This course will cover the Middle School curriculum on Physical Science. Students will master all middle school physical science topics. My strong focus is on solidifying the understanding of the science concepts in an engaging way. All the concepts will be discussed with their application and real world examples (including activities and models) so that the student is able to understand the concepts, retain the learning and continue to build on the concepts in High school.

The learning will drive student inquiry throughout this course and the students will have multiple opportunities to interact with me throughout this course.
1. I will be sharing a "Review Note sheet" on the topic discussed in class so that the student may review all the concepts that were learned and discussed during class.
2. An experiment or fun hands-on activity will be  shared in classroom which will require common materials used at home. The student may choose to do this anytime at home during the week.

First 5 minutes- Welcoming of students. Learners are also welcome to ask questions and clarify doubts from the previous class. This will help to learn, understand and continue to build on the learning of the concepts discussed in class. 
Next 40  minutes the teacher will share a Google Slides presentation to learn and explore the concepts with real world examples. After a few slides each time there will be short video clips from credible educational sources that will help learners to reinforce the concepts learned.
Students are welcome to discuss and ask questions to make the class more interactive. Learners may use graphics/flowchart/concept maps for noting these concepts.
Last 5 minutes students will share their learning with the class, review the topic, discuss and may ask relevant and essential questions as well. Alternatively they will be working on a simulation. 

Since I share videos in class that require permission and subscription, I am able to play them in class but not able to share them online. I do not share the class recording but always willing to make a transfer to another section of the week if there is an open section. Thanks.:)

The topics covered during the course:
                                                   CHEMISTRY
MATTER:
Jan 31 to Feb 6: States of Matter and Phase Change
Feb 7 to Feb 13: Properties of matter, Measurement of Mass, Volume and Density, Accuracy and Precision
Feb 14 to Feb 20: Physical and Chemical Changes, Mixtures and their separation techniques

ATOMS and PERIODIC TABLE:
Feb 21 to Feb 27: Atomic Models, Atomic Structure, Atomic Number and Atomic Mass
Feb 28 to March 6: Isotopes, The Periodic Table, Valence electrons
March 7 to March 13: Ions, Periodic Table trends and families 

CHEMICAL REACTIONS:
March 14 to March 20: Acids and Bases, Chemical Reactions, Law of Conservation of Mass
March 21 to March 27: Lewis Dot Diagram, Chemical Bonding- Ionic and Covalent
March 28 to April 3-Balancing Chemical Equations
April 4 to April 10-Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions, Combustion

                                                     PHYSICS

FORCES and NEWTON LAWS of MOTION:
April 11 to April 17- Types of Forces, Balanced, Unbalanced and Net force
April 18 to April 24- Motion, Speed and Velocity
April 25 to May 1-Acceleration, Momentum and Inertia
May 2 to May 8- Newton's 3 Laws of Motion

ENERGY:
May 9 to May 15-Energy-Types, Transfer, Transformation, Conservation
May 16 to May 22-Thermal energy, Heat, Conduction, Convection and Radiation
May 23 to May 29-Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy and their relationship

WORK:
May 30 to June 5- Work and Power
June 6 to June 12- Simple Machines, Compound Machines, Mechanical Advantage

MAGNETISM and ELECTRICITY:
June 13 to June 19- Magnetism and Electromagnets
June 20 to June 26- Electric Force, Electric Field, Electricity, Static Electricity
June 27 to July 3- Current Electricity, Electromagnetic Induction, Open, Closed, Series and Parallel Circuits

WAVES:-
July 4 to July 10- Wave Properties and Types of Waves
July 11 to July 17- Sound waves, Light waves, Light vs Sound, Electromagnetic Waves
July 18 to July 24- Optics, Wave behavior- Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction, and Interference

                                                             CHEMISTRY
MATTER:
July 25 to July 31 : States of Matter and Phase Change
Aug 1 to Aug 7 : Properties of matter, Measurement of Mass, Volume and Density, Accuracy and Precision
Aug 8 to Aug 14 : Physical and Chemical Changes, Mixtures and their separation techniques

ATOMS and PERIODIC TABLE:
Aug 15 to Aug 21 : -
Aug 22 to Aug 28 : Atomic Models, Atomic Structure, Atomic Number and Atomic Mass
Aug 28 to Sept 4: Isotopes, The Periodic Table, Valence electrons
Sept 5 to Sept 11 : Ions, Periodic Table trends and families 

CHEMICAL REACTIONS:
Acids and Bases, Chemical Reactions, Law of Conservation of Mass
Sept 12 to Sept 18 : Lewis Dot Diagram, Chemical Bonding- Ionic and Covalent
Sept 19 to Sept 25 : Balancing Chemical Equations
Sept 26 to Oct 2: Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions, Combustion

                                                                     PHYSICS

FORCES and NEWTON LAWS of MOTION:
Oct 3 to Oct 9- Types of Forces, Balanced, Unbalanced and Net force
Oct 10 to Oct 16- Motion, Speed and Velocity
Oct 17 to Oct 23-Acceleration, Momentum and Inertia
Oct 24 to Oct 30- Newton's 3 Laws of Motion

ENERGY:
Oct 31 to Nov 6-Energy-Types, Transfer, Transformation, Conservation
Nov 7 to Nov 13-Thermal energy, Heat, Conduction, Convection and Radiation
Nov 14 to Nov 20-Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy and their relationship

WORK:
Nov 28 to Dec 4- Work and Power
Dec 5 to Dec 11- Simple Machines, Compound Machines, Mechanical Advantage

MAGNETISM and ELECTRICITY:
Dec 12 to Dec 18- Magnetism and Electromagnets
Dec 19 to Dec 25- Electric Force, Electric Field, Electricity, Static Electricity
Dec 26 to Jan 1, 2023- Current Electricity, Electromagnetic Induction, Open, Closed, Series and Parallel Circuits

WAVES:-
 Jan 2 to Jan 8- Wave Properties and Types of Waves
Jan 9 to Jan 15- Sound waves, Light waves, Light vs Sound, Electromagnetic Waves
Jan 16 to Jan 22- Optics, Wave behavior- Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction, and Interference

Some of the essential questions as will be discussed in unit on Matter, Atoms and Periodic Table :
Matter changing states:-
What is Matter? 
How does matter change states?
What are the different processes that changes the state of matter?
What happens to the particles when the temperature of a substance is increased?

Different states of matter and their properties:-
What are the three common states of matter?
What are the properties of different states of matter?
What are physical and chemical changes?
How does temperature and pressure make atoms in each of these states to behave differently?
What are some other states of matter?

Measuring Matter- mass, volume and density:-
What are mass, volume, and density? And why are they important?
Why do we measure stuff? 
What is mass of an object?
How is mass different than weight of an object?
What is volume of an object?
How do we measure the volume of a solid?
How do we measure the volume of a liquid?
What is density?
How do we calculate density of an object?

Atomic models, atoms and subatomic particles:-
What are all the things made of?
What is the smallest particle of an element that retains its chemical properties?
From where do atoms get their name?
What are the subatomic particles of an atom?
What are the charges on the subatomic particles of an atom?
What are molecules?
Draw and label an atom.

Periodic table of elements:-
What is a Periodic table?
How is the modern periodic table organized?
What are elements?
What is the atomic number of an element?
What is the atomic mass of an element?
What is the name and symbol of an element?
What are periods in a periodic table?
What are groups in a periodic table?
What is the role of the electrons in the outer shell of an element?
What makes elements of one group to bond with the other?
Do all elements occur in nature or some made in lab as well?