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Grade(s): 8
Length: two semesters
Course Overview:
Course Overview:
Science 8 is designed to expand student investigation of physics and chemistry. Aspects of physics are studied through laboratory investigations including sound, light, electricity, mechanics, motion, and energy. Aspects of chemistry are studied based on the Periodic Table of the Elements and through basic chemical laboratory investigations. Laboratory work, laboratory reporting, and engineering design will be included and is an integral part of the learning process.
Adopted Textbook:
Adopted Textbook:
Into Science. HMH, 2022
Units
Units
(Recommended Order)
Semester 1:
Semester 1:
Structure of Matter
Chemistry of Materials
Chemical Process & Equations
Energy
Ongoing, yearlong learning objects: Scientific Process Skills and Engineering Design Concepts
Semester 2:
Semester 2:
Energy Transfer
Forces and Motion
Eclectic and Magnetic Forces
Waves and Information Transfer
Unit 1: Structure of Matter
Unit 1: Structure of Matter
Timing: Semester 1, Quarter 1
Teaching Time Required: 24 days
Textbook: Into Science, Unit 3
Topic 1: Properties of Matter
Topic 1: Properties of Matter
Number of Days: 6 days
Objectives:
Investigate and explain that all matter is made up atoms, and understand that substances have physical properties that are unique to each.
Key Vocabulary:
Matter
Mass
Volume
Density
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 3 Structure of Matter
Topic 2: Changes of State
Topic 2: Changes of State
Number of Days: 5.5 days
Objectives:
Investigate changes that occur in physical and chemical properties of matter using a qualitative description of changes on a molecular level, including conservation of matter.
Key Vocabulary:
Change of State
Thermal Energy
Temperature
Pressure
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 3 Structure of Matter
Topic 3: Atoms and Elements
Topic 3: Atoms and Elements
Number of Days: 4.5 days
Objectives:
Describe the relationship between atomic mass, atomic number, and location on the periodic table, with chemical properties of the elements.
Structure of atoms and how atoms combine into compounds.
Key Vocabulary:
Element
Atom
Periodic Table
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 3 Structure of Matter
Topic 4: Molecules & Extended Structure
Topic 4: Molecules & Extended Structure
Number of Days: 5.5 days
Objectives:
Develop and use models to demonstrate how atoms and elements form molecules and compounds.
Classify everyday materials as elements, compounds, or mixtures.
Key Vocabulary:
Pure Substance
Chemical Bond
Molecule
Compound
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 3 Structure of Matter
Unit Test/ Labs
Unit Test/ Labs
Number of Days: 2.5 days
Standards List: MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-4
Unit 2: Chemistry of Materials
Unit 2: Chemistry of Materials
Timing: Semester 1, Quarter 1
Teaching Time Required: 13 days
Textbook: Into Science Unit 5
Topic 1: Natural & Synthetic Materials
Topic 1: Natural & Synthetic Materials
Number of Days: 5.5 days
Objectives:
Collect information that supports the idea that synthetic materials come from the use of natural resources, and analyze the positive and negative effects of use and development of synthetics on society.
Key Vocabulary:
Pure Substance
Natural Substance
Polymer
Synthetic Material
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 5 The Chemistry of Materials
Topic 2: The Cycle of Synthetic Materials
Topic 2: The Cycle of Synthetic Materials
Number of Days: 5 days
Objectives:
Recognize the role chemistry has in our everyday lives, including the production of synthetic materials from natural resources (e.g. soil and water testing, extraction of minerals, and consumer science).
Key Vocabulary:
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 5 The Chemistry of Materials
Unit Test/ Labs
Unit Test/ Labs
Number of Days: 2.5 days
Standards List: MS-PS1-3
Unit 3: Chemical Process & Equations
Unit 3: Chemical Process & Equations
Timing: Semester 1, Quarter 2
Teaching Time Required: 17.5 days
Textbook: Into Science Unit 4
Topic 1: Chemical Reactions
Topic 1: Chemical Reactions
Number of Days: 5 days
Objectives:
Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Key Vocabulary:
Chemical Reaction
Reactant
Product
Resources and Materials:
Into Science Physical Science - Unit 4 Chemical Process & Equations
Topic 2: Chemical Equations
Topic 2: Chemical Equations
Number of Days: 5 days
Objectives:
Describe the relationship between atomic mass, atomic number, and location on the periodic table, with chemical properties of the elements.
