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Russ Bird: rbird@csusm.edu
Class Web Site: http://www.powayusd.com/teachers/rbird/physical/physical.htm
Overview: Web sites or computer programs that will help students gain a better understanding of the California State 8th Grade Science Curriculum
Introduction: 5 minutes Installed programs: Lets get started on downloading these to use later, while I go through some of the demonstrations
Part 1 - Chemistry: 30 minutes Structure of Matter 3. Each of the more than 100 elements of matter has distinct properties and a distinct atomic structure. All forms of matter are composed of one or more of the elements. As a basis for understanding this concept: Reactions 5. Chemical reactions are processes in which atoms are rearranged into different combinations of molecules. As a basis for understanding this concept: Density and Buoyancy 8. All objects experience a buoyant force when immersed in a fluid. As a basis for understanding this concept:
Part 2: Investigation and Experimentation: 10 Minutes 9. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations.
Miscellaneous:
Part 3: Physics: 2 Hours
Motion
Forces 2. Unbalanced forces cause changes in velocity. As a basis for understanding this concept students know:
Paid Applications for Forces an Motion:
Part 4: Astronomy: Earth in the Solar System (Earth Sciences) 4. The structure and composition of the universe can be learned from studying stars and galaxies and their evolution. As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know galaxies are clusters of billions of stars and may have different shapes. b. Students know that the Sun is one of many stars in the Milky Way galaxy and that stars may differ in size, temperature, and color. c. Students know how to use astronomical units and light years as measures of distances between the Sun, stars, and Earth. d. Students know that stars are the source of light for all bright objects in outer space and that the Moon and planets shine by reflected sunlight, not by their own light. e. Students know the appearance, general composition, relative position and size, and motion of objects in the solar system, including planets, planetary satellites, comets, and asteroids.
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