Harvard Egypt American School– Pacing Guide

Curriculum Data
Teacher: Ms. Esraa Mahmoud
Subject: Science
Academic Year: 2023-2024
Grade: 9
Name of the book: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Standards: NGSS
ISBN: 0-03-051958-6

Quarter One

Weeks Standards Lesson Vocabulary Description Activities Assignments

Week 1 MS-PS-1A Chapter 2: Matter Pure substances 1. How can matter be Videos. Section review.
MS-PS-2A Lesson1: Classifying Mixture classified? Smart board. Section quiz.
MS-LS-2C matter Group work.
2. Why are carbon and copper Lab experiment.
classified as elements? Charts.
3. How are elements related to Power point
compounds?
4. What is the difference
between a pure substance
and a mixture?

Week 2 MS-PS-1A 2-2 Properties of Physical 1.Differ between physical and Videos. Section review.
MS-PS-2A matter properties chemical properties Smart board. Section quiz.
MS-LS-2C Chemical Group work.
properties Lab experiment.
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Charts.
Power point
Week 3 MS-PS-1A 2-3 Changes of matter 1. Why is getting a haircut an Videos. Section review.
MS-PS-2A Physical change example of a physical Smart board. Section quiz.
MS-LS-2C Chemical change? Group work.
change Lab experiment.
2. Why is baking bread an Charts.
example of a chemical Power point
change?
3. How can mixtures and
compounds be broken
down?

Week 4 MS-PS-2d, Chapter 3: States of Fluid 1. What makes up matter? Videos. Section review.
5b, 2e, 5c matter Plasma Smart board. Section quiz.
3-1 Matter and energy Energy 2. What is the difference Group work. Chapter review.
3-2 changes of states Temperature between a solid, a liquid, and a Lab experiment.
Thermal energy gas? Charts.
Evaporation 3. what kind of energy do all Power point
Sublimation particles of matter have?
condensation 4. What happens when a
substance changes from one
state of matter to another?
5. What happens to mass and
energy during physical
and chemical changes?

Week 5 MS-PS- 5a, 3-3 Fluids Pressure 1. How do fluids exert Videos. Section review.
5d Pascal pressure? Smart board. Section quiz.
Viscosity Group work.
Buoyant force 2. What force makes a rubber Lab experiment.
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duck float in a bathtub? Charts.

Power point
3. What happens when
pressure in a fluid changes?
4. What affects the speed of a
fluid in motion?

Week 6 MS-PS-2e 3-4 Behavior of gases Gas laws 1. What are some properties of Videos. Section review.
gases? Smart board. Section quiz.
Group work. Chapter review.
2. How can you predict the Lab experiment.
effects of pressure, Charts.
temperature, and volume Power point
changes on gases?

Revision week

Week 7

Week 8
Quarter exam
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Quarter 2
Week 9 MS-PS-2d Chapter 8: Solutions Suspension 1.What is a heterogenous Videos. Section review.
8-1 Solutions and other Colloid mixture? Smart board. Section quiz.
mixtures Solution Group work. Chapter review.
Solute 2. What is a homogeneous Lab experiment.
Solvent mixture? Charts.
Alloy Power point
Week 10 MS-PS 2d 8-2 How substances Polar 1. Why is water called the Videos. Section review.
dissolve Hydrogen universal solvent? Smart board. Section quiz.
Nonpolar Group work.
2. Why do substances dissolve? Lab experiment.
Charts.
Power point
Week MS-PS-2d 8-3 Solubility and Solubility 1.What is solubility? Videos. Section review.
11 concentration Concentration Smart board. Section quiz.
Molarity 2. What happens when you add Group work.
more solute to a saturated Lab experiment.
solution? Charts.
Power point
3. How do you describe how
much of a solute is in a
solution?

Week 12 MS-PS-3a Chapter 9: Acids, Acid 1. What are the properties of Videos. Section review.
MS-PS-3c bases and salts Indicator acids? Smart board. Section quiz.
9-1 Acids , bases and Electrolyte Group work. Chapter review.
PH Base 2. What are the properties of Lab experiment.
9-2 Reactions of acids PH bases? Charts.
with bases Neutralization Power point
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reaction 3. How is pH related to the

salt concentration of hydronium
ions and hydroxide ions in
solution?
1. What is a neutralization
reaction?
2. To a chemist, what exactly is
a salt?

Week 13 MS-PS-3a Chapter 7: Chemical Reactant 1. When do chemical reactions Videos. Section review.
MS-PS-3b reactions Product take place? Smart board. Section quiz.
7-1 The nature of Exothermic Group work.
chemical reactions reaction 2. What is the role of energy in Lab experiment.
Endothermic chemical reactions? Charts.
reaction Power point
Week 14 MS-PS-5a 7-2 Chemical Chemical 1. What is a chemical equation? Videos. Section review.
equations equation Smart board. Section quiz.
Mole ratio Group work.
Lab experiment.
Charts.
Power point
Week 15 MS-PS-5a 7-2 Chemical Chemical 2. What can a balanced Videos. Section review.
equations equation chemical equation tell you? Smart board. Section quiz.
Mole ratio Group work.
Lab experiment.
Charts.
Power point
Week 16 MS-PS-5a 7-3 Reaction types Reaction type Which kinds of chemical Videos. Section review.
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reactions do the numbers of Smart board. Section quiz.

