Conceptual Integrated Science

About This Curriculum

Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science, and Astronomy. Fold these branches of science together and the result we call Integrated Science. The breadth of integrated science is made manageable through the use of Unifying Concepts— those big ideas that cut across all the sciences and unite them as one body of knowledge about the world. This, in turn, helps us to understand the workings of our natural environment. How does water move up a tree? (Biology and Physics) How do stars shine? (Physics and Astronomy) Why do we have beaches? (Chemistry and Earth Science) Conceptual Integrated Science relates the big ideas of science to everyday life, and is presented in a friendly, personal—and sometimes humorous voice.

Table of Videos

Chapter 1: About Science
- 1.1 A Brief History of Advances in Science
- 1.2 Mathematics and Conceptual Integrated Science
- 1.3 The Scientific Method--a Classic Tool
- 1.4 The Scientific Hypothesis
- 1.5 The Scientific Experiment
- 1.6 Facts, Laws, and Theories
- 1.7 Science Has Limitations
- 1.8 Science, Art, and Religion
- 1.9 Technology: The Practical Use of Science
- 1.10 The Natural Sciences: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science, and Astronomy
- 1.11 Integrated Science
- 1.A An Investigation of Sea Butterfiles
- 1.12 Working With Numbers
Chapter 2: Describing Motion
- 2.1 Aristotle on Motion
- 2.2 Galileo's Concept of Inertia
- 2.3 Mass--A Measure of Inertia
- 2.4 Forces
- 2.5 The Equilibrium Rule
- 2.6 Support Force
- 2.7 Equilibrium of Moving Things
- 2.8 The Force of Friction
- 2.A Friction Is Universal
- 2.9 Speed and Velocity
- 2.10 Acceleration
- 2.B Hang Time
Chapter 3: Newton's Laws of Motion
- 3.1 Newton's First Law of Motion
- 3.2 Newton's Second Law of Motion
- 3.A Gliding
- 3.3 Forces and Interactions
- 3.4 Newton's Third Law of Motion
- 3.B Animal Locomotion
- 3.5 Vectors
- 3.6 Summary of Newton's Laws
Chapter 4: Momentum and Energy
- 4.1 Momentum
- 4.2 Impulse
- 4.3 Impulse-Momentum Relationship
- 4.A The Impulse-Momentum Relationship in Sports
- 4.4 Conservation of Momentum
- 4.5 Energy
- 4.6 Power
- 4.7 Potential Energy
- 4.8 Kinetic Energy
- 4.9 The Work-Energy Theorem
- 4.10 Conservation of Energy
- 4.B Glucose: Energy for Life
- 4.11 Machines
Chapter 5: Gravity
- 5.1 The Legend of the Falling Apple
- 5.2 The Fact of the Falling Moon
- 5.3 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
- 5.A Your Biological Gravity Detector
- 5.4 Gravity and Distance: The Inverse-Square Law
- 5.5 The Universal Gravitational Constant
- 5.6 Weight and Weightlessness
- 5.B Center of Gravity of People
- 5.7 Gravity Can Be a Centripetal Force
- 5.8 Projectile Motion
- 5.9 Projectile Altitude and Range
- 5.10 The Effect of Air Drag on Projectiles
- 5.11 Fast-Moving Projectiles-Satellites
- 5.12 Elliptical Orbits
- 5.C Escape Speed
Chapter 6: Heat
- 6.1 The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Matter
- 6.2 Temperature
- 6.3 Absolute Zero
- 6.4 What Is Heat?
- 6.5 The Laws of Thermodynamics
- 6.A Entropy: The Universal Tendency Toward Disorder
- 6.6 Specific Heat Capacity
- 6.B The Specific Heat Capacity of Water Affects Global Temperature
- 6.7 Thermal Expansion
- 6.10 Heat Transfer: Radiation
- 6.8 Heat Transfer: Conduction
- 6.9 Heat Transfer: Convection
Chapter 7: Electricity and Magnetism
- 7.1 Electric Force and Charge
- 7.2 Coulomb's Law
- 7.3 Electric Field
- 7.4 Electric Potential
- 7.5 Conductors and Insulators
- 7.6 Voltage Sources
- 7.7 Electric Current
- 7.8 Electrical Resistance
- 7.9 Ohm's Law
- 7.10 Electric Circuits
- 7.A Electric Shock
- 7.11 Electric Power
- 7.12 The Magnetic Force
- 7.13 Magnetic Fields
- 7.14 Magnetic Forces on Moving Charges
- 7.B Earth's Magnetic Field and the Ability of Organisms to Sense It
- 7.15 Electromagnetic Induction
Chapter 8: Waves—Sound and Light
- 8.1 Vibrations and Waves
