Conceptual Physics
8th Grade

Week Objectives 

Finish Chapter 1: About Science to learn introductory information for the year about the history of physics and the importance of math. We will also review scientific method, taking measurements, and writing in scientific notation. Start Chapter 2.

For Absent Students: 

Pick up missed assignments at student table in my class room (314).  

**Quizzes/Tests will need to be made up during tutoring times - either during Block-Day Conference periods, after school or at lunch. 

Week Objectives 

Start Chapter 2: Mechanical Equilibrium to learn the definitions of equilibrium and forces. Also learn how to calculate net force and determine the difference between weight and mass.

For Absent Students: 

Pick up missed assignments at student table in my class room (314).  

**Quizzes/Tests will need to be made up during tutoring times - either during Block-Day Conference periods, after school or at lunch. 

Week Objectives 

Continue Chapter 2: Mechanical Equilibrium to learn the definitions of equilibrium and forces. 

For Absent Students: 

Pick up missed assignments at student table in my class room (314).  

**Quizzes/Tests will need to be made up during tutoring times - either during Block-Day Conference periods, after school or at lunch. 

Week Objectives 

Continue Chapter 2: Mechanical Equilibrium to learn the definitions of equilibrium and forces. 

For Absent Students: 

Pick up missed assignments at student table in my class room (314).  

**Quizzes/Tests will need to be made up during tutoring times - either during Block-Day Conference periods, after school or at lunch. 

Week Objectives 

Start Chapter 3 over Newton's First Law of Motion. Go over the  history of Greek ideas of motion, including Aristotle, Copernicus, and Galileo. Begin to explore the First Law of Motion through a hands-on lab.

For Absent Students: 

Pick up missed assignments at student table in my class room (314).  

**Quizzes/Tests will need to be made up during tutoring times - either during Block-Day Conference periods, after school or at lunch. 

Week Objectives 

Continue Chapter 3 over Newton's First Law of Motion. Answer the question: How does mass affect inertia? Learn the difference between mass, weight, and volume/

For Absent Students: 

Pick up missed assignments at student table in my class room (314).  

**Quizzes/Tests will need to be made up during tutoring times - either during Block-Day Conference periods, after school or at lunch. 

Week Objectives 

Continue Chapter 3 over Newton's First Law of Motion. Answer the question: How does mass affect inertia? Learn the difference between mass, weight, and volume/

For Absent Students: 

Pick up missed assignments at student table in my class room (314).  

**Quizzes/Tests will need to be made up during tutoring times - either during Block-Day Conference periods, after school or at lunch.