Physical Science ~Module 1 and 2

Apologia's Exploring Creation With Physical Science
By Dr. Jay L. Wile

Modules 1 and 2
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Always do the On Your Own questions and look up the answers afterwards. I didn't include the lab writing assignments (except for experiment 1.2). You should assign those yourself and encourage your child to do a good job. If you don't have a gallon sized jar for experiment 2.2, then go out to Wal-Mart or your grocery store and get a gallon jar of pickles and eat them over the next 2 and 1/2 weeks.

1st Quarter	I	II	III	IV	V
Wk 1	1-I Module #1 Experiment 1.1 Document materials, method, and results	1-II Read to page 10 up to Manipulating Units. In your lab book, draw a picture like the one in Fig.1.2.and write the notation on your drawing just like the picture.	1-III Read 10-15	1-IV Read 16-18 up to Concentration. Do experiment 1.2	1-V Read 18-19 Read Concentration and do Experiment 1.3.
Week 1 is now completed and went smoothly. Experiment 1.3 requires 3.5 cups of vinegar altogether. In the second part of the experiment the total amount of liquid in each glass is 2 cups so you'll need big clear glasses. We ended up using canning jars because all of my glasses were too small.
Wk 2	2-I Read 19-21 and the on your own questions	2-II study: Do 1/2 of the study guide. Write answers on paper and discuss answers with parent.	2-III study: Do remaining 1/2 of study guide.	2-IV Test	2-V
Week 2 is over and we discovered that the Study Guide can be completed in one session easily which is what we did. __________________ Shopping List for week 3: 1. Hydrogen Peroxide (we bought 2 bottles just in case). 2. Big party balloons (the ones that I found state that they inflate to 9 inches) 3. A 1-liter bottle. (Because I thought the mouth on the "sports drink" bottles were too big, I ended up buying a spray bottle from the garden center at Big K. It holds one quart of liquid and the mouth is small enough for the balloon. Other items needed that we already have: bulb thermometer that reads room temperature, cotton balls, Ziplock® sandwich bags, candle, matches, baker's yeast, jar large enough to fit over candle (gallon pickle jar), vinegar, and baking soda.
Wk 3	3-I Module #2 Read 27-30 stop at The Composition of Air. Do experiment 2.1	3-II Read 30-33 stop at Carbon Dioxide in the Air, do experiment2.2	3-III Read 33-38 stop at global warming, do experiment 2.3	3-IV Read 38-43 stop at Ozone.	3-V Read 43-45 stop at Air Pollution
All of the experiments have gone well so far, but... we just did experiment #2.2 and WOW! what an event that was!! You'll see what I mean :) Tips for 2.2... practice putting the balloon on the bottle a few times to get the hang of it before the experiment and put foil or waxed paper under the bottle to catch possible overflow. It is nice to have a funnel, I made one from foil and we have used the foil funnel for experiments 2.2 and 2.3 so far. I cleaned it well after each use. It is very handy to have two thermometers for experiment 2.3. We have two and we were able to run the two parts of the experiment at the same time. This week went well. The schedule was ok. It is possible to do 3-IV and 3-V together if you are a day behind.
Wk 4	4-I Read 45-51	4-II Read 52-53	4-III Read 55 Study and discuss questions 1-10	4-IV Read 55-56 Study and discuss questions 11-20	4-V Test

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