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OWEGO APALACHIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OWEGO, NY January 8, 2009 SCIENCE 7 CURRICULUM PROPOSAL: It is proposed that the Board of Education adopt the Science 7 Curriculum for students in the Owego Apalachin Central School District. DISTRICT There are no additional monies required beyond those currently COMMITMENT: budgeted for in the 2008 - 2009 school year. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Board of Education adopt the Science 7 Curriculum for students in the Owego Apalachin Central School District. PREPARED BY: John Heath, Owego Apalachin Middle School Scott Senko, Owego Apalachin Middle School Nancy Flynn, Owego Apalachin Middle School (Consultant) PROCESSED BY: Bernard C. Dolan, Jr. Associate Superintendent RECOMMENDED BY: Dr. William C. Russell Superintendent of Schools

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Page 1: OWEGO APALACHIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT January 8, … · 2014-01-26 · OWEGO APALACHIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OWEGO, NY January 8, 2009 SCIENCE 7 CURRICULUM PROPOSAL: It is proposed

OWEGO APALACHIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OWEGO, NY

January 8, 2009

SCIENCE 7 CURRICULUM

PROPOSAL: It is proposed that the Board of Education adopt the Science 7 Curriculum for students in the Owego Apalachin Central School District.

DISTRICT There are no additional monies required beyond those currently COMMITMENT: budgeted for in the 2008 - 2009 school year.

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Board of Education adopt the Science 7 Curriculum for students in the Owego Apalachin Central School District.

PREPARED BY: John Heath, Owego Apalachin Middle School Scott Senko, Owego Apalachin Middle School Nancy Flynn, Owego Apalachin Middle School (Consultant)

PROCESSED BY: Bernard C. Dolan, Jr. Associate Superintendent

RECOMMENDED BY:

Dr. William C. Russell Superintendent of Schools

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Ow

ego

Apa

lach

in C

entr

al S

choo

l Dis

tric

t Su

bjec

t: Sc

ienc

e

C

ours

e Ti

tle:

7th

gra

de P

hysi

cal S

cien

ce

Uni

t: Sc

ient

ific

Inqu

iry

#/Pl

acem

ent o

f Uni

t: 1

D

urat

ion:

4

wee

ks

Sta

ge 1

– D

esire

d R

esul

ts

Esta

blis

hed

Goa

ls: N

YS

Inte

rmed

iate

Lev

el S

cien

ce C

ore

Cur

ricul

um

Stan

dard

1: A

naly

sis,

Inqu

iry, a

nd D

esig

n

Key

Idea

1:

The

cent

ral p

urpo

se o

f sci

entif

ic in

quiry

is to

dev

elop

exp

lana

tions

of n

atur

al p

heno

men

a in

a c

ontin

uing

, cre

ativ

e pr

oces

s.

S1.

1 F

orm

ulat

e qu

estio

ns in

depe

nden

tly w

ith th

e ai

d of

refe

renc

es a

ppro

pria

te fo

r gui

ding

the

sear

ch fo

r exp

lana

tions

of e

very

day

obse

rvat

ions

.S

1.1a

form

ulat

e qu

estio

ns a

bout

nat

ural

phe

nom

ena

S1.

1b id

entif

y ap

prop

riate

refe

renc

es to

inve

stig

ate

a qu

estio

n S

1.1c

refin

e an

d cl

arify

que

stio

ns s

o th

at th

ey a

re s

ubje

ct to

sci

entif

ic in

vest

igat

ion

S1.

2 C

onst

ruct

exp

lana

tions

inde

pend

ently

for n

atur

al p

heno

men

a, e

spec

ially

by

prop

osin

g pr

elim

inar

y vi

sual

mod

els

of p

heno

men

a.S

1.2a

inde

pend

ently

form

ulat

e a

hypo

thes

is

S1.

2b p

ropo

se a

mod

el o

f a n

atur

al p

heno

men

on

S1.

2c d

iffer

entia

te a

mon

g ob

serv

atio

ns, i

nfer

ence

s, p

redi

ctio

ns, a

nd e

xpla

natio

ns

S1.

3 R

epre

sent

, pre

sent

, and

def

end

thei

r pro

pose

d ex

plan

atio

ns o

f eve

ryda

y ob

serv

atio

ns s

o th

at th

ey c

an b

e un

ders

tood

and

as

sess

ed b

y ot

hers

. S

1.4

See

k to

cla

rify,

to a

sses

s cr

itica

lly, a

nd to

reco

ncile

with

thei

r ow

n th

inki

ng th

e id

eas

pres

ente

d by

oth

ers,

incl

udin

g pe

ers,

te

ache

rs, a

utho

rs, a

nd s

cien

tists

.

Key

Idea

2:B

eyon

d th

e us

e of

reas

onin

g an

d co

nsen

sus,

sci

entif

ic in

quiry

invo

lves

the

test

ing

of p

ropo

sed

expl

anat

ions

invo

lvin

g th

e us

e of

con

vent

iona

l tec

hniq

ues

and

proc

edur

es a

nd u

sual

ly re

quiri

ng c

onsi

dera

ble

inge

nuity

. S

2.1

Use

con

vent

iona

l tec

hniq

ues

and

thos

e of

thei

r ow

n de

sign

to m

ake

furth

er o

bser

vatio

ns a

nd re

fine

thei

r exp

lana

tions

, gui

ded

by

a ne

ed fo

r mor

e in

form

atio

n.

S2.

1a d

emon

stra

te a

ppro

pria

te s

afet

y te

chni

ques

S

2.1b

con

duct

an

expe

rimen

t des

igne

d by

oth

ers

S2.

1c d

esig

n an

d co

nduc

t an

expe

rimen

t to

test

a h

ypot

hesi

s S

2.1d

use

app

ropr

iate

tool

s an

d co

nven

tiona

l tec

hniq

ues

to s

olve

pro

blem

s ab

out t

he n

atur

al w

orld

, inc

ludi

ng: m

easu

ring,

obs

ervi

ng,

desc

ribin

g, c

lass

ifyin

g, s

eque

ncin

g S

2.2

Dev

elop

, pre

sent

, and

def

end

form

al re

sear

ch p

ropo

sals

for t

estin

g th

eir o

wn

expl

anat

ions

of c

omm

on p

heno

men

a, in

clud

ing

way

s of

obt

aini

ng n

eede

d ob

serv

atio

ns a

nd w

ays

of c

ondu

ctin

g si

mpl

e co

ntro

lled

expe

rimen

ts.

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S2.

2a in

clud

e ap

prop

riate

saf

ety

proc

edur

es

S2.

2b d

esig

n sc

ient

ific

inve

stig

atio

ns (e

.g.,

obse

rvin

g, d

escr

ibin

g, a

nd c

ompa

ring;

col

lect

ing

sam

ples

; see

king

mor

e in

form

atio

n,co

nduc

ting

a co

ntro

lled

expe

rimen

t; di

scov

erin

g ne

w o

bjec

ts o

r phe

nom

ena;

mak

ing

mod

els)

S

2.2c

des

ign

a si

mpl

e co

ntro

lled

expe

rimen

t S

2.2d

iden

tify

inde

pend

ent v

aria

bles

(man

ipul

ated

), de

pend

ent v

aria

bles

(res

pond

ing)

, and

con

stan

ts in

a s

impl

e co

ntro

lled

expe

rimen

tS

2.2e

cho

ose

appr

opria

te s

ampl

e si

ze a

nd n

umbe

r of t

rials

S

2.3

Car

ry o

ut th

eir r

esea

rch

prop

osal

s, re

cord

ing

obse

rvat

ions

and

mea

sure

men

ts (e

.g.,

lab

note

s, a

udio

tape

, com

pute

r dis

k,

vide

otap

e) to

hel

p as

sess

the

expl

anat

ion.

S

2.3a

use

app

ropr

iate

saf

ety

proc

edur

es

S2.

3b c

ondu

ct a

sci

entif

ic in

vest

igat

ion

S2.

3c c

olle

ct q

uant

itativ

e an

d qu

alita

tive

data

Key

Idea

3: T

he o

bser

vatio

ns m

ade

whi

le te

stin

g pr

opos

ed e

xpla

natio

ns, w

hen

anal

yzed

usi

ng c

onve

ntio

nal a

nd in

vent

ed m

etho

ds,

prov

ide

new

insi

ghts

into

phe

nom

ena.

S

3.1

Des

ign

char

ts, t

able

s, g

raph

s, a

nd o

ther

repr

esen

tatio

ns o

f obs

erva

tions

in c

onve

ntio

nal a

nd c

reat

ive

way

s to

hel

p th

em a

ddre

ssth

eir r

esea

rch

ques

tion

or h

ypot

hesi

s.

S3.

1a o

rgan

ize

resu

lts, u

sing

app

ropr

iate

gra

phs,

dia

gram

s, d

ata

tabl

es, a

nd o

ther

mod

els

to s

how

rela

tions

hips

S

3.1b

gen

erat

e an

d us

e sc

ales

, cre

ate

lege

nds,

and

app

ropr

iate

ly la

bel a

xes

S3.

2 I

nter

pret

the

orga

nize

d da

ta to

ans

wer

the

rese

arch

que

stio

n or

hyp

othe

sis

and

to g

ain

insi

ght i

nto

the

prob

lem

. S

3.2a

acc

urat

ely

desc

ribe

the

proc

edur

es u

sed

and

the

data

gat

here

d S

3.2b

iden

tify

sour

ces

of e

rror a

nd th

e lim

itatio

ns o

f dat

a co

llect

ed

S3.

2c e

valu

ate

the

orig

inal

hyp

othe

sis

in li

ght o

f the

dat

a

Und

erst

andi

ngs:

Stu

dent

s w

ill u

nder

stan

d th

at…

Sci

ence

is th

e st

udy

of th

e na

tura

l wor

ld.

� S

cien

tific

inqu

iry is

a p

roce

ss th

at is

use

d to

ask

que

stio

ns,

seek

ans

wer

s, a

nd d

evel

op s

olut

ions

. �

Obs

erva

tions

can

be

mad

e ab

out t

he n

atur

al w

orld

usi

ng a

va

riety

of t

ools

and

tech

niqu

es.

Ess

entia

l Que

stio

ns:

� W

hat i

s sc

ienc

e an

d ho

w d

o w

e us

e it

in o

ur li

ves?

How

are

sci

entif

ic q

uest

ions

ans

wer

ed?

� W

hat m

akes

a g

ood

hypo

thes

is?

� H

ow d

o w

e m

ake

obse

rvat

ions

abo

ut th

e na

tura

l wor

ld?

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Stu

dent

s w

ill k

now

� S

cien

ce is

the

stud

y of

the

natu

ral w

orld

. �

A h

ypot

hesi

s is

a te

stab

le p

redi

ctio

n ab

out a

n ex

perim

ent.

� In

vest

igat

ions

are

com

plet

ed to

test

a h

ypot

hesi

s.

� V

aria

bles

are

the

parts

of a

n ex

perim

ent t

hat c

an b

e ch

ange

d.�

Obs

erva

tions

can

be

qual

itativ

e or

qua

ntita

tive.

Infe

renc

e is

a p

ossi

ble

expl

anat

ion

abou

t an

obse

rvat

ion.

How

sci

entif

ic id

eas

prog

ress

from

hyp

othe

sis

to th

eory

to

law

.

Stu

dent

s w

ill b

e ab

le to

� W

rite

a go

od h

ypot

hesi

s fo

llow

ing

the

if, th

en, b

ecau

se

form

at.

� M

anip

ulat

e va

riabl

es in

a c

ontro

lled

expe

rimen

t. �

Mak

e in

fere

nces

bas

ed o

n th

eir o

bser

vatio

ns.

