Integrated Physics and Chemistry
Fall Semester | |||||
Unit Title | Scientific Methods and Measurements | Motion | Force & Momentum | Mechanical & Thermal Energy | Electricity & Magnetism |
Time | ~1 week | ~3 weeks | ~4 weeks | ~4 weeks | ~5 weeks |
Understandings | Use appropriate safety equipment and practices during laboratory, classroom, and field investigations as outlined in Texas Education Agency approved safety standards;
Use appropriate tools to collect quantitative data using the International System of Units (SI) and qualitative data as evidence;
Organize quantitative and qualitative data using labeled drawings and diagrams, graphic organizers, charts, tables, and graphs | Investigate, analyze, and model motion in terms of position, velocity, acceleration, and time using tables, graphs, and mathematical relationships; | Analyze data to explain the relationship between mass and acceleration in terms of the net force on an object in one dimension using force diagrams, tables, and graphs;
Apply the concepts of momentum and impulse to design, evaluate, and refine a device to minimize the net force on objects during collisions such as those that occur during vehicular accidents, sports activities, or the dropping of personal electronic devices | Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that energy is conserved within a closed system;
Investigate and demonstrate the movement of thermal energy through solids, liquids, and gases by convection, conduction, and radiation such as weather, living, and mechanical systems; | Design and construct series and parallel circuits that model real-world circuits such as in-home wiring, automobile wiring, and simple electrical devices to evaluate the transfer of electrical energy
Design, evaluate, and refine a device that generates electrical energy through the interaction of electric charges and magnetic fields; |
TEKS | I.1A, I.1C, I.1F, I.1H | I.5A | I.5B, I.5C | I.6C, I.6D | I.6A, I.6B |
Skills TEKS | I.1A-4B | ||||
Spring Semester | ||||||
Unit Title | Waves | Fundamental Forces | Properties of Elements & Periodic Trends | Chemical Reactions | Modern Chemistry & Physics | Scientific Research and Applications |
Time | ~3 weeks | ~2 weeks | ~3.5 weeks | ~4.5 weeks | ~2 week | ~2 weeks |
Understandings | Plan and conduct an investigation to evaluate the transfer of energy or information through different materials by different types of waves such as wireless signals, ultraviolet radiation, and microwaves;
Construct and communicate an evidence-based explanation for how wave interference, reflection, and refraction are used in technology such as medicine, communication, and scientific research; | Describe the nature of the four fundamental forces: gravitation; electromagnetic; the strong and weak nuclear forces, including fission and fusion; and mass- energy equivalency;
Construct and communicate an explanation based on evidence for how changes in mass, charge, and distance affect the strength of gravitational and electrical forces between two objects. | Model basic atomic structure and relate an element's atomic structure to its bonding, reactivity, and placement on the Periodic Table;
Use patterns within the Periodic Table to predict the relative physical and chemical properties of elements;
Explain how physical and chemical properties of substances are related to their usage in everyday life such as in sunscreen, cookware, industrial applications, and fuels. | Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the rate of reaction or dissolving is affected by multiple factors such as particle size, stirring, temperature, and concentration.
Investigate how changes in properties are indicative of chemical reactions such as hydrochloric acid with a metal, oxidation of metal, combustion, and neutralizing an acid with a base;
Develop and use models to balance chemical equations and support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction. | Explain how electrons can transition from a high energy level to a low energy state, emitting photons at different frequencies for different energy transitions;
Explain how atomic energy levels and emission spectra present evidence for the wave particle duality; | Evaluate evidence from multiple sources to critique the advantages and disadvantages of various renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and their impact on society and the environment.
Research and communicate the uses, advantages, and disadvantages of nuclear reactions in current technologies;
Construct and communicate an evidence-based explanation of the environmental impact of the end- products of chemical reactions such as those that may result in degradation of water, soil, air quality, and global climate change. |
TEKS | I.6F, I.6E | I.5D, I.5E | I.7A, I.7B, I.7C | I.7F, I.8A, I.8B | I.7D, I.7E | I.6G, I.8C, I.8D |
Skills TEKS | I.1A-4B | |||||