Integrated Physics & Chemistry

Integrated Physics and Chemistry is an honors-level middle school science course. It is designated as honors not because it’s more work, but because I will introduce additional advanced topics in this course that are not generally introduced until high school. This course is taught as a traditional science course, incorporating laboratory activities, virtual activities, short-term projects, long-term studies, and field investigations. No previous formal science classes are required to be successful in this class. Students should expect to spend 2-3 hours a week outside of class doing assignments, watching videos, and working on projects. There is an additional $50 lab fee for this course.
Topics covered in this course include:
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Laws of Motion
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Work and Simple Machines
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Forces and Fluids
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Classifying Matter
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Elements and Chemical Bonds
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Chemical Reactions and Equations
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Carbon Chemistry
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Waves: sound, electromagnetic, light
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Electricity and magnetism
Required Materials
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McGraw Hill Physical iScience ISBN: 978-0076773053, available through the Amazon Marketplace, or your preferred book seller.
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goggles, ANSI standard Z87.1 approved (safety goggles will NOT work)
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A basic calculator - does not need to be a graphing calculator
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Computer access for Google Classroom
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binder or notebook for notes