COURSE OUTLINE

  

      THE BASIC THEME OF THE PROGRAM IS THE RELATIONSHIP OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY TO FAMILIAR EVERYDAY CONCERNS OF STUDENTS.  THIS THEME IS SUPPORTED BY AN EMPHASIS ON THE INVESTIGATIVE APPROACH TO SCIENCE TEACHING.  IN THIS APPROACH, STUDENT ACTIVITIES ARE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO EACH CHAPTER, THEREBY PROVIDING FREQUENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN SCIENCE CONCEPTS THROUGH ACTIVE OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENTATION.

 

  

I. NATURE OF SCIENCE

 

1. INTRO TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE
2. INQUIRY
3. LAB SAFETY
4. METRIC SYTEM
5. TOOLS

II. THE CHEMISTRY OF MATTER

 

1. MATTER
2. ATOMIC STRUCTURE
3. PERIODIC TABLE
4. CHEMICAL REACTIONS

III. MOTION, FORCES, AND ENERGY

 

1. MOTION
2. FORCE
3. WORK
4. MACHINES
5. ENERGY