� A

ccur

atel

y m

easu

re le

ngth

, vol

ume,

and

mas

s us

ing

a va

riety

of t

ools

. �

Cre

ate

line

and

bar g

raph

s to

dis

play

and

ana

lyze

dat

a.

� D

raw

con

clus

ions

bas

ed o

n th

eir r

esul

ts a

nd th

eir s

cien

tific

kn

owle

dge.

Iden

tify

poss

ible

sou

rces

of e

rror

dur

ing

an e

xper

imen

t.

Sta

ge 2

– A

sses

smen

t Evi

denc

e P

erfo

rman

ce T

asks

:�

Ski

lls A

sses

smen

t �

Sci

entif

ic d

isco

verie

s an

d in

vent

ions

tim

elin

e �

Slo

wes

t Hel

icop

ter L

ab

� To

o Fu

ll G

lass

Act

ivity

Sal

t and

Fre

sh W

ater

Act

ivity

Obs

erva

tion

Lab

(mys

tery

bag

s)

� M

easu

ring

stat

ions

Inqu

iry L

ab (p

endu

lum

, met

er s

tick

drop

) �

Gra

phin

g La

b

Oth

er E

vide

nce:

Dem

onst

ratio

ns

- P

redi

ct, O

bser

ve, E

xpla

in

� S

cien

ce J

ourn

al

� H

omew

ork

o R

einf

orce

men

t and

Rev

iew

Qui

zzes

Uni

t Tes

t �

New

Yor

k st

ate

test

que

stio

ns

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Sta

ge 3

– L

earn

ing

Pla

n Le

arni

ng A

ctiv

ities

: �

Ski

lls a

sses

smen

t �

Mea

surin

g no

tes

and

prac

tice

� W

hat i

s sc

ienc

e? (

note

s &

dis

cuss

ion)

Tim

elin

e ac

tivity

Mak

ing

obse

rvat

ions

and

infe

renc

es (c

arto

on a

naly

sis)

Mys

tery

bag

s ac

tivity

Obs

erva

tion

Qui

z �

Slo

wes

t hel

icop

ter i

n cl

ass

� To

o Fu

ll G

lass

Act

ivity

Sci

entif

ic in

quiry

(not

es &

dis

cuss

ion)

Sal

t and

fres

h w

ater

act

ivity

Inqu

iry L

ab (p

endu

lum

, met

er s

tick

drop

) �

Sci

entif

ic in

quiry

ass

essm

ent

� G

raph

ing

prac

tice

and

hom

ewor

k �

Uni

t tes

t

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Ow

ego

Apa

lach

in C

entr

al S

choo

l Dis

tric

t Su

bjec

t: Sc

ienc

e

C

ours

e Ti

tle:

7th

gra

de P

hysi

cal S

cien

ce

Uni

t: C

hem

ical

and

Phy

sica

l Pro

pert

ies

of M

atte

r

#/Pl

acem

ent o

f Uni

t: 2

D

urat

ion:

6

wee

ks

Sta

ge 1

– D

esire

d R

esul

ts

Esta

blis

hed

Goa

ls:N

YS

Inte

rmed

iate

Lev

el S

cien

ce C

ore

Cur

ricul

um

Stan

dard

4: P

hysi

cal S

ettin

g

Key

Idea

3: M

atte

r is

mad

e up

of p

artic

les

who

se p

rope

rties

det

erm

ine

the

obse

rvab

le c

hara

cter

istic

s of

mat

ter a

nd it

s re

activ

ity.

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s:

3.1a

Sub

stan

ces

have

cha

ract

eris

tic p

rope

rties

. Som

e of

thes

e pr

oper

ties

incl

ude

colo

r, od

or, p

hase

at r

oom

tem

pera

ture

, den

sity

,so

lubi

lity,

hea

t and

ele

ctric

al c

ondu

ctiv

ity, h

ardn

ess,

and

boi

ling

and

freez

ing

poin

ts.

3.1c

The

mot

ion

of p

artic

les

help

s to

exp

lain

the

phas

es (s

tate

s) o

f mat

ter a

s w

ell a

s ch

ange

s fro

m o

ne p

hase

to a

noth

er. T

he p

hase

in

whi

ch m

atte

r exi

sts

depe

nds

on th

e at

tract

ive

forc

es a

mon

g its

par

ticle

s.

3.1d

Gas

es h

ave

neith

er a

det

erm

ined

sha

pe n

or a

def

inite

vol

ume.

Gas

es a

ssum

e th

e sh

ape

and

volu

me

of a

clo

sed

cont

aine

r. 3.

1e A

liqu

id h

as d

efin

ite v

olum

e, b

ut ta

kes

the

shap

e of

a c

onta

iner

. 3.

1f A

sol

id h

as d

efin

ite s

hape

and

vol

ume.

Par

ticle

s re

sist

a c

hang

e in

pos

ition

. 3.

1g C

hara

cter

istic

pro

perti

es c

an b

e us

ed to

iden

tify

diffe

rent

mat

eria

ls, a

nd s

epar

ate

a m

ixtu

re o

f sub

stan

ces

into

its

com

pone

nts.

For

ex

ampl

e, ir

on c

an b

e re

mov

ed fr

om a

mix

ture

by

mea

ns o

f a m

agne

t. A

n in

solu

ble

subs

tanc

e ca

n be

sep

arat

ed fr

om a

sol

uble

su

bsta

nce

by s

uch

proc

esse

s as

filtr

atio

n, s

ettli

ng, a

nd e

vapo

ratio

n.

3.1h

Den

sity

can

be

desc

ribed

as

the

amou

nt o

f mat

ter t

hat i

s in

a g

iven

am

ount

of s

pace

. If t

wo

obje

cts

have

equ

al v

olum

e, b

ut o

ne

has

mor

e m

ass,

the

one

with

mor

e m

ass

is d

ense

r. 3.

2a D

urin

g a

phys

ical

cha

nge

a su

bsta

nce

keep

s its

che

mic

al c

ompo

sitio

n an

d pr

oper

ties.

Exa

mpl

es o

f phy

sica

l cha

nges

incl

ude

freez

ing,

mel

ting,

con

dens

atio

n, b

oilin

g, e

vapo

ratio

n, te

arin

g, a

nd c

rush

ing.

3.

2b M

ixtu

res

are

phys

ical

com

bina

tions

of m

ater

ials

and

can

be

sepa

rate

d by

phy

sica

l mea

ns.

3.2c

Dur

ing

a ch

emic

al c

hang

e, s

ubst

ance

s re

act i

n ch

arac

teris

tic w

ays

to fo

rm n

ew s

ubst

ance

s w

ith d

iffer

ent p

hysi

cal a

nd c

hem

ical

prop

ertie

s. E

xam

ples

of c

hem

ical

cha

nges

incl

ude

burn

ing

of w

ood,

coo

king

of a

n eg

g, ru

stin

g of

iron

, and

sou

ring

of m

ilk.

3.2d

Sub

stan

ces

are

ofte

n pl

aced

in c

ateg

orie

s if

they

reac

t in

sim

ilar w

ays.

Exa

mpl

es in

clud

e m

etal

s, n

onm

etal

s, a

nd n

oble

gas

es.

3.2e

The

Law

of C

onse

rvat

ion

of M

ass

stat

es th

at d

urin

g an

ord

inar

y ch

emic

al re

actio

n m

atte

r can

not b

e cr

eate

d or

des

troye

d. In

chem

ical

reac

tions

, the

tota

l mas

s of

the

reac

tant

s eq

uals

the

tota

l mas

s of

the

prod

ucts

.

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3.3b

Ato

ms

and

mol

ecul

es a

re p

erpe

tual

ly in

mot

ion.

The

gre

ater

the

tem

pera

ture

, the

gre

ater

the

mot

ion.

Key

Idea

4: E

nerg

y ex

ists

in m

any

form

s, a

nd w

hen

thes

e fo

rms

chan

ge e

nerg

y is

con

serv

ed.

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s:

4.3a

In c

hem

ical

reac

tions

, ene

rgy

is tr

ansf

erre

d in

to o

r out

of a

sys

tem

. Lig

ht, e

lect

ricity

, or m

echa

nica

l mot

ion

may

be

invo

lved

in s

uch

trans

fers

in a

dditi

on to

hea

t.

Und

erst

andi

ngs:

Stu

dent

s w

ill u

nder

stan

d th

at…

Sub

stan

ces

have

iden

tifia

ble

prop

ertie

s th

at c

an b

e us

ed

for c

lass

ifica

tion

and

iden

tific

atio

n.

� S

ubst

ance

s re

act i

n pr

edic

tabl

e w

ays

base

d on

thei

r ch

emic

al a

nd p

hysi

cal p

rope

rties

. �

Che

mic

al re

actio

ns c

an b

e al

tere

d by

mak

ing

chan

ges

to

the

varia

bles

invo

lved

.

Ess

entia

l Que

stio

ns:

� W

hat a

re th

e ch

emic

al a

nd p

hysi

cal p

rope

rties

of m

atte

r?

� H

ow a

nd w

hy d

oes

mat

ter c

hang

e?

� W

hat c

an b

e do

ne to

influ

ence

che

mic

al a

nd p

hysi

cal

chan

ges

in m

atte

r?

Stu

dent

s w

ill k

now

� Th

e ch

emic

al a

nd p

hysi

cal p

rope

rties

of m

atte

r. �

The

diffe

renc

e be

twee

n ch

emic

al a

nd p

hysi

cal c

hang

es.

� Th

e st

ates

of m

atte

r. �

The

sign

s th

at a

che

mic

al re

actio

n ha

s oc

curr

ed.

� Th

e w

ays

to c

hang

e th

e ra

te o

f a re

actio

n.

� Th

e pa

rts o

f a c

hem

ical

reac

tion

incl

udin

g re

acta

nts

and

prod

ucts

.

Stu

dent

s w

ill b

e ab

le to

� D

escr

ibe

mat

ter b

ased

on

its c

hem

ical

and

phy

sica

l pr

oper

ties.

� P

erfo

rm in

vest

igat

ions

to d

eter

min

e th

e ph

ysic

al a

nd

chem

ical

pro

perti

es o

f mat

ter.

� Id

entif

y su

bsta

nces

usi

ng th

eir c

hem

ical

and

phy

sica

l pr

oper

ties.

� D

escr

ibe

the

parti

cles

of m

atte

r in

solid

s, li

quid

s, a

nd

gase

s.�

Rec

ogni

ze c

hem

ical

reac

tions

bas

ed o

n th

e si

gns

that

a

chem

ical

reac

tion

has

occu

rred

. �

Iden

tify

the

prod

ucts

and

reac

tant

s in

a c

hem

ical

reac

tion.

