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Biology ZingPaths

Introduction to Biology .............................................................. 1Biological Investigation Basics ................................................... 1Organisms and Their Relationships ........................................... 1Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem ................................................ 1Cycling of Matter ....................................................................... 2Biomes and Ecosystems ........................................................... 2Environmental Change ............................................................... 2Macromolecules ......................................................................... 2Cell Structure ............................................................................. 3Cellular Transport ....................................................................... 3Cellular Energy: Photosynthesis ................................................ 3Cellular Energy: Respiration ...................................................... 3Cellular Reproduction ............................................................... 4Sexual Reproduction and Genetics .......................................... 4Molecular Genetics ................................................................... 4Genetics and Biotechnology ..................................................... 4The History of Life .................................................................... 5Evolution ................................................................................... 5Classification ............................................................................. 6Bacteria and Viruses .................................................................. 6Protists ...................................................................................... 6Plant Diversity ........................................................................... 7Plant Structure and Function .................................................... 7Plant Water and Nutrient Transport ......................................... 7Reproduction in Plants .............................................................. 7Animal Characteristics ............................................................... 7Vertebrates ................................................................................ 7Human Body Systems ................................................................ 8


Chemistry ZingPaths

Chemistry and Society ............................................................... 9Properties of Matter .................................................................. 9Atomic Structure ........................................................................ 9Nature of Subatomic Particles ................................................. 10Introduction to the Periodic Table ........................................... 10Electron Configurations ........................................................... 11Organization of the Periodic Table .......................................... 11Periodic Trends ........................................................................ 11Chemical Bonding .................................................................... 12Naming Compounds ................................................................ 12Molecules and Compounds ..................................................... 12Molecular Structure ................................................................. 13Separation Methods ................................................................ 13Chemical Reactions .................................................................. 13Types of Reactions ................................................................... 13Characteristics of Reactions .................................................... 14The Mole .................................................................................. 14Stoichiometric Calculations ..................................................... 14Heating Curves ........................................................................ 14Energy in Chemical Systems .................................................... 14Properties of Gases ................................................................. 15Gas Laws .................................................................................. 15Applying Gas Laws ................................................................... 15Properties of Solutions ............................................................ 15Concentration of Solutions ...................................................... 16Applications of Solutions ......................................................... 16Acids and Bases ....................................................................... 16pH, Acids, and Bases ............................................................... 16


Physics ZingPaths

Introduction to Science ............................................................ 17Scientific Investigation ............................................................. 17Scientific Tools and Equipment ............................................... 17Dimensional Analysis ............................................................... 17Position and Constant Velocity ................................................ 17Velocity Vectors ........................................................................ 17Acceleration ............................................................................. 18Acceleration Due to Gravity .................................................... 18Projectiles ................................................................................. 18Circular Motion ....................................................................... 18Impulse and Momentum .......................................................... 18Objects in Orbit ....................................................................... 18Introduction to Forces ............................................................. 18Newton’s First Law .................................................................. 19Friction ..................................................................................... 19Newton’s Second Law .............................................................. 19Newton’s Third Law ................................................................. 19Mechanical Energy ................................................................... 19Conservation of Energy ........................................................... 20Energy, Work, and Power ........................................................ 20Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources ..................... 20Wave Properties ....................................................................... 20Wave Types .............................................................................. 21Wave Interference and Diffraction........................................... 21Sound Interaction with Materials ............................................. 21Properties of Light ................................................................... 21Reflection and Refraction ......................................................... 21Mirrors ...................................................................................... 22Lenses ...................................................................................... 22Electricty Basics ....................................................................... 22


Physics ZingPaths Contd.

Coulomb’s Law ......................................................................... 22Electric Fields ........................................................................... 22Electrical Energy and Power .................................................... 23Capacitors and Resistors ......................................................... 23Electromagnetic Force and Induction ..................................... 23Atomic Structure ...................................................................... 23Nuclear Physics ........................................................................ 23Relativity ................................................................................... 24

Earth & Space Science ZingPaths (High School)

Introduction to Earth and Space Science ................................ 25The Fossil Record and Evolution ............................................. 25Earth’s Composition ................................................................. 25Rocks and Minerals .................................................................. 25Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Dynamics ...................................... 25Earth’s Topography and Mapping ........................................... 26Surface Water ........................................................................... 26Groundwater ............................................................................ 26Oceans ..................................................................................... 26Climate and Meteorology ....................................................... 26Natural Resources .................................................................... 27Human Impact on Resources ................................................... 27Space Science .......................................................................... 27Space Technology .................................................................... 28Sun/Earth/Moon Relationships ............................................... 28Solar System ............................................................................. 28Stars ......................................................................................... 29Galaxies and the Universe ....................................................... 29

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Scientific Hypotheses and Theories

• Students learn about scientific theories and hypotheses. l

The History of Biology • Students learn about the history of biology. l

The Impact of Scientific Advances on Science and

Society

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SI Units and Dimensional Analysis

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Accuracy and Precision • Students learn the definitions of accuracy and precision. l

Scientific Notation and Significant Figures

• Students learn how to do significant figures and scientific notation.

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Applying and Communicating Scientific

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Graphing Calculators • Students learn that graphing calculators are important learning tools in math and science.

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s Mutualism • Students investigate mutualism, which is a type of symbiotic relationship.

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Commensalism • Students explore commensalism and conduct an experiment to observe the interactions between two species.

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Parasitism• After learning about learn symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism,

and parasitism, students investigate parasitism. Students experiment by combining two species in a parasitic relationship and discover what happens to both species.

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Interaction Among Organisms: Competition

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Factors Affecting Population Growth

• Students learn about the various factors affecting population growth.

