The 8th grade science class is a study of matter, energy, and their relationship. This class covers basic chemistry and physics. Students will spend time working on laboratory activities to apply principles studied, improve laboratory techniques, and learn more about the world around them. Being able to apply what is learned to everyday life is prime objective of this class.
The major areas of study will include: learning to use different types of measurements, force, work, moving objects, classification of matter, the Periodic Table, patterns within the different elements, chemical reactions, basic organic chemistry, simple and compound machines, waves, light, sound, heat energy, electricity, and magnetism.
We will cover the majority of information in the text, but I will use other supplemental materials. There is an emphasis on scientific problem solving and higher level thinking skills. Classroom activities are: laboratory exercises, virtual labs, videos, demonstrations, power point lectures, and lab reports.