Pre

dict

the

prod

ucts

of s

impl

e ch

emic

al re

actio

ns

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Sta

ge 2

– A

sses

smen

t Evi

denc

e P

erfo

rman

ce T

asks

:�

Can

dy O

bser

vatio

ns

� O

oble

ck, I

s it

a so

lid o

r a li

quid

? �

Hea

ting

a G

as L

ab

� M

eltin

g an

Ice

Cub

e

� S

olub

ility

Lab

� O

bser

ving

Che

mic

al R

eact

ions

Gas

Pro

duct

ion

Lab

- “C

andl

e La

b”

� U

nkno

wn

Iden

tific

atio

n La

b �

Exo

/End

othe

rmic

Lab

Pre

cipi

tate

Lab

Rat

e of

Rea

ctio

n La

b

Oth

er E

vide

nce:

Dem

onst

ratio

ns

- P

redi

ct, O

bser

ve, E

xpla

in

� S

cien

ce J

ourn

al

� H

omew

ork

o R

einf

orce

men

t and

Rev

iew

Qui

zzes

Uni

t Tes

t �

New

Yor

k st

ate

test

que

stio

ns

Sta

ge 3

– L

earn

ing

Pla

n Le

arni

ng A

ctiv

ities

: �

Pre

-Lea

rnin

g A

ctiv

ity (K

WL,

Pre

-Tes

t, In

trodu

ctor

y R

eadi

ng)

� M

atte

r Not

es

� O

oble

ck L

ab

� H

eatin

g a

Gas

Lab

Mat

ter Q

uiz

� P

hysi

cal P

rope

rties

and

Cha

nges

Not

es

� M

eltin

g an

Ice

Cub

e �

Can

dy O

bser

vatio

ns L

ab

� D

esig

n an

Exp

erim

ent “

Can

dy L

ab”

� S

olub

ility

Lab

� P

hysi

cal P

rope

rties

and

Cha

nges

Qui

z �

Che

mic

al P

rope

rties

and

Cha

nges

Not

es

� O

bser

ving

Che

mic

al R

eact

ions

Gas

Pro

duct

ion

Lab

� E

xo/E

ndot

herm

ic L

ab

� P

reci

pita

te L

ab

� U

nkno

wn

Iden

tific

atio

n La

b �

Che

mic

al P

rope

rties

and

Cha

nges

Qui

z �

Rat

e of

Rea

ctio

n N

otes

Rat

e of

Rea

ctio

n La

b �

Uni

t Tes

t

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Ow

ego

Apa

lach

in C

entr

al S

choo

l Dis

tric

t Su

bjec

t: Sc

ienc

e

C

ours

e Ti

tle:

7th

gra

de P

hysi

cal S

cien

ce

Uni

t: A

tom

s, E

lem

ents

& th

e Pe

riodi

c Ta

ble

#/Pl

acem

ent o

f Uni

t: 3

D

urat

ion:

4

wee

ks

Sta

ge 1

– D

esire

d R

esul

ts

Esta

blis

hed

Goa

ls:N

YS

Inte

rmed

iate

Lev

el S

cien

ce C

ore

Cur

ricul

um

Stan

dard

4: P

hysi

cal S

ettin

g

Key

Idea

3: M

atte

r is

mad

e up

of p

artic

les

who

se p

rope

rties

det

erm

ine

the

obse

rvab

le c

hara

cter

istic

s of

mat

ter a

nd it

s re

activ

ity.

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s:

3.2d

Sub

stan

ces

are

ofte

n pl

aced

in c

ateg

orie

s if

they

reac

t in

sim

ilar w

ays.

Exa

mpl

es in

clud

e m

etal

s, n

onm

etal

s, a

nd n

oble

gas

es.

3.2e

The

Law

of C

onse

rvat

ion

of M

ass

stat

es th

at d

urin

g an

ord

inar

y ch

emic

al re

actio

n m

atte

r can

not b

e cr

eate

d or

des

troye

d. In

chem

ical

reac

tions

, the

tota

l mas

s of

the

reac

tant

s eq

uals

the

tota

l mas

s of

the

prod

ucts

. 3.

3a A

ll m

atte

r is

mad

e up

of a

tom

s. A

tom

s ar

e fa

r too

sm

all t

o se

e w

ith a

ligh

t mic

rosc

ope.

3.

3b A

tom

s an

d m

olec

ules

are

per

petu

ally

in m

otio

n. T

he g

reat

er th

e te

mpe

ratu

re, t

he g

reat

er th

e m

otio

n.

3.3c

Ato

ms

may

join

toge

ther

in w

ell-d

efin

ed m

olec

ules

or m

ay b

e ar

rang

ed in

regu

lar g

eom

etric

pat

tern

s.

3.3d

Inte

ract

ions

am

ong

atom

s an

d/or

mol

ecul

es re

sult

in c

hem

ical

reac

tions

. 3.

3e T

he a

tom

s of

any

one

ele

men

t are

diff

eren

t fro

m th

e at

oms

of o

ther

ele

men

ts.

3.3f

The

re a

re m

ore

than

100

ele

men

ts. E

lem

ents

com

bine

in a

mul

titud

e of

way

s to

pro

duce

com

poun

ds th

at a

ccou

nt fo

r all

livin

g an

d no

nliv

ing

subs

tanc

es. F

ew e

lem

ents

are

foun

d in

thei

r pur

e fo

rm.

3.3g

The

per

iodi

c ta

ble

is o

ne u

sefu

l mod

el fo

r cla

ssify

ing

elem

ents

. The

per

iodi

c ta

ble

can

be u

sed

to p

redi

ct p

rope

rties

of e

lem

ents

(met

als,

non

met

als,

nob

le g

ases

).

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Und

erst

andi

ngs:

Stu

dent

s w

ill u

nder

stan

d th

at…

All

mat

ter i

s m

ade

of a

tom

s.

� Th

ere

are

man

y di

ffere

nt e

lem

ents

that

hav

e sp

ecifi

c ch

emic

al a

nd p

hysi

cal p

rope

rties

. �

Ele

men

ts c

an b

e ar

rang

ed in

to c

ompo

unds

that

acc

ount

for

all k

now

n su

bsta

nces

. �

The

perio

dic

tabl

e ca

n be

use

d to

iden

tify,

cla

ssify

, and

m

ake

pred

ictio

ns a

bout

ele

men

ts.

� D

urin

g ch

emic

al re

actio

ns, m

atte

r can

not b

e cr

eate

d or

de

stro

yed.

Ess

entia

l Que

stio

ns:

� W

hat a

re th

e bu

ildin

g bl

ocks

that

mak

e up

all

mat

ter?

How

and

why

do

we

use

the

perio

dic

tabl

e of

the

elem

ents

? �

How

do

a lim

ited

num

ber o

f ele

men

ts a

ccou

nt fo

r an

unlim

ited

amou

nt o

f div

ersi

ty in

the

univ

erse

? �

How

is m

atte

r con

serv

ed d

urin

g a

chem

ical

reac

tion?

Whe

re d

o w

e se

e el

emen

ts a

nd c

ompo

unds

use

d in

our

liv

es?

Stu

dent

s w

ill k

now

� A

tom

s ar

e m

ade

of p

roto

ns, n

eutro

ns a

nd e

lect

rons

. �

Diff

eren

t kin

ds o

f ato

ms

are

calle

d el

emen

ts.

� E

lem

ents

are

the

sim

ples

t for

m o

f mat

ter.

� E

lem

ents

are

org

aniz

ed in

the

perio

dic

tabl

e ac

cord

ing

to

thei

r pro

perti

es.

� P

atte

rns

in th

e pe

riodi

c ta

ble.

o

Gro

ups,

per

iods

, met

als,

non

met

als

� Th

e ar

rang

emen

t of p

roto

ns, n

eutro

ns a

nd e

lect

rons

in a

n at

om.

� Th

e im

porta

nce

of v

alan

ce e

lect

rons

. �

How

and

why

che

mic

al b

onds

are

form

ed.

� La

w o

f Con

serv

atio

n of

Mas

s

Stu

dent

s w

ill b

e ab

le to

� R

ead

and

inte

rpre

t the

per

iodi

c ta

ble

of th

e el

emen

ts.

� D

raw

ato

m m

odel

s in

clud

ing

elec

trons

, pro

tons

and

ne

utro

ns.

� R

ead

and

draw

ele

ctro

n do

t dia

gram

s.

� R

ead

and

writ

e ch

emic

al fo

rmul

as a

nd e

quat

ions

. �

Pre

dict

che

mic

al b

ondi

ng b

ased

on

mod

els,

dra

win

gs, o

r th

e pe

riodi

c ta

ble.

Bal

ance

sim

ple

chem

ical

equ

atio

ns b

ased

on

the

law

of

cons

erva

tion

of m

ass.

Sta

ge 2

– A

sses

smen

t Evi

denc

e P

erfo

rman

ce T

asks

:�

Flam

e Te

st L

ab

� B

uild

ing

atom

mod

els

� P

erio

dic

tabl

e sc

aven

ger h

unt “

Who

am

I?”

� A

lien

perio

dic

tabl

e �

Per

iodi

c ta

ble

proj

ect

� M

ixtu

res,

ele

men

ts a

nd c

ompo

unds

lab

� B

ondi

ng c

ard

gam

e �

Con

serv

atio

n of

Mas

s La

b o

Vin

egar

, bak

ing

soda

, bal

loon

Oth

er E

vide

nce:

Dem

onst

ratio

ns

- P

redi

ct, O

bser

ve, E

xpla

in

� S

cien

ce J

ourn

al

� H

omew

ork

o R

einf

orce

men

t and

Rev

iew

Qui

zzes

Uni

t Tes

t �

New

Yor

k st

ate

test

que

stio

ns

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Sta

ge 3

– L

earn

ing

Pla

n Le

arni

ng A

ctiv

ities

: �

Pre

-Lea

rnin

g A

ctiv

ity (K

WL,

Pre

-Tes

t, In

trodu

ctor

y R

eadi

ng)

� Fl

ame

Test

Dem

onst

ratio

n �

Ato

ms

and

Ele

men

ts n

otes

Ato

m m

odel

dra

win

gs (i

n cl

ass

activ

ity a

nd h

omew

ork)

Bui

ldin

g at

om m

odel

s �

Ato

ms

and

Ele

men

ts Q

uiz

� P

erio

dic

tabl

e (n

otes

) �

Per

iodi

c ta

ble

scav

enge

r hun

t (in

cla

ss a

ctiv

ity)

� P

erio

dic

tabl

e tre

nds

(not

es)

� A

lien

perio

dic

tabl

e (in

cla

ss a

ctiv

ity)

� P

erio

dic

Tabl

e Q

uiz

� V

alen

ce e

lect

rons

and

ele

ctro

n do

t dia

gram

s (n

otes

and

hom

ewor

k)

� C

hem

ical

bon

ding

(not

es a

nd h

omew

ork)

Che

mic

al b

ondi

ng c

ard

gam

e (in

cla

ss a

ctiv

ity)

� C

hem

ical

com

poun

ds (n

otes

and

hom

ewor

k)

� M

ixtu

res,

Ele

men

ts, a

nd C

ompo

unds

Lab

Che

mic

al b

ondi

ng a

nd c

ompo

unds

Qui

z �

Che

mic

al e

quat

ions

(not

es a

nd h

omew

ork)

Che

mic

al e

quat

ions

car

d ga

me

(in c

lass

act

ivity

) �

Law

of C

onse

rvat

ion

of M

ass

(not

es)

� C

onse

rvat

ion

of M

ass

Lab

� P

erio

dic

Tabl

e P

roje

ct

� U

nit T

est

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Ow

ego

Apa

lach

in C

entr

al S

choo

l Dis

tric

t Su

bjec

t: Sc

ienc

e

C

ours

e Ti

tle:

7th

gra

de P

hysi

cal S

cien

ce

Uni

t: A

cids

, Bas

es &

Sol

utio

ns

#/Pl

acem

ent o

f Uni

t: 4

D

urat

ion:

4

wee

ks

Sta

ge 1

– D

esire

d R

esul

ts

Esta

blis

hed

Goa

ls:N

YS

Inte

rmed

iate

Lev

el S

cien

ce C

ore

Cur

ricul

um

Stan

dard

4: P

hysi

cal S

ettin

g

Key

Idea

3: M

atte

r is

mad

e up

of p

artic

les

who

se p

rope

rties

det

erm

ine

the

obse

rvab

le c

hara

cter

istic

s of

mat

ter a

nd it

s re

activ

ity.

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s:

3.1a

Sub

stan

ces

have

cha

ract

eris

tic p

rope

rties

. Som

e of

thes

e pr

oper

ties

incl

ude

colo

r, od

or, p

hase

at r

oom

tem

pera

ture

, den

sity

,so

lubi

lity,

hea

t and

ele

ctric

al c

ondu

ctiv

ity, h

ardn

ess,

and

boi

ling

and

freez

ing

poin

ts.

