 12:44

Standards:

1. Describe the charge, relative mass, and location of the three particles that make up the atom including where in the atom they are located.

2. Discuss Bohr's model of the atom.

3. Draw Bohr models for each element from hydrogen to argon.

3 The Atom Homework 05:12

Ten questions about the lesson.

4 Valence Electrons 11:57

Standards:

1. Discuss how many valence electrons an atom will have based on its location (column/family/group) on the periodic table.

2. Discuss how the row an element is in tells us what energy level is its valence ring/shell.

3. Draw Lewis dot diagrams for all of the elements from hydrogen to argon.

5 Valence Electrons Homework 05:17

Ten questions about the lesson.

6 Ions 13:45

Standards:

1. Discuss how to locate metalllic, metalloid and non-metallic elements based on their location on the periodic table.

2. Discuss oxidation states and how to determine an element's oxidation state based on its location on the periodic table.

3. Draw Bohr models for ions.

7 Ions Homework 10:10

Ten questions about the lesson.

8 Ionic Bonding 14:57

Standards:

1. Discuss ionic bonding using Lewis dot diagrams of metallic elements and non-metallic elements.

2. Discuss shortcut in forming ionic compound formulas.

3. Discuss polyatomic ions and how they are involved in ionic compounds.

4. Discuss naming ionic compounds.

9 Ionic Bonding Homework 07:28

Ten questions about the lesson.

10 Covalent Bonding 15:48

Standards:

1. Discuss how non-metallic elements share electrons to form covalent bonds.

2. Discuss how to name covalent molecules using numerical prefixes.

3. Discuss electronegativity, the electronegativity trend on the periodic table and how it makes certain molecules polar.

11 Covalent Bonding Homework 04:30

Ten questions about the lesson.

12 Acids and Bases 13:56

Standards:

1. Discuss how to identify an acid versus a base based on their formulas.

2. Discuss the pH scale.

3. Discuss how to identify an acid versus a base based on litmus paper testing.

4. Discuss the seven strong acids.

13 Acids and Bases Homework 04:07

Ten questions about the lesson.

14 Module 1 Exam 00:00

Exam covering items in Module 1.

Module 2: Chemical Reactions

15 Law of the Conservation of Mass 09:46

Standards:

1. Discuss the law of the conservation of mass using masses in a reaction.

2. Discuss how to balance a chemical reaction using coefficients.

16 Law of Conservation of Mass Homework 12:45

Ten questions about the lesson.

17 Composition and Decomposition Reactions 08:09

Standard:

1. Discuss composition and decomposition chemical reactions and how to identify them.

 

18 Composition and Decomposition Reactions Homework 04:51

Ten questions about the lesson.

19 Single Replacement Reactions 07:19

Standards:

1. Discuss the two types of single replacement reactions: metal + compound and non-metal plus compound.

 

20 Single Replacement Reactions Homework 06:04

Ten questions about the lesson.

21 Double Replacement Reactions 07:08

Standards:

1. Discuss how double replacement reactions involve the swap of two sets of ions forming two new products.

2. Discuss how acid-based reactions are a special class of double replacement reactions.

22 Double Replacement Reactions Homework 06:00

Ten questions about the homework.

23 Module 2 Exam 00:00

Items covered in Module 2.

Module 3: Nuclear Chemistry

24 Atomic Mass and Isotopes 13:37

Standards:

1. Discuss how atoms have a nucleus containing 99.9% of the mass of the atom due to their protons and neutrons.

2. Discuss how to determine an element's quantity of neutrons based on its average atomic mass.

3. Discuss how each element has isotopes and what an isotope is.

4. Discuss the two types of notation for isotopes.

25 Atomic Mass and Isotopes Homework 05:43

Ten questions about the lesson.

26 Balancing Nuclear Equations 06:55

Standards:

1. Discuss how to balance a nuclear reaction in terms of mass and electric charge.

27 Balancing Nuclear Equations Homework 08:20

Ten questions about the lesson.

28 Radioactivity 11:10

Standards:

1. Discuss what makes an atom unstable.

2. Discuss the three types of radiation a radioactive atom might release. 

3. Discuss how to write the equation for the radioactive decay of an unstable isotope.

29 Radioactivity Homework 07:39

Ten questions about the homework.

30 Half-Lives 09:14

Standards:

1. Discussion of the half-life concept including an exponential decay graph.

2. Discussion of how to use the expoential decay graph to answer simple half-life problems.

31 Half-Lives Homework 05:49

Ten questions about the lesson.

32 Half-Life Problems 08:30

Standard:

1. Discuss how to determine the quantity of half-lives that have passed based on initial amount of parent, final amount of parent, time decaying and half-life time.

33 Half-Life Problems Homework 12:44

Ten questions about lesson.

