GRADE 8 SCIENCE CURRICULUM—Ten Month Planning Calendar
PHYSICAL SCIENCE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
TEXT: INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE BY GLENCOE
UPDATED BY: THERESA HOWANICH, JASON BAHR, JENNIFER PATTERSON
September
FIRST QUARTER
I.
LAB TECHNIQUES AND
NATURE OF SCIENCE :
CHAPTER 1, PAGE 4
UNIT 1
October
III.
MOTION: SPEED,
VELOCITY, AND
ACCELERATION: CHAPTER
10
Approximately 2 weeks
A. SECTION 1:
Approximately 1
week
A. SECTION 1:
1. DEFINITION OF
SCIENCE
2. SCIENCE
THEORY VS. LAW
3. SYSTEMS
4. BRANCHES OF
SCIENCE
B. SECTION 2:
1. SCIENTIFIC
November
UNIT 4
Approximately 2
weeks
A. SECTION 1:
1. AVERAGE SPEED
AND
CALCULATIONS
1. TYPES OF
FORCES AND NET
FORCES
2. GRAPHING
MOTION
2. BALANCED AND
UNBALANCED
FORCES
3. VELOCITY VS.
SPEED
B. SECTION 2:
1. ACCELERATION
(NEGATIVE AND
POSITIVE)
2. ACCELERATION
CALCULATIONS
3. NEWTON’S FIRST
LAW
4. FRICTION (4
TYPES)
B. SECTION 2:
1. NEWTON’S
SECOND LAW
2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR
December
II.
THE SUN AND
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM:
CHAPTER 18, PAGE 518
APPROXIMATELY 2
WEEKS
A. SECTION 1:
1.
ELECTROMAGNETIC
WAVES, MAGNETIC
AND ELECTRIC
FIELDS
2. PROPERTIES OF:
A) PARTS OF
A WAVE (PAGE
467-68)
B)
WAVELENGTH AND
FREQUENCY
C) SPEED OF LIGHT
AND * WAVE SPEED (P. 471)
January
IV.
THERMAL ENERGY:
CHAPTER 15, PAGE 432
APPROXIMATELY 2
WEEKS
A. SECTION 1:
1. TEMPERATURE
AND
MEASUREMENT OF
(REVIEW); THERMAL
ENERGY
2. COMPARE
FAHRENHEIT,
CELSIUS, AND
KELVIN SCALES
3. SCALE
CONVERSIONS
B. SECTION 2:
1. CONDUCTION,
RADIATION, AND
METHOD
AND GRAPHING
C. SECTION 3:
2.
EXPERIMENTATION
C. SECTION 3:
1. SCIENTIFIC
MODELS
METRICS,
MEASUREMENT/DENSITY,
AND SCIENTIFIC
NOTATION: CHAPTER 2, P.
40
UNIT 1
Approximately 2
weeks
A. SECTION 1:
1. MEASUREMENTS
AND UNITS
2. ESTIMATION,
PRECISION, AND
ACCURACY
3. * SCIENTIFIC
NOTATION
B. SECTION 2:
1. THE SI SYSTEM
3. CONSERVATION
OF MOMENTUM
2. SEVEN TYPES OF
ELECTROMAGNETIC V.
WAVES AND
EXAMPLES
C. SECTION 3:
IV.
FORCES, NEWTONS LAWS,
AND GRAVITATIONAL
INTERACTIONS: CHAP. 11, P. 308
C. SECTION 3:
1. NEWTON’S
THIRD LAW
1. USES OF
ELECTROMAGNETIC
WAVES
2.
WEIGHTLESSNESS
UNIT 4
3. * POTENTIAL VS.
KINETIC ENERGY
AND
CALCUALTIONS
(CHAP. 13, PAGES
375-76) VIEW)
Approximately 2
weeks
A. SECTION 1:
1. TYPES OF
FORCES AND NET
FORCES
2. BALANCED AND
UNBALANCED
FORCES
3. NEWTON’S FIRST
LAW
4. FRICTION (4
TYPES)
B. SECTION 2:
A) * SOUND
WAVES AND
DOPPLER EFFECT
(CHAP. 11, P. 488)
INCLUDES
FREQUENCY, PITCH, MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
Conclusion of 1st Quarter :
III.