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Ecological Pyramids • Students learn about the different types of ecological pyramids l

Food Chains and Food Webs

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The Energy Flow from Producers to Consumers

• Students study the effects of biotic factors and abiotic factors on a specific ecosystem.

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BIOLOGY


Cyc

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Nitrogen Cycle • Students learn about the nitrogen cycle in nature. l

Bio

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Comparing the Adaptations of Organisms

in Different Ecosystems

• Students learn about the variations and adaptations of organisms living in different biomes or ecosystems. l

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Global Warming • Students learn about the concept and effects of global warming. l

Acid Rain • Students learn what acid rain is. l

The Effects of Natural Disasters on Ecosystems

• Students learn how natural disasters impact ecosystems. l

Mac

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Carbon and Carbohydrates • Students learn about the properties of carbohydrates. l

Starch • Students learn about the properties of starch. l

Cellulose • Students learn about the properties of cellulose. l

Glycogen • Students learn about the properties of glycogen. l

Chitin • Students learn about the properties of chitin. l

Lipids • Students learn about the properties of lipids. l

Proteins • Students learn about the properties of protein. l

Introduction to Enzymes • Students learn general information about enzymes. l

Functions of Enzymes • Students learn the functions of enzymes. l

The Effect of Temperature on Enzyme Activity

• Students conduct an experiment with potato extract to determine the effect of temperature on enzyme activity.

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Effect of pH on Enzyme Activity

• Students examine the effects of pH on the activity of two enzymes. l

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Cell Theory and Cell Types• Students explore the development of the cell theory and

use dyes to classify different types of cells as prokaryotic or eukaryotic.

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Comparing Plant and Animal Cells

• Students compare and contrast animal and plant cells by analyzing their organelles and functions.

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The Surface Area-to-Volume Ratio of Cells

• Students learn about the importance of the surface-area-to-volume ratio of cells.

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Surface Area-to-Volume Ratio in Organisms

• Students learn the importance of the surface-area-to-volume ratio in organisms.

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Diffusion • Students explore diffusion by observing how molecules pass through a selectively permeable membrane.

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Osmosis • Students use blood cells, eggs, and potatoes to explore hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions.

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Homeostasis • Students learn about homeostasis by exploring contractile vacuoles in paramecia and examples in the human body.

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Structure and Function of Cell Membrane

• Through the use of a cell model, students explore the various structures and functions of the cell membrane.

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Investigating Photosynthesis with Van

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• Students repeat Van Helmont’s experiment, and a modern follow-up experiment, to show where plants obtain their mass. l

Investigating Photosynthesis with

Priestley and Ingenhousz

• Students investigate photosynthesis by repeating the experiments of Joseph Priestley and Jan Ingenhousz. l

Chemosynthesis• Students investigate chemosynthesis and the relationship

between a certain bacteria and tubeworms near hydrothermal vents.

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Plants’ Needs for Photosynthesis

• Students determine what plants require to perform photosynthesis.

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Factors Influencing Photosynthesis: Carbon

Dioxide

• Students determine how carbon dioxide affects the rate of photosynthesis. l

Factors Influencing Photosynthesis: Intensity

and the Color of Light

• Students observe how the color of light and the temperature affect oxygen production during photosynthesis. l

Factors Influencing Photosynthesis:

Temperature

• Students determine how temperature affects the rate of photosynthesis. l

Cel

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Krebs Cycle • Students explore how the Krebs cycle occurs. l

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Electron Transport Chain • Reactions of the electron transport chain are summarized. l

Conversion of Glucose into Different Organic

Substances

• Students learn about the conversion of glucose into other organic substances. l

Comparing Lactic Acid Fermentation and Ethyl

Alcohol Fermentation

• Students learn about lactic acid fermentation and ethyl alcohol fermentation. l

Comparing Cellular Respiration and

Fermentation

• Students compare cellular respiration and fermentation (lactic acid and ethyl alcohol). l

Aerobic Respiration and Photosynthesis

• Students learn about the relationship between photosynthesis and aerobic respiration.

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The Cell Cycle and Mitosis • Students determine the parts of the cell cycle and the phases of mitosis by investigating onion root cells.

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Hammerling’s Experiment with Cells

• Students replicate parts of Hammerling’s grafting experiment and discover the role of the nucleus in cells.

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Identifying Cancerous Cells

• Students identify mutant cells that cause cancer and learn about their growth.

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Cancer Treatment • Students are introduced to surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy as types of cancer treatment.

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Mendel’s Experiment • Students investigate the traits of pea plants as a result of cross-pollination with the same, or different, varieties.

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Dihybrid Crosses • Students learn about dihybrid crosses and independent assortment in pea plants.

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Non-Mendelian Inheritance

• Students learn about incomplete dominance and codominance. l

Hardy-Weinberg Equation• The Hardy-Weinberg equation is introduced and it is stated that

this equation holds true when evolutionary forces are not acting upon a population.

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Mol

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molecular biology and work with a DNA strand.l

Mutations • Students learn about the concept of mutation. l

The Roles of DNA, RNA and Environmental Factors

in Cell Differentiation

• Students learn about cell differentiation and the factors affecting it. l

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Genetic Recombination • Students learn how genetic recombination occurs.l

The Human Genome Project

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Cloning • Students learn about cloning. l

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Sorting and Identifying Animal Fossils

• Students learn how to sort and identify animal fossils. l

Pangaea: Image of Earth 250 Million Years Ago

• Students form the supercontinent Pangaea using the continents as they are shaped today.

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Analysis of Fossil Evidence • Students learn how to organize and analyze fossil evidence. l

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Natural Selection • Students investigate the process of natural selection as a component of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.

