1) Units of Measurement
      a) Activity 1 - Student introduction to scientific principles of estimation and the metric system, 
            specifically, the units of measurement and conversion of different units into the metric system
       
       b) Activity 2 - Reinforcement Activity on the concepts of different conversion units and their 
             importance in everyday life.
    
       c) Misc - Handouts, Worksheets, Homeworks and Background for Lecture Material

2) Newton's Laws 
    a) Activity 1 - Observe, measure, and interpret acceleration and how it relates to mass, weight 
          and gravity.  This activity allows students to explore Newton's Three Laws of Motion:
           
           An object at rest stays at rest unless acted 
           upon an outside force
              
             F = m x a
             
             An object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon an outside force
    
    b) Activity 2 - Reinforcement Activity involving how Force, mass, and acceleration are related 
           by Newton's 2nd Law of Motion F = m x a.

     c)  Misc - Handouts, Worksheets, Homeworks and Background for Lecture Material

3) Law of Conservation of Mass
     a) Activity - Students should be able to understand the law of conservation of mass. This  includes 
      understanding the principles behind the law and it's application.
    
     They should be able to recognize, interpret, and be able to apply their knowledge of the law of
      conservation of mass to real life examples, and understand that in practical applications like boiling 
      of water or burning of wood, why mass is NOT conserved.
  
      b) Misc - Handouts, Worksheets, Homeworks and Background for Lecture Material

4) Law of Conservation of Energy 
     a) Activity 1 - Students should be able to understand the concepts of the law of conservation of 
      energy and the principles of kinetic and potential energy, including understanding the principles 
      behind the law and it's various applications. Differentiate between potential and kinetic energy. 
      Identify situations where kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy and vice versa.

     b) Activity 2 - Review and reinforcement of Kinetic and Potential Energy concepts, how they are
      transformed between each other and how it ties into the concept of the Law of conservation of 
      energy.

      c) MISC  - Handouts, Worksheets, Homeworks, and Background for Lecture Material

5) Properties of Heat

     a) Heat Transfer
          i. Activity 1 -  Students are introduced to the fundamental concepts of heat transfer. 
            This includes measuring temperature off a given system and applying their data to calculate 
            the amount of heat gained for the specific system.

            ii. Activity 2 - Students will be able to understand how heat is transferred from particle to 
            particle by means of conduction, convection, and radiation. They will also be able to give 
            examples of how heat moves in predictable ways, from warmer objects to cooler ones until 
            they reach equilibrium (Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics – Thermal Equilibrium)

     b) Heat Energy 
           i. Activity - Students will be able to understand how heat is transferred from particle to 
           particle by means of radiation and convection. They will also be able to interpret how different 
           colors and different materials help to affect the rate of heating/cooling and its relation with 
           temperature.
    
    c) MISC - Handouts, Worksheets, Homeworks, and Background for Lecture Material

6) Bernoulli's Principle
    a) Activity - Students will be able to understand Bernoulli's Principle and be able to apply it's 
          concepts to everyday events such as a curveball and an airplane wing.

     b) MISC -  Handouts, Worksheets, Homeworks, and Background for Lecture Material

7) Mapping and Topography
     a) Activity - Students are to be able to interpret points/locations on a map by their specific 
           latitude and longitude lines. Students should also understand how to
           interpret a contour map and how it relates to elevation.

     b) MISC -  Handouts, Worksheets, Homeworks, and Background for Lecture Material

8) Lenses and Light
     a) Activity - Students will be able to understand how convex mirrors are used in a microscope. 
      They will be able to identify the focus and focal length of a curved mirror and observe virtual images 
      in a convex mirror.
      
      b) MISC -  Handouts, Worksheets, Homeworks, and Background for Lecture Material