IPC - Grade 8

TEKS

Integrated Physics & Chemistry Snapshot

Texas has adopted curriculum standards that are to be used in all the state's public schools. The current standards, which outline what students are to learn in each course or grade, are called Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).  The standards are adopted by the State Board of Education, after extensive input from educators and other stakeholders.

IPC Year at a Glance

IPC integrates the disciplines of physics and chemistry in topics such as force, motion, energy, and matter. The use of technology and laboratory investigations is a primary focus in instruction. Student investigations will emphasize accurate observations, collection of data, data analysis, and the safe manipulation of laboratory apparatus and materials in the lab.

Units of Study:

• Unit 1: Types of Motion

• Unit 2: Forces, Mass, and Acceleration

• Unit 3: Momentum and Impulse

• Unit 4: Fundamental Forces

• Unit 5: Gravitational and Electrical Forces

• Unit 6: Electrical Energy and Circuits

• Unit 7: Conservation of Energy

• Unit 8: Thermal Energy Transfer

• Unit 9: Waves

• Unit 10: Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources

• Unit 11: Elements and the Periodic Table

• Unit 12: Using Properties of Substances

• Unit 13: Atomic Emission Spectra

• Unit 14: Investigating Reaction and Solution Rates

• Unit 15: Changes in Chemical Reactions

• Unit 16: Balancing Reactions

• Unit 17: Nuclear Reactions

• Unit 18: Chemistry's Impact on the Environment