Integrated Physics and Chemistry
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Home Teacher – Homeschool Plus
Labs For The Home Teacher
Home Teacher Labs
Labs for the Homeschool Plus program are those contained in the Ignitia Online Curriculum. No expensive equipment is required with only several requiring the purchase of small items or household items to conduct the experiments.
It is always advisable to be familiar with your surroundings and wear protective equipment when conducting any experiment. Never allow yourself to be distracted when completing an experiment.
Integrated Physics and Chemistry Online
UNIT 1 – EXPLORATIONS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE
- Course Overview
- What is Science?
- The Scientific Method
- Experiment: Ignitia Making Observations (Note the option to replace the peanut if you are allergic to peanuts)
- Quiz 1: Nature of Science
- The Metric System
- Scales
- Volume
- Mass and Density
- Quiz 2: Measuring Matter
- Review
- Test
- Alternate Test
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 2 – THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER
- The History of Atomic Theory
- Experiment: Ignitia Atomic Structure
- The Atomic Model
- Quiz 1: Atomic Structure
- Elements and Their Properties
- The Periodic Table
- Trends on the Periodic Table
- Compounds
- Quiz 2: Pure Substances
- Mixtures
- Separating Mixtures
- Quiz 3: Mixtures
- Review
- Test
- Alternate Test
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 3 – MATTER AND CHANGE
- States of Matter
- Changes of State
- Experiment: Ignitia Graphing Changes of State
- Solutions—The Dissolving Process
- Acids and Bases
- Quiz 1: Physical Changes
- Chemical Bonding
- Atomic Structure and Bonding
- Chemical Reactions and Conservation of Mass
- Types of Chemical Reactions
- Quiz 2: Chemical Changes
- Radioactivity
- Nuclear Reactions
- Nuclear Energy
- Quiz 3: Nuclear Changes
- Review
- Test
- Alternate Test
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 4 – STATES OF MATTER
- Properties of Solids
- Experiment: Ignitia Comparing Hardness and Density of Solids
- Elasticity and Strength in Solids
- Electrical Conductivity in Solids
- Quiz 1: Solids
- Characteristics of Liquids
- Pressure in Liquids
- Archimedes’ Principle and Flotation
- Liquids and Capillary Action
- Quiz 2: Liquids
- General Characteristics of Gases
- Pressure and Volume in Gases
- Temperature and Volume Changes in Gases
- Quiz 3: Gases
- Review
- Test
- Alternate Test
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 5 – MOTION AND FORCES
- Distance and Displacement
- Speed and Velocity
- Acceleration
- Motion Graphs
- Momentum
- Project: Ignitia Virtual Lab – Conservation of Momentum
- Quiz 1: Motion
- Forces
- Friction
- Newton’s Laws
- Project: Ignitia Virtual Lab: Newton’s Law
- Centripetal Force
- Quiz 2: Forces
- Project: Ignitia Virtual Lab: Circular Motion
- Review
- Test
- Alternate Test
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 6 – SEMESTER REVIEW AND EXAM
- Review
- Exam
- Alternate Exam—Form A
- Alternate Exam—Form B
UNIT 7 – WORK AND ENERGY
- Forms of Energy
- Work
- Mechanical Energy
- Conservation of Energy
- Experiment: Ignitia Potential and Kinetic Energy
- Power
- Quiz 1: Work, Energy, and Power
- Simple Machines; Levers
- Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency
- Pulleys; Wheels and Axles
- Inclined Planes, Wedges, and Screws
- Project: Ignitia Virtual Labs – Simple Machines
- Quiz 2: Simple Machines
- Review
- Test
- Alternate Test
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 8 – HEAT FLOW
- Thermodynamics and Entropy
- Specific Heat Capacity
- Heat Flow
- Experiment: Ignitia Insulators
- Quiz 1: Energy Transfer
- Heating Systems
- Cooling and Refrigeration
- Heat Engines
- Quiz 2: Heat Flow and Technology
- Review
- Test
- Alternate Test
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 9 – ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
- Electric Charges
- Static Electricity
- Electric Current
- Circuits
- Electrical Energy and Power
- Project: Ignitia Virtual Lab – Circuits
- Quiz 1: Electricity
- Magnetism
- Magnetism and Electricity
- Magnetic Fields in Space
- Quiz 2: Magnetism
- Review
- Test
- Alternate Test
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 10- WAVES
- Waves and Energy Transfer
- Types of Waves
- Properties of Waves
- Experiment: Ignitia Changing the Speed of Waves
- The Behavior of Waves
- Quiz 1: Wave Characteristics and Properties
- Sound Vibrations
- Detecting Sound
- Experiment: Ignitia Virtual Lab – Using Vibrations to Produce Sound
- Doppler Effect
- Project: Ignitia Doppler Effect
- Beats, Resonance, and Harmonics
- Quiz 2: Sound
- Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Properties of Light
- Reflection and Mirrors
- Lenses
- Quiz 3: Light
- Review
- Test
- Alternate Test
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 11- CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS IN OUR WORLD
- Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming
- Experiment: Carbon Dioxide and Water Acidity
- Fossil Fuels’ Effect on the Environment
- Media and Science
- Experiment: Ignitia Water Acidity and the Environment
- Quiz 1: Environmental Chemistry
- Atomic Spectra and Moving Stars
- The Temperature of Stars
- Kepler and the Motion of the Spheres
- Experiment: Ignitia Kepler’s Second Law
- Quiz 2: Space Physics
- Review
- Test
- Alternate Test
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 12- SEMESTER REVIEW AND EXAM
- Review
- Exam
- Alternate Exam—Form A
- Alternate Exam—Form B
UNIT 13 – FINAL EXAM
- Exam
- Alternate Exam—Form A
- Alternate Exam—Form B