34 Fission and Fusion 08:49

Standards:

1. Discuss the fission nuclear process and how it occurs when very heavy atoms splt.

2. Discuss the two applications of fission: nuclear power and nuclear weapons.

3. Discuss the fusion nuclear process and how it occurs when very light elements combine under extreme heat and pressure.

4. Discuss where fusion reactions occur.

35 Fission and Fusion Homework 06:00

Ten questions about the lesson.

36 Module 3 Exam 00:00

Items covered in Module 3

Module 4: Classification of Matter and Changes

37 Classification of Matter 11:57

Standards:

1. Discuss how to classify matter into one of three categories, element, compound or mixture.

2. Dicuss the two types of mixtures, homogeneous and heterogeneous.

3. Discuss solutions, colloids and suspensions.

38 Classification of Matter Homework 07:40

Questions about the homework.

39 Temperature Conversions 09:19

Standards:

1. Discuss how to convert between the different temperature scales.

40 Temperature Conversions Homework 08:53

Ten questions about the lesson.

41 Energy Transfer 06:22

Standards:

1. Discuss the three ways energy is transferred, conduction, convection and radiation.

42 Energy Transfer Homework 04:46

Ten questions about the lesson.

43 Phases of Matter and Physical Changes 11:40

Standards:

1. Discuss the three phases of matter.

2. Discuss a phase diagram and the physical changes a material can go through without changing its chemical formula.

3. Do phase change calculations.

44 Phases of Matter and Physical Changes Homework 06:16

Ten questions about the lesson.

45 Chemical Changes 03:57

Standards:

1. Discuss how chemical changes differ than physical changes due to new substances forming.

46 Chemical Changes Homework 04:12

Ten questions about the lesson.

47 Module 4 Exam 00:00

Items covered in Module 4

Module 5: Motion

48 Metric System Conversions 06:21

Standards:

1. Discussion of units and list common units in physics.

2. Discussion of how to convert between prefixes.

49 Metric System Conversions Homework 04:45

Ten problems about the lesson.

50 Distance and Displacement 13:52

Standards:

1. Discuss scalars and vectors.

2. Compare and contrast distance and displacement.

51 Distance and Displacement Homework 08:08

Ten questions about the lesson.

52 Velocity and Acceleration 13:21

Standards:

1. Discuss average velocity in terms of its equation.

2. Discuss acceleration in terms of its equation.

53 Velocity and Acceleration Homework 13:36

Ten questions about the lesson.

54 Motion Graphs 09:14

Standards:

1. Discuss slopes of graphs.

2. Discuss the three types of graphs and how information about position, velocity and acceleration can be determined from them.

 

55 Motion Graphs Homework 07:05

Ten questions about the lesson.

56 Momentum 14:42

Standards:

1. Discuss how to calculate momentum of objects.

2. Discuss the conservation of momentum and solve basic conservation of momentum problems.

57 Momentum Homework 15:50

Ten questions about the lesson.

58 Module 5 Exam 00:00

Items covered in module 5.

Module 6: Force

59 Mass versus Weight 08:14

Standards:

1. Discuss the acceleration due to gravity and how it depends on mass and the radius of planet, moon or star.

2. Discuss the differences between mass and weight.

3. Discuss how to calculate and object's weight.

60 Mass vs Weight Homework 05:30

Ten questions about the lesson.

61 Friction 10:32

Standards:

1. Discuss what causes friction.

2. Discuss the different types of friction including, static, kinetic, rolling and fluid friction.

 

62 Friction Homework 08:57

Ten questions about the homework.

63 Newton's Laws 07:20

Standards:

1. Discuss each of Newton's three laws.

64 Newton's Laws Homework 04:53

Ten questions about the lesson.

65 Newton's Second Law 09:04

Standards:

1. Solve basic force problems using Newton's second law.

66 Newton's Second Law Homework 13:49

Ten questions about the lesson.

67 Module 6 Exam 00:00

Items covered in Module 6.

Module 7: Work, Energy and Simple Machines

68 Work and Energy 08:55

Standards:

1. Discuss the work equation and how work and energy are related.

2. Discuss how doing work on something requires it to be moved.

3. Discuss conservation of energy. 

69 Work and Energy Homework 06:57

Ten questions about the lesson.

70 Power 08:39

Standards:

1. Discuss how work and power are related using the equation for power.

71 Power Homework 08:49

Ten questions about the lesson.

72 Simple Machines 08:59

Standards:

1. Discuss the types of simple machines.

2. Discuss work input and work output.

3. Discuss mechanical advantage including its equation.

4. Discuss efficiency and why no machine is 100% efficient.

73 Simple Machines Homework 06:39

Ten questions about the lesson.

74 Module 7 Exam 00:00

Covering items from module 7.

Module 8: Waves

75 Transverse Waves 05:47

Standards:

1. Discuss amplitude, frequency, period and velocity of transverse waves.

2. Discuss wave equation, and period/frequency equation.

 

76 Transverse Waves Homework 04:38

Ten questions about the lesson.

