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STATE
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TOPIC
TOPIC VI: How
Weathering and
Erosion Affect
the Earth
TOPIC VII:
Landforms of
the Geosphere
TOPIC VIII:
Potential and
Kinetic Energy
TOPIC IX:
Energy
Transfers and
the Law of
Conservation of
Energy
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SC.6.E.6.1
SC. 6. N.1.1
Rock Cycle
SC.6.E.6.2
SC.6.N.1.1
SC.6.N.1.4
SC.6.N.2.2
SC.6.N.3.4
SC.6.P.11.1
SC. 6. N.1.1
Building Topographical Maps
Reading Topographical Maps
Ocean Mapping
Plate Tectonics
Roller Coaster Physics
Free–Fall Laboratory
Potential Energy on Shelves
Energy Conversions
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy of a Pendulum
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Roller Coaster Physics
Simple Harmonic Motion
SC.6.P.11.1
SC.6.N.2.2
SC.6.N.3.2
SC.6.N.3.3
GRADE 7 REGULAR/ GRADE 7 ADVANCED – 2nd NINE WEEKS
TOPIC
NEXT
GENERATION
SUNSHINE
STATE
STANDARDS
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TOPIC V: Layers
of Earth
SC.7.E.6.1
SC.7.E.6.5
Density Experiment: Slice and Dice
Density Laboratory
Determining Density via Water Displacement
TOPIC VI:
Changes in
Earth’s Surfaces
SC.7.E.6.2
SC.7.E.6.5
TOPIC VII: Rock
Cycle and
Processes that
SC.7.E.6.2
SC.7.E.6.6
SC.7.E.6.5
SC.7.E.6.7
Building Topographical Maps
Reading Topographical Maps
Plate Tectonics
Earthquake – Determination of Epicenter
Earthquake – Recording Station
Rock Cycle
Rock Classification
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2nd 9 Weeks-At-A-Glance
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Shape the
Earth’s Surface
TOPIC VIII: Age
of
Earth/Geological
Time
SC.7.E.6.4
SC.7.E.6.3
Half-life
Nuclear Decay
GRADE 8 REGULAR/ GRADE 8 ADVANCED – 2nd NINE WEEKS
TOPIC
NEXT
GENERATION
SUNSHINE
STATE
STANDARDS
TOPIC VI:
Chemical
Properties and
Changes of
Matter
SC.8.P.8.5
SC.8.P.8.9
SC.8.P.8.8
SC.8.P.9.1
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 VII:
Mixtures and
Solutions
SC.8.P.8.4
SC.8.P.8.9
SC.8.N.1.1
SC.8.N.1.6
SC.8.L.18.1
SC.8.L.18.2
SC.8.L.18.4
SC.8.P.8.5
SC.8.N.1.1
TOPIC VIII:
Photosynthesis
and Cellular
Respiration
TOPIC IX:
Cycles of Matter
SC.8.L.18.3
SC.8.L.18.4
SC.8.N.1.1
TOPIC X: Stars
and Galaxies
SC.8.E.5.2
SC.8.E.5.1
SC.8.E.5.5
SC.8.E.5.3
SC.8.E.5.4
SC.8.E.5.11
SC.8.E.5.10
SC.8.N.3.2
Gizmo – Middle
2nd 9 Weeks-At-A-Glance
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pH Analysis
pH Analysis: Quad Color Indicator
Temperature and Particle Motion
Freezing Point of Salt Water
Electron Configuration
Covalent Bonds
Ionic Bonds
Collision Theory
Solubility and Temperature
Photosynthesis Lab
Cell Energy Cycle
Plants and Snails
Growing Plants
Cell Energy Cycle
Plants and Snails
Greenhouse Effect
Photosynthesis Lab
Prairie Ecosystem
H-R Diagram
Star Spectra
Gravitational Force
Orbital Motion – Kepler's Laws
Solar System
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GENERATION
SUNSHINE
STATE
STANDARDS
TOPIC V: Energy SC.912.P.10.1
SC.912.P.10.2
SC.912.P.10.3
SC.912.L.17.20
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Energy Conversion in a System
Energy Conversions
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Energy of a Pendulum
Potential Energy on Shelves
Roller Coaster Physics
Inclined Plane - Simple Machine
Inclined Plane – Simple Machine
Ants on a Slant (Inclined Plane)
Pulley Lab
Wheel and Axle
Doppler Shift
Hearing: Frequency and Volume
Basic Prism
Longitudinal Waves
Sound Beats and Sine Waves
Color Absorption
Additive Colors
Subtractive Colors
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
Ray Tracing (Mirrors)
Refraction
TOPIC VI: Work
and Machines
SC.912.P.10.1
SC.912.P.10.3
SC.912.P.12.2
TOPIC VII:
Waves: Sound
and Light
SC.912.P.10.1
SC.912.P.10.18
SC.912.P.10.21
TOPIC VIII:
Electricity –
Static Current
SC.912.P.10.14
SC.912.P.10.15
Coulomb Force (Static)
Circuits
Advanced Circuits
TOPIC VIII:
Behavior of
Gases
TOPIC IX:
Magnetism
SC.912.L.12.10
Boyle's Law and Charles' Law
Photosynthesis Lab
S.C.912.P.10.1
SC.912.P.10.2
SC.912.P.10.10
Charge Launcher
Electromagnetic Induction
Magnetic Induction
SC.912.P.10.15
SC.912.P.10.18
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