Physical Science
| Properties of Matter | Brain Pop & Bill Nye (watch) |
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| Classify and/or compare substances on the basis of their physical properties and/or explain that these properties are independent of the amount of the sample. | Physical & Chemical Properties (examples) Physical Properties & Changes |
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| Describe density and/or calculate and compare the densities of various materials using the materials’ masses and volumes. | BrainPop – Measuring Matter | Density Song | Density/Buoyance interactive Interactive (click Mass, Volume, Density) |
Mass, Volume & Density Notes |
| Conductivity, magnetic properties | Bill Nye Electricity Bill Nye Magnetism |
Interacive (click Electricity & Magnetism) | ||
| Solubility (solvent, solute, and saturation) | SEE MOVIE BELOW |
| Describe how elements combine in a multitude of ways to produce compounds that make up all living and nonliving things. | BrainPop – Isotopes Bill Nye Atoms and Molecules |
Where do Chemical Elements come from? | ||
| Describe the motion of particles in solids, liquids, and/or gases. | BrainPop – States of Matter Bill Nye Phases of Matter |
SEE MOVIE BELOW | Interacive (click Matter) Try the States of Matter Demo Below |
Matter Web Quest |
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| Explain that elements are grouped in the periodic table according to similarities of their properties. | Metals Element song Words SEE MOVIE BELOW |
Element Flashcards More element flashcards |
Periodic table with videos Periodic table 2 Periodic table 3 |
| Explain that atoms are the smallest unit of an element and are composed of subatomic particles (protons, neutrons, and electrons). | Brain Pop – Atomic Model | SEE MOVIE BELOW | Math Practice – finding protons, neutrons and electrons | |
| Identify common examples of acids, bases, and/or salts. | Alien Juice Bar Game | |||
| Compare, contrast, and/or classify the properties of compounds, including acids and bases. | Brain Pop – Acids & Bases | Acid & Base Movie | Compounds & Mixtures | |
| Differentiate among pure substances, mixtures, and solutions. | Mixtures Lab |
| Changes in Matter | Brain Pop & Bill Nye (watch) |
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| Differentiate between physical and chemical changes. | Bill Nye Chemical reactions | Chemical Reactions videos Physics Clips (check out – 11/6/02 Why things sink or float (also 7/26/06), 7/30/03 making silly putty, 9/17/03 states of matter, 6/30/04 Exploding watermelons, 6/30/05 more exploding watermelons, 12/7/05 melting ice with salt, 6/28/06 Menthos explosion, 10/25/06 puking pumpkin – chemical reaction) SEE MOVIE BELOW |
Virtual Lab | Why do light sticks work? and more… Home Chemistry Projects |
| Explain that mass is conserved when substances undergo physical and chemical changes, according to the Law of Conservation of Mass. | BrainPop – Matter Changing States BrainPop – Property Changes |
Lab TV – Eat up! (Endo/Exothermic reaction) | balancing equation practice more practice |
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| Describe how temperature influences chemical changes. | Rate of Reaction | Heat and Insulation |
| Forms of Energy | Brain Pop & Bill Nye (watch) |
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| Identify, compare and/or contrast the variety of types of radiation present in radiation from the Sun. | Bill Nye Sun | |||
| Identify and/or compare characteristics of the electromagnetic spectrum. | Brain Pop – Color | SEE MOVIE BELOW |
| Identify common uses and/or applications of electromagnetic waves. | Infared Photo Album | Main types and uses Electromagnetic Spectrum |
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| Order of frequencies and wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum | Order of the waves video SEE MOVIE BELOW |
Tour the Electromagnetic Spectrum |
| Describe and/or explain that waves move at different speeds through different materials. | BrainPop – Waves Bill Nye Waves |
Speed of a wave Wave Power Point Wave information |
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| Explain that light waves can be reflected, refracted, and/or absorbed. | Bill Nye Light Optics | Wave information Reflection, refraction, absorbtion |
| Energy Transfer and Transformations | Brain Pop & Bill Nye (watch) |
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| Identify and/or describe the transformation of energy from one form to another. | Energy Transformations | |||
| Differentiate between potential and kinetic energy. | Brain Pop – kinetic energy Brain Pop – potential energy |
Play Energy Skate Park below |
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| Identify and/or explain situations where energy is transformed between kinetic energy and potential energy. | Bill Nye Energy Brain Pop – Forms of Energy |
Types of energy | ||
| Identify and/or describe examples of the Law of Conservation of Energy. | Play Masses and Springs below |
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| Describe how heat flows in predictable ways. | Bill Nye Heat | |||
| Explain that adding heat to or removing heat from a system may result in a temperature change and possibly a change of state. | Adding or removing heat (changing state) | |||
| Heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation) | SEE MOVIE BELOW |
| Specific heat | Practice | def. The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree Celsius. Explanation |
| Forces and Changes in Motion | Brain Pop & Bill Nye (watch) |
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| Identify and/or describe types of forces. | Bill Nye Motion | Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion | Forces animation Forces in Action |
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| Describe the relationship among distance, mass, and gravitational force between any two objects. | Bill Nye Gravity | The Adventures of Forceman | Build your ownrollercoaster
See Gravity Force Lab Below |
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| Differentiate between mass and weight. | Your Weight on other Worlds | Mass vs. Weight | ||
| Law of Universal Gravitation (mass/distance) | SEE MOVIE BELOW |
| Describe and/or explain that an unbalanced force acting on an object changes its speed and/or direction. | Bill Nye Balance | Relativity, push/pull, motion video clips (from Einstein) | See Force Demo Below |
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| Interpret and/or analyze graphs of distance and time for an object moving at a constant speed. | Example – relative speed of an object at various points or sections of the graph and the direction of motion | |||
| Net force (direction) | ||||
| Changes in speed (positive acceleration and negative acceleration) | BrainPop – Newton’s Laws of Motion BrainPop – Acceleration | Acceleration video | ||
| Friction (sliding and stationary) | Bill Nye Friction |