3.1b

Sol

ubilit

y ca

n be

affe

cted

by

the

natu

re o

f the

sol

ute

and

solv

ent,

tem

pera

ture

, and

pre

ssur

e. T

he ra

te o

f sol

utio

n ca

n be

affe

cted

by

the

size

of t

he p

artic

les,

stir

ring,

tem

pera

ture

, and

the

amou

nt o

f sol

ute

alre

ady

diss

olve

d.

3.1g

Cha

ract

eris

tic p

rope

rties

can

be

used

to id

entif

y di

ffere

nt m

ater

ials

, and

sep

arat

e a

mix

ture

of s

ubst

ance

s in

to it

s co

mpo

nent

s. F

or

exam

ple,

iron

can

be

rem

oved

from

a m

ixtu

re b

y m

eans

of a

mag

net.

An

inso

lubl

e su

bsta

nce

can

be s

epar

ated

from

a s

olub

le

subs

tanc

e by

suc

h pr

oces

ses

as fi

ltrat

ion,

set

tling

, and

eva

pora

tion.

3.

2b M

ixtu

res

are

phys

ical

com

bina

tions

of m

ater

ials

and

can

be

sepa

rate

d by

phy

sica

l mea

ns.

Und

erst

andi

ngs:

Stu

dent

s w

ill u

nder

stan

d th

at…

A m

ixtu

re is

mad

e up

of t

wo

or m

ore

com

poun

ds th

at c

an

be s

epar

ated

by

phys

ical

mea

ns.

� S

olub

ility

is d

eter

min

ed b

y a

varie

ty o

f fac

tors

incl

udin

g te

mpe

ratu

re, p

ress

ure,

and

sur

face

are

a.

� Th

e pH

sca

le is

use

d to

mea

sure

aci

ds a

nd b

ases

.

Ess

entia

l Que

stio

ns:

� H

ow c

an m

ixtu

res

and

solu

tions

be

sepa

rate

d?

� W

hat a

re th

e fa

ctor

s th

at in

fluen

ce s

olub

ility?

Wha

t are

aci

ds a

nd b

ases

, and

how

are

they

use

d in

our

liv

es?

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Stu

dent

s w

ill k

now

� A

mix

ture

is m

ade

up o

f tw

o or

mor

e su

bsta

nces

that

hav

e no

t che

mic

ally

com

bine

d.

� A

sol

utio

n is

a m

ixtu

re th

at h

as th

e sa

me

prop

ertie

s th

roug

hout

.�

Sol

utio

n co

ntai

ns a

sol

vent

and

a s

olut

e.

� C

once

ntra

tion

mea

sure

s th

e am

ount

of s

olut

e in

a s

olut

ion.

Sol

ubili

ty c

an b

e af

fect

ed b

y ch

angi

ng te

mpe

ratu

re o

r su

rface

are

a.

� Th

e di

ffere

nce

betw

een

acid

s an

d ba

ses.

Indi

cato

rs c

an b

e us

ed to

det

erm

ine

the

pH o

f a s

ubst

ance

. �

The

effe

cts

of a

cid

rain

on

the

envi

ronm

ent.

� Th

e ro

le o

f pH

in th

e di

gest

ion

of fo

od.

Stu

dent

s w

ill b

e ab

le to

� P

hysi

cally

sep

arat

e a

mix

ture

Mea

sure

pH

usi

ng a

var

iety

of i

ndic

ator

s.

� Id

entif

y co

mm

on a

cids

and

bas

es.

� M

anip

ulat

e pH

usi

ng v

ario

us s

olut

ions

. �

Influ

ence

the

solu

bilit

y of

mat

eria

ls.

� Id

entif

y th

e so

lute

and

sol

vent

in a

sol

utio

n.

Sta

ge 2

– A

sses

smen

t Evi

denc

e P

erfo

rman

ce T

asks

:�

Sol

ubilit

y La

b �

Gro

win

g C

ryst

als

� S

epar

atin

g M

ixtu

res

Lab

� M

easu

ring

pH L

ab

� S

wim

min

g P

ool A

ctiv

ity

� A

ntac

id L

ab

Oth

er E

vide

nce:

Dem

onst

ratio

ns

- P

redi

ct, O

bser

ve, E

xpla

in

� S

cien

ce J

ourn

al

� H

omew

ork

o R

einf

orce

men

t and

Rev

iew

Qui

zzes

Uni

t Tes

t �

New

Yor

k st

ate

test

que

stio

ns

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Sta

ge 3

– L

earn

ing

Pla

n Le

arni

ng A

ctiv

ities

: �

Pre

-Lea

rnin

g A

ctiv

ity (K

WL,

Pre

-Tes

t, In

trodu

ctor

y R

eadi

ng)

� M

ixtu

res

and

Sol

utio

ns (n

otes

) �

Sep

arat

ing

Mix

ture

s La

b �

Sol

ubilit

y (n

otes

and

dem

onst

ratio

n)

� S

olub

ility

Lab

� G

row

ing

Cry

stal

s �

Aci

d an

d B

ase

(not

es a

nd h

omew

ork)

pH In

dica

tor D

emon

stra

tion

� M

easu

ring

pH L

ab

� S

wim

min

g P

ool A

ctiv

ity

� S

olut

ions

and

pH

Qui

z �

Aci

d R

ain

(rea

ding

and

not

es)

� D

iges

tion

(rea

ding

and

not

es)

� A

ntac

id L

ab

� U

nit T

est

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Ow

ego

Apa

lach

in C

entr

al S

choo

l Dis

tric

t Su

bjec

t: Sc

ienc

e

C

ours

e Ti

tle:

7th

gra

de P

hysi

cal S

cien

ce

Uni

t: Fo

rces

& M

otio

n

#/

Plac

emen

t of U

nit:

5

Dur

atio

n:

5 w

eeks

Sta

ge 1

– D

esire

d R

esul

ts

Esta

blis

hed

Goa

ls:N

YS

Inte

rmed

iate

Lev

el S

cien

ce C

ore

Cur

ricul

um

Stan

dard

4: P

hysi

cal S

ettin

g

Key

Idea

5: E

nerg

y an

d m

atte

r int

erac

t thr

ough

forc

es th

at re

sult

in c

hang

es in

mot

ion

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s:

5.1b

The

mot

ion

of a

n ob

ject

can

be

desc

ribed

by

its p

ositi

on, d

irect

ion

of m

otio

n, a

nd s

peed

. 5.

1c A

n ob

ject

’s m

otio

n is

the

resu

lt of

the

com

bine

d ef

fect

of a

ll fo

rces

act

ing

on th

e ob

ject

. A m

ovin

g ob

ject

that

is n

ot s

ubje

cted

to a

fo

rce

will

cont

inue

to m

ove

at a

con

stan

t spe

ed in

a s

traig

ht li

ne. A

n ob

ject

at r

est w

ill re

mai

n at

rest

. 5.

1d F

orce

is d

irect

ly re

late

d to

an

obje

ct’s

mas

s an

d ac

cele

ratio

n. T

he g

reat

er th

e fo

rce,

the

grea

ter t

he c

hang

e in

mot

ion.

5.

1e F

or e

very

act

ion

ther

e is

an

equa

l and

opp

osite

reac

tion.

5.

2a E

very

obj

ect e

xerts

gra

vita

tiona

l for

ce o

n ev

ery

othe

r obj

ect.

Gra

vita

tiona

l for

ce d

epen

ds o

n ho

w m

uch

mas

s th

e ob

ject

s ha

ve a

nd

on h

ow fa

r apa

rt th

ey a

re. G

ravi

ty is

one

of t

he fo

rces

act

ing

on o

rbiti

ng o

bjec

ts a

nd p

roje

ctile

s.

5.2d

Fric

tion

is a

forc

e th

at o

ppos

es m

otio

n.

Und

erst

andi

ngs:

Stu

dent

s w

ill u

nder

stan

d th

at…

Mot

ion

is c

onst

antly

occ

urrin

g in

the

univ

erse

in a

var

iety

of

form

s.�

Cha

nges

in m

otio

n ar

e ca

used

by

the

inte

ract

ion

of fo

rces

an

d m

atte

r. �

New

ton’

s th

ree

law

s of

mot

ion

gove

rn a

ll m

ovem

ent i

n th

e un

iver

se.

� M

otio

n ca

n be

qua

ntifi

ed u

sing

var

ious

mat

hem

atic

al

form

ulas

.

Ess

entia

l Que

stio

ns:

� H

ow d

o yo

u kn

ow th

at s

omet

hing

is m

ovin

g?

� H

ow a

re m

otio

n an

d fo

rces

rela

ted?

Wha

t mot

ions

do

you

see

cons

tant

ly o

ccur

ring

in th

e w

orld

ar

ound

you

?

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Stu

dent

s w

ill k

now

� A

refe

renc

e po

int i

s ne

cess

ary

to o

bser

ve m

otio

n.

� O

bjec

ts a

lway

s ha

ve fo

rces

act

ing

on th

em.

� Th

e ne

t for

ce o

n an

obj

ect d

eter

min

es m

otio

n.

� W

hen

forc

es a

re e

qual

and

opp

osite

, the

y ar

e ca

lled

bala

nced

forc

es.

� A

bsol

ute

mot

ion

or re

st is

mis

lead

ing.

Obj

ects

in m

otio

n w

ill re

mai

n in

mot

ion

unle

ss a

cted

upo

n by

an

outs

ide

forc

e.

� Fo

rce

is d

irect

ly re

late

d to

an

obje

cts

mas

s an

d ac

cele

ratio

n.�

For e

very

act

ion,

ther

e is

an

equa

l and

opp

osite

reac

tion.

Spe

ed is

the

chan

ge in

an

obje

cts

posi

tion

over

tim

e.

� V

eloc

ity is

an

obje

cts

spee

d an

d di

rect

ion.

Acc

eler

atio

n is

cha

nge

in v

eloc

ity o

ver t

ime.

Eve

ry o

bjec

t exe

rts g

ravi

tatio

nal f

orce

on

othe

r obj

ects

. �

Gra

vity

is d

epen

dent

upo

n m

ass

and

the

dist

ance

bet

wee

n ob

ject

s.�

Fric

tion

is a

forc

e th

at o

ppos

es m

otio

n.

Stu

dent

s w

ill b

e ab

le to

� D

escr

ibe

mot

ion

with

resp

ect t

o a

varie

ty o

f ref

eren

ce

poin

ts.

� C

alcu

late

the

net f

orce

on

an o

bjec

t and

det

erm

ine

its

mot

ion.

� D

esig

n a

pape

r stru

ctur

e to

with

stan

d th

e fo

rce

of g

ravi

ty.

� C

alcu

late

spe

ed a

nd a

ccel

erat

ion

usin

g m

athe

mat

ical

fo

rmul

as.

� G

raph

spe

ed a

nd a

ccel

erat

ion.

Man

ipul

ate

varia

bles

affe

ct th

e m

otio

n of

a p

rope

ller p

lane

. �

Cal

cula

te fo

rce

usin

g N

ewto

n’s

2nd la

w o

f mot

ion.

Mak

e co

nnec

tions

bet

wee

n N

ewto

n’s

3 la

ws

and

thei

r life

ex

perie

nces

. �

Inte

rpre

t mot

ion

grap

hs.

(sp

eed

vs. t

ime,

acc

eler

atio

n vs

. tim

e)

� W

rite

mot

ion

stor

ies

and

repr

esen

t the

m g

raph

ical

ly.

� U

se d

ata

to p

redi

ct p

atte

rns

in th

e m

otio

n of

an

obje

ct.

