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This course is for all students and serves as a beginning high school laboratory science course. Arizona College and Career Ready Standards include the nature of science; the scientific method; environmental science; physical science; chemi¬cal science; and earth science. The course is lab and activity based requiring students to apply basic concepts of science to solve problems and communicate findings.

Course Curriculum Map:Unit Name (Timeline) Unit Description & Standards Unit Assessments Instructional ResourcesPhysical Science Basics

(4 weeks) Scientific inquiry involves asking questions; collecting evidence; forming explanations; connection to knowledge and theory; and communicating results. A. Climate ChangeB. DesertificationC. InsolationD. Heat/Energy Budget

HS-ESS2-4HS-ESS3-1HS-ESS3-4HS-ESS3-5 Lab Safety Cartoon + CEWPaper Airplane LabUnit 1 Exam Edgenuity

Forces & Motion

(4 weeks) There are a variety of forces acting upon objects at all times; affecting motion.A. Mass & AccelerationB. FrictionC. EnergyD. Forces

HS-PS2-1HS-PS2-3 Mouse Trap LabEgg Drop LabBottle Rocket Lab Unit 2 Assessment EdgenuityMatter & Energy

(4 weeks) Substances can occupy different physical states depending upon temperature and composition A. Volume & DensityB. Heat & TemperatureC. Convection; Conduction; and RadiationD. States of MatterE. Melting & Boiling Points

HS-PS3-2HS-PS3-3HS- PS3-4 Construction of Circuits LabSolar Cooker LabRube Goldenberg Lab Unit 3 Assessment Edgenuity‚ÄÉThe Nature of Matter

(4 weeks) A. Classification of MatterB. Chemical & Physical PropertiesC. Properties of and AtomD. Periodic Table

HS-PS1-1HS-PS2-6 Synthetic Polymer LabMelting Ice LabLabs in EgenuityUnit 4 Assessment EdgenuityEnd of Semester 1/ EOCAEcology

(4.5 weeks) A. Biotic vs. AbioticB. Levels of OrganizationsC. BiomesD. Food Chains/WebsE. Energy PyramidF. Symbiotic RelationshipsG. Water & Carbon Cycle

HS-LS2-1HS-LS2-4HS- LS2-6HS-LS2-7HS-LS2-8 Symbiosis LabLabs in EdgenuityUnit 5 Assessment EdgenuityHuman Impact on Climate

(4.5 weeks) A. Climate ChangeB. DesertificationC. InsolationD. Heat/Energy Budget

HS-ESS2-4HS-ESS3-1HS-ESS3-4HS-ESS3-5 Human Impact Survey LabLabs in EdgenuityUnit 6 Assessment EdgenuityTaking Sides on Environmental Issues; Glenco-MacMillan/McGray-HillAstronomy

(4 weeks) A. History of the Solar SystemB. Characteristics of StartsC. Types of GalaxiesD. Big Bang Theory

HS-ESS1-1HS-ESS1-2HS-ESS1-3 Labs in EdgenuityUnit 7 Assessment EdgenuityEnd of Semester 2/ EOCA

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• LINT
• Integrated science

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Online / Virtual