This is not a live class.  This is a flexible schedule class.  Each week in this 5-week course students will view an interesting interactive presentation.  The class will include recorded demonstrations.  I will record the weekly experiments on camera and post them for the students to follow.  The students will perform the experiments at home and can post pictures in the Outschool classroom of their final product.  

Throughout the lesson the learners progress will be assessed through interactive games, quizzes, and questions within the Nearpod presentation.  

Each week students will complete online activities/worksheets to further reinforce the topic for the week. These activities/worksheets will provide the student with instant feedback on their progress.  Each homework activity will display a score on screen after completion. 
 However, a grade report can be provided at the completion of this segment upon request.

I will be available through Outschool messaging to offer help for any student that needs additional help.  In addition, I will be checking the students progress on the activities and worksheets.  If I feel that a topic needs more clarification I will post additional videos to further explain the subject. 

There is a free book that can be used along with this class CK-12 Physical Science for Middle School.  This class will cover Unit 3 and 4.  The book can be freely viewed at CK-12.org (https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-middle-school-physical-science-flexbook-2.0/)

Topics Covered
Week 1
Inside the Atom

Week 2
History of the Atom & Modern Atomic Theory

Week 3
How Elements are Organized

Week 4
Classes of Elements

Week 5
Groups of Elements

After this 5 week course students will be able to:

Compare and contrast protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Describe the forces that hold the particles of atoms together.
Define atomic number and mass number.
Describe ions and isotopes
Identify the particles called quarks
State Democritus’s theory about the atom.
Outline Dalton’s atomic theory.
Explain how Thomson discovered electrons.
Describe how Rutherford found the nucleus.
Define energy levels.
Describe the electron cloud and orbitals.
Describe Mendeleev’s periodic table of the elements.
Give an overview of the modern periodic table of the elements.
Identify properties of metals.
List properties of nonmetals.
Describe metalloids.
Relate valence electrons to reactivity of elements by class.
Identify hydrogen and alkali metals.
Describe alkaline Earth metals.
List properties of transition metals.
Identify groups containing metalloids.
Give properties of halogens.
Describe noble gases.


This class follows the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

An additional class you maybe interested in: Physical Science for Middle School - Matter Unit (offered both live and flex)