� In

crea

se o

r dec

reas

e th

e fri

ctio

n in

a s

yste

m b

y m

anip

ulat

ing

the

varia

bles

invo

lved

.

Sta

ge 2

– A

sses

smen

t Evi

denc

e P

erfo

rman

ce T

asks

:�

Bal

l and

ram

p �

Pro

pelle

r Pla

ne In

vest

igat

ions

Rol

ler C

oast

er P

roje

ct

� P

aper

Brid

ge C

halle

nge

� N

ut &

Bol

t Rac

e �

Spe

ed a

nd A

ccel

erat

ion

Lab

� M

otio

n gr

aphs

New

ton’

s La

ws

Act

ivity

Fric

tion

Lab

� G

ravi

ty L

ab

Oth

er E

vide

nce:

Dem

onst

ratio

ns

- P

redi

ct, O

bser

ve, E

xpla

in

� S

cien

ce J

ourn

al

� H

omew

ork

o R

einf

orce

men

t and

Rev

iew

Qui

zzes

Uni

t Tes

t �

New

Yor

k st

ate

test

que

stio

ns

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Sta

ge 3

– L

earn

ing

Pla

n Le

arni

ng A

ctiv

ities

: �

Pre

-Lea

rnin

g A

ctiv

ity (K

WL,

Pre

-Tes

t, In

trodu

ctor

y R

eadi

ng)

� B

all a

nd ra

mp

activ

ity a

nd a

naly

sis

� D

iscu

ssio

n “H

ow d

o yo

u kn

ow s

omet

hing

is m

ovin

g?”

� N

otes

on

sign

atur

e m

otio

ns

� N

ut a

nd b

olt r

ace

� C

alcu

latin

g sp

eed

note

s, p

ract

ice,

and

hom

ewor

k �

Pro

pelle

r pla

ne in

vest

igat

ions

o

Dis

tanc

e, s

peed

, acc

eler

atio

n, d

esig

n yo

ur o

wn

expe

rimen

t �

Cal

cula

ting

acce

lera

tion

note

s, p

ract

ice,

and

hom

ewor

k �

Spe

ed a

nd a

ccel

erat

ion

quiz

Gra

phin

g m

otio

n pr

actic

e �

Mot

ion

stor

ies

with

gra

phs

� P

aper

brid

ge c

halle

nge

� N

ewto

n’s

Law

s no

tes

and

disc

ussi

on

� In

ertia

Lab

New

ton’

s 2nd

law

lab

� N

ewto

n’s

Law

s qu

iz

� G

ravi

ty L

ab

� Fr

ictio

n La

b �

Rol

ler C

oast

er P

roje

ct

� R

evie

w G

ame

� U

nit T

est

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Ow

ego

Apa

lach

in C

entr

al S

choo

l Dis

tric

t Su

bjec

t: Sc

ienc

e

C

ours

e Ti

tle:

7th

gra

de P

hysi

cal S

cien

ce

Uni

t: W

ork

& S

impl

e M

achi

nes

#/Pl

acem

ent o

f Uni

t: 6

D

urat

ion:

2

wee

ks

Sta

ge 1

– D

esire

d R

esul

ts

Esta

blis

hed

Goa

ls:N

YS

Inte

rmed

iate

Lev

el S

cien

ce C

ore

Cur

ricul

um

Stan

dard

4: P

hysi

cal S

ettin

g

Key

Idea

5: E

nerg

y an

d m

atte

r int

erac

t thr

ough

forc

es th

at re

sult

in c

hang

es in

mot

ion

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s:

5.2c

Mac

hine

s tra

nsfe

r mec

hani

cal e

nerg

y fro

m o

ne o

bjec

t to

anot

her.

5.2e

A m

achi

ne c

an b

e m

ade

mor

e ef

ficie

nt b

y re

duci

ng fr

ictio

n. S

ome

com

mon

way

s of

redu

cing

fric

tion

incl

ude

lubr

icat

ing

or w

axin

g su

rface

s.5.

2f M

achi

nes

can

chan

ge th

e di

rect

ion

or a

mou

nt o

f for

ce, o

r the

dis

tanc

e or

spe

ed o

f for

ce re

quire

d to

do

wor

k.

5.2g

Sim

ple

mac

hine

s in

clud

e a

leve

r, a

pulle

y, a

whe

el a

nd a

xle,

and

an

incl

ined

pla

ne.

A c

ompl

ex m

achi

ne u

ses

a co

mbi

natio

n of

inte

ract

ing

sim

ple

mac

hine

s, e

.g.,

a bi

cycl

e.

Und

erst

andi

ngs:

Stu

dent

s w

ill u

nder

stan

d th

at…

Wor

k is

onl

y do

ne w

hen

mot

ion

is p

rese

nt.

� M

achi

nes

are

used

to m

ake

wor

k ea

sier

by

chan

ging

the

dire

ctio

n or

am

ount

of f

orce

requ

ired.

Ther

e ar

e di

ffere

nt ty

pes

of s

impl

e m

achi

nes

and

we

use

them

indi

vidu

ally

or i

n co

mbi

natio

n ev

ery

day

of o

ur li

ves.

Ess

entia

l Que

stio

ns:

� W

hat i

s w

ork

and

how

do

we

mea

sure

the

amou

nt o

f wor

k co

mpl

eted

?�

How

and

why

do

mac

hine

s m

ake

wor

k ea

sier

? �

Whe

re d

o w

e us

e m

achi

nes

in o

ur li

ves?

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Stu

dent

s w

ill k

now

� W

ork

occu

rs w

hen

a fo

rce

mov

es a

n ob

ject

s a

certa

in

dist

ance

in th

e di

rect

ion

of th

e fo

rce.

Mac

hine

s ar

e us

ed to

mak

e w

ork

easi

er.

� M

achi

nes

trans

fer e

nerg

y fro

m o

ne o

bjec

t to

anot

her.

� M

achi

nes

can

be m

ade

mor

e ef

ficie

nt b

y re

duci

ng fr

ictio

n.

� S

impl

e m

achi

nes

incl

ude

leve

r, pu

lley,

whe

el a

nd a

xle,

in

clin

ed p

lane

, wed

ge a

nd s

crew

. �

Com

plex

mac

hine

s us

e a

com

bina

tion

of s

impl

e m

achi

nes.

Stu

dent

s w

ill b

e ab

le to

� C

alcu

late

wor

k us

ing

a m

athe

mat

ical

form

ula.

Stu

dent

s co

mpa

re th

e fo

rce

need

ed to

mov

e an

obj

ect w

ith

and

with

out a

sim

ple

mac

hine

. �

Con

stru

ct a

sim

ple

elev

ator

. (pu

lley

syst

em)

� Id

entif

y th

e si

mpl

e m

achi

nes

that

mak

e up

a la

rger

mor

e co

mpl

ex m

achi

ne.

Sta

ge 2

– A

sses

smen

t Evi

denc

e P

erfo

rman

ce T

asks

:�

Sim

ple

mac

hine

sta

tions

(mul

tiple

day

act

ivity

) �

Ele

vato

r Cha

lleng

e

Oth

er E

vide

nce:

Dem

onst

ratio

ns

- P

redi

ct, O

bser

ve, E

xpla

in

� S

cien

ce J

ourn

al

� H

omew

ork

o R

einf

orce

men

t and

Rev

iew

Qui

zzes

Uni

t Tes

t �

New

Yor

k st

ate

test

que

stio

ns

Sta

ge 3

– L

earn

ing

Pla

n Le

arni

ng A

ctiv

ities

: �

Pre

-Lea

rnin

g A

ctiv

ity (K

WL,

Pre

-Tes

t, In

trodu

ctor

y R

eadi

ng)

� Le

ver d

emon

stra

tion

� W

ork

note

s, d

iscu

ssio

n an

d ho

mew

ork

Sim

ple

mac

hine

iden

tific

atio

n ac

tivity

Sim

ple

mac

hine

s no

tes

and

disc

ussi

on

� S

impl

e m

achi

nes

stat

ions

Ele

vato

r act

ivity

Rub

e G

oldb

erg

disc

ussi

on a

nd a

ssig

nmen

t �

Uni

t Tes

t

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Ow

ego

Apa

lach

in C

entr

al S

choo

l Dis

tric

t Su

bjec

t: Sc

ienc

e

C

ours

e Ti

tle:

7th

gra

de P

hysi

cal S

cien

ce

Uni

t: Fo

rces

in F

luid

s

#/

Plac

emen

t of U

nit:

7

Dur

atio

n:

2 w

eeks

Sta

ge 1

– D

esire

d R

esul

ts

Esta

blis

hed

Goa

ls:N

YS

Inte

rmed

iate

Lev

el S

cien

ce C

ore

Cur

ricul

um

Stan

dard

4: P

hysi

cal S

ettin

g

Key

Idea

2:

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s: M

any

of th

e ph

enom

ena

that

we

obse

rve

on E

arth

invo

lve

inte

ract

ions

am

ong

com

pone

nts

of a

ir, w

ater

, and

la

nd.

2.1b

As

altit

ude

incr

ease

s, a

ir pr

essu

re d

ecre

ases

.

Key

Idea

3: M

atte

r is

mad

e up

of p

artic

les

who

se p

rope

rties

det

erm

ine

the

obse

rvab

le c

hara

cter

istic

s of

mat

ter a

nd it

s re

activ

ity.

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s:

3.1h

Den

sity

can

be

desc

ribed

as

the

amou

nt o

f mat

ter t

hat i

s in

a g

iven

am

ount

of s

pace

. If t

wo

obje

cts

have

equ

al v

olum

e, b

ut o

ne

has

mor

e m

ass,

the

one

with

mor

e m

ass

is d

ense

r. 3.

1i B

uoya

ncy

is d

eter

min

ed b

y co

mpa

rativ

e de

nsiti

es.

Und

erst

andi

ngs:

Stu

dent

s w

ill u

nder

stan

d th

at…

The

dens

ity o

f an

obje

ct is

det

erm

ined

by

com

parin

g its

m

ass

and

volu

me.

Buo

yanc

y ca

n be

det

erm

ined

by

com

parin

g th

e de

nsiti

es o

f di

ffere

nt s

ubst

ance

s.

Ess

entia

l Que

stio

ns:

� H

ow a

re m

ass

and

volu

me

rela

ted?

Can

the

dens

ity o

f an

obje

ct b

e ch

ange

d?

� W

hy d

o so

me

obje

cts

float

in fl

uids

?

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Stu

dent

s w

ill k

now

� D

ense

obj

ects

hav

e at

oms

that

are

tigh

tly p

acke

d to

geth

er.

� D

ensi

ty e

qual

s m

ass

divi

ded

by v

olum

e.

� O

bjec

ts w

ith a

den

sity

less

than

1.0

will

float

in w

ater

. �

Obj

ects

with

a d

ensi

ty g

reat

er th

an 1

.0 w

ill si

nk in

wat

er.

� P

ress

ure

incr

ease

s as

dep

th in

crea

ses.

Stu

dent

s w

ill b

e ab

le to

� D

eter

min

e if

an o

bjec

t will

float

in a

flui

d.

� M

anip

ulat

e an

obj

ect t

o m

ake

it flo

at.

� A

ccur

atel

y de

term

ine

the

dens

ity o

f an

obje

ct u

sing

the

form

ula

d =

m/v

Pre

dict

the

amou

nt o

f an

obje

ct th

at w

ill flo

at a

bove

the

surfa

ce b

ased

on

its d

ensi

ty.

