1st 6 weeks  

IPC

1. Calculate speed, momentum, acceleration, work, and power in systems such as in the human body, moving toys, and machines.
2. Investigate and describe applications of Newton's Laws such as in vehicle restraints, sports activities, geological processes, and satellite orbits.
3. Analyze the effects caused by changing force or distance in simple machines as demonstrated in household devices, the human body, and vehicles.

2nd 6 weeks

IPC

1. Investigate and demonstrate the movement of heat through solids, liquids, and gases by convection, conduction, and radiation.
2.  Analyze the efficiency of energy conversions that are responsible for the production of electricity such as from radiant, nuclear, and geothermal sources, fossil fuels such as coal, gas, oil, and the movement of water or wind.
3. Investigate and compare economic and environmental impacts of using various energy sources such as rechargeable or disposable batteries and solar cells.
4. Measure the thermal and electrical conductivity of various materials and explain results.

3rd 6 weeks

IPC

1. Investigate and compare parallel and series circuits.
2. Analyze the relationship between an electric current and the strength of its magnetic field using simple electromagnets.
3. Analyze the effects of heating and cooling processes in systems such as weather, living, and mechanical

4th 6 weeks

IPC

1. Investigate and identify properties of fluids including density, viscosity, and buoyancy.
2. Research and describe the historical development of the atomic theory.
3. Identify constituents of various materials or objects such as metal salts, light sources, fireworks displays, and stars using spectral-analysis techniques.
4. Relate the chemical behavior of an element including bonding, to its placement on the periodic table.
5. Classify samples of matter from everyday life as being elements, compounds, or mixtures.

5th 6 weeks

IPC

1. Distinguish between physical and chemical changes in matter such as oxidation, digestion, changes in state, and states in rock cycle.
2. Analyze energy changes that accompany chemical reactions such as those occurring in heat packs, cold packs, glow sticks to classify them as endothermic exothermic reactions.
3. Investigate and identify the law of conservation of mass.
4. Describe types of nuclear reactions such as fission and fusion and their roles in applications such as medicine and energy production.
5. Research and descried the environmental and economic impact of the end-products of chemical reactions.

6th 6 weeks

IPC

1. Relate the structure of water to its function as the universal solvent.
2. Relate the concentration of ions in a solution to physical an and chemical properties such as pH, electrolytic behavior, and reactivity.
3. Simulate the effects of acid rain on soil, buildings, statues, or microorganisms.
4. Demonstrate how various factors influence solubility including temperature, pressure, and nature of the solute and solvent.
5. Demonstrate how factors such as particle size influence the rate of dissolving.