Topics
Here are the many exciting topics we're going to be discussing over the course of the year. They are organized by date which is subject to change due to inclement weather or other changes to the school day. Last updated 7/27/19
Scientific Methods Unit PS.1
August 6-9 Student orientation and Lab Safety August 12-16 Lab Equipment and Metric Measurements August 23-19 Scientific Method, Variables and Controls
Periodic Table and the Chemical and Physical Properties of Matter
September 16-19 2.b PT & Chemical/Physical Properties September 23-27 2.b PT & Chemical/Physical Properties Sept. 30-Oct. 4 3.a Chemical/Physical Properties of Matter Chemical Interactions
October 7-11 Problem Based Inquiry and Catch-Up October 15-18 3.c Chemical Bonds October 21-25 3.b Chemical Changes October 28- Nov. 1 3.d Balancing Chemical Equations Kinetic Molecular Theory
November 4-8 2.c Kinetic Molecular Theory November 11-15 2.c Kinetic Molecular Theory & Catch-up Energy Forms, Transformations, and Uses
November 18-22 5.a Forms of Energy November 25-26 5.b and c Energy Transformations & Uses December 2-6 5.b and c Energy Transformations & Uses December 9-13 Semester Review and Post-Assessment December 16-19 Catch-Up and Review of 6th and 7th Grade material Sound, Light, and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
January 6-10 6.a Longitudinal Waves & 6.b Wave Mediums January 13-17 6.c Wave Interactions & Sound Applications January 21-24 7.a Light Wave Characteristics and Behavior January 27-31 7.c Electromagnetic Spectrum February 3-7 7.b Changing Behavior of EMG Radiation February 10-14 Review and Catch-Up February 18-21 Problem-Based Inquiry Force and Motion
February 24-28 8.a Describing Motion March 2-6 8.b Newton's Laws March 9-13 8.c Machines Electricity
March 16-20 9.a Static Electricity and 9.b Conducting Electricity March 30-3 9.c Electric Circuits April 6-10 9.d and e Magnetic Fields and Electricity April 13-17 9.f Electricity and Magnetic Technologies |