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Unit 1: Matter
Unit 1: Matter
Students will explore the interactions of simple molecules and extended structures. They will analyze the properties of substances before and after a chemical reaction and how matter is conserved during this reaction. Students will also describe how the properties of matter change when thermal energy is added and removed and design a device that produces these changes.
Unit 2: Energy
Unit 2: Energy
Students will analyze how the mass and distance of an object affects the amount of kinetic and potential energy it has. They will explore how energy is transferred between systems and how that affects the temperature of a sample. Students will then design a device that either minimizes or maximizes this transfer of thermal energy.
Unit 3: Molecules to Organisms
Unit 3: Molecules to Organisms
Students will analyze the cycling of energy through living systems in both plant and animal cells. Students will compare and contrast the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration and how food is broken down and rearranged into usable energy for the cell.
Unit 4: Ecosystems
Unit 4: Ecosystems
Students will predict the interactions and flow of energy between organisms in various ecosystems. They will investigate how various factors like resource availability impact population dynamics and students will design solutions that address biodiversity and how to create services to maintain it.
Unit 5: Earth & Human Activity
Unit 5: Earth & Human Activity
Students will explore how human activity and consumption of natural resources impact the environment and earth’s systems. They will design a method for monitoring and minimizing this impact and investigate the various factors that have led to a rise in global temperature over the past century.
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