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Jefferson County Schools Science The Terra Nova, Second Edition (CAT/6) is a comprehensive, modular assessment series, offering multiple measures of student achievement in science. Physical Science Physical Science is a course that explores the relationship between matter and energy. |
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| The Physical Science unit includes concepts related to matter, forces, motion, and energy, as well as their interactions. Topics include chemical and physical changes, electricity, magnetism, heat, light, sound, machines, work and power. |
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Sound: Gather/Build/Interpret/Graphs
The learner will be able to gather data and build and interpret graphs dealing with the frequency and wavelength of various sounds.
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Energy: Potential/Kinetic/Model/Survey
The learner will be able to model or survey the association among kinetic, potential, and total energy within a closed system.
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Energy: Consumption/Research/Debate
The learner will be able to research and debate how the current energy situation and the likelihood of an energy crisis in the future relate.
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Graphs: Motion/Gather/Construct/Examine
The learner will be able to gather data and construct, examine, and interpret graphs dealing with speed, distance, velocity and time.
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Atoms: Subatomic/Recognize/Located
The learner will be able to recognize the three main subatomic particles and where they are located, when provided with a diagram.
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Matter: Analyze/Classifications
The learner will be able to analyze the classifications of matter.
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Matter: Explore/Interacts
The learner will be able to explore how matter interacts.
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Matter: Build/Chart/Elements/Mixtures
The learner will be able to build a chart with examples of elements, compounds, and mixtures, utilizing pictures.
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Chemical Reactions: Recognize/Equation
The learner will be able to recognize the reactants and products in a chemical reaction when provided with a chemical equation.
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Chemical Reactions: Explain/Equations
The learner will be able to explain synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, and double replacement reactions using equations.
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Chemical Reactions: Explain/Symbols
The learner will be able to explain how chemical symbols, formulas, and balanced equations describe chemical reactions.
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Chemical Reactions: Predict/Products
The learner will be able to predict the products of a chemical reaction when provided with the reactants.
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Chemical Reactions: Explore/Processes
The learner will be able to explore the processes of chemical reactions.
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Chemical Reactions: Develop/Concept/Map
The learner will be able to develop a chemical bonding concept map.
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Heat: Analyze/Uses/Energy
The learner will be able to analyze the uses of heat energy.
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Heat: Analyze/Effects/Energy
The learner will be able to analyze the effects of heat energy.
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Heat: Devise/Activity/Shows/Conservation
The learner will be able to devise an activity that shows heat energy conservation.
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Sound: Recognize/Ultrasound/Medical
The learner will be able to recognize the medical and industrial uses of ultrasound.
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Sound: Show/Compressions/Rarefactions
The learner will be able to show how compressions and rarefactions of a sound wave alter when they travel through various media.
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Electricity: Explore/Laws/Uses/Energy
The learner will be able to explore the fundamental laws and uses of electrical energy.
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Electricity: Devise/Progression/Source
The learner will be able to devise a progression of electricity from its source to the home.
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Energy: Kinetic/Explain/Temperature
The learner will be able to explain how kinetic energy and temperature of a substance relate.
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Energy: Properties/Choose/Sound/Light
The learner will be able to choose the properties that best explain sound or light energy.
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Chemistry: Identify/Symbols/Formulas
The learner will be able to identify the symbols for common elements or formulas for common compounds when provided with a list.
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Chemistry: Associate/Symbols/Formulas
The learner will be able to associate symbols and formulas to examples of elements and compounds.
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Chemical & Physical Changes: Establi
The learner will be able to establish if an alteration in matter is physical or chemical when provided with examples.
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Chemical & Physical Changes: Explore
The learner will be able to explore physical changes.
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Nuclear Reactions: Fusion/Fission
The learner will be able to distinguish between fission and fusion.
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Nuclear Reactions: Differentiate/Fission
The learner will be able to differentiate between fission and fusion when provided with a scenario.
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Momentum: Select/Situation/Law
The learner will be able to select the correct situation that depicts the law of conservation of momentum.
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Momentum: Analyze/Law/Scenarios
The learner will be able to analyze the law of conservation of momentum in day to day scenarios.
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Momentum: Compose/Reflection/Law
The learner will be able to compose a reflection on a demonstration of the law of conservation of momentum.
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Gases: Establish/Effects/Diagram
The learner will be able to establish the effects of pressure, temperature, and volume on gases, when provided with a diagram.
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Water: Devise/Activity/Establish/Float
The learner will be able to devise an activity to establish if an object will float in water.
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Careers: Investigate/Related/Chemistry
The learner will be able to investigate careers that are related to chemistry.
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Careers: Research/Forces/Motion
The learner will be able to research careers that entail the forces of motion.
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Careers: Research/Energy/Heat
The learner will be able to research careers that are related to heat, electricity, or energy.
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Careers: Create/Visual/Requirements
The learner will be able to create a visual display that details science career choices and their educational requirements.
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Problem Solving: Solve/Velocity/Work
The learner will be able to solve application problems that are associated with velocity, acceleration, force, work, and power, utilizing proper units.
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Electricity: Circuits/Diagram
The learner will be able to draw a schematic diagram of basic electrical circuits.
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Electricity: Circuits/Examine/Voltage
The learner will be able to examine a series circuit to demonstrate that the sum of each voltage drops across the circuit resistors is equal to the total voltage source.
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Electricity: Circuits/Plan/Experiment
The learner will be able to plan an experiment to validate Ohm's law.
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Heat: Production/Recognize/Commercial
The learner will be able to recognize commercial and/or residential heat energy sources.
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Heat: Production/Research/Economies
The learner will be able to research different heat source economies, justifying opinions about why they are or are not useful energy options.
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Light: Production/Find/Fluorescent
The learner will be able to find similarities and differences fluorescent and incandescent light efficiency.
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States of Matter: Recognize/Solid/Plasma
The learner will be able to recognize matter as solid, liquid, gas, or plasma.
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States of Matter: Depict/Volume
The learner will be able to depict variations among the states of matter in relation to volume, shape, and particle arrangement.
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States of Matter: Differentiate/Volume
The learner will be able to differentiate between the volume, shape, and particle arrangement in the four states of matter.
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Substances: Recognize/Pure/Mixture
The learner will be able to recognize substances as being pure or a mixture.
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Substances: Recognize/Compound/Mixture
The learner will be able to recognize a substance as a compound or mixture when provided with its description.
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Substances: Choose/Pure/List/Options
The learner will be able to choose a pure substance, which is an element or compound, from a list of options.
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Substances: Categorize/Pure/Mixture
The learner will be able to categorize substances as being pure or a mixture.
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Substances: Differentiate/Example
The learner will be able to differentiate among elements, compounds, solutions, colloids, and suspensions, when provided with an example.
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