electrons in atoms change? Group work.
Lab experiment.
Charts.
Power point
Week 17 MS-PS-5a 7-4 Reaction Rates and Catalyze What kinds of things speed up Smart board. Section quiz.
Equilibrium Enzyme a reaction? Group work.
Substrate Lab experiment.
Chemical Charts.
equilibrium. Power point
Week 18
Revision

Week 19
Quarter exam
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Quarter 3

Week 20 PS2 Chapter 11: Motion Motion 1-Identify the relationship Videos Section review
MS-PS2-2 11-1 Measuring motion Speed between motion and a Smart board One minute
MS-PS2-4 Velocity reference point. Group work question
MS-PS2-1 2-Identify the factors that Lab experiment. Section quiz
Gravity speed depends on. Charts.
Mass and 3-Determine the difference Power point
weight between speed and velocity. presentation.

Week 21 MS-PS2-4 11-2 Acceleration Circular motion 1-Analyze the relationship of Videos Section review
acceleration velocity to acceleration. Smart board Study guide.
2-Interpret a graph showing Group work Section quiz.
acceleration. Lab experiment.
Charts.
Power point
presentation
Week 22 MS-PS2-4 11-3 Motion and force Force 1-Explain why friction occurs. Charts. Section review
Friction 2-List the types of friction and Power point Study guide
Static friction give examples of each. presentation. Section quiz.
Kinetic friction 3-Explain how friction can be
both harmful and helpful.

Week 23 MS-PS2-5 Chapter 12: Forces Inertia 1-Define gravity. Videos Section review
12-1 Newton’s laws of 2-State the law of universal Smart board Study guide.
motion (first and gravitation. Group work Chapter review.
second) 3-Describe the difference Lab experiment. Chapter quiz.
between mass and weight. Charts.
Power point
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presentation.
Week 24 MS-PS2-4 12-2 Gravity Free fall 1-Explain how gravity and air Videos
MS-PS2-1 Projectile resistance affect the Smart board
MS-PS2-5 motion. acceleration of falling objects. Group work
Terminal 2-Explain why objects in orbit Lab experiment.
velocity. appear to be weightless. Charts.
3-Describe how an orbit is Power point
formed. presentation
4-Describe projectile motion.

Week 25 MS-PS1-1 12-3 Newton’ s third momentum 1- State and apply Newton’s Videos
law laws of motion. Smart board
Group work
Lab experiment.
Charts.
Power point
presentation
Week 26 PS-3A Chapter 17: Electricity Electric 1. Know the different Videos
17-1 Electric charge charge kinds of electric charge2 Smart board
and force 2. Analyze the transfer of Group work
Conductor
electric Lab experiment.
Insulator Charts.
Electric force Power point
Electric field
Week 27 PS-3A 17-2 Current Electrical 1. Describe how electrical Videos Section guide
potential energy energy travels through a wire. Smart board Section review
Potential 2. Identify the four factors that Group work
difference determine the resistance Lab experiment.
Electric current of an object. Charts.
resistance 3. Explain how current, Power point
voltage, and resistance presentation
are related by Ohm’s
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law.
4. Describe how electric
power is related to
electrical energy

Week 28
Revision

Week 29
Quarter exam
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Quarter 4
Week 30 MS-PS4 Chapter 15: waves Wave. Videos Section review.
PS4.A 15-1 Types of waves Medium. 1. Describe how waves Smart board Section review.
PS4.B Transverse transfer energy Group work Chapter review.
wave. transferring without Lab experiment.
Longitudinal matter. Charts.
wave. 2. Distinguish between Power point
Crest. waves that require a
Trough medium and waves that
Compression do not.
rarefaction 3. Explain the difference
between transverse and
longitudinal waves.

Week 31 MS-PS1-1 15-2 Characteristics of Amplitude 1. Identify and describe Videos Section review.
MS-PS1-2 waves Wavelength four wave properties. Smart board Section quiz.
Frequency 2. Explain how amplitude and Group work
Doppler effect. frequency are related to the Lab experiment.
energy of a wave Charts.
Power point
Week 32 MS-PS1-3 15-3 Interactions of Reflection. 1. Describe reflection, Videos Section review.
waves Refraction. refraction, diffraction, Smart board Section quiz.
Diffraction. and interference. Group work
Interference. 2. Compare destructive Lab experiment.
interference with Charts.
constructive Power point
interference.
3. Describe resonance,
and give examples.
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Week 33 MS-PS4.A Chapter 16: Sound and Pitch 1. Compare the speed Videos Section review.
PS4.C light Infrasonic of sound in different Smart board Section quiz.
MS-PS4 16-1 Sound Ultrasonic media. Group work
MS-PS4-1 Sonar 2. Explain how Lab experiment.
MS-PS4-3 Resonance frequency and pitch are Charts.
Sound wave related. Power point.
3. Explain how
amplitude and loudness
are related.
1. Explain how echoes
are produced, and
describe their use in
locating objects.

Week 34 PS-3A Photon 1.How do scientific Videos. Chapter review.

16-2 The nature of Intensity models describe light? Smart board. Chapter quiz.
light Radar 2. Know the Group work.
electromagnetic Lab .experiment
structure. .
Charts.
Power point.
Week 35
Revision

Week 36
Quarter exam