Course Name: SCIENCE 8

Grade Level: 8th

2014-2015

Teacher name: Tania Abellan
Kate Faulk Website: http://faulkscience.weebly.com/

Email: kfaulk@lincoln.ed.cr
tabellan@lincoln.ed.cr


Course Description

Eighth grade Science is a one-year course taught in English. It covers basic topics in Physical
Science such as matter and energy; motion, forces and energy; and sound and light. Students
will develop skills that will enable them to become more independent individuals capable of
understanding and applying scientific knowledge and ideas. Special emphasis will be given to the
development of scientific process skills such as researching, collecting, and organizing data, using
formulas, designing and interpreting graphs. Inquiry-based activities will encourage critical
thinking and problem solving abilities. Providing opportunities for students to experience hands
on authentic scientific experiences is also a fundamental part of this course.

Course Objectives

analyzing information.

To design scientific experiences and activities that foster awareness, identification, action, and
interdisciplinary understanding of the physical sciences.

Contents

QUARTER I
Unit 1: The Nature of Science
Lab and Safety Basics
Data analysis and Graphing
Unit 2: Matter
Introduction to Matter
Properties of Matter


and Changes of State
Unit 3: Energy
Temperature
Thermal Energy
Energy Transfer
Quarter II
Unit 4: Atoms and the Periodic Table
The Atom
The Periodic Table


Unit 5: Interactions of Matter
Chemical Reactions
Nuclear Reactions
Quarter III
Unit 6: Motion and Forces
Motion and speed
Acceleration
Forces

Unit 7: Work, Energy, and Machines
Work, Energy, and Power
Kinetic and Potential Energy
Machines
Quarter IV
Unit 8: Electricity and Magnetism
Electric Charge and Static Electricity
Electric Current and Circuits
Magnets and Magnetism
Electromagnetism
Unit 9: Introduction to Waves


Unit 10: Light


Technology

Resources

Textbook: Science Fusion Matter and Energy; Motion, Forces and Energy; and Sound and Light
Materials: Notebook, charged iPad, pencil/pen, colored pencils, calculator, glue stick

Assessment

Tests 30%
Projects 20%
Labs and activities 20%
Quizzes 15%
Homework 15%
Note:
For further information on attendance, rules, procedures and standards refer to the documents posted on
PowerSchool or http://faulkscience.weebly.com/