Physical Science Syllabus

Textbook: Exploring Physical Science

Maton, Hopkins, Johnson, Lahart, Warner & Wright

The purpose of this class is to prepare the student for further couses in chemistry and physics. The following is a tentative listing of topics to be covered, during the second semester of the 2004-05 school year, in Physical Science:

Exploring Physical Science

• Scientific method, metrics

Properties of Matter

• Mass, volume, density

Physical and Chemical Changes

• Phases of matter, phase changes, chemical properties and changes

Mixtures, Elements and Compounds

• Classes of matter

Atoms: Building Blocks of Matter

• Atomic structure and forces

Classification of Elements

• Periodic table

Atoms and Bonding

• Ionic, covalent and metallic bonds

Chemical Reactions

• Chemical equations, types and rates of chemical reactions

Families of chemical compounds

• Acids, bases, salts

Radioactive Elements

• Nuclear reactions, radioactivity