Jefferson Morgan High School

Karen Cox  -  [email protected]

Integrated Science 9

Through the year we will develop scientific concepts necessary in all science education classes, we will study fundamentals of chemistry, biology, ecology and earth science. We will relate this to a whole world relationship and examine the overall interactions of organisms with each other and the earth.

2018 Syllabus (subject to change)

Unit 1 – Basic Chemistry and Atomic Understanding

            States of Matter

            Atoms, Elements and Isotopes

            Periodic Table

            Chemical notation & Bonding

Unit 2 - Scientific Tools         

Application of Scientific Method

            Scientific Experiment Components

Unit 3 - Water

Water properties & pH

            Watersheds

Unit 4  – Energy & Energy Transfer

Types of energy         

Biogeochemical cycles

Unit 5 – Ecology

            Ecosystems

            Transfer of energy in ecosystems

            Relationships in ecosystems

Unit 6 – Ecosystems

            Changes over time

            Selection

            Diversity

Unit 7 – Biomes and Biodiversity

            Biomes of the Earth

            Biodiversity

            Changes in the environment