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Types of Natural Selection • Students learn about different types of natural selection. l

Biological Adaptations: Bird Beaks

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The Evolution and Complexity of Cells l

• Students learn about the characteristics of the first cells on Earth.

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The Evolution and Complexity of Cells ll

• Students learn about the theory of endosymbiosis. l

Anatomical and Developmental

Homologies as Evidence of Evolution

• Students learn about the anatomical and homological similarities of different organisms that support the theory of evolution. l

Biogeography as Evidence of Evolution

• Students learn about biogeographic evidence of evolution. l

Biological Molecules as Evidence of Evolution

• Students learn about the role of biological molecules as evidence of evolution.

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Fossils as Evidence of Evolution

• Students examine how the evidence of fossils supports the theory of evolution.

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Gene Flow • Students learn about gene flow and how it affects a population. l

Genetic Drift • Students learn about genetic drift and its effects on a population.

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Mass Extinction • Students learn about mass extinction. l

Mate Selection • Students learn about mate selection and how it affects populations.

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Introduction to Classification

• Students learn the concept of classification, why it’s important, and how to build a simple classification system.

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Introduction to Protists • Students learn about different types of protists by using a dichotomous key.

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History of Taxonomy • Students learn about the history of taxonomy and the development of the modern classification system.

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Taxonomic Ranking • Students learn about the seven taxons of the modern classification system developed by Linnaeus.

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Biological Classification • Students learn which properties of organisms should be taken into account when being classified.

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Domains and Kingdoms• Students conduct a secret government investigation of

unidentified life forms to determine their origins and to classify them.

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Classification of Animals • Students use a dichotomous key to classify animals into different groups, or classes, and learn about eight classes of animals.

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Classification of Bacteria • Students classify bacteria by differentiating them based on observable characteristics.

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Archaea • Students learn about the general characteristics of archaebacteria. l

Hidden Heroes: Bacteria• Students engineer a specialized bacterium—resistant to both heat

and radiation—to reduce the toxic effects of radioactive waste sites.

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Reproduction in Bacteria • Students learn about sexual and asexual reproduction in bacteria. l

Endospores • Students learn about endospore formation and its advantages. l

Structure of Bacteria • Students learn about the structure of a bacteria cell. l

Benefits of Bacteria • Students learn about the role bacteria play in maintaining the health of organisms and ecosystems.

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Harms of Bacteria • Students learn about harmful bacteria. l

Prot

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Protista Kingdom • Students learn about the Kingdom Protista. l

Importance of Protista • Students learn about the role of protists in maintaining the health of organisms and ecosystems.

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Disruptive Effect of Microorganisms on

Ecosystems

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Comparing Monocots and Dicots

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Plant Survival: The Xeroscape Garden

• Students determine the specialized stem, leaf, and root adaptations of dry environment plants by designing a garden.

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Phototropism in Plants • Students learn about phototropism in plants. l

Thigmotropism in Plants • Students learn about the thigmotropic response of plants. l

Photoperiodism in Plants • Students learn about the flowering responses of plants to different lengths of day and night.

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Nastic Movement • Students learn about the nastic movements of plants. l

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• Students learn how water is transported through plants. l

Transport of Organic Matter in Plants

• Students learn how sugar and minerals are transported through plants.

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Transpiration in Plants • Students learn about transpiration in plants and the factors affecting it.

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The Distribution of Seeds • Students learn about the distribution of seeds in plants. l

Life Cycle of Flowering Plants

• Students learn about the life cycle of flowering plants. l

Alternation of Generations • Students learn about the stages of the alternation of generations.

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General Characteristics of Invertebrates

• Students learn about the general characteristics of invertebrates.

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General Characteristics of Amphibians

• Students learn about the general characteristics of amphibians. l

General Characteristics of Reptiles

• Students learn about the general characteristics of reptiles. l

General Characteristics of Birds

• Students learn about the general characteristics of birds. l

General Characteristics of Mammals

• Students learn about the general characteristics of mammals. l

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Cell Organization • Students learn about cell organization from simple to complex. l

Hear with the Ear • Using a 3-D model, students investigate the functions and parts of the human ear.

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Defects in Sensory Organs and Technology

• Students learn how sensory organ defects are resolved using technology.

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An Organ of the Excretory System: Kidneys

• Students learn about the function and importance of the kidneys in the excretory system.

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Immune System • Students learn about the body’s defense system, and how it protects us from disease.

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Disorders of Immune System

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Digestive System • Students explore the location, structure, and function of organs in the human digestive system.

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Hydrolysis • This animation describes basic digestive reactions, and defines hydrolysis.

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Male Reproductive System • Students will learn about the male reproductive system. l

Female Reproductive System

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Menstrual Cycle • Students learn about the events of the menstrual cycle. l

Menstruation • Students learn about menstruation. l

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From Alchemy to Chemistry

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What is Science? • Students learn how to define science. l


Society


Evaluating Products and Services

• Students learn to draw inferences based on data related to promotional materials for products and services.

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Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy

Sources

• Students are presented with examples of fossil fuels and renewable energy sources. l

Substances that Cause Environmental Pollution

• Students are presented with examples of substances that cause environmental pollution, and students learn about the sources that emit such substances. Students also classify hazardous chemicals.

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States of Matter: Solid, Liquid, and Gas

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Plasma and Plasma Types • Students learn about the properties of plasma. l

Physical Properties • Students identify substances by determining characteristic and non-characteristic physical properties.

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The Density of Marbles • Students measure changes in the ratio of mass to volume in accordance with changes in substance type and volume.

