SCIENCE: EXPLORELEARNING - MIDDLE SCHOOL
GIZMO CORRELATIONS TO MDCPS PACING GUIDE
GRADE 6 REGULAR/ GRADE 6 ADVANCED – 1st NINE WEEKS
TOPIC
TOPIC I: Natural
Disasters and
their Effects on
Floridians
TOPIC II:
Thermal Energy
Transfer
NEXT
GENERATION
SUNSHINE
STATE
STANDARDS
SC.6.E.7.7
SC.6.E.7.8
SC.6.N.1.2
SC.6.N.1.5
SC.6.N.2.1
SC.6.N.2.2
SC.6.N.3.4
SC.6.E.7.1
SC.6.E.7.2
SC.6.N.1.1
SC.6.N.1.4
SC.6.N.3.4
TOPIC III:
Climate and
Global Patterns
SC.6.E.7.3
SC.6.E.7.5
SC.6.N.1.1
TOPIC IV:
Causes of
Weather
SC.6.E.7.3
SC.6.E.7.6
SC.6.N.1.1
TOPIC V:
Atmosphere and
Spheres of the
Earth
SC.6.E.7.3
SC.6.E.7.4
SC.6.E.7.5
SC.6.E.7.6
SC.6.E.7.9
SC.6.N.3.1
SC.6.N.3.4
Gizmo – Middle
1st 9 Weeks-At-A-Glance
ExploreLearning Gizmos
Hurricane Motion
Weather Maps
Water Cycle
Greenhouse Effect
Calorimetry Lab
Heat Transfer by Conduction
Phase Changes
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Greenhouse Effect
Weather Maps
Water Cycle
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Seasons Around the World
Seasons: Why do we have them?
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Water Cycle
Relative Humidity
Weather Maps
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Greenhouse Effect
Water Cycle
Herschel Experiment
Relative Humidity
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SCIENCE: EXPLORELEARNING - MIDDLE SCHOOL
GIZMO CORRELATIONS TO MDCPS PACING GUIDE
GRADE 7 REGULAR/ GRADE 7 ADVANCED – 1st NINE WEEKS
TOPIC
TOPIC I:
Practice of
Science and
Heat Energy
NEXT
GENERATION
SUNSHINE
STATE
STANDARDS
SC.7.P.11.1
SC.7.P.11.4
SC.7.N.1.1
SC.7.N.1.2
SC.7.N.1.3
SC.7.N.1.4
TOPIC II:
Conservation of
Energy and
Energy
Transformations
SC.7.P.11.2
SC.7.P.11.3
TOPIC III:
Properties of
Waves
SC.7.P.10.1
SC.7.N.1.3
SC.7.N.1.4
TOPIC IV:
Properties of
Light
SC.7.P.10.2
SC.7.P.10.3
SC.7.N.1.3
SC.7.N.1.4
Gizmo – Middle
1st 9 Weeks-At-A-Glance
ExploreLearning Gizmos
Heat Transfer by Conduction
Temperature and Particle Motion
Water Cycle
Calorimetry Lab
Freezing Point of Salt Water
Phase Changes
Conduction and Convection
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy Conversions
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Period of a Pendulum
Roller Coaster Physics
Potential Energy on Shelves
Herschel Experiment
Radiation
Longitudinal Waves
Hearing: Frequency and Volume
Earthquake – Determination of Epicenter
Photoelectric Effect
Doppler Shift
Basic Prism
Refraction
Heat Absorption
Herschel Experiment
Laser Reflection
Photoelectric Effect
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
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GIZMO CORRELATIONS TO MDCPS PACING GUIDE
GRADE 8 REGULAR/ GRADE 8 ADVANCED – 1st NINE WEEKS
TOPIC
TOPIC I: Matter
TOPIC II:
Properties and
Changes of
Matter
NEXT
GENERATION
SUNSHINE
STATE
STANDARDS
SC.8.P.8.2
SC.8.P.8.3
SC.8.N.1.1
SC.8.N.1.2
SC.8.N.1.4
SC.8.N.1.5
SC.8.N.1.6
SC.8.P.8.4
SC.8.P.9.2
SC.8.P.9.3
SC.8.N.1.1
SC.8.N.1.2
SC.8.N.1.6
TOPIC III:
Matter- Phase
Changes
SC.8.P.8.1
SC.8.P.8.4
SC.8.N.1.1
SC.8.N.1.2
TOPIC IV:
Atoms
SC.8.P.8.1
SC.8.P.8.7
SC.8.N.1.4
SC.8.N.3.2
TOPIC V: Atoms
and the Periodic
Table
SC.8.P.8.6
SC.8.P.8.7
SC.8.N.1.1
SC.8.N.1.4
SC.8.N.1.6
SC.8.N.3.2
Gizmo – Middle
1st 9 Weeks-At-A-Glance
ExploreLearning Gizmos
Weight and Mass
Density
Triple Beam Balance
Beam to Moon (Ratios and Proportions)
Gravitational Force
Temperature and Particle Motion
Freezing Point of Salt Water
Density Experiment: Slice and Dice
Density Laboratory
Determining Density via Water Displacement
Archimedes' Principle
Magnetism
Weight and Mass
Phase Changes
Phase Changes
Phases of Water
Water Cycle
Temperature and Particle Motion
Bohr Model of Hydrogen
Bohr Model: Introduction
Electron Configuration
Element Builder
Electron Configuration
Element Builder
Ionic Bonds
Covalent Bonds
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GIZMO CORRELATIONS TO MDCPS PACING GUIDE
PHYSICAL SCIENCE HONORS – 1st NINE WEEKS
TOPIC
TOPIC I:
Introduction
TOPIC II:
Measurement
NEXT
GENERATION
SUNSHINE
STATE
STANDARDS
SC.912.N.1.1
SC.912.N.1.2
SC.912.N.1.3
SC.912.N.1.5
SC.912.N.1.6
SC.912.N.1.7
SC.912.N.2.1
SC.912.N.2.2
SC.912.N.2.3
SC.912.N.2.4
SC.912.N.3.1
SC.912.N.3.2
SC.912.N.3.3
SC.912.N.3.4
SC.912.N.3.5
SC.912.N.1.1
SC.912.N.1.2
SC.912.N.1.3
SC.912.N.1.4
SC.912.N.2.4
SC.912.N.2.5
SC.912.N.3.5
TOPIC III:
Motion
SC.912.P.12.1
SC.912.P.12.2
TOPIC IV:
Forces
SC.912.P.10.10
SC.912.P.12.2
SC.912.P.12.3
SC.912.P.12.4
Gizmo – Middle
1st 9 Weeks-At-A-Glance
ExploreLearning Gizmos
Mystery Powder Analysis
Measuring Volume
Density Laboratory
Determining Density via Water Displacement
pH Analysis
Triple Beam Balance
Min/Max Thermometer
Triple Beam Balance
Measuring Volume
Unit Conversions
Unit Conversions 2 – Scientific Notation and Significant
Digits
Density Laboratory
Graphing Skills
Weight and Mass
Calorimetry Lab
Distance-Time Graphs
Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs
Fan Cart Physics
Freefall Laboratory
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Uniform Circular Motion
Golf Range!
Fan Cart Physics
Atwood Machine
Freefall Laboratory
Golf Range!
Gravitational Force
Uniform Circular Motion
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