Sta

ge 2

– A

sses

smen

t Evi

denc

e P

erfo

rman

ce T

asks

:�

Floa

t or S

ink

� M

anip

ulat

ing

Cla

y �

Mea

surin

g D

ensi

ty L

ab

� La

yers

of D

ensi

ty

� C

ompa

rativ

e D

ensi

ties

o “F

loat

ing

Pen

cil L

ab”

Oth

er E

vide

nce:

Dem

onst

ratio

ns

- P

redi

ct, O

bser

ve, E

xpla

in

� S

cien

ce J

ourn

al

� H

omew

ork

o R

einf

orce

men

t and

Rev

iew

Qui

zzes

Uni

t Tes

t �

New

Yor

k st

ate

test

que

stio

ns

Sta

ge 3

– L

earn

ing

Pla

n Le

arni

ng A

ctiv

ities

: �

Pre

-Lea

rnin

g A

ctiv

ity (K

WL,

Pre

-Tes

t, In

trodu

ctor

y R

eadi

ng)

� Fl

oat o

r sin

k �

Man

ipul

atin

g C

lay

chal

leng

e �

Den

sity

not

es a

nd p

ract

ice

� M

easu

ring

dens

ity la

b �

Laye

rs o

f den

sity

Dee

p w

ater

cre

atur

es re

adin

g an

d di

scus

sion

Pre

ssur

e in

flui

ds la

b �

Com

para

tive

dens

ities

lab

� E

nd o

f uni

t ass

essm

ent

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Ow

ego

Apa

lach

in C

entr

al S

choo

l Dis

tric

t Su

bjec

t: Sc

ienc

e

C

ours

e Ti

tle:

7th

gra

de P

hysi

cal S

cien

ce

Uni

t: En

ergy

#/Pl

acem

ent o

f Uni

t: 8

D

urat

ion:

4

wee

ks

Sta

ge 1

– D

esire

d R

esul

ts

Esta

blis

hed

Goa

ls:N

YS

Inte

rmed

iate

Lev

el S

cien

ce C

ore

Cur

ricul

um

Stan

dard

4: P

hysi

cal S

ettin

g

Key

Idea

4: E

nerg

y ex

ists

in m

any

form

s, a

nd w

hen

thes

e fo

rms

chan

ge e

nerg

y is

con

serv

ed.

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s:

4.1a

The

Sun

is a

maj

or s

ourc

e of

ene

rgy

for E

arth

. Oth

er s

ourc

es o

f ene

rgy

incl

ude

nucl

ear a

nd g

eoth

erm

al e

nerg

y.

4.1b

Fos

sil f

uels

con

tain

sto

red

sola

r ene

rgy

and

are

cons

ider

ed n

onre

new

able

reso

urce

s. T

hey

are

a m

ajor

sou

rce

of e

nerg

y in

the

Uni

ted

Sta

tes.

Sol

ar e

nerg

y, w

ind,

mov

ing

wat

er, a

nd b

iom

ass

are

som

e ex

ampl

es o

f ren

ewab

le e

nerg

y re

sour

ces.

4.

1c M

ost a

ctiv

ities

in e

very

day

life

invo

lve

one

form

of e

nerg

y be

ing

trans

form

ed in

to a

noth

er. F

or e

xam

ple,

the

chem

ical

ene

rgy

in

gaso

line

is tr

ansf

orm

ed in

to m

echa

nica

l ene

rgy

in a

n au

tom

obile

eng

ine.

Ene

rgy,

in th

e fo

rm o

f hea

t, is

alm

ost a

lway

s on

e of

the

prod

ucts

of e

nerg

y tra

nsfo

rmat

ions

. 4.

1d D

iffer

ent f

orm

s of

ene

rgy

incl

ude

heat

, lig

ht, e

lect

rical

, mec

hani

cal,

soun

d, n

ucle

ar, a

nd c

hem

ical

. Ene

rgy

is tr

ansf

orm

ed in

man

y w

ays.

4.1e

Ene

rgy

can

be c

onsi

dere

d to

be

eith

er k

inet

ic e

nerg

y, w

hich

is th

e en

ergy

of m

otio

n, o

r pot

entia

l ene

rgy,

whi

ch d

epen

ds o

nre

lativ

e po

sitio

n.

4.5a

Ene

rgy

cann

ot b

e cr

eate

d or

des

troye

d, b

ut o

nly

chan

ged

from

one

form

into

ano

ther

. 4.

5b E

nerg

y ca

n ch

ange

from

one

form

to a

noth

er, a

lthou

gh in

the

proc

ess

som

e en

ergy

is a

lway

s co

nver

ted

to h

eat.

Som

e sy

stem

s tra

nsfo

rm e

nerg

y w

ith le

ss lo

ss o

f hea

t tha

n ot

hers

.

Und

erst

andi

ngs:

Stu

dent

s w

ill u

nder

stan

d th

at…

Ene

rgy

exis

ts in

man

y di

ffere

nt fo

rms.

Ene

rgy

is c

onse

rved

whe

n ch

ange

d fro

m o

ne fo

rm to

an

othe

r.�

Mos

t act

iviti

es in

volv

e on

e fo

rm o

f Ene

rgy

bein

g tra

nsfo

rmed

into

ano

ther

.

Ess

entia

l Que

stio

ns:

� H

ow is

ene

rgy

from

the

sun

trans

form

ed in

to e

ach

of th

e ot

her f

orm

s of

ene

rgy?

Wha

t hap

pens

dur

ing

an e

nerg

y tra

nsfo

rmat

ion?

Whe

re a

re e

nerg

y tra

nsfo

rmat

ions

see

n in

our

live

s?

� W

here

doe

s en

ergy

go?

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Stu

dent

s w

ill k

now

� Th

e su

n is

the

maj

or s

ourc

e of

ene

rgy

for t

he E

arth

. �

Foss

il fu

els

cont

ain

stor

ed e

nerg

y an

d ar

e co

nsid

ered

no

nren

ewab

le re

sour

ces.

Diff

eren

t for

ms

of e

nerg

y ex

ist s

uch

as th

erm

al, l

ight

, el

ectri

cal,

mec

hani

cal,

soun

d, n

ucle

ar a

nd c

hem

ical

. �

Ene

rgy

is c

onsi

dere

d to

be

eith

er k

inet

ic (e

nerg

y of

mot

ion)

or

pot

entia

l (st

ored

ene

rgy)

.

Stu

dent

s w

ill b

e ab

le to

� C

reat

e an

ene

rgy

trans

form

atio

n m

ap th

at tr

aces

the

ener

gy a

ll th

e w

ay b

ack

to th

e su

n (In

spira

tion)

. �

Com

pare

and

con

trast

pow

er p

lant

pos

ters

bas

ed o

n th

e en

ergy

sou

rces

. �

Con

stru

ct o

rigin

al q

uest

ions

bas

ed o

n pr

evio

us s

tate

test

di

agra

ms/

pict

ures

.�

Def

end

the

use

of b

oth

Ren

ewab

le a

nd N

onre

new

able

so

urce

s of

ene

rgy.

Eva

luat

e re

cent

inve

ntio

ns in

thei

r abi

lity

to a

ddre

ss th

e en

ergy

cris

is.

� D

eter

min

e ho

w d

iffer

ent v

aria

bles

affe

ct th

e m

otio

n of

a

rubb

er p

oppe

r. S

tage

2 –

Ass

essm

ent E

vide

nce

Per

form

ance

Tas

ks:

� E

nerg

y Tr

ansf

orm

atio

n M

ap/In

spira

tion

Pro

ject

Pow

er P

lant

Pos

ter

� C

reat

e E

nerg

y S

tate

Tes

t Que

stio

ns

� R

enew

able

vs.

Non

rene

wab

le R

esou

rces

Pro

ject

Inve

ntio

n N

atio

n la

b �

Rub

ber P

oppe

r Act

ivity

Oth

er E

vide

nce:

Dem

onst

ratio

ns

- P

redi

ct, O

bser

ve, E

xpla

in

� S

cien

ce J

ourn

al

� H

omew

ork

o R

einf

orce

men

t and

Rev

iew

Qui

zzes

Uni

t Tes

t �

New

Yor

k st

ate

test

que

stio

ns

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Sta

ge 3

– L

earn

ing

Pla

n Le

arni

ng A

ctiv

ities

: �

Pre

-Lea

rnin

g A

ctiv

ity (K

WL,

Pre

-Tes

t, In

trodu

ctor

y R

eadi

ng)

� E

nerg

y D

emon

stra

tions

(pre

dict

, obs

erve

, exp

lain

) �

Intro

to E

nerg

y N

otes

Ene

rgy

Tran

sfor

mat

ion

Pra

ctic

e P

robl

ems

Ene

rgy

Qui

z �

Ene

rgy

Map

-Usi

ng In

spira

tion

� P

ower

Pla

nt re

adin

g/P

oste

r Pro

ject

Pot

entia

l and

Kin

etic

Ene

rgy

Not

es

� R

ubbe

r Pop

per A

ctiv

ity

� E

valu

ate

and

Cre

ate

Sat

e Te

st q

uest

ions

(with

HW

) �

Ren

ewab

le a

nd N

on-R

enew

able

Ene

rgy

artic

les

and

vide

os

� R

enew

able

and

Non

-Ren

ewab

le E

nerg

y pr

ojec

t �

Uni

t Tes

t

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Ow

ego

Apa

lach

in C

entr

al S

choo

l Dis

tric

t Su

bjec

t: Sc

ienc

e

C

ours

e Ti

tle:

7th

gra

de P

hysi

cal S

cien

ce

Uni

t: H

eat

#/Pl

acem

ent o

f Uni

t: 9

D

urat

ion:

2

wee

ks

Sta

ge 1

– D

esire

d R

esul

ts

Esta

blis

hed

Goa

ls:N

YS

Inte

rmed

iate

Lev

el S

cien

ce C

ore

Cur

ricul

um

Stan

dard

4: P

hysi

cal S

ettin

g

Key

Idea

4: E

nerg

y ex

ists

in m

any

form

s, a

nd w

hen

thes

e fo

rms

chan

ge e

nerg

y is

con

serv

ed.

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s:

4.2a

Hea

t mov

es in

pre

dict

able

way

s, fl

owin

g fro

m w

arm

er o

bjec

ts to

coo

ler o

nes,

unt

il bo

th re

ach

the

sam

e te

mpe

ratu

re.

4.2b

Hea

t can

be

trans

ferr

ed th

roug

h m

atte

r by

the

collis

ions

of a

tom

s an

d/or

mol

ecul

es (c

ondu

ctio

n) o

r thr

ough

spa

ce (r

adia

tion)

. In

a liq

uid

or g

as, c

urre

nts

will

faci

litat

e th

e tra

nsfe

r of h

eat (

conv

ectio

n).

4.2c

Dur

ing

a ph

ase

chan

ge, h

eat e

nerg

y is

abs

orbe

d or

rele

ased

. Ene

rgy

is a

bsor

bed

whe

n a

solid

cha

nges

to a

liqu

id a

nd w

hen

aliq

uid

chan

ges

to a

gas

. Ene

rgy

is re

leas

ed w

hen

a ga

s ch

ange

s to

a li

quid

and

whe

n a

liqui

d ch

ange

s to

a s

olid

. 4.

2d M

ost s

ubst

ance

s ex

pand

whe

n he

ated

and

con

tract

whe

n co

oled

. Wat

er is

an

exce

ptio

n, e

xpan

ding

whe

n ch

angi

ng to

ice.

4.

2e T

empe

ratu

re a

ffect

s th

e so

lubi

lity

of s

ome

subs

tanc

es in

wat

er.

Key

Idea

3: M

atte

r is

mad

e up

of p

artic

les

who

se p

rope

rties

det

erm

ine

the

obse

rvab

le c

hara

cter

istic

s of

mat

ter a

nd it

s re

activ

ity.

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s:

3.3b

Ato

ms

and

mol

ecul

es a

re p

erpe

tual

ly in

mot

ion.

The

gre

ater

the

tem

pera

ture

, the

gre

ater

the

mot

ion.