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Properties of Liquids: Viscosity

• Students learn about viscosity and the factors affecting it. l

Homogeneous Mixtures • Students explore the concept of homogeneous mixtures. l

Effects of Scaling on Strength

• Students explore the effects of scaling on the strength and stability of an object.

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Particle Structure and Bond Strength

• Students examine the strength of attractive forces between solid, liquid and gas particles.

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History of Atomic Models • Students learn about the history of atomic models. l

Millikan’s Oil-Drop Experiment

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Discovery of Protons • Students learn about the discovery of protons. l

Discovery of Neutrons • Students learn about the discovery of neutron. l

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Atomic Model History: From Ancient Greece to

Thomson

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History of the Atomic Model: From Rutherford

to Bohr

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Bohr's Atomic Model • Students learn about the deficiencies of Bohr’s atomic model. l

Nat

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Experiments Showing the Wave Nature of Subatomic

Particles

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The Wave Nature of Light • Students learn about the wave nature of light. l

Optical Events Explained by the Wave Model

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Particle Nature of Light • Students learn about the particle nature of light by comparing it to the wave nature of light.

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Frequency, Wavelength, and Energy

• Students learn about the relationship between frequency, wavelength, and energy.

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Wave Properties of Electromagnetic Radiation

• Students examine basic definitions concerning electromagnetic waves.

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Wave Nature of Subatomic Particles

• The wave character of subatomic particles is explained using de Broglie’s equation.

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Photoelectricity and the Particle Nature of Light

• Students learn about photoelectricity and the particle nature of light.

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Photoelectric Effect • Students experiment to determine the particle properties of light and the photoelectric effect.

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Black-Body Radiation and Light Quantas

• Students learn about the concept of blackbody radiation. l

Discrete Spectrum of a Hydrogen Atom and Bohr's Atomic Model

• Students learn about the basic assumptions of Bohr's model, and the overall energy of the electron in a hydrogen atom. l

Radiation and Absorption Spectra of a Hydrogen

Atom

• Students learn about the emission and absorption spectra of hydrogen atoms with the help of a symbolic experimental setup. l

Examples of Quantum Phenomena

• Students view some examples of quantum phenomena. l

Modern Atomic Model: Orbitals and Quantum

Numbers

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History of the Periodic Table

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General Structure of the Periodic Table

• Students learn the general structure of the Periodic Table. l

Physical Properties and the Periodic Table

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Calculating Atomic Mass • Students analyze isotopes, atomic structure, and atomic mass. l

Ele

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Lewis Dot Structure • Students explore Lewis dot structures and chemical bonding. l

Electron Configuration • Students use the Aufbau principle, the Pauli exclusion principle, and Hund’s rules to write an electron configuration.

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Electron Configuration and the Tendency to Gain or

Lose Electrons

• Students explore graphic representations of different atoms to discover the relationship between valence electrons, location on the periodic table, and chemical reactivity.

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the

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Properties of s-Block Elements

• Students learn the properties of s-block elements, including alkali and alkaline earth metals.

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Properties of Group 3A Elements

• Students learn the properties of p-block and Group 3A elements.

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• Students learn the properties of Group 4A elements. l


• Students learn the properties of p-block and Group VA elements.

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• Students learn the properties of group 7A elements. l



Properties of d-Block Elements

• Students learn about the d-block elements in the Periodic Table. l

Properties of f-Block Elements

• Students learn the location of f-block elements in the Periodic Table.

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Peri

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Atomic Radius in the Periodic Table

• Students explore the relationships between atomic radius and an atom’s location in the Periodic Table.

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Ionic Radius on the Periodic Table

• Students learn about the change of ionic radius across the Periodic Table.

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Peri

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Electronegativity on the Periodic Table

• Students explore the change in electronegativities across a period or a down a group.

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Ionization Energy on the Periodic Table

• Students explore how the first ionization energies elements change across a period or down a group in the Periodic Table.

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Electron Affinity on the Periodic Table

• Students learn how electron affinity changes for elements on the Periodic Table.

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Trends in Metallic and Nonmetallic Properties in

the Periodic Table

• Students explore how metallic and nonmetallic properties change in the Periodic Table. l

Putting the Elements in the Periodic Table

• Students investigate the Periodic Table of the Elements. l

Che

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Concept of Bonding • Students learn the basics of the concept of bonding. l

Elements and Compounds • Students learn that a compound is different from the elements or compounds from which it is made.

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Covalent Bonding and Molecules

• Students explore how atoms that need to receive electrons to become stable may share electrons and create covalent bonds.

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Law of Multiple Proportions

• Students investigate the laws of definite and multiple proportions by combining the ratios of gas compounds that contain the elements nitrogen and oxygen.

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Bond Length and Bond Energy

• Students learn the relationship between bond length and bond energy.

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Molecular Structure of Elements

• Students explore the covalent bond structure between atoms of the same type.

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Nam

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C

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s Chemical Formulas and Naming Covalent

Compounds

• Students use the names and chemical formulas for covalent substances and apply the rules for naming covalent compounds. l

Chemical Formulas and Naming Ionic Compounds

• Students use rules to write names and formulas for ionic compounds.

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The Differences Between Elements and Compounds

• Students learn the differences between elements and compounds. l

Crystal Lattice • The Activity Object presents the electromagnetic forces inside a compound, and the students build a stable crystal lattice structure.

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Durability of Ionic Bonds • Students learn the factors that affect the strength of ionic bonds. l

Bond Polarity• Students explore ionic, covalent, polar, and non-polar

chemical bonds in atomic compounds and the role played by electronegativity in these bonds.

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Electronegativity and Chemical Bonding

• Students explore the nature of chemical bonding and electronegativity differences between atoms to determine whether ionic or covalent bonds form.

