City of Angels School Independent Study Los Angeles Unified School District

City of Angels School Independent Study Los Angeles Unified School District INSTRUCTIONAL PACING GUIDE Integrated Coordinated Science 1B This guide covers the second semester of a one-year course that covers California state content standards for foundational level integrated-coordinated science in Chemistry and Biology. It fulfills the requirement for a science g elective. Content and Standards o For the LAUSD course description, go to http://science.lausd.net or http://achieve.lausd.net/page/6459. o To download current State Content Science Standards, go to http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/. o To download the new Next Generation Science Standards, go to http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssstandards.asp o To download the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in Science classes, go to http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/ o Course Schedule: o Week 1: Matter, States, Mixtures and Density o Week 2: Chemical Elements o Week 3: Chemical Properties, Mass, and Atomic Models o Week 4: Chemical Groups, Compounds, and Bonds o Week 5: Acids, Bases, Compounds, and Reactions o Week 6: Reaction Rates and Color o Week 7: Biodiversity and Ecosystems o Week 8: Succession and Biogeochemical Cycles o Week 9: Heredity, Evolution, and the Fossil Record Textbooks Integrated Coordinated Science for the 21 st Century, It s About Time, 2004 Active Chemistry (It s About Time, 2003) Active Biology (It s About Time, 2004) Note: Most of the content of the Active Chemistry and Active Biology books are included in the single-volume Integrated Coordinated Science. Corresponding page numbers in the latter text are indicated by brackets []. Websites o Student Home Page: http://coastudent.net (Click on course textbook image to access site.) o Course Companion Site: https://sites.google.com/site/coasics1b o School Instructional Guide Page: http://www.lausd.net/city_of_angels Grades Weekly assignments are worth 300 points. Student course work will be rated using the following breakdown: A 90-100% Reading, Vocabulary, and Questions 60% B 80-89% Activities 30% C 70-79% Assessments 10% D 60-69% F 0-59%

_ ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK #1: Matter, States, Mixtures, and Density Movie Special Effects, Part 1 (CA Chemistry Standards: Atomic and Molecular Structure: 1.a-e) The Structure of Matter Pages 7-10 Changes of State Pages 16-19 Classifying Mixtures Pages 24-25 Physical Properties Pages 30-31 [N/A in ICS Density Pages 38-41 element, compound, electrolysis, chemical formula temperature, kinetic energy, normal melting point, normal freezing point, potential energy, normal boiling point, vaporization, sublimation pure substance, solution, solute, solvent, colloid, Tyndall effect, suspension texture, uniformity, strength, elasticity, bounce, malleability, emulsion, composite Page 10 Page 19 Questions 1-2 Page 25 Page 31 density Page 41 Page 11 Questions 1-9 Page 20-21, 5 Page 26 Page 32 Questions 1-10 Pages 42-43 Part 2: Activities: Choose and complete any ONE (1) of the following: Inquiring Further: Cooking and Mixtures page 27 1. Make mayonnaise at home using the recipe. 2. Summarize your findings, including answers to the questions in the activity, in a one-page report. Activity 5: Mass and Volume pages 34-36 (Note: You will need a graduated cylinder for this activity.) 1. Copy down the chart at the top of page 35. 2. Complete Part A: Mass and Volume and Liquids, Items 1-8. Inquiring Further: Your choice of ONE (1) of the following activities: Different Composites page 33 Is It Real Gold? page 43 Density of Gas page 43 Research and report on your topic or devise your method using the internet or other resources. Your final product must be one of the following:

ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK #2: Chemical Elements Movie Special Effects, Part 2 (CA Chemistry Standards: Atomic and Molecular Structure: 1.a-e) Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids Pages 47-48 Polymers Pages 53-54 Identifying Elements using Electrons Pages 58-59 The Chemistry of Molecular Compounds of Carbon Pages 63-64 metal, nonmetal, luster, conductivity, elasticity, reactivity, oxidation, alloy Page 48 polymer, viscosity, polymerization Page 54 ion, electron, flame test, nucleus Questions 1-2 Page 59 organic compound, inorganic compound, hydrocarbon, combustion Page 64 Page 49 Questions 2-3 Page 55 Question 2 Page 59 Page 65 Inquiring Further: Fireworks page 60 Research and report on the manufacture of fireworks, including the specific compounds used to produce the various colors presented in fireworks displays. Your final product must be one of the following: Inquiring Further: Organic Produce and Federal Regulations page 66 Research and report on the organic produce, including the difference between the chemical definition of organic and the USDA definition. Your final product must be one of the following:

ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK #3: Chemical Properties, Mass, and Atomic Models The Periodic Table, Part 1 (CA Chemistry Standards: Atomic and Molecular Structure: 1.a-e) Organizing a Store Pages 72-73 [ICS pages 358-359] Physical and Chemical Properties Pages 77-78 [ICS pages 363-364] Atomic Mass Pages 84-87 [ICS pages 370-373] The Changing Model of an Atom Pages 94-96 [ICS pages 380-382] Bohr s Model of an Atom Pages 104-106 [ICS pages 390-392] physical property, chemical property Page 78 [ICS page 364] atom, compound, atomic mass unit, atomic mass, law of definite proportions Page 87 [ICS page 373] electron, nucleus, proton Page 96 [ICS page 382] electromagnetic spectrum, frequency, wavelength, orbit Page 106 [ICS page 392] Page 73 [ICS page 359] Page 79 [ICS page 365] Pages 88-89 [ICS pages 374-375] Page 97 [ICS page 383] Page 107 [ICS page 393] Inquiring Further: Your choice of ONE (1) of the following activities: Avogadro s Number and a Mole page 90 [ICS page 376] An Atomic Timeline page 98 [ICS page 384] John Dalton s Atomic Theory page 98 [ICS page 384] Research and report on your topic using the internet or other resources. Your final product must be one of the following:

ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK #4: Chemical Groups, Compounds, and Bonds The Periodic Table, Part 2 (CA Chemistry Standards: Atomic and Molecular Structure: 1.a-e, Chemical Bonds 2.a-c) A Periodic Table Revealed Pages 114-115 [ICS pages 400-401] The Noble Gases Pages 123-124 [ICS pages 409-410] Forming Compounds Pages 128-129 [ICS pages 414-415] The Nucleus of an Atom Pages 138-142 [ICS pages 424-428] ionization energy, ion, electron configuration, period, chemical group Page 115 [ICS page 401] noble gas Questions 1-2 Page 123 [ICS page 409] halogens, binary compound, ionic bond, covalent bond proton, neutron, isotope, radioactive, fusion, fission Page 129 [ICS page 415] Page 142 [ICS page 428] Pages 116-117 [ICS pages 402-403] Pages 124-125 [ICS pages 410-411] Pages 130-132 [ICS pages 416-417] Questions 1-8 Page 143-144 [ICS pages 429-430] Activity 7: How Electrons Determine Chemical Behavior pages 118-122 [ICS page 404-408] 1. Read What Do You Think? and answer the question. 2. Complete Investigate, Items 1a-d, 2a-f, 3a-d, and 4a-h. Activity 9: What Determines and Limits an Atom s Mass? pages 133-137 [ICS page 419-423] 1. Read What Do You Think? and answer the question. 2. Complete Investigate, Part A, Items 1a-e, 2a-c, 3a-b, and 4a-b. 3. Complete Investigate, Part B, Items 1a-b, 2a-f, 3a-c, 4a-b, 5a, and 6a-d.

ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK #5: Acids, Bases, Compounds, and Reactions Cool Chemistry Show, Part 1 (CA Chemistry Standards: Atomic and Molecular Structure: 1.a-e, Chemical Bonds 2.a-c) Changes in Matter Pages 153-155 [ICS pages 439-441] Tests for Chemicals Pages 160-161 [ICS pages 446-447] Forming Compounds Pages 166-168 [ICS pages 452-453] Chemical Reactions Pages 176-178 [ICS pages 462-464] Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions Pages 182-185 [ICS pages 468-471] physical change, solution, solute, solvent, chemical change, product, reactants, Page 155 chemical reaction, precipitate, concentration, [ICS page 441] saturated solution, polymer chemical test, acid-base indicator Page 161 [ICS page 447] compound, ion, anion, cation, ionic compound, polyatomic ion, molecular compound, covalent bond, oxidation number synthesis reaction, decomposition, singledisplacement reaction, double-replacement reaction endothermic change, exothermic change, temperature Page 167 [ICS page 453] Page 178 [ICS page 464] Page 184 [ICS page 470] Pages 155-156 [ICS pages 441-442] Page 162 [ICS page 448] Questions 1-8 Pages 168-169 [ICS pages 454-455] Page 179 [ICS page 465] Page 185 [ICS page 471] Inquiring Further: Your choice of ONE (1) of the following activities: Factors Affecting Solubility and the Rate of Dissolving page 156 [ICS page 442] Commercial Cold and Hot Packs page 186 [ICS page 472] Research and report on your topic using the internet or other resources. Your final product must be one of the following:

ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK #6: Reaction Rates and Color Cool Chemistry Show, Part 2 (CA Chemistry Standards: Acids and Bases 5.a,c; Chemical Thermodynamics 7.b,c) Factors Affecting the Rate of a Reaction Pages 190-191 [ICS pages 476-477] Acids and Bases Pages 197-201 [ICS pages 483-487] surface area, catalyst Page 191 [ICS page 477] acid, base, neutralization, ph Page 201 [ICS page 487], 5, 6 Pages 192-193 [ICS pages 478-479] Page 202 [ICS page 488] Redox Reactions Pages 206-207 [ICS page 492] oxidation, reduction, 5, 6 Page 208 [ICS page 493] Inquiring Further: Your choice of ONE (1) of the following activities: Is it ph Balanced? page 203 [ICS page 489] The Statue of Liberty page 208 [ICS page 493] Research and report on your topic using the internet or other resources. Your final product must be one of the following:

ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK #7: Biodiversity and Ecosystems A Vote for Ecology, Part 1 (Biology and Life Science Standards: Ecology 6) Textbook: Active Biology OR Integrated Coordinated Science for the 21st Century the BioTalk Biodiversity Pages 8-14 [ICS pages 506-512] Food Chains and Webs Pages 18-22 [ICS pages 516-520] WRITE DEFINITIONS for the BioWords biosphere, biotic, abiotic, organism, species, population, community, ecosystem, biodiversity, extinction food chain, food web, autotroph, heterotroph, producer, consumer, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, decomposers Biology to Go Page 15 [ICS page 513] Page 23 [ICS page 521] Pyramids of Mass and Energy Pages 26-29 [ICS pages 524-527] Changing Population Sizes Pages 35-38 [ICS pages 533-536] Plants and Animals Compete for Resources Pages 43-45 [ICS pages 541-543] thermodynamics, pyramid of living matter, pyramid of energy, trophic level death rate, birth rate, immigration, emigration, growth rate, carrying capacity, open population Pages 29-30 [ICS pages 527-528] Page 39 [ICS page 537] nonnative species, invasive species Page 46 [ICS page 544] Activity 1: Diversity in Living Things, pages 4-8 [ICS pages 502-506] 1. Copy down the chart at the bottom of page 5 [ICS page 503]. Include all 13 rows and 6 columns. 2. Complete both Part A (skip the Station activities; complete the chart using internet searches instead) and Part B. Activity 2: Who Eats Whom? pages 16-17, 23 [ICS pages 514-515, 521] 1. Answer Questions 1a-h on page 17 [ICS page 515]. Use the BioTalk readings or the internet as a resource. 2. Complete Inquiring Further: Aquatic Food Webs on page 23 [ICS page 521]. Activity 4: Factors Affecting Population Size, pages 31-34 [ICS pages 529-532] Note: Instead of working in a group, you will answer questions independently. 1. Complete Part A: Reindeer Population, Questions 1a-f, 2a-h. 2. Complete Part B: Human Population, Questions 1, 2a-c, 3a, 4a-c, and 5a-g. Complete one of the other labs on the course website by going to http://coastudent.net and clicking on the textbook image.

ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK #8: Succession and Biogeochemical Cycles A Vote for Ecology, Part 2 (Biology and Life Science Standards: Ecology 6) Textbook: Active Biology OR Integrated Coordinated Science for the 21st Century the BioTalk Succession Pages 51-53 [ICS pages 549-551] The Water Cycle Pages 57-61 [ICS pages 555-559] The Carbon Cycle Pages 65-67 [ICS pages 563-565] The Nitrogen Cycle Pages 71-76 [ICS pages 569-574] WRITE DEFINITIONS for the BioWords succession, primary succession, secondary succession, pioneer community, seral stages, climax community water cycle, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, groundwater, infiltration, aquifer, transpiration Biology to Go Page 54 [ICS page 552] Page 61 [ICS page 559] carbon cycle Page 68 [ICS page 566] Nitrogen cycle, nitrogen fixation, denitrification, phosphorous cycle, fertilizer Page 77 [ICS page 575] Activity 6: Succession in Communities pages 48-50 [ICS pages 546-548] 1. Read Items 1-3. 2. Answer or complete Item 3 a-h. Use the diagram Succession on Krakatoa as a resource. Inquiring Further: The Greenhouse Effect page 68 [ICS page 566] Research and report on the connection between the greenhouse effect and the carbon cycle. Your final product must be one of the following: Inquiring Further: Too Much of a Good Thing page 77 [ICS page 575] Research and report on which human activities impact on the Nitrogen Cycle and how any negative effects can be reduced. Your final product must be one of the following: Complete one of the other labs on the course website by going to http://coastudent.net and clicking on the textbook image.

ASSIGNMENTS FOR WEEK #9: Heredity, Evolution, and the Fossil Record A Highway Through the Past (Biology and Life Science Standards: Evolution 7-8) Textbook: Active Biology OR Integrated Coordinated Science for the 21st Century the BioTalk Adaptation Pages 86-89 [ICS pages 585-587] The Importance of Heredity and Environment Pages 95-97 [ICS page 593-595] Theories of Science Pages 104-107 [ICS pages 602-605] The Nature of the Fossil Record Pages 113-117 [ICS pages 611-615] Making Inferences in Science Pages 122-124 [ICS pages 620-622] WRITE DEFINITIONS for the BioWords species, adaptation, bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry trait, heredity, gene, chromosome, dominant, recessive, genotype, phenotype theory, hypothesis, evolution, natural selection Biology to Go Page 90 [ICS page 588] Page 98 [ICS page 596] Page 108 [ICS page 606] fossil, body fossil, trace fossil, index fossil Page 117 [ICS page 615] extinction, mass extinction, niche, adaptive radiation Page 125 [ICS page 623] Activity 1: Adaptations - pages 82-86 [ICS pages 580-584] 1. Read What Do You Think? and answer the question. 2. Complete For You to Do, Part A. Answer Questions 1a-d, 2a-c, 3a-d, 4a, 5a-c, and 6. 3. Complete For You to Do, Part B. Have a friend or relative tape your thumbs to your index fingers. Then complete Task 1 and answer Questions a-d. Inquiring Further: Your choice of ONE (1) of the following activities: Animal Adaptations to the Arctic OR the desert page 91 [ICS page 589] Analyzing a Genetic Condition page 98 [ICS page 596] Animal Breeding Programs OR Captive Breeding page 108 [ICS page 606] Carbon-14 Dating page 118 [ICS page 616] The Cretaceous and Tertiary Boundary Event page 125 [ICS page 623] Research and report on your topic using the internet or other resources. Your final product must be one of the following: