PS Benchmark Assessments

1 Electron Orbital Modeling — Unit 1 activity to model how probability influences the structure of an electron orbital

1 Element Research Project — Unit 1 Research Project to study an element of the student's choosing.

1 Inquiry Introduction — Unit 1 Inquiry Assessment to observe, question and hypothesize

1 Kinetic Theory and Physical Change lab — Unit 1 lab to investigate the behavior of particles and how they change arrangements.

2 Chemical Reaction design lab — Unit 2 cumulative lab to research and design a chemical reaction that works and test a variable related to that reaction.

2 Copper Reactions Lab — Unit 2 Cycle of reactions using copper compounds to experience recognizing and predicting reactions

2 Play Doh Molecules — Unit 2 activity to model and describe ionic and covalent compounds

3 Acceleration Lab — Unit 3 investigation using video and LoggerPro to graph accelerating objects.

3 Buoyancy Lab — Lab investigation to understand the forces that determine why objects float or sink.

3 Momentum Lab — Unit 3 investigation into collisions and momentum conservation.

3 Motion Lab — Unit 3 introductory lab to graph constant motion with varying speed and direction.

4 Electromagnetism Lab — Unit 4 lab investigating electromagnetic fields.

4 PE KE Lab — Unit 4 lab finding the energy transfer from potential to kinetic for a toy car.

4 Resonance Lab — Unit 4 lab activity to create resonance with tubes. That is... constructively interfering sound waves within a cylinder.