IS9
Class Introduction:
Course: High School Integrated Science
Objectives: ASD published objectives for high school Integrated Science
Textbook(s) & assigned reading:
Text: Glencoe Physical Science, Earth Science, and Life Science,
Course Content
Introduction to Basic Science
Life Science (March, April, and May)
Living vs. Non-Living
Scientific Method
Cells: Parts and Functions
Microscope: Parts and Function
DNA: Chromosomes, genes, heredity and genetics
The Human Body
Earth Science (December, January, and February)
Earth, Moon and Sun system
Plate Tectonics
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Magnetic Field and Current theory
Rocks and rock cycles
Weather and Climate
Fossils and fossil rules
Physical Science (August, Septemcer, and November)
Physics
Types of Waves
Electromagnetic Spectral
Newton’s Laws
Rockets
Forms of Energy: Potential vs. Kinetic
Atomic Structures
Periodic table
Atomic Theories
Temperature vs. Density