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
-
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, 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 between metric and degrees systems of measure; 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:
[
Physical Science,
Dana Lee Ling, COM-FSM, Palikir, 2009, or subsequent editions.
]
OR
[
An Introduction to Physical Science;
Shipman, Wilson, and Todd; Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2007, 11th or subsequent editions.
ISBN-10: 0618472320
ISBN-13: 978-0618472321
AND
Physical Science Laboratory Manual, Relinda Abellera, COM-FSM, Palikir, 2007
]
- Reference materials:
- 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
- Bolts, steel
- 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
- [optional] Gas discharge spectrum tubes
- Glass rod
- Global Positioning Satellite receivers
- Glue gun, low heat melt
- Google Earth
- Graduated cylinders
- Hibiscus flowers
- Hot plates
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Inflated balls
- Iron filings
- Isopropyl alcohol
- Lactic acid
- Laptop computer
- Laser pointer
- 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