Students perform experiments to develop skills of observation and analysis, and learn how scientists understand the world. They demonstrate how pulleys lift heavy objects, make a temporary magnet and test its strength, and analyze the parts of a flower.
The Physical Science program introduces students to many aspects of the physical world, focusing first on chemistry and then on physics. The course provides an overview of the physical world and gives students tools and concepts to think clearly about matter, atoms, molecules, chemical reactions, motion, force, momentum, work and machines, energy, waves, electricity, light, and other aspects of chemistry and physics. Among other subjects, students study the structure of atoms; the elements and the Periodic Table; chemical reactions; forces, including gravitational, motion, acceleration, and mass; and energy, including light, thermal, electricity, and magnetism.
This is the second semester of a two semester course.
The Physical Science program introduces students to many aspects of the physical world, focusing first on chemistry and then on physics. The course provides an overview of the physical world and gives students tools and concepts to think clearly about matter, atoms, molecules, chemical reactions, motion, force, momentum, work and machines, energy, waves, electricity, light, and other aspects of chemistry and physics. Among other subjects, students study the structure of atoms; the elements and the Periodic Table; chemical reactions; forces, including gravitational, motion, acceleration, and mass; and energy, including light, thermal, electricity, and magnetism.
The Math 8 course prepares students for more advanced study in algebra as students solve linear equations and
systems of equations, work with radical and integer exponents, gain conceptual understanding of functions, and
use functions to model quantitative relationships. To prepare students for more advanced study in geometry, the course
emphasizes the Pythagorean theorem and a deepening exploration of similarity and congruence.
The Math 8 course prepares students for more advanced study in algebra as students solve linear equations and
systems of equations, work with radical and integer exponents, gain conceptual understanding of functions, and
use functions to model quantitative relationships. To prepare students for more advanced study in geometry, the course
emphasizes the Pythagorean theorem and a deepening exploration of similarity and congruence.
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