8th Grade Science Syllabus – Objectives, Labs, Activities, Videos & Projects
Chap 1 Intro to Physical Science/Review of Scientific Inquiry-Method
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Measurement – identify units of measure for length, mass, volume, density and temperature
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Calculate Mass, Volume, & Density (difference b/w mass & weight)
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Scientific Inquiry & Proper Lab Report format (take home lab)
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Construct proper graphs in science – Bar, Circle, Line
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Group Challenges: unknown objects, nail activity/Fossil Record activity
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Labs: Candle Observation Lab/Density Cubes/Matter:What's the matter?/Egg in the Bottle/Flame in a Flask
Chap 2-3 The Nature of Matter / States of Matter
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Physical vs. chemical changes
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Law of conservation of matter
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Properties of solids, liquids, gases, & plasma
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Melting, Vaporizing, Condensation, Freezing, Sublimation
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Labs: Dry Ice, Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream, Hot Air Balloon Races, Reheater Packs, Melting Pennies, Making Glue
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Activities: Cards to identify Solids, Liquids, Gases
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Bill Nye Videos: Phases of Matter
Chap 4 Elements and the Periodic Table
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Introduction to atomic structure & model of atom
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Organization of the Periodic Table and the 10 families & Valence.
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Labs: Sodium Demo, Hydrogen balloon explosions, Inhaling Helium
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Activities: 3-D atom, Period Table of Elements, Personal element
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Bill Nye Videos: The Atom
Chap 5 Atoms & Bonding
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Ions and Ionic Bonding
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Covalent bonding & polor/nonpolar molecules
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3-D molecule mobile project
Chap 6 Chemical Reactions
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Endothermic and Exothermic chemical reactions (Exo/Endo Lab)
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Evidence for chemical change
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Balancing chemical reactions
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Labs: Methane Candle, Methane bubbles, Zinc & Hydrochloric Acid
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Bill Nye Videos: Chemical Reactions
Chap 7 Acids & Bases & Solutions
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Solutes and solvents –effects on boiling & freezing temp.
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Properties of Acids, Properties of Bases, pH scale
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Neutralization reactions
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Labs: Acids-Bases Investigation/Antacid Investigation/Rock Candy Extra Credit
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Bill Nye Videos: Acids-Bases
Chap 8 Carbon Chemistry
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Forms of carbon and organic compounds
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Polymers (Goo Lab & Polyvinyl Slime)
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Labs: Making Goo/Polyvinyl Slime/Saponification Lab (making soap with fatty acids and a base)
Chap 9 Motion
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Motion, Speed and Acceleration
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Properties of Gravity
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Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy, Law of Conservation of Energy
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Labs: Egg Drop, Parachute Design, Rollercoaster design.
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Bill Nye Video: Energy/Gravity
Chap 10 Forces
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Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
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Friction and Types of friction
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Newton’s Three Laws of Motion
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Bill Nye Videos: Friction/Gravity/Momentum
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Movies: October Sky
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Labs: Straw Rockets, Stomp Rockets, Mouse Trap Cars , Trebucket, Balloon cars.
Chap 11 Forces in Fluids (Liquids & Gases)
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Density review
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Buoyancy
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Labs: Sink and Spill (p. 430-431 textbook)
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Activity: Bridge Design Investigation (p. 450-457 textbook)
Chap 12 Earth, Moon and Sun
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Seasons
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Moon Phases, Eclipses and Tides
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Bill Nye Videos: Earth Seasons/The Moon
Chap 14 The Solar System
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Kepler’s Three Laws of planetary motion.
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The sun’s interior, atmosphere and features.
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The Inner and Outer planets
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Comets, Asteroids & Meteors
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Bill Nye Videos: Planets/Sun/Comets & Meteors.
Chap 15 Stars, Galaxies and the Universe
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Classifying Stars by color and temperature
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Light-year and Astronomical Unit
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Lifecycle of a star
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Type of galaxies
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Bill Nye Videos: Space Exploration/Outer Space.
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Movie: Contact
Field Trips: 1stSemester: Exploratorium 2ndSemester: Physics Day @Great America/6Flags.
Semester Projects: 1stSemester-Jan: Stop Action Movie 2ndSemester-April: Digital Movie
California Standards Review
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