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Integrated Physics & Chemistry Online

Integrated Physics and Chemistry is a physical science course designed for high school students needing an entry-level science course covering basic concepts found in chemistry and physics. Topics included in this study are:

  • Matter
  • Motion and forces
  • Work and energy
  • Electricity and magnetism
  • Waves

Throughout the course, students will have opportunities to observe simulations, investigate ideas, and solve problems–both on screen and away from the computer. 

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Integrated Physics and Chemistry Online

UNIT 1 – EXPLORATIONS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE

  1. Course Overview
  2. What is Science?
  3. The Scientific Method
  4. Experiment: Making Observations
  5. Quiz 1: Nature of Science
  6. The Metric System
  7. Scales
  8. Volume
  9. Experiment: Determining Volume
  10. Mass and Density​
  11. Experiment: Mass and Density
  12. Quiz 2: Measuring Matter
  13. Review
  14. Test
  15. Alternate Test
  16. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 2 – THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER

  1. The History of Atomic Theory
  2. The Atomic Model
  3. Quiz 1: Atomic Structure
  4. Elements and Their Properties
  5. The Periodic Table
  6. Trends on the Periodic Table
  7. ​Experiment: Identifying an Unknown
  8. Compounds
  9. Quiz 2: Pure Substances
  10. Mixtures
  11. Separating Mixtures
  12. Experiment: Separating a Mixture
  13. Quiz 3: Mixtures
  14. Review
  15. Test
  16. Alternate Test
  17. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 3 – MATTER AND CHANGE

  1. States of Matter
  2. Changes of State
  3. Experiment: Graphing Changes of State
  4. Solutions—The Dissolving Process
  5. Acids and Bases
  6. Experiment: The Cabbage Indicator
  7. Quiz 1: Physical Changes
  8. Chemical Bonding
  9. Atomic Structure and Bonding
  10. Experiment: Chemical Changes
  11. Chemical Reactions and Conservation of Mass
  12. Types of Chemical Reactions
  13. Quiz 2: Chemical Changes
  14. Radioactivity
  15. Nuclear Reactions
  16. Experiment: Half-Life
  17. Nuclear Energy
  18. Quiz 3: Nuclear Changes
  19. Review
  20. Test
  21. Alternate Test
  22. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 4 – STATES OF MATTER

  1. Properties of Solids
  2. Experiment: Comparing Hardness and Density of Solids
  3. Elasticity and Strength in Solids
  4. Electrical Conductivity in Solids
  5. Quiz 1: Solids
  6. Characteristics of Liquids
  7. Experiment: Viscosity
  8. Pressure in Liquids
  9. Archimedes’ Principle and Flotation
  10. Liquids and Capillary Action
  11. Quiz 2: Liquids
  12. General Characteristics of Gases
  13. Pressure and Volume in Gases
  14. Experiment: Pressure in Gases
  15. Temperature and Volume Changes in Gases
  16. Quiz 3: Gases
  17. Review
  18. Test
  19. Alternate Test
  20. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 5 – MOTION AND FORCES

  1. Distance and Displacement
  2. Speed and Velocity
  3. Acceleration
  4. Motion Graphs
  5. Experiment: Motion Graphs
  6. Momentum
  7. Project: Virtual Lab – Conservation of Momentum
  8. Quiz 1: Motion
  9. Forces
  10. Friction
  11. Newton’s Laws
  12. Project: Ignitia Virtual Lab: Newton’s Law
  13. Centripetal Force
  14. Quiz 2: Forces
  15. Review
  16. Test
  17. Alternate Test
  18. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 6 – SEMESTER REVIEW AND EXAM

  1. Review
  2. Exam
  3. Alternate Exam—Form A
  4. Alternate Exam—Form B

UNIT 7 – WORK AND ENERGY

  1. Forms of Energy
  2. Work
  3. Mechanical Energy
  4. Conservation of Energy
  5. Experiment: Ignitia Potential and Kinetic Energy
  6. Power
  7. Quiz 1: Work, Energy, and Power
  8. Simple Machines; Levers
  9. Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency
  10. Pulleys; Wheels and Axles
  11. Inclined Planes, Wedges, and Screws
  12. Project: Ignitia Virtual Labs – Simple Machines
  13. Experiment: Inclined Planes
  14. Quiz 2: Simple Machines
  15. Review
  16. Test
  17. Alternate Test
  18. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 8 – HEAT FLOW

  1. Thermodynamics and Entropy
  2. Specific Heat Capacity
  3. Heat Flow
  4. Experiment: Ignitia Insulators
  5. Quiz 1: Energy Transfer
  6. Heating Systems
  7. Experiment: Heat and Expansion
  8. Cooling and Refrigeration
  9. Heat Engines
  10. Quiz 2: Heat Flow and Technology
  11. Review
  12. Test
  13. Alternate Test
  14. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 9 – ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

  1. Electric Charges
  2. Static Electricity
  3. Experiment: Electrostatic Investigations
  4. Electric Current
  5. Circuits
  6. Electrical Energy and Power
  7. Project: Ignitia Virtual Lab – Circuits
  8. Quiz 1: Electricity
  9. Magnetism
  10. Magnetism and Electricity
  11. Experiment: Diverting a Magnetic Field
  12. Magnetic Fields in Space
  13. Quiz 2: Magnetism
  14. Review
  15. Test
  16. Alternate Test
  17. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 10- WAVES

  1. Waves and Energy Transfer
  2. Types of Waves
  3. Properties of Waves
  4. Experiment: Changing the Speed of a Wave
  5. The Behavior of Waves
  6. Quiz 1: Wave Characteristics and Properties
  7. Sound Vibrations
  8. Detecting Sound
  9. Project: Virtual Lab – Sound
  10. Experiment: Using Vibrations to Produce Sound
  11. Doppler Effect
  12. Project: Doppler Effect
  13. Project: Virtual Lab – Doppler Effect
  14. Beats, Resonance, and Harmonics
  15. Quiz 2: Sound
  16. Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
  17. Properties of Light
  18. Reflection and Mirrors
  19. Lenses
  20. Quiz 3: Light
  21. Review
  22. Test
  23. Alternate Test
  24. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 11- CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS IN OUR WORLD

  1. Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming
  2. Experiment: Carbon Dioxide and Water Activity
  3. Fossil Fuels’ Effect on the Environment
  4. Media and Science
  5. Experiment: Water and Acidity and the Enviornment
  6. Quiz 1: Environmental Chemistry
  7. Atomic Spectra and Moving Stars
  8. The Temperature of Stars
  9. Kepler and the Motion of the Spheres
  10. Experiment: Kepler’s Second Law
  11. Quiz 2: Space Physics
  12. Review
  13. Test
  14. Alternate Test
  15. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 12- SEMESTER REVIEW AND EXAM

  1. Review
  2. Exam
  3. Alternate Exam—Form A
  4. Alternate Exam—Form B

UNIT 13 – FINAL EXAM

  1. Exam
  2. Alternate Exam—Form A
  3. Alternate Exam—Form B
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