Key Vocabulary:
Chemical Formula
Chemical Equation
Law of Conservation of Matter
Resources and Materials:
Into Science Physical Science - Unit 4 Chemical Process & Equations
Topic 3: Thermal Energy & Chemical Processes
Topic 3: Thermal Energy & Chemical Processes
Number of Days: 5 days
Objectives:
Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimize or maximize thermal energy transfer.
Key Vocabulary:
Heat
Resources and Materials:
Into Science Physical Science - Unit 4 Chemical Process & Equations
Unit Test/ Labs
Unit Test/ Labs
Number of Days: 2.5 days
Standards List: MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-5, MS-PS1-6
Unit 4: Energy
Unit 4: Energy
Timing: Semester 1, Quarter 2
Teaching Time Required: 18.5 days
Textbook: Into Science Unit 1
Topic 1: Introduction to Energy
Topic 1: Introduction to Energy
Number of Days: 5 days
Objectives:
Identify various sources and forms of energy, and classify them as potential or kinetic.
Key Vocabulary:
Energy
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 1: Energy
Topic 2: Changes in Energy
Topic 2: Changes in Energy
Number of Days: 5.5 days
Objectives:
Investigate relationships among the amount of energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in temperature of a sample.
Key Vocabulary:
Energy Transfer
System
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 1: Energy
Topic 3: Transforming Energy
Topic 3: Transforming Energy
Number of Days: 5.5 days
Objectives:
Apply the engineering and design process.
Key Vocabulary:
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 1: Energy
Unit Test/ Labs
Unit Test/ Labs
Number of Days: 2.5 days
Standards List: MS-PS3-1, MS-PS3-2, MS-PS3-5
Unit 5: Energy Transfers
Unit 5: Energy Transfers
Timing: Semester 2, Quarter 3
Teaching Time Required: 14.5 days
Textbook: Into Science Unit 2
Topic 1: Temperature & Heat
Topic 1: Temperature & Heat
Number of Days: 5.5 days
Objectives:
Examine energy transfers, conservation of energy, and identify energy that is useful vs. energy that is unavailable
Key Vocabulary:
Temperature
Thermal Energy
Heat
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 2 Energy Transfer
Topic 2: Thermal Energy Transfer in Systems
Topic 2: Thermal Energy Transfer in Systems
Number of Days: 6.5 days
Objectives:
Differentiate between renewable and non-renewable energy resources.
Investigate how energy is produced and used, including alternative energy sources in Alaska. Evaluate the impact of energy production methods on the environment.
Key Vocabulary:
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 2 Energy Transfer
Unit Test/ Labs
Unit Test/ Labs
Number of Days: 2.5 days
Standards List: MS-PS3-3, MS-PS3-4
Unit 6: Forces & Motion
Unit 6: Forces & Motion
Timing: Semester 2, Quarter 3
Teaching Time Required: 18.5 days
Textbook: Into Science Unit 6
Topic 1: Introduction to Forces
Topic 1: Introduction to Forces
Number of Days: 5.5 days
Objectives:
Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Investigate through experimentation and “real-life” examples the relationship among (1) force, mass, acceleration, and gravity, (2) speed, distance, time and acceleration, (3) force and friction.
Key Vocabulary:
Motion
Speed
Velocity
Acceleration
Force
Gravity
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 6 Forces & Motion
Topic 2: Newton's Laws of Motion
Topic 2: Newton's Laws of Motion
Number of Days: 5.5 days
Objectives:
Describe gravity as an attractive force between two objects that depends on the mass of the interacting objects. Explain how the orbital motion of planets provides evidence for this force.
Explain “real-life” examples of linear and rotational motion using Newton’s Laws of Motion.
Key Vocabulary:
Inertia
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 6 Forces & Motion
Topic 3: Collisions Between Objects
Topic 3: Collisions Between Objects
Number of Days: 5 days
Objectives:
Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other, even though the objects are not in contact.
