Unit A: Studying Materials Scientifically (11 activities)
Laboratory safety, handling hazardous materials,
physical and chemical properties of substances,
density, identifying unknown substances
Unit B: The Chemistry of Materials (17 activites)
Physical and chemical properties of substances,
elements and compounds, The Periodic Table,
chemical reactions, chemistry of materials,
conservation of mass
Unit C: Water
Water quality, elements and compounds, atoms
and molecules, mixtures and solutions, solubility,
particle theory of matter, acids and bases
Unit D: Energy
Energy transfer and transformations, types of
energy (kinetic, potential, heat, solar, chemical,
electrical), electrical currents, measuring energy,
energy efficiency
Unit E: Force and Motion
Newton's Laws, inertia, force, mass, acceleration,
speed, friction, experimental design, automobile
safety
Laboratory safety, handling hazardous materials,
physical and chemical properties of substances,
density, identifying unknown substances
Unit B: The Chemistry of Materials (17 activites)
Physical and chemical properties of substances,
elements and compounds, The Periodic Table,
chemical reactions, chemistry of materials,
conservation of mass
Unit C: Water
Water quality, elements and compounds, atoms
and molecules, mixtures and solutions, solubility,
particle theory of matter, acids and bases
Unit D: Energy
Energy transfer and transformations, types of
energy (kinetic, potential, heat, solar, chemical,
electrical), electrical currents, measuring energy,
energy efficiency
Unit E: Force and Motion
Newton's Laws, inertia, force, mass, acceleration,
speed, friction, experimental design, automobile
safety