Physical Science Curriculum Map   

  Rattan High School 

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 Physical Science PASS

Month

PASS

Content

Assessment

Resources

August

 

 

Process Standards

 

1.1-1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1-3.5, 4.1-4.8, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1-6.4

 

 

Content Standards

1.1, 1.2, 1.3

The Nature of Science - Ch. 1

 

Science Skill Handbook – Safety Symbols

 

Experimenting-Independent, Dependent Variables, Control, Hypothesis, Etc.

 

Classification of Matter - Ch. 15

Chapter Study Guide

 

Content Mastery

 

Chapter Test

 

Experimenting Test – Identifying Variables, Control, Hypothesis, Etc.

Physical Science  -Glencoe McGraw Hill

 

Science Skill Handbook – Safety Symbols

Pgs. 797-799

 

Various Internet Resources

    September

Process Standards

1.1, 5.1, 5.3

Content Standards

1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Solids, Liquids, and Gases - Ch. 16

 

 

Properties of Atoms - Ch. 17

Chapter Study Guide

 

Content Mastery

 

Chapter Test

 

Physical Science  -Glencoe McGraw Hill

 

 

Various Internet Resources

October

 

(Fall Break)

Process Standards

 

Content Standards

1.1, 1.2, 1.3

The Periodic Table – Ch. 17

 

Elements & Their Properties – Ch. 19

Chapter Study Guide

 

Content Mastery

 

Chapter Test

 

Physical Science  -Glencoe McGraw Hill

 

 

Various Internet Resources

November

 

(Thanksgiving Break)

Process Standards

 

Content Standards

1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Chemical Bonds –Ch. 20

 

Solutions – Ch. 22

 

 

Chapter Study Guide

 

Content Mastery

 

Chapter Test

 

Physical Science  -Glencoe McGraw Hill

 

 

Various Internet Resources

December

 

(Christmas Break)

Process Standards

 

Content Standards

 

*Independent, Dependent Variables, Control, Hypothesis, Etc.

 

Semester Test Review

 

Semester Test

Experimenting Test – Identifying Variables, Control, Hypothesis, Etc.

 

Semester Test

Physical Science  -Glencoe McGraw Hill

 

 

Various Internet Resources

January

Process Standards

 

Content Standards

2.1, 2.2

Motion – Ch. 2

 

Forces – Ch. 3

Chapter Study Guide

 

Content Mastery

 

Chapter Test

 

Physical Science  -Glencoe McGraw Hill

 

 

Various Internet Resources

February

Process Standards

 

Content Standards

3.1

Energy – Ch. 4

 

Work & Machines – Ch. 5

 

 

Chapter Study Guide

 

Content Mastery

 

Chapter Test

 

Physical Science  -Glencoe McGraw Hill

 

 

Various Internet Resources

March

Process Standards

 

Content Standards

3.2

Electrical & Magnetic Fields – selected portions of Ch.’s 7 & 8

 

Waves – Ch. 10

Chapter Study Guide

 

Content Mastery

 

Chapter Test

 

Physical Science  -Glencoe McGraw Hill

 

Various Internet Resources

April

 

 

Process Standards

 

Content Standards

3.1, 3.2

Sound – Ch. 11

 

Electromagnetic Waves – Ch. 12

Chapter Study Guide

 

Content Mastery

 

Chapter Test

 

Physical Science  -Glencoe McGraw Hill

 

 

Various Internet Resources

May

Process Standards

 

Content Standards

 

Light – Ch. 13

 

Semester Test Review

 

Semester Test

Chapter Study Guide

 

Content Mastery

 

Chapter Test

 

Semester

Physical Science  -Glencoe McGraw Hill

 

 

Various Internet Resources

*Process Standard 3 (Experimenting), Process Standard 4 (Interpreting and Communicating), and Process Standard 6 (Inquiry) will be covered several times throughout the school year .  These 3 process standards will be reinforced with Laboratory Experiments.