Und

erst

andi

ngs:

Stu

dent

s w

ill u

nder

stan

d th

at…

Hea

t mov

es th

roug

h a

syst

em in

pre

dict

able

pat

tern

s.

� Th

e th

ree

met

hods

of h

eat t

rans

fer a

nd th

eir d

iffer

ence

s.

� Th

e ca

uses

and

effe

cts

of th

erm

al e

xpan

sion

.

Ess

entia

l Que

stio

ns:

� H

ow d

oes

heat

mov

e th

roug

h a

syst

em?

� W

hat e

ffect

doe

s he

at h

ave

on o

bjec

ts?

� H

ow d

oes

heat

tran

sfer

affe

ct o

ur li

ves?

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Stu

dent

s w

ill k

now

� H

eat m

oves

from

war

mer

obj

ects

to c

oole

r obj

ects

unt

il th

ey

both

reac

h th

e sa

me

tem

pera

ture

. �

Con

duct

ion

occu

rs w

hen

heat

is tr

ansf

erre

d by

dire

ct

cont

act.

� C

onve

ctio

n oc

curs

whe

n he

at is

tran

sfer

red

by c

urre

nts

fluid

s.�

Rad

iatio

n oc

curs

whe

n he

at is

tran

sfer

red

by

elec

trom

agne

tic w

aves

. �

Ther

mal

ene

rgy

is th

e to

tal k

inet

ic e

nerg

y of

all

the

parti

cles

of

a s

ubst

ance

. �

Tem

pera

ture

is th

e m

easu

rem

ent o

f the

ave

rage

kin

etic

en

ergy

of t

he p

artic

les

of a

sub

stan

ce.

� A

s th

e am

ount

of t

herm

al e

nerg

y in

crea

ses,

the

parti

cles

of

mat

ter m

ove

fast

er a

nd s

prea

d ou

t. �

Con

duct

ors

are

mat

eria

ls th

at a

llow

ene

rgy

to tr

avel

thro

ugh

them

eas

ily.

� In

sula

tors

do

not a

llow

ene

rgy

to tr

avel

thro

ugh

them

.

Stu

dent

s w

ill b

e ab

le to

� Id

entif

y th

e di

ffere

nce

betw

een

tem

pera

ture

and

ther

mal

en

ergy

.�

Acc

urat

ely

mea

sure

tem

pera

ture

. �

Exp

lain

how

mat

eria

l rea

ch th

erm

al e

quilib

rium

. �

Iden

tify

the

vario

us m

etho

ds o

f hea

t tra

nsfe

r evi

dent

in th

eir

lives

.�

Pre

dict

the

beha

vior

of s

ubst

ance

s re

lativ

e to

the

mot

ion

of

thei

r par

ticle

s.

Sta

ge 2

– A

sses

smen

t Evi

denc

e P

erfo

rman

ce T

asks

:�

Tem

pera

ture

s at

OA

MS

Mel

ting

gree

n ic

e in

wat

er

� H

eat t

rans

fer p

oste

rs

� C

alor

imet

er L

ab

� M

ixin

g ho

t and

col

d w

ater

(with

food

col

orin

g)

Oth

er E

vide

nce:

Dem

onst

ratio

ns

- P

redi

ct, O

bser

ve, E

xpla

in

� S

cien

ce J

ourn

al

� H

omew

ork

o R

einf

orce

men

t and

Rev

iew

Qui

zzes

Uni

t Tes

t �

New

Yor

k st

ate

test

que

stio

ns

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Sta

ge 3

– L

earn

ing

Pla

n Le

arni

ng A

ctiv

ities

: �

Pre

-Lea

rnin

g A

ctiv

ity (K

WL,

Pre

-Tes

t, In

trodu

ctor

y R

eadi

ng)

� M

eltin

g gr

een

ice

in w

ater

Ther

mal

ene

rgy

dem

o (p

redi

ct, o

bser

ve, e

xpla

in)

� In

tro to

hea

t not

es a

nd d

iscu

ssio

n �

Tem

pera

ture

s at

OA

MS

Con

vect

ion

dem

onst

ratio

n (rh

eosc

opic

flui

d)

� H

eat t

rans

fer p

oste

r pro

ject

Cal

orim

eter

lab

� Th

erm

al e

xpan

sion

dem

onst

ratio

ns (p

redi

ct, o

bser

ve, e

xpla

in)

� Th

erm

al e

xpan

sion

not

es a

nd d

iscu

ssio

n �

Mix

ing

hot a

nd c

old

wat

er (w

ith la

b re

port)

Rev

iew

Gam

e �

Uni

t Tes

t

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bn

Ow

ego

Apa

lach

in C

entr

al S

choo

l Dis

tric

t Su

bjec

t: Sc

ienc

e

C

ours

e Ti

tle:

7th

gra

de P

hysi

cal S

cien

ce

Uni

t:

Wav

es &

Sou

nd

#/

Plac

emen

t of U

nit:

10

D

urat

ion:

2

wee

ks

Sta

ge 1

– D

esire

d R

esul

ts

Esta

blis

hed

Goa

ls:N

YS

Inte

rmed

iate

Lev

el S

cien

ce C

ore

Cur

ricul

um

Stan

dard

4: P

hysi

cal S

ettin

g

Key

Idea

4: E

nerg

y ex

ists

in m

any

form

s, a

nd w

hen

thes

e fo

rms

chan

ge e

nerg

y is

con

serv

ed.

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s:

4.1d

Diff

eren

t for

ms

of e

nerg

y in

clud

e he

at, l

ight

, ele

ctric

al, m

echa

nica

l, so

und,

nuc

lear

, and

che

mic

al. E

nerg

y is

tran

sfor

med

in m

any

way

s4.

4c V

ibra

tions

in m

ater

ials

set

up

wav

e-lik

e di

stur

banc

es th

at s

prea

d aw

ay fr

om th

e so

urce

. Sou

nd w

aves

are

an

exam

ple.

Vib

ratio

nal

wav

es m

ove

at d

iffer

ent s

peed

s in

diff

eren

t mat

eria

ls. S

ound

can

not t

rave

l in

a va

cuum

.

Und

erst

andi

ngs:

Stu

dent

s w

ill u

nder

stan

d th

at…

Sou

nd a

nd li

ght e

nerg

y ar

e tra

nsm

itted

by

diffe

rent

type

s of

w

aves

.�

Wav

es tr

avel

at d

iffer

ent s

peed

s th

roug

h di

ffere

nt m

ediu

ms.

Ess

entia

l Que

stio

ns:

� W

hat i

s so

und?

How

do

wav

es tr

avel

thro

ugh

diffe

rent

med

ium

s?

� W

hat s

ound

s ar

e ev

iden

t in

the

wor

ld a

roun

d us

?

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Stu

dent

s w

ill k

now

� Tr

ansv

erse

wav

es v

ibra

te th

e m

ediu

m p

erpe

ndic

ular

to th

e di

rect

ion

of m

otio

n.

� Lo

ngitu

dina

l wav

es v

ibra

te th

e m

ediu

m in

the

sam

e di

rect

ion

as th

e m

otio

n.

� W

aves

hav

e sp

ecifi

c w

avel

engt

hs, f

requ

enci

es, a

mpl

itude

, an

d pi

tch.

Infra

soun

ds a

re h

igh

pitc

hed

soun

ds.

� U

ltras

ound

s ar

e lo

w p

itche

d so

unds

. �

Son

ar a

nd e

chol

ocat

ion

use

soun

ds to

pro

vide

info

rmat

ion

abou

t the

env

ironm

ent.

� M

ore

dens

e m

ater

ials

tran

sfer

sou

nd a

t hig

her s

peed

s.

� S

ound

is s

low

er th

an th

e sp

eed

of li

ght w

aves

. �

Sou

nd c

anno

t tra

vel i

n a

vacu

um.

Stu

dent

s w

ill b

e ab

le to

� Id

entif

y an

d la

bel b

oth

trans

vers

e an

d lo

ngitu

dina

l wav

es.

� M

anip

ulat

e so

unds

usi

ng c

ompu

ter s

oftw

are

by c

hang

ing

the

ampl

itude

and

wav

elen

gth.

Cal

cula

te th

e sp

eed

of s

ound

. �

Pre

dict

how

sou

nds

will

trave

l tho

ugh

vario

us m

ater

ials

. �

Mak

e in

fere

nces

abo

ut th

e so

urce

s of

sou

nds

base

d on

the

soun

ds p

rope

rties

.

Sta

ge 2

– A

sses

smen

t Evi

denc

e P

erfo

rman

ce T

asks

:�

Spe

ed o

f Sou

nd la

b �

Tuni

ng fo

rk in

vest

igat

ion

� S

ound

map

s �

Ech

oloc

atio

n ac

tivity

Oth

er E

vide

nce:

Dem

onst

ratio

ns

- P

redi

ct, O

bser

ve, E

xpla

in

� S

cien

ce J

ourn

al

� H

omew

ork

o R

einf

orce

men

t and

Rev

iew

Qui

zzes

Uni

t Tes

t �

New

Yor

k st

ate

test

que

stio

ns

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Sta

ge 3

– L

earn

ing

Pla

n Le

arni

ng A

ctiv

ities

: �

Pre

-Lea

rnin

g A

ctiv

ity (K

WL,

Pre

-Tes

t, In

trodu

ctor

y R

eadi

ng)

� S

ound

iden

tific

atio

n ac

tivity

Slin

ky d

emon

stra

tions

Wav

es n

otes

and

dis

cuss

ion

(with

hom

ewor

k)

� Tu

ning

fork

inve

stig

atio

n �

Wav

es q

uiz

� S

peed

of s

ound

lab

� In

fraso

und

and

ultra

soun

d re

adin

g an

d vi

deo

� S

ound

map

Ech

oloc

atio

n so

ng a

nd a

ctiv

ity

� U

nit t

est

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Ow

ego

Apa

lach

in C

entr

al S

choo

l Dis

tric

t Su

bjec

t: Sc

ienc

e

C

ours

e Ti

tle:

7th

gra

de P

hysi

cal S

cien

ce

Uni

t: Li

ght &

the

Elec

trom

agne

tic S

pect

rum

#/

Plac

emen

t of U

nit:

11

D

urat

ion:

3

wee

ks

Sta

ge 1

– D

esire

d R

esul

ts

Esta

blis

hed

Goa

ls:N

YS

Inte

rmed

iate

Lev

el S

cien

ce C

ore

Cur

ricul

um

Stan

dard

4: P

hysi

cal S

ettin

g

Key

Idea

4: E

nerg

y ex

ists

in m

any

form

s, a

nd w

hen

thes

e fo

rms

chan

ge e

nerg

y is

con

serv

ed.

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s:

4.1d

Diff

eren

t for

ms

of e

nerg

y in

clud

e he

at, l

ight

, ele

ctric

al, m

echa

nica

l, so

und,

nuc

lear

, and

che

mic

al. E

nerg

y is

tran

sfor

med

in m

any

way

s4.

4a D

iffer

ent f

orm

s of

ele

ctro

mag

netic

ene

rgy

have

diff

eren

t wav

elen

gths

. Som

e ex

ampl

es o

f ele

ctro

mag

netic

ene

rgy

are

mic

row

aves

,in

frare

d lig

ht, v

isib

le li

ght,

ultra

viol

et li

ght,

X-r

ays,

and

gam

ma

rays

. 4.

4b L

ight

pas

ses

thro

ugh

som

e m

ater

ials

, som

etim

es re

fract

ing

in th

e pr

oces

s. M

ater

ials

abs

orb

and

refle

ct li

ght,

and

may

tran

smit

light

. To

see

an o

bjec

t, lig

ht fr

om th

at o

bjec

t, em

itted

by

or re

flect

ed fr

om it

, mus

t ent

er th

e ey

e.

