8th Grade Curriculum

8th Grade Physical Science Curriculum Outline
Dennis Carbone – 8th Grade A/Bee Team

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The order of the topics for physical science are currently being reconsidered. However, each of these topics will be covered at some point his year.

Scientific Method – September

• Measurement
• Graphing
• Experimental Design

Density (September/October)

• Density/relative density to water
• Buoyancy
• Archimedes Principle
• Bournelli's Principle

Newton's Three Laws of Motion (November)

• Inertia and gravity
• Speed and acceleration
• Balanced and unbalanced forces
• Graphing techniques for understanding motion

Earth Science Topics (December - March)

• Astronomy
  • The sun
  • The solar system
  • Revolution and rotation
  • Eclipses
  • Meteors
  • Latitude and longitude
  • Moon phases
  • The Earth
• Air/Water/Land
  • Zones of the Earth
  • Atmospheric layers
  • Global warming
  • Air pressure
  • Rocks and minerals
  • Weathering, erosion, and deposition
  • Fossils
  • Water cycle
  • Earthquakes
• Weather and Climate
  • Air masses
  • Fronts
  • High and low pressure
  • Storms
  • Pollution

Wave Energy (March)

• Electromagnetic spectrum
• Sound energy
• Light energy
• Mirrors and lenses

Heat and Temperature (April)

• Conduction, convection, and radiation
• Kinetic theory of matter
• Conservation of energy
• Greenhouse effect

Classification of Matter (May)

• Atomic structure
• Periodic table of elements
• Chemical bonds
• Solutions

Nuclear Chemistry (June)

• Types of radiation
• Effects of radiation
• Nuclear energy