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Unit: Acids and Bases
C.7A, C.7B, C.8F, C.10E, C.10G, C.10H
Acids and Bases: Define and Naming
C.10G Define acids and bases and distinguish between Arrhenius and Bronsted-Lowry definitions.
C.7A Name acids and bases using International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry nomenclature rules.
C.7B Write the chemical formulas of acids and bases.
pH and Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
C.10H Define pH and calculate the pH of a solution using the hydrogen ion concentration.
C.10E Distinguish among types of solutions such as strong and weak acids and bases.
Predicting Acid-Base Reactions
C.10G Predict products of acid-base reactions that form water as a product.
C.8F Differentiate acid and base reactions from other types of reactions.
Physics will not address Chemistry Unit of Acids and Bases.
Unit: Thermochemistry
C.11A, C.11B, C.11C, C.11D
Conservation of Energy and Heat Transfer
C.11A Describe energy and its forms, including kinetic, potential, chemical, and thermal energies.
C.11B Describe the law of conservation of energy and the processes of heat transfer in terms of calorimetry.
C.11D Perform calculations involving heat, mass, temperature change, and specific heat.
Thermochemical Reactions
C.11C Classify reactions as exothermic or endothermic and represent energy changes that occur in chemical reactions using thermochemical equations or graphical analysis.
In Physics Unit: Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics or Principles of Technology Units: Thermal & Mechanical - Address a portion of Chemistry Unit: Thermochemistry.
C.11A, C.11B
Conservation of Energy and Heat Transfer
C.11A Describe energy and its forms, including kinetic, potential, chemical, and thermal energies.
C.11B Describe the law of conservation of energy and the processes of heat transfer.
Unit: Gas Laws
C.9A, C.9B, C.10F, C.8G
Gas Laws and Kinetic Molecular Theory
C.9B Describe the postulates of kinetic molecular theory.
C.10F Investigate factors that influence gas solubilities such as temperature.
C.9A Describe and calculate the relations between volume, pressure, number of moles, and temperature for an ideal gas as described by Boyle’s law, Charles’ law, Avogadro’s law, Dalton’s law of partial pressure, and the ideal gas law.
Gas Stoichiometry
C.8G Perform stoichiometric calculations including gas volume relationships between reactants and products.
Physics will not address Chemistry Unit of Gas Laws.
8th Grade 2019-2020
UNIT - Physics: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration
8.6B Differentiate between speed, velocity, and acceleration.
Describe speed, velocity, and acceleration
Differentiate between speed, velocity, and acceleration
UNIT - Physics: Unbalanced Forces
8.6A Demonstrate and calculate how unbalanced forces change the speed or direction of an object's motion.
Demonstrate unbalanced forces
Describe how unbalanced forces change the speed or direction of an object’s motion
Calculate unbalanced forces
UNIT - Physics: Newton’s Laws
8.6C Investigate and describe applications of Newton's three laws of motion such as in vehicle restraints, sports activities, amusement park rides, Earth's tectonic activities, and rocket launches.
Investigate Newton’s Three Laws of Motion
Describe applications of Newton’s Three Laws of Motion (examples include seat belts, sports activities, amusement park rides, Earth’s tectonic activities, and rocket launches)
Describe inertia
Be able to use and manipulate the F=ma formula to calculate Force or Acceleration
Describe force pairs that result in action and reaction
Physics
Therefore, in two to three years, Physics instructors should be aware that students have had basic experience with forces from Grade 6. However, basic foundational and introductory teaching will be needed when students reach Physics in their Junior year. (2022-2023)