Middle School Physical Science: Full-Year Interactive Course

Hi Learners and Parents! 

In this full year physical science course, learners will enter a journey through the natural world. This journey will be feature engaging learning material in the form or text, images, and videos, hands-on projects to reinforce concepts and empower students to take learning into their own hands, and ultimately encourage a love of science and curiosity! 

I believe strongly that science is meant to be taught in the learners hands. Therefore, this physical science class will provide your learner the unique opportunity to engage in science in a way that they both understand and ENJOY! Science is meant to be fun! 

Schedule for Fall 2024 - Spring 2025: 

8/19 Week 1: Molecules and Atoms
8/26 Week 2: Periodic Table
9/2 Week 3: Atomic Mass, Number, and Isotopes
9/9 Week 4: Ions, Acids, and Bases
9/16 Week 5: Compounds and Ionic Bonding
9/23 Week 6: Covalent, and Hydrogen Bonding
9/30 Week 7: Chemical Reactions and Enzymes
10/7 Week 8: Chemical Reaction Balance
10/14 Week 9: Thermal Energy
10/21 Week 10: Force Introduction
10/28 Week 11: Force and Interactions
11/4 Week 12: Motion Introduction
11/11 Week 13: Newton's Laws of Motion
11/18 Week 14 Acceleration

11/25 Thanksgiving Break

12/2 Week 15 Momentum 
12/9 Week 16 Kinetic Energy
12/16 Week 17 Potential Energy

12/23 Winter Break
12/30 Winter Break

1/6 Week 18 Levers
1/13 Week 19 Mechanical Advantage and Range of Motion
1/20 Week 20 Levers in the Human Body
1/27 Week 21 Simple machines mechanical advantage application
2/3 Week 22 Magnets
2/10 Week 23 Light and Wave Properties
2/17 Week 24: Electricity 
2/24 Week 25 Electromagnetic Radiation
3/3 Week 26 Electric vs Gas Combustion Motors
3/10 Week 27: Design your engine and car
3/17 Week 28 Sound Waves
3/24 Week 29: The unique properties of water
3/31 Week 30: The role of water in living organisms

4/7 Spring Break

4/14 Week 31 States of water and the water cycle
4/20 Week 32 Water conservation and sustainability 
4/28 Week 33 Chemistry Project: Design your own atom
5/5 Week 34 Physics Project 1: Build a machine for speed - engine and car design
5/12 Week 35 Physics Project 2: Build a machine for force - catapult project


Since this is an ongoing class, students may join at any week and jump into the material.