This course focuses on forces and motion, properties and change of matter, as well as, conservation and transfer of energy.
Safety Video Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-fNpaOX0-g&safe=active
Safety Contract Link:
http://www.flinnsci.com/documents/miscpdfs/safety_contract.pdf
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Unit 1 - Basics, The Metric System, Measurement and Conversions
Scientific Method PowerPoint Graphing and Measurement PowerPoint
Graphing Activity Worksheet
http://staff.tuhsd.k12.az.us/gfoster/standard/bgraph2.htm
Unit 2 - Motion (Distance, Displacement, Speed, Velocity, Acceleration, Momentum)
Motion PowerPoint Motion Flashcards: http://www.flashcardmachine.com/1667668/6k8b
Unit 3 - Forces and Newton's Laws
Forces PowerPoint Newton's Laws PowerPoint Force Practice Websites
Unit 4 - Work, Power, and Simple Machines
Work and Power PowerPoint Simple Machines PowerPoint
Unit 5 - Energy and Heat
Energy PowerPoint Heat PowerPoint Energy Practice Websites - includes Design a Roller Coaster
Unit 6 - Magnetism
Magnetism - Interactive Notes PowerPoint Electromagnets - Interactive Notes PowerPoint
Uses of Magnets - Website List
Unit 7 - Electricity
Electricity PowerPoint Electricity Interactive Notes
Unit 8 - Waves
Waves PowerPoint Light - Interactive Notes PowerPoint Sound - Interactive Notes PowerPoint
Unit 9 - Chemistry Basics
Chemistry Basics PowerPoint
Unit 10 - Atoms
The Amazing Atom PowerPoint
Unit 11 - Periodic Table
Periodic Table PowerPoint Lecture Notes - PowerPoint presentations including definitions, diagrams, pictures, and sample problems.
Lesson Materials - Worksheets and laboratory handouts.
Review Sheets - Practice problems with answer keys and checklists of key concepts.
Science Links - Links that you and/or your students may find helpful. Texas teachers, be sure to check out the TAKS Review site!
Other Resources - Miscellaneous information on how I ran my classroom. Check this out if you want to see how another science teacher addressed classroom policies, independent student research (i.e. science fair), lab notebooks, extra credit, and more. There's also a nice periodic table and reference sheet that I designed for students to use for reference during tests.