COURSE DESCRIPTION The goal of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to study and explore different scientific process. Students will recognize their connection and to the environment and become motivated to participate in making educated decisions in our society as scientifically literate citizens. The Next Generation Sunshine State Standards will be implemented throughout this course and the Miami-Dade School District Pacing Guide for science will be followed.
UNIT 1: ENERGY
Heat and the Practice of Science
Heat Transfer in Scientific Investigations
Adding & Removing Heat using the Scientific Process
Heat Energy
Heat and Temperature
Change of State
Heat Flow
Conservation of Energy and Energy Transformations
Forms of Energy
Energy Transformations
Law of Conservation of Energy
UNIT 2: WAVES
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Properties of Waves
The Sun’s Energy as Radiation: Electromagnetic Spectrum
Relationship between Wavelength and Frequency
Properties of Waves
Light Properties
Wave Speed in Different Materials
UNIT 3: EARTH’S STRUCTURE
Layers of Earth
Crust and Lithosphere
Mantle
Core
Comparing Layers of the Earth
Plate Tectonics
Continental Drift
Describing Tectonic Plate Movement
Explaining Plate Movement through Heat Flow
UNIT 4: ROCK CYCLE and AGE OF THE EARTH
Rock Cycle and Processes that Shape Earth’s Surface