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Science
Physical Science
Measurement and the Language of Physics
1. Physics Terminology
2. Units of Measure
3. Applying Measurement in Physics
4. Dimensional Analysis
5. Scale, Order of Magnitude, and Estimation
Kinematics: The Physics of Motion
1. Graphing
2. Vectors
3. Motion in One Dimension
4. Motion in More than One Dimension
5. Circular Motion
6. Planetary Motion
7. Velocity and Acceleration
Dynamics: Forces and Motion
1. Newton’s First Law & Inertia
2. Newton’s Second Law & Net Force
3. Applications of Newton’s Laws
4. The Universal Law of Gravitation
5. Frictional Forces
6. Rotational Dynamics
Impulse and Momentum
1. Practical Examples for Impulse and Momentum
2. Collisions
Conservation of Energy
1. Teaching About Energy
2. What is Energy?
3. Energy Forms and Sources
4. Conservation of Energy
5. Energy Transformation
6. Global Issues Related to Energy Resources
7. Renewable Energy Sources
 Periodic and Simple Harmonic Motion
1. Simple Harmonic Motion
2. Conservation of Energy and Forces on a Spring
Heat and Temperature
1. Relationship Between Heat and Temperature
2. Heat and Thermal Energy
3. Environmental Concerns: Global Climate and Greenhouse Effect
Wave Energy
1. Mechanical Waves
2. Wave Properties: Frequency, Amplitude, Period, Phase
3. Reflection, Refraction, Interference
4. Standing Waves and Resonance
5. Physics of Sound
"Static" Electricity
1. Electrostatics
2. Electric Field
3. Electric Force
4. Capacitors and their Effect on Electricity
5. Charge Interaction
6. Franklin and Electrostatics
7. Static Electricity
Electricity and Electrical Energy
1. Electrical Charge
2. Moving Charges and Electric Circuits
3. Electric Force and Coulomb’s Law
Magnetism and Magnetic Force
1. Magnetism
2. The Earth as a Magnet
Electromagnetism and Electromagnets
1. Electromagnetic Induction
2. Electromagnetic Radiation and the Spectrum
Nature and Behavior of Light
1. Behavior of Light
 2. Ray Optics—Reflection and Refraction of Light
3. Microscopy and Optical Devices
4. The Wave Nature of Light
5. Electromagnetic Radiation and the Spectrum
6. Visible Light and Color
7. The Eye
Particles and Interactions and the Standard Model
1. Matter and Interactions
2. Properties of Matter
3. Elements and the Periodic Table
4. Molecular Structures and Bonding
5. Nuclear Processes
6. Microscopy: Observing at the Nanoscale
Astronomy

Earth Science
Earth’s Surface
1. Spheres of the Earth
2. Mapping the Earth
3. Weathering
4. Erosion
5. Soils of the Earth
6. Soil Profiles
Rocks and Minerals
1. Identifying Minerals and Crystals
2. Igneous Rocks
3. Sedimentary Rocks
4. Metamorphic Rocks
5. The Rock Cycle
Geologic History
1. Earth’s Age
2. Fossils
3. Records in Rocks
4. Geologic Time
Plate Tectonics
1. Center of the Earth
2. Continental Drift
3. Seafloor Geography
4. Seafloor Spreading
5. Plate Tectonics
6. Convection
7. Plate Boundaries
8. Landforms
9. Earthquakes
Air, Weather, and Climate
1. Layers of the Atmosphere
2. Conduction, Convection, Radiation
3. Daily Weather
4. Air Circulation
5. Air Masses
6. Weather Fronts
7. Meteorology
8. Laboratory: Working with Weather
9. Weather and Climate
10. Factor Affecting
Water on Earth
1. Water and the Water Cycle
2. Ocean Water
3. Ocean Currents
4. Ocean Waves
5. Ocean Tides
Energy and Earth Resources
1. Energy Resources
2. Fossil Fuels
3. Consumption and Environmental Effects
4. Alternative Energy Resources
5. Resource Management
6. Laboratory: Power from Tides
Our Place in the Universe
1. Origin of the Universe
2. Galaxies
3. Gravitation Forces
 4. Rotation and Revolution
5. Solar System
6. Inner Planets
7. Outer Planets
8. Earth’s Seasons
9. Asteroids and Comets
10. Moon
11. Moon Phases
12. Eclipses
13. Space Exploration
14. People in Space
Scientific Investigation
1. Scientific Methods
2. Set up an Experiment
3. Data Collection
4. Data Analysis
5. Reporting Conclusions

Life Science
Organisms
1. Introduction to Life Science
2. Diversity of Life
3. Challenges of Life
4. Characteristics of Life
5. Classification of Living Things
6. Domains of Life
7. Chemistry of Life
8. Single-Celled Organisms
9. Multicellular Organisms

Cells
1. The Cell
2. Differing Cells
3. Cell Organelles
4. Looking at Cells
5. DNA Makes RNA Makes Proteins
6. Plant and Animal Cells
7. Cells and Energy
8. Diffusion and Osmosis
9. Cell Division
10. Mitosis
Living Systems
1. From Cells to Organs
2. Muscular and Skeletal Systems
3. Respiratory System
4. Circulatory System
5. Digestive and Excretory Systems
6. Immune System
7. How Systems Work Together
8. Comparison within Species
9. Continuation of Species
10. Cells for Reproduction
11. Life Cycles
Interdependence of Life
1. Organisms and Their Needs
2. Staying Balanced
3. Responses
4. Ecosystems
5. Populations
6. Cycles in Nature
7. Energy Flow in Ecosystems
8. Food Chains
9. Food Webs
10. Competitive Relationships
11. Cooperative Relationships
Adaptation and Change
1. Change Over Time
2. Structural Adaptations
3. Behavioral Adaptations
4. Extinct or Endangered?
5. Changes in Ecosystems
6. Rates of Environmental Change
7. Population Changes
8. The Human Factor
Genetics
1. Mendel's Pea Plants
2. Genes and Alleles
3. Inheritance
4. Punnett Squares
5. Similarities Among Organisms
6. Chromosomes
7. Meiosis
8. Meiosis and Mitosis
9. Mutations
10. Genetic Engineering
History of Life on Earth
1. Origin of Life on Earth
2. The Theory of Evolution
3. Natural Selection
4. Origin of New Species
5. Development of Life