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      Curriculum Guide

      Course Title: Physical Science
      Subject: Science
      Grade Level(s):8

      Synopsis of Curriculum

      Physical Science (8th grade) provides a review of the nature of science (scientific method, experimentation, and metrics and measurement) in addition to examining the basics of physics and chemistry.  Topics include motion, forces, work and machines, and energy followed by matter, atomic structure and the periodic table, chemical bonding, and chemical reactions.

      Units of Study Titles

      The Nature of Science

      Motion, Forces and Energy

      Simple Machines and Energy

      Matter

      Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

      Chemical Interactions

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