Physical Science B – High School – FX

Flex Course Overview: Physical Science B is a course designed with the flexibility to help students complete their coursework at their own pace and schedule. Students may bypass portions of unit content and assignments by showing mastery of materials and objectives if they choose the option to challenge a unit by taking the challenge test. Based on how well they do on a challenge test, some coursework may be exempted. This course is divided into eight units with coursework (including computer and teacher-graded assignments) and a unit exam. Based on how well they do on a challenge test, some coursework may be exempted. There is no high-stakes final exam; just shorter incremental exams in each unit, two of which must be scheduled with a proctor.

Course Description: Physical Science B is the second-semester course designed to expose the student to the fundamentals of the nature of matter and the laws and theories that govern chemistry. In this course, students will spend time studying the building blocks of matter, how atoms form compounds, chemical reactions, and acid base theory. This course meets the Idaho State Standards for Physical Science. Idaho Lab Science Requirement: This course fulfills the lab science requirement by the State of Idaho in that there are weekly opportunities to manipulate equipment, materials, specimens, or develop skills in observation and analysis, and discover, demonstrate, illustrate, or test scientific principles or concepts. The standards covered in this course are aligned to meet grades 9-12 physical science standards.  Middle school students may find this course more rigorous than a traditional middle school course. This course is a Quality Matters certified online course. View Full Syllabus