{"id":1519,"date":"2013-04-18T09:24:31","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T14:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/?page_id=1519"},"modified":"2021-05-12T15:50:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T19:50:21","slug":"science-through-time-secrets-of-the-universe-level-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/science\/science-through-time-secrets-of-the-universe-level-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Through Time (Secrets of the Universe) – Level 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOTE: This science plan for Level 3 has been updated to be more cohesive with the Level 4 plans and to provide detailed weekly assignments. However, if you are already working through the schedule as it was written before May 2021, the archives of those plans are provided below.<\/em><\/p>\n

This course provides an overview of the development of science from ancient times through to the early twentieth century. The framework for the course is the chronological development of science, showing how new scientific discoveries built upon the work of earlier scientists. Experiments, demonstrations and further reading are woven into the course to enable students to build an understanding of scientific principles. Themes studied include mechanics, astronomy, classification, botany, chemistry, and electricity. In the second year of Level 3 geology and earth science is studied as a separate, additional topic.<\/p>\n

Time Requirements<\/span><\/strong>
\nThree lessons weekly for the main study, each lesson lasting approximately 30 to 40 minutes.<\/p>\n

Year 2 only: an additional lesson of similar length for geology and earth science

\n

Key Texts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Year 1:<\/p>\n

Secrets of the Universe<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Paul Fleisher) (out of print)
\nOR
\nObjects in Motion: Principles of Classical Mechanics<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Paul Fleisher)\u00a0and\u00a0Liquids and Gases: Principles of Fluid Mechanics<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Paul Fleisher) **<\/p>\n

Alternative (UK; Australia):\u00a0Inventing the Future<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Mary and John Gribbin***<\/p>\n

Our Universe: A Guide to What’s Out There<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Russell Stannard)\u00a0This book is out of print, but used copies are cheaply and easily available<\/em><\/p>\n

Copernicus, Galileo and the Catholic Sponsorship of Science<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Jane Meyerhofer), available from Ye Hedge School<\/p>\n

Exploring the Sky: 100 Projects for Beginning Astronomers<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Richard Moeschl)<\/p>\n

World of Plants<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Usborne Internet-Linked Library of Science)<\/p>\n

The Plant Kingdom: A Guide to Plant Classification and Biodiversity<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Theresa Greenaway)\u00a0This book is out of print, but used copies are cheaply and easily available<\/em><\/p>\n

Year 2:<\/p>\n

Secrets of the Universe<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Paul Fleisher) (out of print)
\nOR
\nMatter and Energy: Principles of Matter and Thermodynamics<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Paul Fleisher)\u00a0and\u00a0Waves: Principles of Light, Electricity and Magnetism<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Paul Fleisher)**<\/p>\n

Alternative (UK; Australia):\u00a0Inventing the Future<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Mary and John Gribbin***<\/p>\n

The Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Ben Wiker)<\/p>\n

TOPS Science #10: Analysis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

TOPS Science #11: Oxidation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

TOPS Science #32: Electricity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

**\u00a0These four books (together with a fifth which will be used at Level 4) were originally published as a single volume, Secrets of the Universe. This single volume is now out of print and hard to find used at a\u00a0reasonable\u00a0price. \u00a0The individual volumes are still in print, but at a rather high price – we recommend trying your library first.<\/em><\/p>\n

***\u00a0If the Fleisher books are too difficult or expensive to obtain (especially likely to be the case outside the USA), Inventing the Future would be a suitable alternative. This tells the story of science through brief biographies of scientists. It is a secular book, simpler than the Fleisher books, and written in a chatty style with extra information in the margins. It would also be an alternative for slightly younger children, or for children who struggle with scientific concepts.<\/em><\/p>\n

Recommended Reference Book:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n

Recommended Extra Resources:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Year 1: Lyrical Life Science Vol.1<\/a><\/p>\n

Year 2: Lyrical Life Science Vol.2<\/a><\/p>\n

Optional Further Reading:<\/p>\n

The Story of Science Vol.1: Aristotle Leads the Way<\/a> (Joy Hakim)
\nThe Story of Science Vol.2: Newton at the Center<\/a> (Joy Hakim)
\nThe Story of Science<\/a> (Henri Fabre)
\nThe Story of Inventions<\/a> (Michael J.McHugh, Frank P.Bachman)
\nThe World of Chemistry<\/a> (John Tiner)<\/p><\/div>

\n

YEAR 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 lessons weekly<\/em><\/p>\n