Quarterly Exam
SECOND QUARTER
I.
ENERGY IN SYSTEMS AND
ENERGY
TRANSFORMATIONS:
CHAPTER 13, P. 372
APPROXIMATELY 2
WEEKS
2. CONDUCTORS
AND INSULATORS
1.
ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM
4. CIRCULAR
MOTION, AIR
RESISTANCE, AND
CENTER OF MASS
2. MOMENTUM
CALCULATIONS
CONVECTION
B. SECTION 2:
3. WEIGHT VS.
MASS
1. MOMENTUM
AND INERTIA
3. LAB SAFETY AND
TECHNIQUES
II.
2. GRAVITY AND
WEIGHT
LIGHT ENERGY AND
MATERIALS: CHAPTER 19,
Page 548
APPROXIMATELY 2
WEEKS
A. SECTION 1:
1. LIGHT AND
MATTER
INTERACTIONS
3. SPECIFIC HEAT
AND THERMAL POLLUTION
MATTER: ATOMS,
COMPOUNDS, AND
MIXTURES: CHAPTERS 3
AND 4; PAGES 70 AND
100
APPROXIMATELY 2
WEEKS
CHAPTER 3:
A. SECTION 1:
1. PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES VS.
CHEMICAL
PROPERTIES OF
MATTER
2. COMPARE
ATOMIC MODELS
OF DIFFERENT
SCIENTISTS
B. SECTION 3:
1. COMPARISON
OF SUBSTANCES:
A) ELEMENTS
(INTRODUCE) AND
AND UNITS
2. * METRIC TO
ENGLISH
CONVERSIONS
AND VICE VERSA
3. * MEASURING
ACTIVITES AND
DENSITY
CALCULATIONS
(CHAP. 12; SEC. 2
AND CHAP. 4;
PAGES 120-121
C. SECTION 3:
1. GRAPHS AND
TABLES
2. * ASK 8 PREP
ACTIVITIES: INTERPRETING
TABLES, GRAPHS, AND CHARTS
CURRICULUM
INCLUDES LABS: 3-4
A MARKING PERIOD
1. NEWTON’S
SECOND LAW
2. GRAVITY AND
WEIGHT
3. WEIGHT VS.
MASS
4. CIRCULAR
MOTION, AIR
RESISTANCE, AND
CENTER OF MASS
C. SECTION 3:
A. SECTION 1:
1. 5 MAJOR
FORMS OF
ENERGY
2. * INTEGRATE LIFE
AND EARTH:
ENERGY IN
SYSTEMS
B. SECTION 2:
1. LAW OF
CONSERVATION
1. NEWTON’S THIRD
LAW
2. ENERGY
TRANSFORMATION
2. WEIGHTLESSNESS
A) potential
to kinetic
3. * POTENTIAL VS.
KINETIC ENERGY
AND
CALCULATIONS
(CHAP. 13, PAGES
375-76) VIEW)
B)
chemical,
electrical, and
thermal in systems
2. OPAQUE,
TRANSLUCENT, AND
TRANSPARENT
MATERIALS
1. RENEWABLE (EX.
NUCLEAR) VS.
NONRENEWABLE
(HYDROELECTRICIT,
SOLAR, GEOTHERMAL,
WIND)
2. ALTERNATIVE
RESOURCES
B)
PROPERTIES OF
MIXTURES:
3. COLOR AND
VISIBLE LIGHT
*HOMOGENEOUS
VS.
HETEROGENEOUS
B. SECTION 2:
1. LAW OF
REFLECTION AND
MEDIUMS
2. SCATTERING OF
LIGHT
3. CONCAVE VS.
CONVEX LENSES
AND FOCAL POINT
C. SECTION 3:
1. REFRACTION
2. INTERNAL
REFLECTION
3. POWER PLANTS
AND GENERATORS CURRICULUM ACCOUNTS
C. SECTION 3:
COMPOUNDS
FOR WINTER BREAK
*SEPARATION OF
(CHAP. 8, PAGE 219)
CHAPTER 4:
A. SECTION 1:
1. FOUR STATES OF
MATTER
2. VISCOSITY AND
SURFACE TENSION
Conclusion of second
quarter: Quarterly Exam
February
THIRD QUARTER
I.
