Galva High School and Stark County High School

Integrated Science Curriculum

Year 1 Theme - Mother Earth

IX. Shelter Unit (SI, Chs. 15, 16, 18)

A. Earth's crust in motion

1. Hazards of weathering (physical and chemical)
   1. Minilab: "Does it matter where you build a home?" (SI, p. 449)
   2. Minilab: "Can gravity tear down hills and mountains?" (SI, p. 451)
   3. Investigation: "Modeling soil flow" (SI, p. 454)
2. Hazards of water
   1. Minilab: "How can a flood occur?" (SI, p. 459)
   2. Investigation: "What determines how much water a soil can hold?" (SI, p. 462)
   3. Lab: "Washed out" (SL, p. 2.64)
   4. Minilab: "Is any place in a floodplain safe?" (SI, p. 465)
3. When the Earth moves
   1. Lab 25: "Finding the epicenter of an earthquake" (SI Lab)
   2. Labs: Earthquakes (ESAK, pp. 105-109)

B. Structures and materials

1. Withstanding forces
   1. Minilab: "What are a material's properties?" (SI, p. 479)
   2. Minilab: "Will it sink?" (SI, p. 481)
   3. Minilab: "How strong is it?" (SI, p. 484)
2. Choosing the right materials
   1. Investigation: "Creating a stronger material" (SI, p. 488)
   2. Investigation: "Alloys" (MCTR, p. 12-7)
3. A revolution in materials
   1. Lab 26: "Characteristics of different building materials" (SI Lab)
   2. Lab 27: "What affects the strength of plywood?" (SI Lab)
   3. Lab: "Making a polyester" (CG, pp. 77-80)
   4. Lab: "Nylon 6-10" (CG, pp. 81-84)
   5. Lab: "Taking the foam out of styrofoam"

C. Transfer of thermal energy

1. Preventing energy loss
   1. Minilab: "How is a home heated?" (SI, p. 541)
   2. Minilab: "What does temperature really mean?" (SI, p. 543)
   3. Investigation: "In hot water" (SI, p. 546)
2. Traditional heating and cooling
   1. Investigation 6: "Greasy handles" (SL, p. 2.27)
   2. Investigation 7: "Top down or bottom up?" (SL, p. 2.29)
   3. Investigation 8: "Soda in the sun" (SL, p. 2.33)
   4. Minilab: "Does temperature vary in your classroom?" (SI, p. 551)
   5. Minilab: "What does a tire pump do besides inflate tires?" (SI, p. 553)
   6. Lab 18: "Heating a home - Passive solar heating & insulation" (SI Lab)
3. Harnessing the sun's energy
   1. Investigation: "How can you design a solar heater?" (SI, p. 556)
   2. Investigation 9: "Hot ice" (SL, p. 2.39)
   3. Activity 16: "Space station solar power" (SSS, pp. 68-72)

D. Performance assessment: Design a structure