Gizmos for Alabama - Science: Physical Science (Course of Study adopted 2023)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this state's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

1: : Energy

1.1: : Energy

1.1.1: : Students will… Evaluate sources of information concerning the law of conservation of energy to illustrate energy transformations in practical applications and natural systems.

1.1.1.a: : Plan and carry out investigations to explore how mechanical energy is transformed within a system, including kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, and work.

1.1.1.b: : Collect, analyze, and use data to explain how thermal energy is transferred by conduction, convection, and radiation.

1.1.1.c: : Construct explanations to justify the selection of materials for specific applications based on the materials’ specific heat values.

1.1.1.d: : Investigate collisions and other real-world situations to evaluate the effects of impulse on changes in momentum.

2: : Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

2.1: : Properties of Waves

2.1.2: : Students will… Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to compare and contrast the properties of mechanical and electromagnetic waves as they relate to real-world applications.

2.1.2.a: : Analyze and interpret data to identify and describe the relationships among wavelength, frequency, amplitude, and energy in waves.

2.1.2.b: : Develop models to illustrate reflection, refraction, interference, and diffraction.

2.1.2.c: : Analyze the ways in which different media and their characteristics affect the speed of sound and light waves.

2.1.2.d: : Use models to illustrate the Doppler effect and explain the changes in sound perception associated with it.

2.2: : Electricity and Magnetism

2.2.3: : Students will… Construct an explanation of the ways in which modern science uses both magnetic and electric concepts to create usable products.

2.2.3.a: : Construct an argument using evidence to support the claim that field forces exist between objects and act on the objects even when the objects are not in contact.

2.2.3.b: : Plan and carry out investigations to identify the factors that affect the strength of the electric and magnetic forces between objects.

2.2.3.c: : Use mathematics and computational thinking to represent and determine the quantitative relationships between voltage, current, and resistance in series and parallel circuits in terms of Ohm’s law.

2.2.3.d: : Develop and use models to determine the relationships among voltage, current, and resistance at specific loads in series and parallel circuits.

3: : Matter and Its Interactions

3.1: : Structure, Properties, and Nuclear Processes

3.1.4: : Students will… Evaluate the effects of using ions or isotopes of elements as a solution to a complex real-world problem, including cost, safety, trade-offs, and environmental impacts.

3.1.4.a: : Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information from the periodic table concerning the structure of an atom and the arrangement of the atom’s protons, neutrons, and electrons.

3.1.4.b: : Predict the properties of an element based on the element’s number of protons and valence electrons.

3.1.4.c: : Analyze and interpret data to predict properties of ionic and covalent compounds.

3.1.4.e: : Analyze and interpret data to explain how radioactive decay changes a radioactive isotope over time and explain how the age of an object can be estimated by the ratio of radioactive isotopes contained within the object’s atoms.

3.1.4.f: : Use mathematics and computational thinking to identify types of radioactive decay based on balanced chemical equations, penetrating power, identity of emitted particles, and charge.

3.1.4.g: : Use models to explain how nuclear fission and fusion reactions can be used as energy sources.

3.2: : Matter

3.2.5: : Students will… Analyze and interpret data to justify the selection of a specific material for a practical application, considering a range of constraints.

3.2.5.b: : Analyze and interpret data to predict changes in the phase of a material based on changes in particle motion, temperature, pressure, or thermal energy.

3.2.5.c: : Use mathematical and computational thinking to determine the quantitative relationships among temperature, pressure, and volume of confined gases.

3.2.5.d: : Utilize multiple types of models to support and verify the claim that matter is conserved during a simple chemical reaction.

3.3: : Solutions

3.3.6: : Students will… Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain how the properties of various types of solutions make them useful in real-world applications.

3.3.6.a: : Plan and carry out investigations to determine how various factors, including temperature, surface area, and stirring, affect the rate at which a solute dissolves in a solvent.

3.3.6.c: : Analyze and interpret data from experiments to determine whether solutions are acidic, basic, or neutral to predict properties of the solutions.

3.3.6.d: : Plan and carry out investigations concerning neutralization reactions and describe the properties of the reactants and products.

Correlation last revised: 4/19/2024

Alabama - Science: Physical Science

Course of Study | Adopted: 2023

1: : Energy

2: : Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

3: : Matter and Its Interactions