Lower Dauphin

School District

Lower Dauphin School District

Curriculum Guide

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

Synopsis of Curriculum

Physical Science (8^th 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