Here's a list of topics we'll cover this semester.

Week 1 (September 23) - Introduction to physical science; the scientific method

Week 2 (September 30) - Motion - balanced and unbalanced forces; velocity

Week 3 (October 7) - Motion - Inertia; Newton's Laws of Motion

Week 4 (October 14) - Gravity

Week 5 (October 21) - Gravity - Archimedes' Principle; center of gravity

Week 6 (October 28) - Buoyancy

Week 7 (November 4) - Friction

*No class November 11 - Veterans' Day Holiday*

Week 8 (November 18) - Kinetic and potential energy; Law of Conservation of Energy

*No class November 25 - Thanksgiving Holiday*

Week 9 (December 2) - Temperature and heat

Week 10 (December 9) - Temperature and heat

Week 11 (December 16) - Simple machines

*No class December 23 or 30 - Winter Break*

Week 12 (January 6) - Simple and compound machines