Wisconsin

SCI.PS1 Matter and Its Interactions

• SCI.PS1 Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of matter and its interactions to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.

  • SCI.PS1.A Structure and Function

    • SCI.PS1.A.h The sub-atomic structural model and interactions between electric charges at the atomic scale can be used to explain the structure and interactions of matter, including chemical reactions and nuclear processes. Repeating patterns of the periodic table reflect patterns of outer electrons. A stable molecule has less energy than the same set of atoms separated; one must provide at least this energy to take the molecule apart.

      • Count subatomic particles in atoms and ions (Ch-G.1)
      • Nuclear notation for atoms and ions (Ch-G.2)
      • Identify the electron configuration of an atom or ion (Ch-I.)
      • Periodic trends: Ionization energy (Ch-J.1)
      • Introduction to chemical bonding (Ch-K.1)
      • Determine which type of chemical bond can form (Ch-K.2)
      • Identify the Lewis structure of a molecule or ion (Ch-M.1)
      • Explore intermolecular forces and kinetic energy in phase diagrams (Ch-N.1)

  • SCI.PS1.B Chemical Reactions

    • SCI.PS1.B.h Chemical processes are understood in terms of collisions of molecules, rearrangement of atoms, and changes in energy as determined by properties of elements involved.

      • Identify exothermic and endothermic processes (Ch-E.1)
      • Calculate molar mass (Ch-O.1)
      • Convert between mass and moles of a substance (Ch-O.2)
      • Convert between volume and moles of a gas at STP (Ch-O.)
      • Count atoms in chemical reactions using models (Ch-P.1)
      • Count atoms in chemical equations (Ch-P.2)
      • Balance chemical equations I (Ch-P.3)
      • Classify chemical reactions (Ch-Q.1)
      • Determine mole ratios (Ch-R.1)
      • Calculate the mass of a reactant or product (Ch-R.2)
      • Calculate the volume of a gaseous reactant or product at STP (Ch-R.3)
      • Factors that affect reaction rate (Ch-U.1)
      • Predict the equilibrium shift (Ch-V.1)

  • SCI.PS1.C Nuclear Processes

    • SCI.PS1.C.h Nuclear processes, including fusion, fission, and radioactive decays of unstable nuclei, involve release or absorption of energy.

      • Classify nuclear reactions (Ch-H.1)

SCI.PS2 Forces, Interactions, Motion, and Stability

• SCI.PS2 Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of forces, interactions, motion, and stability to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.

  • SCI.PS2.B Types of Interactions

    • SCI.PS2.B.h Forces at a distance are explained by fields that can transfer energy and can be described in terms of the arrangement and properties of the interacting objects and the distance between them. These forces can be used to describe the relationship between electrical and magnetic fields. Attraction and repulsion between electric charges at the atomic scale explain the structure, properties, and transformations of matter, as well as the contact forces between material objects.

SCI.PS3 Energy

• SCI.PS3 Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of energy to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.

  • SCI.PS3.B Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer

    • SCI.PS3.B.h The total energy within a system is conserved. Energy transfer within and between systems can be described and predicted in terms of energy associated with the motion or configuration of particles (objects).

      • Calculations involving specific heat (Ch-F.1)

  • SCI.PS3.D Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life

    • SCI.PS3.D.h Photosynthesis is the primary biological means of capturing radiation from the sun; energy cannot be destroyed, but it can be converted to less useful forms.

SCI.PS4 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

• SCI.PS4 Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of waves and their applications in technologies for information transfer to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.

  • SCI.PS4.A Wave Properties

    • SCI.PS4.A.h The wavelength and frequency of a wave are related to one another by the speed of the wave, which depends on the type of wave and the medium through which it is passing. Waves can be used to transmit information and energy.

  • SCI.PS4.B Electromagnetic Radiation

    • SCI.PS4.B.h Both an electromagnetic wave model and a photon model explain features of electromagnetic radiation broadly and describe common applications of electromagnetic radiation.

  • SCI.PS4.C Information Technologies and Instrumentation