Und

erst

andi

ngs:

Stu

dent

s w

ill u

nder

stan

d th

at…

Man

y di

ffere

nt w

avel

engt

hs o

f inv

isib

le e

nerg

y ex

ist i

n th

e un

iver

se.

� Th

ere

are

a va

riety

of s

ourc

es a

nd d

etec

tors

of

elec

trom

agne

tic e

nerg

y.

� E

lect

rom

agne

tic e

nerg

y re

acts

diff

eren

tly w

hen

it co

ntac

ts

vario

us m

ater

ials

.

Ess

entia

l Que

stio

ns:

� W

hat a

re th

e di

ffere

nces

bet

wee

n th

e fo

rms

of

elec

trom

agne

tic e

nerg

y?

� H

ow d

o di

ffere

nt m

ater

ials

affe

ct d

iffer

ent f

orm

s of

el

ectro

mag

netic

ene

rgy?

Whe

re is

ele

ctro

mag

netic

ene

rgy

appl

ied

in to

day’

s w

orld

?

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Stu

dent

s w

ill k

now

� E

lect

rom

agne

tic e

nerg

y is

tran

sfer

red

as a

tran

sver

se

wav

e.�

Ele

ctro

mag

netic

ene

rgy

does

not

nee

d a

med

ium

. �

The

wav

elen

gth

dete

rmin

es th

e ty

pe o

f ele

ctro

mag

netic

en

ergy

.�

Exa

mpl

es o

f ele

ctro

mag

netic

ene

rgy

incl

ude;

radi

o w

aves

, in

frare

d ra

ys, v

isib

le li

ght,

ultra

viol

et, x

-ray

, gam

ma

rays

. �

App

licat

ions

for e

ach

form

of e

lect

rom

agne

tic e

nerg

y.

� Li

ght p

asse

s th

roug

h so

me

mat

eria

ls, s

omet

imes

refra

ctin

g in

the

proc

ess.

The

diffe

renc

e be

twee

n co

nvex

and

con

cave

lens

es a

nd

mirr

ors.

� S

ome

mat

eria

ls a

bsor

b or

refle

ct li

ght.

� D

iffer

ent w

avel

engt

hs o

f vis

ible

ligh

t rep

rese

nt v

ario

us

colo

rs.

� W

hite

ligh

t can

be

sepa

rate

d in

to c

olor

s us

ing

a pr

ism

. �

The

colo

r tha

t an

obje

ct a

ppea

rs is

the

colo

r of l

ight

that

it

refle

cts.

� D

arke

r obj

ects

abs

orb

mor

e lig

ht e

nerg

y th

an li

ght c

olor

ed

obje

cts.

Stu

dent

s w

ill b

e ab

le to

� Id

entif

y th

e va

rious

form

s of

ele

ctro

mag

netic

ene

rgy

base

d on

thei

r wav

elen

gth.

Pre

dict

the

trans

mis

sion

of e

lect

rom

agne

tic e

nerg

y th

roug

h di

ffere

nt m

ater

ials

. �

Iden

tify

sour

ces

of e

lect

rom

agne

tic e

nerg

y th

at a

re re

leva

nt

in th

eir l

ives

. �

Man

ipul

ate

light

usi

ng le

nses

and

mirr

ors.

Det

erm

ine

poss

ible

use

s of

lens

es a

nd m

irror

s in

the

wor

ld

toda

y.�

Iden

tify

area

s ar

ound

the

scho

ol th

at s

houl

d sh

ield

radi

o w

aves

.�

Con

stru

ct a

map

that

det

ails

cel

lula

r pho

ne c

over

age

arou

nd th

e sc

hool

.

Sta

ge 2

– A

sses

smen

t Evi

denc

e P

erfo

rman

ce T

asks

:�

EM

spe

ctru

m c

onst

ruct

ion

� S

ourc

es a

nd d

etec

tors

lab

� C

ell p

hone

act

ivity

Lens

es a

nd m

irror

s

� La

sers

and

lens

es a

ctiv

ity

� O

ptic

al il

lusi

ons

chal

leng

e

Oth

er E

vide

nce:

Dem

onst

ratio

ns

- P

redi

ct, O

bser

ve, E

xpla

in

� S

cien

ce J

ourn

al

� H

omew

ork

o R

einf

orce

men

t and

Rev

iew

Qui

zzes

Uni

t Tes

t �

New

Yor

k st

ate

test

que

stio

ns

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Sta

ge 3

– L

earn

ing

Pla

n Le

arni

ng A

ctiv

ities

: �

Pre

-Lea

rnin

g A

ctiv

ity (K

WL,

Pre

-Tes

t, In

trodu

ctor

y R

eadi

ng)

� E

M s

pect

rum

con

stru

ctio

n �

Tran

sver

se w

ave

dem

onst

ratio

n �

Spe

ed o

f lig

ht re

adin

g �

EM

spe

ctru

m n

otes

and

dis

cuss

ion

� S

ourc

es a

nd d

etec

tors

lab

(with

hom

ewor

k)

� E

M s

pect

rum

qui

z �

Opt

ical

illu

sion

s ch

alle

nge

� R

efle

ctio

n/R

efra

ctio

n de

mon

stra

tions

Lens

es a

nd m

irror

s ac

tivity

Pro

perti

es o

f lig

ht n

otes

Pris

m d

emon

stra

tion

� La

sers

and

lens

es a

ctiv

ity

� Tr

avel

ing

on a

bea

m o

f lig

ht s

tory

Cel

l pho

ne a

ctiv

ity

� U

nit t

est

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Ow

ego

Apa

lach

in C

entr

al S

choo

l Dis

tric

t Su

bjec

t: Sc

ienc

e

C

ours

e Ti

tle:

7th

gra

de P

hysi

cal S

cien

ce

Uni

t: El

ectr

icity

& M

agne

tism

#/Pl

acem

ent o

f Uni

t: 12

Dur

atio

n:

2 w

eeks

Sta

ge 1

– D

esire

d R

esul

ts

Esta

blis

hed

Goa

ls:N

YS

Inte

rmed

iate

Lev

el S

cien

ce C

ore

Cur

ricul

um

Stan

dard

4: P

hysi

cal S

ettin

g

Key

Idea

4: E

nerg

y ex

ists

in m

any

form

s, a

nd w

hen

thes

e fo

rms

chan

ge e

nerg

y is

con

serv

ed.

Maj

or U

nder

stan

ding

s:

4.4d

Ele

ctric

al e

nerg

y ca

n be

pro

duce

d fro

m a

var

iety

of e

nerg

y so

urce

s an

d ca

n be

tran

sfor

med

into

alm

ost a

ny o

ther

form

of e

nerg

y.4.

4e E

lect

rical

circ

uits

pro

vide

a m

eans

of t

rans

ferr

ing

elec

trica

l ene

rgy.

4.

4f W

ithou

t tou

chin

g th

em, m

ater

ial t

hat h

as b

een

elec

trica

lly c

harg

ed a

ttrac

ts u

ncha

rged

mat

eria

l, an

d m

ay e

ither

attr

act o

r rep

el

othe

r cha

rged

mat

eria

l. 4.

4g W

ithou

t dire

ct c

onta

ct, a

mag

net a

ttrac

ts c

erta

in m

ater

ials

and

eith

er a

ttrac

ts o

r rep

els

othe

r mag

nets

. The

attr

activ

e fo

rce

of a

m

agne

t is

grea

test

at i

ts p

oles

.

Und

erst

andi

ngs:

Stu

dent

s w

ill u

nder

stan

d th

at…

Ele

ctric

al c

ircui

ts p

rovi

de a

mea

ns o

f tra

nsfe

rring

ele

ctric

al

ener

gy.

� A

mag

net a

ttrac

ts c

erta

in m

ater

ials

and

eith

er a

ttrac

ts o

r re

pels

oth

er m

agne

ts.

Ess

entia

l Que

stio

ns:

� H

ow d

oes

elec

trici

ty tr

avel

thro

ugh

a sy

stem

? �

Why

doe

s el

ectri

city

trav

el th

roug

h so

me

mat

eria

ls b

ette

r th

an o

ther

s?

� H

ow a

re e

lect

ricity

and

mag

netis

m re

late

d?

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Stu

dent

s w

ill k

now

� U

nlik

e m

agne

tic p

oles

attr

act;

like

mag

netic

pol

es re

pel.

� Th

e E

arth

has

a n

orth

and

sou

th m

agne

tic p

ole.

Ele

ctric

cur

rent

is e

lect

ric c

harg

e in

mot

ion.

Ele

ctric

cha

rges

flow

free

ly th

roug

h m

ater

ials

cal

led

cond

ucto

rs.

� S

tatic

ele

ctric

ity re

sults

whe

n el

ectro

ns m

ove

from

one

ob

ject

to a

noth

er.

� V

olta

ge is

the

pote

ntia

l diff

eren

ce b

etw

een

two

plac

es in

a

circ

uit.

� R

esis

tanc

e is

the

oppo

sitio

n to

the

flow

of e

lect

ric c

harg

es.

� In

a s

erie

s ci

rcui

t, th

e ch

arge

s ha

ve o

nly

one

path

to fl

ow

thro

ugh.

� In

a p

aral

lel c

ircui

t, th

e ch

arge

s ca

n flo

w th

roug

h di

ffere

nt

bran

ches

of t

he c

ircui

t. �

A g

ener

ator

con

verts

mec

hani

cal e

nerg

y to

ele

ctric

al

ener

gy.

� P

ower

is th

e ra

te a

t whi

ch e

nerg

y is

con

verte

d.

Stu

dent

s w

ill b

e ab

le to

� C

onst

ruct

a s

impl

e ci

rcui

t usi

ng b

atte

ries,

bul

bs a

nd

switc

hes.

� Tr

oubl

esho

ot a

faul

ty c

ircui

t. �

Iden

tify

cond

ucto

rs a

nd in

sula

tors

thro

ugh

expe

rimen

tatio

n.

� B

uild

a m

agne

t.

Sta

ge 2

– A

sses

smen

t Evi

denc

e P

erfo

rman

ce T

asks

:�

Test

ing

Mag

netis

m L

ab

� C

ondu

ctor

s an

d In

sula

tors

Lab

Bui

ldin

g C

ircui

ts L

ab

� Fi

xing

Circ

uits

Lab

Bui

ldin

g a

Mag

net L

ab

Oth

er E

vide

nce:

Dem

onst

ratio

ns

- P

redi

ct, O

bser

ve, E

xpla

in

� S

cien

ce J

ourn

al

� H

omew

ork

o R

einf

orce

men

t and

Rev

iew

Qui

zzes

Uni

t Tes

t �

New

Yor

k st

ate

test

que

stio

ns

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Sta

ge 3

– L

earn

ing

Pla

n Le

arni

ng A

ctiv

ities

: �

Pre

-Lea

rnin

g A

ctiv

ity (K

WL,

Pre

-Tes

t, In

trodu

ctor

y R

eadi

ng)

� N

otes

on

elec

tric

char

ges

and

mag

netis

m

� Te

stin

g m

agne

tism

Lab

Not

es o

n co

nduc

tors

and

insu

lato

rs

� C

ondu

ctor

s an

d in

sula

tors

lab

� R

eadi

ng o

n se

mi-c

ondu

ctor

s �

Ele

ctric

cur

rent

not

es

� B

uild

ing

circ

uits

lab

� Fi

xing

circ

uits

lab

� Q

uiz

Ele

ctric

pro

duct

ion

note

s �

Res

earc

h al

tern

ativ

e en

ergy

reso

urce

s (w

ind,

sol

ar, h

ydro

) �

Bui

ldin

g a

mag

net l

ab

� U

nit T

est