Describe gravity as an attractive force between two objects that depends on the mass of the interacting objects. Explain how the orbital motion of planets provides evidence for this force.
Key Vocabulary:
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 6 Forces & Motion
Unit Test/ Labs
Unit Test/ Labs
Number of Days: 2.5 days
Standards List: MS-PS2-1, MS-PS2-2
Unit 7: Electric & Magnetic Forces
Unit 7: Electric & Magnetic Forces
Timing: Semester 2, Quarter 4
Teaching Time Required: 24.5 days
Textbook: Into Science Unit 7
Topic 1: The Magnetic Force
Topic 1: The Magnetic Force
Number of Days: 6.5 days
Objectives:
Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of magnetic forces.
Key Vocabulary:
Magnet
Magnetic Force
Magnetic Domain
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 7 Electric & Magnetic Forces
Topic 2: The Electric Force
Topic 2: The Electric Force
Number of Days: 5.5 days
Objectives:
Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric forces.
Key Vocabulary:
Electric Charge
Electric Force
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 7 Electric & Magnetic Forces
Topic 3: Fields
Topic 3: Fields
Number of Days: 4.5 days
Objectives:
Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other, even though the objects are not in contact.
Key Vocabulary:
Field
Gravitational Field
Magnetic Field
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 7 Electric & Magnetic Forces
Topic 4: Electromagnetism
Topic 4: Electromagnetism
Number of Days: 5.5 days
Objectives:
Demonstrate the relationship between electricity and magnetism.
Key Vocabulary:
Electric Current
Electric Field
Electromagnetism
Electromagnet
Electromagnetic Induction
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 7 Electric & Magnetic Forces
Unit Test/ Labs
Unit Test/ Labs
Number of Days: 2.5 days
Standards List: MS-PS2-3, MS-PS2-5
Unit 8: Waves & Information Transfer
Unit 8: Waves & Information Transfer
Timing: Semester 2, Quarter 4
Teaching Time Required: 24.5 days
Textbook: Into Science Unit 8
Topic 1: Introduction to Waves
Topic 1: Introduction to Waves
Number of Days: 6 days
Objectives:
Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
Key Vocabulary:
Wave
Medium
Amplitude
Frequency
Wavelength
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 8 Waves & Information Transfer
Topic 2: The Behavior of Mechanical Waves
Topic 2: The Behavior of Mechanical Waves
Number of Days: 5 days
Objectives:
Investigate the ways that light and sound interact with matter, expanding on wavelength, color, refraction, and reflection.
Key Vocabulary:
Mechanical Wave
Absorption
Transmission
Reflection
Refraction
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 8 Waves & Information Transfer
Topic 3: The Behavior of Light Waves
Topic 3: The Behavior of Light Waves
Number of Days: 5.5 days
Objectives:
Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Key Vocabulary:
Electromagnetic Waves
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 8 Waves & Information Transfer
Topic 4: Information Transfer
Topic 4: Information Transfer
Number of Days: 5.5 days
Objectives:
Support the claim that digitized signals (sent as wave pulses) are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information.
Key Vocabulary:
Signal
Encoding
Analog Signal
Digital Signal
Noise
Resources and Materials:
Into Science: Physical Science - Unit 8 Waves & Information Transfer
Unit Test/ Labs
Unit Test/ Labs
Number of Days: 2.5 days
Standards List: MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2, MS-PS4-3
Scientific Process Skills
Scientific Process Skills
Timing: All year
Teaching Time Required: Varies
Textbook: Embedded throughout
Objectives
Objectives
Ask questions, predict, observe, describe, measure, classify, make generalizations, infer, and communicate.
Plan and carry out scientific investigations of various types (such as systematic observations or experiments), identify variables, collect and organize data, interpret data in charts, tables, and graphics, analyze information, make predictions, and defend conclusions.
Select appropriate tools for collecting qualitative and quantitative data and record measurements (volume, mass, distance) in metric units.
Develop a model describing phenomenon.
Conduct research to learn how the local environment is used by a variety of competing interests (e.g. competition for habitat/resources, tourism, oil, mining companies, and hunting groups).
Use standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations.
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