- 8.2 Wave Motion
- 8.3 Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
- 8.4 The Nature of Sound
- 8.A Sensing Pitch
- 8.5 Resonance
- 8.6 The Nature of Light
- 8.7 Reflection
- 8.8 Transparent and Opaque Materials
- 8.9 Color
- 8.B Mixing Colored Lights
- 8.10 Refraction
- 8.11 Diffraction
- 8.12 Interference
- 8.13 The Doppler Effect
- 8.C The Doppler Shift and the Expanding Universe
- 8.14 The Wave-Particle Duality
Chapter 9: Atoms and the Periodic Table
- 9.A Atoms Are Ancient and Empty
- 9.1 The Elements
- 9.2 Protons and Neutrons
- 9.3 The Periodic Table
- 9.B Physical and Conceptual Models
- 9.4 Identifying Atoms Using the Spectroscope
- 9.5 The Quantum Hypothesis
- 9.6 Electron Waves
- 9.7 The Noble Gas Shell Model
Chapter 10: The Atomic Nucleus
- 10.1 Radioactivity
- 10.A Radiation Dosage
- 10.2 The Strong Nuclear Force
- 10.3 Half-Life and Transmutation
- 10.B Radiometric Dating
- 10.4 Nuclear Fission
- 10.5 Mass-Energy Equivalence
- 10.C Nuclear Fusion
Chapter 11: Investigating Matter
- 11.1 Chemistry: The Central Science
- 11.2 The Submicroscopic View of Matter
- 11.3 Phase Changes
- 11.4 Physical and Chemical Properties
- 11.5 Determining Physical and Chemical Changes
- 11.6 Elements to Compounds
- 11.7 Naming Compounds
- 11.A The Advent of Nanotechnology
Chapter 12: Chemical Bonds and Mixtures
- 12.1 Electron-Dot Structures
- 12.2 The Ionic Bond
- 12.A Metals from Earth
- 12.3 The Covalent Bond
- 12.4 Polar Covalent Bonds
- 12.5 Molecular Polarity
- 12.6 Molecular Attractions
- 12.B Mixtures
- 12.7 Describing Solutions
- 12.8 Solubility
Chapter 13: Chemical Reactions
- 13.1 Chemical Equations
- 13.2 Energy and Chemical Reactions
- 13.3 Reaction Rates
- 13.A Catalysts (Earth Science, Biology)
- 13.4 Acids Donate Protons; Bases Accept Them
- 13.5 Acidic, Basic, and Neutral Solutions
- 13.B Acid Rain and Basic Oceans
- 13.6 Losing and Gaining Electrons
- 13.C Batteries and Fuel Cells (Physics)
- 13.7 Corrosion and Combustion
Chapter 14: Organic Compounds
- 14.1 Hydrocarbons
- 14.2 Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
- 14.3 Functional Groups
- 14.4 Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers
- 14.5 Amines and Alkaloids
- 14.6 Carbonyl Compounds
- 14.A Drug Action
- 14.7 Polymers
Chapter 15: The Basic Unit of Life—The Cell
- 15.1 Characteristics of Life
- 15.A Macromolecules Needed for Life
- 15.2 Cell Types: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic
- 15.B The Microscope
- 15.3 Tour of a Eukaryotic Cell
- 15.4 The Cell Membrane
- 15.5 Transport In and Out of Cells
- 15.6 Cell Communication
- 15.7 How Cells Reproduce
- 15.8 How Cells Use Energy
- 15.C ATP and Chemical Reactions in Cells
- 15.9 Photosynthesis
- 15.10 Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
- 15.11 Glycolysis (Honors)
Chapter 16: Genetics
- 16.1 What Is a Gene?
- 16.2 Chromosomes: Packages of Genetic Information
- 16.A The Structure of DNA
- 16.3 DNA Replication
- 16.4 How Proteins Are Built
- 16.5 Genetic Mutations
- 16.B How Radioactivity Causes Genetic Mutations
- 16.6 Meiosis and Genetic Diversity
- 16.7 Mendelian Genetics
- 16.8 More Wrinkles: Beyond Mendelian Genetics
- 16.9 The Human Genome
- 16.10 Cancer: Genes Gone Awry
- 16.C Environmental Causes of Cancer
- 16.11 Transgenic Organisms and Cloning
- 16.12 DNA Technology-What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Chapter 17: The Evolution of Life
- 17.1 The Origin of Life
- 17.2 Early Life on Earth
- 17.3 Charles Darwin and The Origin of Species
- 17.4 How Natural Selection Works
- 17.5 Adaptation
- 17.6 Evolution and Genetics
- 17.7 How Species Form
- 17.8 Evidence of Evolution
- 17.9 The Evolution of Humans
- 17.A Did Life on Earth Originate on Mars?
- 17.B Staying Warm and Keeping Cool
- 17.C Fossils: Earth's Tangible Evidence of Evolution
Chapter 18: Diversity of Life on Earth
- 18.1 Classifying Life
- 18.2 The Three Domains of Life
- 18.3 Bacteria