MATTER: PHASE CHANGES
AND TEMPERATURE:
CHAPTER 4, PAGE 100
AND CHAPTER 5, PAGE
132
March
II.
MATTER: ELEMENTS AND
THE PERIODIC TABLE:
CHAPTER 3, PAGE 70
UNIT 2
APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK
UNIT 2
A. SECTION 2:
APPROXIMATELY 3
WEEKS
1. REVIEW OF
ELEMENTS AND
KNOW SYMBOLS
CHAPTER 4:
2. ATOMIC MASS
AND ATOMIC
NUMBERS
A. SECTION 2:
1. REVIEW OF
THERMAL ENERGY
3. METALS,
NONMETALS, AND
METALLOIDS
2. PHASE
CHANGES:
PHYSICAL
CHANGES
3. * REVIEW STEPS
OF WATER CYCLE
FOR GEPA
B. SECTION 3:
B. ASK 8 REVIEW
MATERIALS
III.
CHEMICAL BONDING,
REACTIONS, AND
BALANCING OF
CHEMICAL EQUATIONS:
CHAPTER 6, PAGE 160
AND CHAPTER 7, PAGE
188
1. PRESSURE AND
VOLUME
(ARCHEMEDES
PRINCIPLE)
UNIT 3
2. * INTEGRATE FOR
APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS
April
CHAPTER 7:
A. SECTION 1:
1. CHEMICAL
EQUATIONS:
A)
ENDOTHERMIC VS.
EXOTHERMIC
B) FOUR
TYPES OF
REACTIONS
2. SUBSCRIPTS
AND NUMBER OF
ATOMS IN A
MOLECULE
3. CONSERVATION
OF MATTER AND
MORE
BALANCING OF
CHEMICAL
EQUATIONS
May
II.
WORK, SIMPLE MACHINES,
AND ENERGY: CHAPTER
14, PAGE 404
UNIT 5
APPROXIMATELY 2
WEEKS
A. SECTION 1:
1. DEFINING WORK
AND
CALCULATIONS OF
WORK
2. DEFINING POWER
AND CALCULATIONS OF
POWER
3. WORK, POWER,
ENERGY AND
EXAMPLES
B. SECTION 2:
RATES OF CHEMICAL
REACTIONS
ASK 8 REVIEW
MATERIALS
2. EFFICIENCY AND
FRICTION
CONCLUSION OF
THIRD QUARTER:
QUARTERLY EXAM
IV.
MAGNETISM AND
MAGNETIC FIELDS:
CHAPTER 21, PAGE 612
UNIT 7
1. MECHANICAL
ADVANTAGE: INPUT
AND OUTPUT
FORCES
B. SECTION 2:
June
C. SECTION 3:
1. SIMPLE VS.
COMPOUND
APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS
A. SECTION 1:
1. MAGNETS: TYPES
AND USES
2. MAGNETIC
FIELDS AND
DOMAINS
3. EARTH AS A
MAGNET
B. SECTION 2:
1.
ELECTROMAGNETS:
PARTS AND USES
2. MAGNETIC
CURRENTS AND
THE AURORA
3. DEVICES WITH
ELECTROMAGNETS
4. ALTERNATING
AND DIRECT
CURRENT
5.
