Appendix C
College of Micronesia-FSM
Course Outline Cover Page
Physical Science | | Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics SC 130 |
Course Title | | Department and Number |
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Course Description: A one semester natural science with laboratory course exploring motion, dynamics, heat, earth sciences, weather, climate, sound, optics, light, electricity, chemistry, and astronomy, with a focus on mathematical models and a strong emphasis on written communication skills.
Course Prepared by: Dana Lee Ling
Campus/site: National site
Course Type | Hours Per Week | | No. of weeks | |
Total Hours | Divisor | | Semester Credits |
Lecture | 3 | × | 16 | = | 48 | /16 | = | 3 |
Laboratory | 3 | × | 16 | = | 48 | /48 | = | 1 |
Total Semester Credits | = | 4 |
(Hours per week × number of weeks = total hours) (Total hour/divisor = semester credits)
Divisors
Lecture: /16 Lect/Lab: /16 Co-op education /30 Workshop: /48 Practicum: /48
Internship: /48 Field study: /48 Studio: /48 Lab: /48
Purpose of Course: | Degree requirement | X |
| Degree elective | X |
| Certificate | |
| Other | |
Prerequisite Course:
[ESL 089 Reading V] and
[a grade of "C" or better in MS 095 or
mathematical placement in MS 096 or higher]
Signatures
Chairperson, Curriculum Committee: ________________________ Date: _______________
President, COM-FSM: ________________________ Date: _________________
Appendix B
College of Micronesia-FSM
Course Outline Format
- Learning Outcomes
- Program Learning Outcomes:
- Define and explain the concepts, principles, and theories of a field of science.
- Perform experiments that gather scientific information and to utilize, interpret, and explain the results of experiments and field work in a field of science
- Course Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to...
- Explore physical science systems using scientific methodologies
- Generate mathematical models for physical science systems
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Write up the results of experiments in a formal format using spreadsheet and word processing software
- Explore dynamics of motion including performing calculations of velocity, acceleration, momentum, and kinetic energy, generating appropriate mathematical models such as linear regressions, making calculations of the conservation of momentum and energy
- Experiment with and determine the heat and electrical conductivity of materials
- Determine latitude, longitude, and find the mathematical relationship with standard linear measures; determine universal time
- Observe and identify clouds, be able to describe precipitation processes in Micronesia such as collision-coalescence, Bergeron, and orographic precipitation; list the phenomenon associated with El Niño and La Niña
- Determine the speed of sound and perform experiments with sound
- Explore reflection and refraction, determining the mathematical relationships for reflected image depths, angles, and refracted image angles
- List the primary and secondary colors of light, generate other colors from primary colors, explore systems of specifying colors
- Develop a mathematical model using measurements of current versus voltage across a resistance; determine and sketch open, short, and closed circuits
- Determine whether substances are acids or bases using locally available pH indicator solutions
- Course contents:
- Measurement
- Motion
- Force
- Momentum and energy
- Temperature and heat
- Planetary place and time
- Weather and climate
- Waves
- Optics
- Electricity
- Chemistry
- Astronomy
- Textbooks:
Lecture: An Introduction to Physical Science; Shipman, Wilson, and Todd; Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2007, 11th or subsequent editions
Laboratory: Physical Science Laboratory Manual, Relinda Abellera, COM-FSM, Palikir, 2007 OR
Physical Science laboratories, Dana Lee Ling, COM-FSM, Palikir, 2008, or subsequent versions.
- Reference materials: Science Inquiry, Tik K. Liem. (out of print)
- Required course materials:
Scientific calculator with basic statistics functionality, ruler.
Highly recommended: Sunglasses, preferably tinted safety glasses.
- Instructional materials/equipment and cost for the college:
See Appendix A
- Methods of Instruction: The course will be taught by lecture and exploratory laboratories. Students will be encouraged to utilize computer labs outside of class for completion of formal laboratory assignments.
- Evaluation: Methods of measurement will include class participation, homework, laboratories, quizzes, tests, midterm, and final examinations. A final percentage will be calculated by dividing the total points earned by the the total points possible. Laboratories are worth on the order of 50% of the grade and are central to the course. Grades will be assigned according the following: 90-100% A; 80-89% B; 70-79% C; 60-69% D, below 60% F.
- Credit-by-examination: None.
- Attendance policy: As per the current college catalog.