77 Longitudinal Waves 05:40

Standards:

1. Discuss amplitude, freqency, period and velocity of longitudinal waves.

78 Longitudinal Waves Homework 05:27

Ten questions about the lesson.

79 Module 8 Exam 00:00

Covering Module 8 Exam.

Module 9: Electricity and Circuits

80 Static Electricity 07:19

Standards:

1. Discuss how static charge build up occurs.

2. Discuss static discharge.

81 Static Electricity Homework 04:35

Ten questions about the lesson.

82 Series Circuits 12:21

Standards:

1. Discuss why electric current flows in terms of voltage.

3. Dicuss what a resistor is and the different types of resistors.

5. Discuss a series circuit and trace current through a series circuit.

6. Discuss Ohm's law

83 Series Circuit Homework 04:51

Ten questions about the lesson.

84 Parallel Circuits 05:14

Standards:

1. Discuss how resistors can be put in parallel.

2. Trace how current flows through parallel circuits.

85 Parallel Circuits Homework 09:11

Current has multiple pathways through a parallel circuit.

86 Module 9 Exam 00:00

Covering items from Module 9.

Course Overview:

I teach high school chemistry and physics I know what background younger students need to be successful in chemistry and physics. I designed the content to prepare students for advanced courses in chemistry and physics. There is basic algebra in this course, which will help students see the practical application of the math skills they have obtained.

This course includes:

  • 9 MODULES
  • 38 WORKSHEETS
  • 380 TOTAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS
  • 38 VIDEO LESSONS
  • 38 VIDEOS GOING OVER THE SOLUTIONS TO THE WORKSHEETS
  • 9 END OF MODULE EXAMS

 

What the Course Includes:

In the chemistry section we go through the atom, the Bohr models, ionic and covalent bonding, acids and bases, chemical reactions, nuclear chemistry, and matter and energy. There are 22 lessons covering these concepts.

In the physics section we cover motion, forces, work, energy, power, simple machines, waves and electricity including analyzing series and parallel circuits. There are 17 lessons in this physics sections.

Course Goals:

Upon completion of the course the student will be able to take high school chemistry and high school physics. I designed this course based on what I wish my students had background in before they take my chemistry and physics courses. This physical science course will give the student a spring board into high school chemistry and physics.

Target Audience:

8th or 9th graders or anyone preparing to take chemistry or physics.

Course Requirements:

Basic math skills including basic algebra. There is a video going over the basics of algebra used in this course.

How the Course is Presented:

The design of this course is simple. There is a lesson that ranges in length from 5 minutes to no more than 15 minutes. There are no bells and whistles, but only old fashioned instruction. I talk directly to the student and they can see me talking to them as I write on the screen. After each lesson there is a 10 question quiz. There is a video the student can watch after the complete the quiz that goes over the solutions to the quiz.

There is a module exam at the end of the module for a total of 9 modules.

Course Topics:

Module 1: The Atom Ions and Compounds

1. Review of basic algebra

2. The atom

3. Valence electrons

4. Ions

5. Ionic bonding

6. Covalent bonding

7. Acids and bases

Module 2: Chemical Reactions

8. Law of the conservation of mass

9. Composition and decomposition reactions

10. Single replacement reactions

11. Double replacement reactions

Module 3: Nuclear Chemistry

12. Atomic mass and isotopes

13. Balancing nuclear equations

14. Radioactivity

15. Half-lives

16. Half-life problems

17. Fission and fusion

Module 4: Classification of Matter and Changes

18. Classification of matter

19. Temperature conversions

20. Energy transfer

21. Phases of matter and physical changes

22. Chemical changes

Module 5: Motion

1. Metric system

2. Distance and displacement

3. Velocity and acceleration

4. Motion graphs

5. Momentum

Module 6: Forces

6. Mass versus weight

7. Friction

8. Newton's laws

9. Newton's second law

Module 7: Work, Energy and Simple Machines

10. Work and energy

11. Power

12. Simple machines

Module 8: Waves

13. Transverse waves

14. Longitudinal waves

Module 9: Electricity and Circuits

15. Static electricity

16. Series circuits

17. Parallel circuits

  • Teacher: Matt
  • Areas of expertise: Middle school and high school science
  • Education: BS geology MA physics education
  • Interests: Classical guitar
  • Skills: Teaching in a friendly way that helps students learn
  • Associations: State licensed teacher; Tennessee education association
  • Issues I care about: I care about educating middle and high school students and I love seeing students learn!

I have spent many years learning how to teach. I know where students can get confused and I try to take special care to make those topics easily accessible. Science can be everyone's favorite subject if it is taught correctly

Test Preparation Document

Test Preparation Document

Digital Quizzes and Tests Answer Keys Document

Digital Quizzes and Tests Answer Keys Document

Chemistry Resources

Periodic table Common Ions

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Physics Resource

Physics equations

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