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Issues and Physical Science (IAPS)
Unit Summaries
Unit A
Studying Substances Scientifically |
Laboratory safety, physical properties
of substances, density, hazardous waste, safety. |
Unit B
The Chemistry of Materials |
Physical and chemical properties
of substances, elements and compounds, periodic table, atomic
structure, chemical reactions, conservation of mass. |
Unit C
Water |
Water quality, elements and compounds,
atoms and molecules, mixtures and solutions, solubility,
particle theory of matter, acids and bases |
Unit D
Energy |
Energy transfer and transformations,
types of energy (kinetic, potential, heat, solar, chemical,
electrical), electrical currents, measuring energy, energy
efficiency. |
Unit E
Force and Motion |
Newton's Laws, inertia, force,
mass, acceleration, speed, friction, experimental design,
automobile safety |
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