Properties of Matter
Physical properties of matter, measuring mass, measuring volume, mass, volume, and weight, relative density, solubility, calculating density, magnetism
States of Matter
Physical states, solids, liquids, gases, comparing and contrasting state
Changes to Matter
Adding heat, phase changes, physical changes & chemical changes, conservation of matter
Mixtures
Mixtures, solutions, separating mixtures, solutes and solvents
Elements
Element vocabulary, periodic table, familiar elements, comparing elements and compounds, atoms
Forces
Types of forces, characteristics of forces, force and motion vocabulary, spring scales, magnetic force, gravitational force, friction, electricity
Motion
Newton’s 3 laws, speed, velocity, acceleration, calculating speed, patterns of motion, simple machines
Energy, Work, & Collisions
Energy, Law of Conservation of Energy, forms of energy, energy vocabulary, uses of energy, potential and kinetic energy, energy transformations, work, collisions, chemical energy, mechanical energy
Electrical Energy
Open and closed circuits, electrical conductors and insulators, building a circuit, electromagnets
Light Energy
Sources of light, behavior of light, reflection and refraction, lenses, light and materials, light waves and the electromagnetic spectrum
Thermal Energy
Thermal conductors and insulators, conduction, convection, and radiation
Sound Energy
Compressions, rarefactions, frequency, pitch, parts of a sound wave