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Comparing Ionic and Covalent Compounds

• Students compare the melting point and conductivity of ionic and covalent compounds.

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Formation of Metallic Bonds

• Students explore how metals conduct heat and electricity. l

Bonding and the Periodic Table

• Students learn about the types of bonding of elements according to their location on the periodic table.

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Molecular Geometry • Students learn about molecular geometry. l

Molecular Polarity • Students learn how to classify a molecule as polar or nonpolar. l

Molecular Interactions and Solubility

• Students learn about the relationship between solubility and molecular interactions.

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Separation of Mixtures • Students identify homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures and determine the appropriate methods to separate

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Separation Methods: Distillation

• Students separate homogeneous mixtures of liquids into separate components by using distillation.

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Separation Methods: Density Differences

• Students use different densities of substances to separate out heterogeneous mixtures.

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Conservation of Mass in Chemical Reactions

• Students examine conservation of mass in chemical reactions and learn what happens when a solid is heated and a chemical reaction occurs.

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Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations

• Students write and balance chemical equations. l

Typ

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Polymerization and Hydrolysis

• Students explore polymerization reaction types. l

Hydrolysis • This animation describes basic digestive reactions, and defines hydrolysis.

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Decomposition and Combination Reactions

• Students learn about decomposition and combination reactions. l

Combustion Reactions • Students learn about combustion reactions. l

Single-Replacement Reactions

• Students learn the definition of single-replacement reactions. l

Double-Replacement Reactions

• Students learn the definition of double-replacement reactions. l

Precipitation Reactions • Students combine two solutions and observe whether a precipitate forms.

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Typ

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Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

• Students learn about oxidation-reduction reactions. l

Differentiating Acid-Base, Precipitation, and

Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

• Students learn how to differentiate acid-base, precipitation, and oxidation-reduction reactions, using their characteristic properties. l

Batteries, Chemicals, and Potential Difference

• Students investigate changes in galvanic cell potential when the concentration of electrolytes increases or decreases.

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Cha

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Chemical Equilibrium - Le Chatelier’s Principle

• Students explore the effects of temperature, pressure and concentration on chemical equilibrium.

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Factors Affecting the Rate of Chemical Reactions

• Students investigate the effects of variables on the rate of chemical reactions.

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The Concept of Moles • Students observe the relationship between a mole, mass, and Avogadro’s number.

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Calculating Moles by Using Mass and Number

of Particles

• Students calculate moles by using the mass and number of particles. l

Finding Molecular Formula by Using Mole and Molecular Weight

• Students observe the relationship between molecular weight, molecular formulas, and moles. l

Percent Composition • Students learn how to calculate the percent composition of a compound.

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Cal

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s Stoichiometric Calculations • Students learn the concepts of limiting and excess reactants. l

Calculations with Yield • Students learn definition of theoretical and actual yield. l

Hea

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Melting and Boiling Points: Heating Curves

• Students investigate heating curves for substances at different rates of heating.

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Heating Curves • Students investigate the relationship between the phases of matter and temperature.

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Using the Calorimeter • Students learn how a calorimeter can be used to calculate how much heat is given to or taken from the environment.

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Specific Heat • Students explore how specific heat is used to calculate energy absorbed or released by an object.

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Energy in Chemical Systems

• Students learn about the energy changes that occur in chemical reactions.

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Hess’s Law • Students learn about Hess’s law of heat summation. l

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Reciprocating and Vibration Motion

• Students learn the differences in the arrangement and motion of atoms.

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Pressure - Temperature Relation

• Students learn about the relationship between gases’ temperature and pressure.

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Gas

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Kinetic Molecular Theory • Students analyze the properties of gases using kinetic molecular theory.

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The Pressure-Volume Relationship of Gases:

Boyle’s Law

• Students experiment to determine the relationship between pressure and volume as stated in Boyle’s law. l

The Volume-Temperature Relationship of Gases:

Charles’ Law

• Students explore the relationship between volume and temperature as stated in Charles’ law. l

Combined Gas Law • Students use gas laws to solve problems with more than one variable.

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The Number of Moles-Volume Relationship of Gases: Avogadro’s Law

• Students investigate the relationship between moles of a gas and the volume the gas occupies. l

Ideal Gas Law • The Activity Object explains the Ideal Gas Law and the relationship between its variables.

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Partial Pressure • Students explore the relationship between partial pressure and total pressure of gas mixtures.

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Graham’s Law• Graham’s law of effusion is explored by comparing the rate

of effusion of two gases with the square root of their molar masses.

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Ap

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• Students identify the relationship between external pressure, temperature, and vapor pressure by observing water boiling under various conditions.

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Gas Stoichiometry • Students solve stoichiometric problems of gases by using volume ratios and the ideal gas law.

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Solutions • Students observe examples of the concepts of dissolution, solution, solutes, and solvents.

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Factors Affecting the Rate of Dissolution

• Students learn about factors that affect the rate of dissolution. l

Let’s Decrease the Freezing Point of Water

• Students learn how the freezing point of water is lowered. l

The Electrical Conductivity of a Solution

• Students learn about electrolyte and nonelectrolyte solutions. l

Electrical Conductivity in Solutions

• Students learn about the electrical conductivity of solutions. l

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Con

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The Concentration of Solutions: Molarity and

Molality

• Students discover how concentrations of various substances are calculated, and also observe how changes in mass and volume affect the ratios of molarity and molality.

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The Concentration of Solutions: Mass Fraction

and Mass Percent

• Students learn how to calculate the concentration of various substances. l

Diluting Solutions • Students learn about molarity. l

Ap

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Factors Affecting the Solubility of Gases

• Students investigate the changes in solubility of a gas in a liquid when pressure and temperature change.