SUPERCONDUCTO
ASK 8 REVIEW
FOURTH QUARTER
CHAPTER 6:
A. SECTION 1:
CHAPTER 5:
A. SECTION 1:
1. REVIEW OF
DENSITY (EXPAND)
2. REVIEW
PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES
(INCLUDE
MIINERALS)
B. SECTION 2:
1. REVIEW
CHEMICAL
PROPERTIES
C. SECTION 3:
1. CHEMICAL VS.
PHYSICAL
CHANGES
(INCLUDE EARTH
AND LIFE LINKS)
2. CHANGES IN
NATURE
3. INTRODUCE
BALANCING OF
CHEMICAL
EQUATIONS
INTRODUCE CHAPTER 22:
ELECTRONICS AND
COMPUTERS (PAGE 640):
1. ATOMIC
STRUCTURE AND
BOHR ATOMS
2. PERIODIC TABLE
TRENDS
3. LEWIS DOT
STRUCTURES
B. SECTION 2:
1. IONIC,
METALLIC, AND
COVALENT
BONDING
2. CHEMICAL
FORMULAS
CHAPTER 7:
A. SECTION 1:
1. CHEMICAL
EQUATIONS:
A)
ENDOTHERMIC VS.
EXOTHERMIC
B) FOUR
TYPES OF
REACTIONS
2. SUBSCRIPTS AND
NUMBER OF
I.
MACHINES
2. SIX TYPES OF
SIMPLE MACHINES
AND EXAMPLES
SOLUTION CHEMISTRY:
ACIDS AND BASES:
CHAPTER 8, PAGE 216
3. CALCULATING
MECHANICAL
ADVANTAGE OF 6 SIMPLE
MACHINES
UNIT 3
APPROXIMATELY 2
WEEKS
A. SECTION 1:
1. REVIEW OF
ATOMS, ELEMENTS,
COMPOUNDS,
AND MIXTURES
2. SOLUTION
FORMATION AND
PARTS
3. TYPES OF
SOLUTIONS AND
EXAMPLES
B. SECTION 2:
1. WATER AS THE
UNIVERSAL
SOLVENT
2. SOLUBILITY AND
MATTER
3. RATE OF
SOLUBILITY AND
CONCENTRATION
III.
ELECTRICITY: CONCEPTS
AND CIRCUITS: CHAPTER
20, PAGE 582
RS AND USES
V.
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND
GLOBAL WARMING
VARIOUS EARTH, LIFE,
AND PHYSICAL
SCIENCE RESOURCES
Conclusion of fourth
quarter: Quarterly
Exam
UNIT 7
APPROXIMATELY 1
WEEK
A. SECTION 1:
1. PROPERTIES OF
ELECTRICITY
2. ELECTRICAL
FORCES AND FIELDS
3. INSULATORS AND
CONDUCTORS
B. SECTION 2:
1. CIRCUITS AND
RECOGNIZING
SYMBOLS
2. VOLTAGE AND
BATTERIES
(INCLUDING PARTS
END OF YEAR
TECHNOLOGY UNIT 7
II.
MATTER: ELEMENTS AND
THE PERIODIC TABLE:
CHAPTER 3, PAGE 70
UNIT 2
APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS
A. SECTION 2:
1. REVIEW OF
ELEMENTS AND
KNOW SYMBOLS
2. ATOMIC MASS
AND ATOMIC
NUMBERS
3. METALS,
NONMETALS, AND
METALLOIDS
ASK 8 REVIEW MATERIALS
ATOMS IN A
MOLECULE
3. CONSERVATION
OF MATTER AND
MORE BALANCING
OF CHEMICAL
EQUATIONS
B. SECTION 2:
RATES OF CHEMICAL
REACTIONS
ASK 8 REVIEW MATERIALS
C. SECTION 3:
1. ACIDS; ITS USES,
CHARACTERISTICS,
AND EXAMPLES
2. BASES; ITS USES,
CHARACTERISTICS,
AND EXAMPLES
3. Ph SCALE AND
USE OF
INDICATORS
4.
NEUTRALIZATION AND
REACTIONS
ASK 8 REVIEW MATERIALS
CURRICULUM
ACCOUNTS FOR
SPRING BREAK
OF)
3. RESISTANCE AND
RESISTORS
C. SECTION 3:
1. OHM’S LAW AND
CALCULATIONS
2. SERIES AND
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
3. ELECTRICAL
POWER AND SAFETY
CURRICULUM ACCOUNTS
FOR WEEK OF ASK 8
TESTING