- Academic honesty policy: As per the current college catalog.
Appendix A: Equipment lists
Physical Science Laboratory Manual by Relinda Abellera
- Acetic acid
- Alcohol (ethanol)
- Aluminum foil
- Ammonium chloride
- Ammonium hydroxide
- Atwood's machines (pulley frames with weight lifters)
- Axles
- Balloons
- Bar magnets
- Barium chloride
- Beakers
- Bismuth Nitrate
- Bunsen burners
- Calcium hydroxide
- Calorimeters
- Cardboard sheets
- Charcoal
- Combs (plastic)
- Compasses
- Copper (II) sulfate
- Copper coils, 400 turns
- Copper coils, 500 turns
- Copper strips
- Dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide)
- Dry sand
- Flashlight bulbs
- Flashlight cells 1.5 V
- Flashlight
- Galvanometer
- Glycerol
- Goggles
- Graduated cylinder
- Horseshoe magnets
- Hydrochloric acid
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Inclined planes
- Induction coil
- Iron filings
- Iron nails
- Iron rods, soft
- Lemon
- Lithium (elemental)
- Litmus paper, blue
- Litmus paper, red
- Magnesium ribbon
- Markers
- Masking tape
- Mass balances
- Masses, e.g. 100 gram
- Medicine dropper
- Metal pins
- Meter stick
- Methyl orange
- Mineral hardness specimens
- Napthalene
- Nitric acid
- Paste
- Phenolphthalein
- Plane mirror
- Plastic covers
- Plastic foam sheet
- Potassium chromate
- Potassium hydroxide
- Protractors
- Pulleys
- Resistance circuits with three resistors
- Ring stand
- Rocks, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
- Rubber bands
- Sandpaper
- Silver nitrate
- Slotted weights
- Sodium chloride
- Sodium hydroxide
- Sodium sulfate
- Stopwatches
- String
- Sugar
- Sulfuric acid
- Tablespoon
- Teaspoon
- Thermometers
- Thread
- Tin shot
- Tissue paper
- Tongs
- Triple beam balances
- Tripods
- Uninsulated wire
- Utility clamps
- Vegetable oil
- Vinegar
- Wheels
- Wire ties
- Wood splint
- Wooden friction blocks
- Zinc strips
Physical Science Laboratories by Dana Lee Ling
- Access to computer laboratory for some laboratories
- Aluminum foil
- Aluminum rod
- Ammeters
- Ammonia
- Art supplies appropriate to drawing and sketching
- Baking soda
- Beakers
- Brass screws
- Bicycle pump
- Bleach
- Calipers
- Cells (batteries)
- Chalk, sidewalk chalk
- Chronograph stopwatches (if available)
- Coffee pot
- Copper rods
- Copper wire
- Corrugated sheet, plastic
- Cream of tartar
- Dish pans
- Electrical switches, low voltage DC
- Five gallon water bottle
- Flash light bulbs
- Flash light bulb sockets
- Glass rod
- Global Positioning Satellite receivers
- Glue gun, low heat melt
- Google Earth
- Hibiscus flowers
- Hot plates
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Inflated balls
- Iron filings
- Isopropyl alcohol
- Lactic acid
- Laptop computer
- Lead weights
- Lime, fruit
- Lime, mineral
- Magnets
- Magnifying glasses or lenses
- Marbles
- Mass balance
- Medicine droppers
- Metal bolts of various materials
- Meter sticks
- Micrometer
- Mirrors
- Paper towel
- Pineapple juice
- Protractors
- PVC pipe
- OpenOffice.org software in student accessible computer labs
- Oscilloscope
- Rolling ramp for balls
- Rulers
- Saw for PVC
- Screws of various materials
- Screw and bolt anchors of various materials
- Scissors
- Sodium hydroxide (drain opener)
- Small soap boxes
- Speakers
- Stopwatches
- String
- Styrofoam cups
- Superballs
- Surveyor's wheel such as a Rolatape unit™
- Thermometers
- Meter sticks (minimum twenty)
- Metric tape measures
- Sandpaper
- Tennis balls
- Test tubes
- Thread
- Tuning forks
- Tone generator
- Ukelele
- Wire, electrical
- Wire strippers
- Weight scale calibrated in kilograms
- Wood clapper boards
- Vinegar
- Voltmeters