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Using Solubility to Identify Substances

• Students learn that solubility is a characteristic property of substances.

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How Electrical Conductivity Varies

with Concentration and Temperature

• Students learn the effects of concentration and temperature on conductivity. l

Aci

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Arrhenius' Definition of Acids and Bases

• Students learn about Arrhenius’ definition of acids and bases. l

Bronsted-Lowry Definition of Acids and Bases

• Students explore Bronsted-Lowry definition of acids and bases. l

Lewis Definition of Acids and Bases

• Students explore Lewis definition of acids and bases. l

Naming Acids and Bases • Students learn how to name acids and bases according to IUPAC nomenclature.

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The Properties of Acids • Students explore the properties of acids and learn how to detect them.

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The Properties of Bases • Students conduct tests to determine common properties of bases. l

pH

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pH Calculation of Acid and Base Solutions

• Students calculate the pH and pOH values of acid and base solutions.

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Dissociation of Acids and Bases

• Students relate the acid dissociation with acid strength and base dissociation with base strength

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Acid-Base Indicators • Students learn about acid-base indicators. l

Introduction to Titration: Neutralization

• Students observe end points in neutralization reactions with titrations of strong acids and bases.

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Society


Physics and Future Careers • Students learn about a wide variety of careers in physics. l

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Laboratory Safety • Students learn about laboratory safety rules in this interactive activity.

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Experimental Error • Students learn why errors occur in experiments l

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Lab Equipment: Mechanics • Students learn the purposes of mechanics laboratory equipment.

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Lab Equipment: Waves • Students learn about the types of laboratory equipment used to study waves.

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Lab Equipment: Optics • Students learn about laboratory equipment that is used to conduct optics experiments.

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Graphing Calculators • Students learn that graphing calculators are important learning tools in math and science.

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Metric System and Dimensional Analysis

• Students learn about metric system units and how to perform unit conversions using dimensional analysis.

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SI Units and Dimensional Analysis

• Students learn about SI units and use dimensional analysis to convert from non-SI units into SI units.

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Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity

• Students learn the concepts of position, displacement, and velocity.

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Position-Time Graph of Uniform One Dimensional

Motion

• Students learn about uniform one-dimensional motion and its position-time graph. l

Velocity-Time Graph of One Dimensional Motion

and Displacement

• Students learn about velocity-time graphs of one-dimensional motion and displacement. l

Velo

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Vec

tors Relative Motion • Students observe the relative motion of moving things by

altering the speed and position of the observer.l

Analyzing Motion in a Medium

• Students observe how the motion of an object changes in different frames of reference.

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Flying Using Vector Addition

• Students find the location of a missing plane by adding two velocity vectors.

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Acc

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Instantaneous Velocity and Acceleration

• Students learn about instantaneous velocity and acceleration. l

Motion Under Constant Acceleration

• Students learn about motion with constant acceleration. l

Uniform Linear Motion • Students observe position-time graphs and velocity-time graphs of uniform linear motion.

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Acc

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Free Fall • Students learn about free fall. l

Projectiles Launched Vertically

• Students examine how mass and initial velocity affects the motion of a vertically launched object.

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Graphs of Accelerated Motion: Projectiles Launched Vertically

• Students investigate the motion of a projectile launched vertically.l

Proj

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Projectiles Launched Horizontally

• Using human cannonballs, students investigate the effects of initial speed and height on the range and duration of the projectile flight of an object launched horizontally.

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Projectile Motion • Students explore projectile motion by using a catapult to protect a castle from attack.

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Graphs of Projectile Motion

• Students create motion-time graphs and learn how to use them to analyze projectile motion.

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Circ

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Mot

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Uniform Circular Motion II • Students learn the definition of uniform circular motion as well as some useful equations.

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Period of a Pendulum • Students will examine the parameters affecting the period of a pendulum.

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Imp

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M

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Conservation of Momentum in One

Dimension

• Students explore the conservation of momentum in one dimension. l

Ob

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Space Objects Interaction Explorer

• Students observe the relationship between gravitational force and the motions of celestial objects.

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Space Objects: Gravity and Motion

• Students examine the relationship between gravitational force and the motions of planets, moons, and comets.

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Intr

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For

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Basic Forces in Nature • Students learn about fundamental physical forces. l

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Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation

• Students investigate Newton’s law of universal gravitation using a Cavendish apparatus.

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Buoyancy and Archimedes’ Principle

• Students observe factors that affect buoyancy as described by Archimedes’ principle.

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Combining Parallel and Perpendicular Forces

• Students determine the magnitude and direction of net force when two parallel or perpendicular forces act on an object.

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Combining Non-Perpendicular Forces

• Students find the net force when two or more non-perpendicular forces act on an object.

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Springs Stretch with Force: Hooke’s Law

• Students determine the factors that affect how much a spring will extend.

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Law Concept of Inertia • Students conduct a thought experiment similar to the one used

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Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

• Students investigate the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on an object.

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Friction• Students observe how frictional forces are different for

stationary and moving objects and determine the various factors affecting the force of friction.

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Exploring Friction• Students learn that the friction coefficient depends on the type

of surface in contact with the object, and is independent of the mass of the object or the surface area of the object in contact with the surface.

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Newton’s Second Law of Motion

• Students observe the motion of an object with force acting on it in a frictionless environment.

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Solving Problems with Newton’s Second Law

• Students examine Newton’s second law, F = ma, and solve problems using this formula.

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Newton's Third Law of Motion

• Students learn about action-reaction forces. l

Newton’s Third Law: The Physics of Rockets

• Students explore Newton’s third law using the example of the working principles of rockets.

