Course Information

Course Description- Students will use inquiry and engineering design practices to explore chemistry and physics. In this course there are three distinct and equally important dimensions to learning science; Cross Cutting Concepts, Practices, and Disciplinary Core Ideas. These dimensions are combined to form each standard—or performance expectation—and each dimension works with the other two to help students build a cohesive understanding of science over time. Crosscutting Concepts help students explore connections across the four domains of science. When these concepts, such as “cause and effect”, are made explicit for students, they can help students develop a coherent and scientifically-based view of the world around them. Science and Engineering Practices describe what scientists do to investigate the natural world and what engineers do to design and build systems. The practices better explain and extend what is meant by “inquiry” in science and the range of cognitive, social, and physical practices that it requires. Students engage in practices to build, deepen, and apply their knowledge of core ideas and crosscutting concepts. The disciplinary core ideas refers to the content.

Topical Outline for Honors Science 8 ( Disciplinary Core Ideas )

Introduction to Engineering and Experimentation

Motion

Laws of Motion

Energy

States of Matter

Understanding Atoms

Periodic Table

Elements and Chemical Bonds

Chemical Reactions and Equations

Mixtures

Electricity

Magnetism

Waves