Week 1
\nLiquids and Gases: Principles of Fluid Mechanics –<\/strong>Archimedes’ Principle (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 2
\nObjects in Motion: Principles of Classical Mechanics<\/strong> – Planetary Motion (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Weeks 3 and 4
\nCopernicus, Galileo and the Catholic Sponsorship of Science<\/strong> (6 lessons)<\/p>\n

Weeks 5 to 16
\nEach week read one lesson from Our Universe<\/strong> and do two activities of your choice from Exploring the Sky: 100 Projects for Beginning Astronomers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our Universe<\/strong>
\n(1) Leaving home
\n(2) First stop, the moon
\n(3) The Sun: a bomb that goes off slowly
\n(4) Visiting the neighbours
\n(5) Birth of the Sun
\n(6) Great balls of fire!; The life and death of a star
\n(7) Super-dense cinders
\n(8) Island worlds
\n(9) The Big Bang
\n(10) The creation of the Universe
\n(11) The future of the Universe
\n(12) An unfriendly Universe, or is it?
\nNote: The author of Our Universe is a lay reader in the Church of England and a retired professor of physics. The book is written for a secular audience, but in the last chapter when he addresses the origins of the universe Divine Creation is put forward as one of two or three hypotheses, with the statement that he believes this to be the correct explanation.<\/em><\/p>\n

Week 17
\nObjects in Motion: Principles of Classical Mechanics<\/strong> – Pendulums and Falling Objects (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 18
\nObjects in Motion: Principles of Classical Mechanics<\/strong> – Newton’s Three Laws (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 19 (See next section for alternative Weeks 19 to 24)
\nObjects in Motion: Principles of Classical Mechanics<\/strong> – The Law of Universal Gravitation (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 20
\nObjects in Motion: Principles of Classical Mechanics<\/strong> – Conservation of Momentum (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 21
\nLiquids and Gases: Principles of Fluid Mechanics<\/strong> – Pascal’s Law: Liquids (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 22
\nLiquids and Gases: Principles of Fluid Mechanics<\/strong> – Boyle’s and Charles’ Law (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 23
\nLiquids and Gases: Principles of Fluid Mechanics<\/strong> – Bernoulli’s Principle (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 24
\nCatch up \/ review.<\/p>\n

Weeks 25 to 29<\/p>\n

The Plant Kingdom: A Guide to Plant Classification and Biodiversity<\/strong>\u00a0(5 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 30
\nWorld of Plants<\/strong> (Usborne Interlinked Library of Science<\/a>)
\nNotes:
\n(1) This book does not lend itself to narration; keep a nature\/botany notebook instead. Include diagrams, define terms and describe activities carried out.
\n(2) Most sections of this book include a “see for yourself” activity.
\n(3) Choose one or more internet links to follow for each section.
\n(1) Plant cells
\n(2) Stems and roots
\n(3) Plant tissue<\/p>\n

Week 31
\nWorld of Plants<\/strong>
\n(1) Inside older plants
\n(2) Leaves
\n(3) Leaf structure<\/p>\n

Week 32
\nWorld of Plants<\/strong>
\n(1) Movement of fluids
\n(2) Plant food (4 pages)
\n(3) Plant sensitivity<\/p>\n

Week 33
\nWorld of Plants<\/strong>
\n(1) Flowering plants (4 pages)
\n(2) Seeds and fruit (4 pages)
\n(3) New plants from old<\/p>\n

Week 34
\nWorld of Plants<\/strong>
\n(1) Water plants
\n(2) Flowerless plants
\n(3) Fungi<\/p>\n

Week 35
\nWorld of Plants<\/strong>
\n(1) Fighting for survival
\n(2) Plant lifestyles
\n(3) Plants and people<\/p>\n

Week 36
\nWorld of Plants<\/strong>
\n(1) Natural cycles
\n(2) Classifying plants
\n(3) Genetics<\/p><\/div>

\n

YEAR 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Week 1<\/p>\n

The Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.1: The Puzzle
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Read a Flow Chart
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Sand from Salt (1)<\/p>\n

Week 2
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.2: The First Chemists
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Sand from Salt (2)
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Write a Flow Chart<\/p>\n

Week 3
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.3: Earth, Air, Fire, Water
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Reaction Table (1)
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Reaction Table (2)<\/p>\n

Week 4
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.4: TheAlchemists
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Powder Puzzles (1)
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Powder Puzzles (2)<\/p>\n