- 18.4 Archaea
- 18.5 Protists
- 18.6 Plants
- 18.A Moving Water Up a Tree
- 18.7 Fungi
- 18.8 Animals
- 18.B Coral Bleaching and Ocean Acidification
- 18.C How Birds Fly
- 18.9 Viruses and Prions
Chapter 19: Control and Development
- 19.1 Organization of the Human Body
- 19.2 Homeostasis
- 19.3 The Brain
- 19.4 The Nervous System
- 19.5 How Neurons Work
- 19.A How Fast Can Action Potentials Travel?
- 19.B Endorphins
- 19.6 The Senses
- 19.7 Hormones
- 19.8 Reproduction and Development
- 19.9 The Skeleton and Muscles
Chapter 20: Care and Maintenance
- 20.1 Integration of Body Systems
- 20.2 The Circulatory System
- 20.A Hemoglobin
- 20.3 Respiration
- 20.4 Digestion
- 20.5 Nutrition, Exercise, and Health
- 20.B Low-Carb Versus Low-Cal Diets
- 20.6 Excretion and Water Balance
- 20.7 Keeping the Body Safe: Defense Systems
Chapter 21: Ecology
- 21.1 Organisms and Their Environment
- 21.2 Population Ecology
- 21.3 Human Population Growth
- 21.4 Species Interactions
- 21.5 Kinds of Ecosystem
- 21.A Materials Cycling in Ecosystems
- 21.6 Energy Flow in Ecosystems
- 21.B Energy Leaks When Organisms Eat
- 21.7 Change in an Ecosystem
- 21.8 Biogeology
Chapter 22: Plate Tectonics
- 22.1 Earth Science Is an Integrated Science
- 22.2 Earth's Compositional Layers
- 22.A Earth Developed Layers When It Was Young, Hot, and Molten
- 22.3 Earth's Structural Layers
- 22.B Using Seismology to Explore Earth's Interior
- 22.4 Continental Drift-An Idea Before Its Time
- 22.5 Seafloor Spreading
- 22.C Magnetic Stripes Are Evidence of Seafloor Spreading
- 22.6 The Theory of Plate Tectonics
- 22.D What Forces Drive the Plates?
- 22.7 Plate Boundaries
- 22.E Life In the Trenches
Chapter 23: Rocks and Minerals
- 23.1 What Is a Mineral?
- 23.2 Mineral Properties
- 23.3 Types of Minerals
- 23.A The Silicate Tetrahedron
- 23.4 How Do Minerals Form?
- 23.5 What Is Rock?
- 23.6 Igneous Rock
- 23.7 Sedimentary Rock
- 23.B Coal
- 23.8 Metamorphic Rock
- 23.9 The Rock Cycle
- 23.C Earth's History Is Written In Its Rocks
Chapter 24: Land and Water
- 24.1 A Survey of the Earth
- 24.2 Folds and Faults
- 24.3 Mountains
- 24.4 Plains and Plateaus
- 24.5 Earth's Waters
- 24.6 The Ocean
- 24.A The Composition of Ocean Water
- 24.7 Fresh Water
- 24.8 Glaciers
- 24.B Water Pollution
Chapter 25: Surface Processes
- 25.1 Processes That Sculpt the Earth: Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
- 25.A Weathering
- 25.B Soil
- 25.2 The Impact of Running Water
- 25.3 Glaciers-Earth's Bulldozers
- 25.4 The Effects of Gravity Alone-Mass Movement
- 25.5 Groundwater Erodes Rock Making Caves and Caverns
- 25.6 Wave Effects
- 25.7 Wind-Agent of Change
Chapter 26: Weather
- 26.1 The Atmosphere
- 26.A Atmospheric Pressure
- 26.2 The Structure of the Atmosphere
- 26.B Heating the Atmosphere: Solar Radiation
- 26.3 Temperature Depends on Latitude
- 26.4 Earth's Tilted Axis: The Seaaons
- 26.5 Flow of the Atmosphere: Wind
- 26.C Wind Chill
- 26.6 Local and Global Wind Patterns
- 26.D The Coriolis Effect
- 26.7 Ocean Currents Distribute Heat
- 26.8 Water In the Atmosphere
- 26.9 Changing Weather-Air Masses, Fronts, and Cyclones
Chapter 27: Environmental Geology
- 27.1 Earthquakes
- 27.2 Tsunami
- 27.3 Volcanoes
- 27.4 Hurricanes
- 27.A Climate Change
- 27.B Feedback Loops
Chapter 28: The Solar System
- 28.1 The Solar System and Its Formation
- 28.2 The Sun
- 28.3 The Inner Planets
- 28.4 The Outer Planets
- 28.A What Makes a Planet Suitable For Life?
- 28.5 Earth's Moon
- 28.6 Failed Planet Formation
Chapter 29: The Universe
- 29.1 Observing the Night Sky
- 29.2 The Brightness and Color of Stars
- 29.3 The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
- 29.4 The Life Cycles of Stars
- 29.5 Black Holes
- 29.6 Galaxies
- 29.A The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
- 29.7 Looking Back In Time
- 29.8 Dark Matter and Dark Energy

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