
Topics Covered:
Introduction to the Atom: Is it the smallest of all?
- Bohr Model
- Heisenberg Model
- Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
- Molecules and Bonding
- Introduction Jeopardy Game
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Heat and Energy
- How do molecules interact?
- Reactions
- Introduction to Kinetic and Potential energy
How do we get energy?
- Parts of a Cell
- Photosynthesis
- Cellular Respiration
The Larger Universe: Planets, Stars, and Galaxies
- What is our universe?
- How did it start and where it now?
- What is it made of?
- Where are we going?
Spring Break (03/30/2024-04/07/2024)
Special: Black Holes
- What is a black hole?
- Why is it so special?
- Methods of detecting black holes
- Interesting properties
Jump into Motion
- Applying kinetic energy:
- Speed, Velocity, Distance, Displacement, Acceleration, Time, etc.
- Newton's Laws of Motion
- Newtonian Gravity /vs/ Einsteinian Gravity
- Significant Figures
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Quantum Mechanics/Computing
- Superposition, Tunneling, Entanglement
- Recap Heisenberg
- Quantum Computers