Week 5
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.5: “This Spirit, Hitherto Unknown”
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: The Litmus Test
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Dilute or Neutralize?<\/p>\n

Week 6
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.6: The Atomists Return
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Titration
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Cabbage Water Indicator<\/p>\n

Week 7
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.7: The Strange Tale of Phlogiston, the Element That Wasn’t
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Color Recipes
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: What’s the pH?<\/p>\n

Week 8
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.8: Mr.Priestley Clears Things Up (Sort of)
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Beet Juice Indicator
\nTOPS Analysis<\/strong>: Buffers Resist Change<\/p>\n

Week 9
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.9: Mr.Cavendish and Inflammable Air
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: Candle Combustion
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: Human Respiration<\/p>\n

Week 10
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.10: Chemistry’s French Revolution
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: I Feel Faint
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: Bottom Burner<\/p>\n

Week 11
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.11: A Revolution in Names
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: It’s a Gas
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: Limewater Reaction<\/p>\n

Week 12
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.12: “Nature Never Creates Other Than Balance in Hand”
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: Three Little Jars
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: Chemical Overview<\/p>\n

Week 13
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.13: Mr.Dalton and His Atoms
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: Glowing Splint
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: Iron Rusts<\/p>\n

Week 14
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.14: The Shocking Mr.Davy
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: Percent Oxygen?
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: Does Iron Burn?<\/p>\n

Week 15
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.15: Gay-Lussac and Avogadro to the Rescue
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: Chemistry Puzzle
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: What’s Your Hypothesis?<\/p>\n

Week 16
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.16: Things Fall Into Place: Triads and Octaves
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: Reproducible Results
\nTOPS Oxidation<\/strong>: Isopropyl Investigation<\/p>\n

Week 17
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.17: The Mystery Solved
\nNote: The last chapter of this book is more complex, and has been broken down into small units. You may find it helpful to use a science reference work such as the Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia alongside The Mystery of the Periodic Table. You may also need to work with your child on this section.<\/em>
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.18: The Mystery Continues, Part I (pp.129-133, last para.)
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.18: The Mystery Continues, Part I (pp.133 last para-137 4th para)<\/p>\n

Week 18
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.18: The Mystery Continues, Part I (pp.137 5th para -141 last para)
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.18: The Mystery Continues, Part I (pp.141 last para – 145)
\nThe Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/strong> – Ch.18: The Mystery Continues, Part II (pp.145-151)<\/p>\n

Week 19
\nMatter and Energy: Principles of Matter and Thermodynamics<\/strong> – Law of Conservation of Matter (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 20
\nMatter and Energy: Principles of Matter and Thermodynamics<\/strong> – How the Elements Combine (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 21
\nMatter and Energy: Principles of Matter and Thermodynamics<\/strong> – Mendeleev’s Periodic Law (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 22
\nMatter and Energy: Principles of Matter and Thermodynamics<\/strong> – The First Law of Thermodynamics (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 23
\nMatter and Energy: Principles of Matter and Thermodynamics<\/strong> – The Second Law of Thermodynamics (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 24
\nCatch up \/ Review<\/p>\n

Week 25<\/p>\n

Waves: Principles of Light, Electricity and Magnetism<\/strong> – Optics: the Laws of Light (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 26
\nWaves: Principles of Light, Electricity and Magnetism<\/strong> – Law of Electromagnetism (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 27
\nWaves: Principles of Light, Electricity and Magnetism<\/strong> – Ohm’s Law and Joule’s Law (3 lessons)<\/p>\n

Week 28
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: It Works!
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: To Light or Not to Light
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Light Bulb Predictions<\/p>\n

Week 29
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Series Means in a Row
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Parallel Means Side by Side
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Conductor or Insulator?<\/p>\n

Week 30
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Electric Puzzles
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Build a Circuit
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Electric By-Pass<\/p>\n

Week 31
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Circuit Symbols
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Electro-Squares
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Map It – Draw It – Build It<\/p>\n

Week 32
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Series or Parallel?
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Resistance in a Wire
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: A Flashy Experiment<\/p>\n

Week 33
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Surprise Circuits
\n TOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Build a Fuse
\n TOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Big Bang!<\/p>\n

Week 34
\nTOPS Electricity<\/strong>: 2 Way Switches
\n TOPS Electricity<\/strong>: Bulbs and a Penny<\/p>\n

Weeks 35 and 36
\nCatch up \/ Review<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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