8th+Grade+Physical+Science

penny lab || science fair projects || electromagnetic spectrum ||  || ch 11 sound and light || measuring speed of sound || properties of solids, liquids, and gases ||  || ch 15/16 classificaton of matter, physical and chemical change || identify chemical/physical properties and changes ||
 * ~ Unit ||~ Start Date (duration) ||~ Essential Questions ||~ Content / Concepts ||~ Skills ||~ Texts ||~ Supporting / Supplementary Materials ||
 * energy and motion || Text: Glencoe physical science ||  || metric conversion, scientific notation, graphing data, measuring length, volume, and mass || math || ch 1 nature of science || measuring labs (3)
 * energy and motion ||  ||   || Learning how to plug into formulas, difference between velocity and speed, problems with velocity and acceleration ||   || ch 2 motion || velocity lab/ acceleration lab ||
 * energy and motion ||  ||   || Newton's three Law's of Motion; difference between mass and weight, the force of gravity ||   || ch 3 forces || build tower activity ||
 * energy and motion ||  ||   || Knowing the difference between kinetic and potential energy, doing math problems dealing with the formulas ||   || ch 4 energy || pressure lab ||
 * energy and motion ||  ||   || Know how to convert between the three temperature scales and know how to use the formula H =mct ||   || ch 6 heat || heat lab ||
 * electricity and energy ||  ||   || Know what electricty is, how lightning is formed, characteristics of electricity, grounding, circuit breakers, fuses and series and parallel circuit ||   || ch 7 electricity || series and parallel cirucits ||
 * electricity and energy ||  ||   || How atoms line up to form a magnet, what is meant by magnetic north ||   || ch magnetism || making electromagnets
 * energy on the move ||  ||   || parts of a wave ||   || ch 10 waves || sound waves through materials ||
 * energy on the move ||  ||   || using sound and light formulas to work problems;
 * nature of matter ||  ||   || Name and describe four states of matter, physical and chemical properties and physical and chemical change,
 * nature of matter

nature of matter

nature of matter ||  ||   || history of Periodic Table, parts of atom, groups, periods, learn 40 elements and their symbols

Know how to name compounds, write compounds using rules of metal and nonmetal, two nonmetals, polyatomic ions and stock system

Balancing chemical reactions, learn how to write and then balance chemical reaction: synthesis, decomposition, single and double displacement ||  || ch 17 properties of atoms and Periodic table

ch 20 chemical bonds

ch 21 chemical reactions || make gluep rainbow lab

identify chemical reactions

types of reactions

gas producing reactions ||