High School Essential Science
The Nature of Science
Essential Question:
How do we use science in everyday life?
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Modified: 2016-11-10
Structure & Properties of Matter
Essential Question:
How do particles combine to form the variety of matter one observes?
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Modified: 2016-11-10
Chemical Reactions
Essential Question:
How do substances combine or change (react) to make new substances? How does one characterize and explain these reactions and make predictions about them?
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Energy
Essential Question:
What role does the transfer of energy play in the functions of life and matter?
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Modified: 2016-11-10
Forces and Motion
Essential Question:
What exactly is motion and what forces are involved?
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Modified: 2016-11-10
Momentum and Impulse
Essential Question:
What is momentum and how does mass effect it? What is impulse and how does it impact crashes?
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Modified: 2024-01-15
Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
Essential Question:
How do waves, including electromagnetic radiation, transfer energy across different mediums and spaces, and how does this knowledge help us understand and apply various technologies in everyday life?
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Modified: 2024-09-16
Space Science
Essential Question:
What is our place in the universe and how are we affected by space objects?
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Modified: 2016-11-10
Water and Waste Treatment
Essential Question:
Why is water the most important substance on Earth?
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Modified: 2016-11-10
The Atmosphere (as needed)
Essential Question:
How does the atmosphere influence earth and its inhabitants?
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Modified: 2016-11-10
Pressure (as needed)
Essential Question:
What are some of the effects of pressure in everyday life?
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Modified: 2016-11-10
Natural Disasters (as needed)
Essential Question:
What are some of the main natural disasters that occur on Earth and their causes?
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Modified: 2016-11-10