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Gravitational Potential Energy: Seeing the Impact

in the Sand

• Students investigate factors that affect gravitational potential energy. l

Kinetic Energy: How It Changes with Mass and

Speed

• Students investigate factors that influence kinetic energy.l

Elastic Potential Energy • Students learn about elastic potential energy. l

Thermal and Kinetic Energy

• Students learn about thermal kinetic energy. l

Temperature Measurements

• Students learn about the limits of temperature. l

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Macroscopic Properties of Thermodynamic Systems

• Students learn about the macroscopic properties of thermodynamic systems.

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Why Does Kinetic Energy Change?

• Students learn the definition of kinetic energy. l

Con

serv

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Ene

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Energy• Students learn about the law of conservation of energy. l

Conservation of Mechanical Energy

• Students examine the conservation of mechanical energy and learn about energy lost due to friction.

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Radiation • Students learn how heat is transferred by radiation. l

Conduction, Convection and Radiation

• Students learn about the concept of heat transfer and how it occurs.

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Pow

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Work • Students calculate the amount of work done in one and two dimensions.

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Work Energy Theorem • Students calculate the amount of work done on an object and the energy transferred by the force acting on that object.

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Power • Students learn about the concept of power in physics. l

Calculating Power • Students learn how to calculate the power of a system. l

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Sour

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Nonrenewable Energy Sources

• Learners endeavor to meet the energy needs of an island by using nonrenewable energy sources.

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The Impact of Energy Resources

• Students learn about the advantages and disadvantages of various energy resources.

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Solar Energy: Design a Solar Car

• Solar energy use is explained and one application is demonstrated as learners build and race solar cars.

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Properties of Waves • The properties of waves are introduced using time and distance graphs.

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Exercise on Wave Properties

• Students review the properties of waves and solve problems using wave property equations.

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The Effect of Medium on the Speed of Waves

• Students learn about the effects of medium on the speed of waves.

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Doppler Effect • Students learn the definition of the Doppler effect through a real-life example.

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Resonance • Definition of resonance is give. l

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Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

• Students learn about transverse and longitudinal waves. l

Electromagnetic and Mechanical Waves

• Students learn about electromagnetic and mechanical waves. l

Seismic Waves • Students learn about types of seismic waves. l

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Diffraction of Water Waves

• Students comprehend the diffraction of water waves. l

Light Interference • Students learn about the wave nature of light. l

Superposition: Crossing Pulses

• Students learn about the concept of superposition of pulses. l

Interference of Water Waves

• Students explore the characteristic properties of a point on an interference pattern.

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ls The Interaction of Sound with Objects

• Students examine how sound waves are partially reflected. l

Sound Absorption • Students learn about the absorption of sound waves. l

Different Objects Absorb Sound in a Different

Manner

• Students learn that different materials absorb sound in different ways. l

Acoustic Environments • Students learn about the properties of acoustic environments. l

Sound Energy • Students learn the definition of sound energy. l

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Light Intensity and Distance From the Source

• Students discover how changing the distance between an object and a light source affects the intensity of the light received and the object’s temperature.

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Beam Types in Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Students learn about types of waves in the electromagnetic spectrum.

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Listing Reflection Laws • Students learn about the laws of reflection of waves. l

The Formation of Echoes • Students learn about the concept of an echo. l

Sound Reflection • Students learn how sound waves are reflected and transmitted. l

Applications of the Reflection of Sound

• Students learn real-life applications of the reflection of sound waves.

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Refl

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Reflection of Water Waves from Different Obstacles

• Students learn about the reflection of water waves from various surfaces

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Refraction of Light and Snell’s Law

• Students examine the refraction of light when it travels through different media.

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Refraction of Water Waves • Students learn how different mediums affect a wave’s velocity and wavelength.

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Mir

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Image Formation on Plane Mirror

• Students learn about image formation on a plane mirror. l

Image Formation on Concave Mirrors

• Students explore the physics behind concave mirrors. l

Image Formation on Convex Mirrors

• Students explore the physics behind convex mirrors. l

Lens

es

Image Formation on Convex Lenses

• Students learn about special rays and image formation using a convex lens.

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Image Formation on Concave Lenses

• Students investigate image formation and special rays in concave lenses.

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Bas

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Lab Equipment: Electronics

• Students learn about laboratory equipment used to study electricity.

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Using Electrostatic Kits • Students learn the purpose of electrostatic kits. l

Historical Development of Electromagnetic Forces

• Students learn about the historical development of electromagnetic forces.

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Conductivity and Insulation

• Students learn about the atomic structure of insulators and conductors

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The Purpose of the Utilization of Conduction

and Insulation

• Students learn the concepts of conductivity and insulation with an electric socket and plug, and other examples. l

Cou

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Forces Between Charges: Coulomb's Law

• Students learn about Coulomb’s force and the factors that affect its magnitude.

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Coulomb’s Law • Students learn Coulomb’s law. l

Calculation of Coulomb's Law

• Students learn about calculating Coulomb’s force and the factors that affect its magnitude.

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Ele

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s Electric Field • Students observe the behavior of electric field lines in the electric fields of both positively and negatively charged particles.

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Motion of Charged Particles in an Electric

Field

• Students investigate the motion of a charged particle in a uniform magnetic field and observe how varying the voltage and distance of the plates creating the field affects the charged particles’ motion.

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Electric Potential Energy • Students examine the factors that affect the potential energy between two charged particles.

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Calculating Electric Power • Students will learn calculating electric power. l

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Capacitors • Students learn the working principles of capacitors. l

Brightness and Resistance • Students learn about the relationship between brightness and resistance in bulbs.

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Applications of Ohm’s Law on Closed Circuits

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Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire

• Students use a current balance to observe magnetic force on a current-carrying wire.

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Production of Electromagnetic Waves

• Students learn how electromagnetic waves are produced and propagate.

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Designing an Electric Motor

• Students observe how different parts of an electric motor affect the motor’s rotation, and build motors to compete in a series of races.

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Transformers • Students learn how a transformer changes its voltage value. They also learn the uses of transformers by examples.

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Atomic Model History: From Ancient Greece to

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History of the Atomic Model: From Rutherford

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Bohr's Atomic Model • Students learn about the deficiencies of Bohr’s atomic model. l

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Examples of Atomic and Nuclear Phenomena

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Historical Development of the Weak and Strong

Nuclear Forces

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Radioactive Decay • Students learn about the concept of radioactive decay. l

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Nuclear Energy: Fission • Students investigate nuclear fission and write balanced fission-reaction equations.

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Relativity

• Students learn about the basic acceptances of the Special Theory of Relativity. l

Energy-Mass Relationship According to the Special

Theory of Relativity

• Students learn about the mass-energy relationship of a moving object whose speed is close to the speed of light. l

Can an Object Accelerate Infinitely?

• Students learn why an object cannot reach the speed of light. l

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Fossils as Evidence of Evolution

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Sorting and Identifying Animal Fossils

• Students learn how to sort and identify animal fossils. l

Analysis of Fossil Evidence • Students learn how to organize and analyze fossil evidence. l

Natural Selection • Students investigate the process of natural selection as a component of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.

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The Rock Cycle • By examining rocks, students deduce the environments in which they were formed.

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Plate Tectonics: The Himalayas

• Students examine the different motions of lithospheric plates and discover how the Himalayas were formed.

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Plate Tectonics: The Atlantic Ocean

• Students discover how the Atlantic Ocean was formed and how continents have drifted over time.

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Pangaea: Image of Earth 250 Million Years Ago

• Students form the supercontinent Pangaea using the continents as they are shaped today.

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Earthquakes: Measuring Magnitude

• Students learn how to calculate the magnitude of an earthquake. l

Earthquake! Where Was It?

• Students determine the location of the epicenter of an earthquake using the time interval between the arrival of primary waves and secondary waves for three different seismograph stations.

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• Students learn how to use lines of latitude and longitude to locate positions on Earth. l

Using Topographic Maps • Students learn to use topographic maps to visualize natural land features and man-made features.

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Using Satellite Images • Students learn how to define satellite images. l

The Shape of the Earth • Students learn about the shape of the Earth. l

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Surface Water • Students learn the rates at which surface water, including fresh water and salt water, is replenished on Earth.

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Groundwater and Surface Water

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Effect of Sun on Ocean Currents

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Weather Prediction • Students learn about the trends method of weather forecasting and practice forecasting weather in the United States.

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• Students learn about weather fronts and the symbols used to describe them on weather maps.

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Weather vs. Climate • Students learn the difference between weather and climate. l

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Carbon Cycle • Students learn about the carbon cycle in nature. l

Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy

Sources

• Students are presented with examples of fossil fuels and renewable energy sources. l

Nonrenewable Energy Sources

• Learners endeavor to meet the energy needs of an island by using nonrenewable energy sources.

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Energy Sources: The Sun • Students learn that the sun is the most important energy source in nature.

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The Impact of Energy Resources

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Substances that Cause Environmental Pollution

• Students are presented with examples of substances that cause environmental pollution, and students learn about the sources that emit such substances. Students also classify hazardous chemicals.

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Erosion and Deposition of The Environment in Texas

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Greenhouse Effect• Students explore the greenhouse effect and its implications for

global warming through experimentation, and strategies for reducing global warming are introduced..

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Global Warming • Students learn about the concept and effects of global warming. l

Solar Energy: Design a Solar Car

• Solar energy use is explained and one application is demonstrated as learners build and race solar cars.

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First Man on the Moon • Students learn about humankind’s travels to the moon. l

Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation

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Newton’s Third Law: The Physics of Rockets

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• Students consider the characteristics of our solar system in order to identify the accommodations of space travel that have enabled manned space exploration.

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Space Shuttles • Students learn about the properties and components of space shuttles.

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Galilean Moons • Students explore the four largest moons of Jupiter. l

Solar and Lunar Eclipses • Students use models to explore solar and lunar eclipses. l

Tides • Students learn that tides are caused by the positions of the sun and moon in relation to the Earth.

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The Phases of Earth’s Moon

• Students learn the phases of the moon. l

Comparison of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon

• Students learn about some physical characteristics of sun, Earth and moon.

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The Effects Of Earth’s Rotation

• Students explore what kind of changes occurs as the Earth rotates on its axis.

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Formation of Seasons• Students learn how the angle, duration, and intensity at which

sunlight strikes Earth, due to its tilted axis and orbit around the Sun, determine the seasons.

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The Effects of Earth’s Rotation Around the Sun

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The Solar System • Students view a model of the solar system and study the characteristics of its celestial bodies.

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Size of the Planets • Students study the sizes of planets in the solar system. l

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The Position of the Planets • Students learn about the positions of the planets in our solar system.

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Asteroids • Students learn about asteroids and the asteroid belt. l

Meteoroids • Students gain an understanding of meteoroids. l

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The Life Cycle of Stars • Students discover the life cycle of stars. l

The Sun: Structure of our Star

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The Sun: Our Closest Star • Students learn about weather fronts and the symbols used to describe them on weather maps.

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Star Types: In Search of Habitability

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Particle Nature of Light • Students learn about the particle nature of light by comparing it to the wave nature of light.

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Galaxies • Students learn about galaxies. l



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