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Honors Physical Science

Lower Dauphin School District

Curriculum Guide

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

Synopsis of Curriculum

The 8th grade Honors Physical Science course covers essentially the same curriculum as the Physical Science course with more of an emphasis on designing, reporting, and presenting findings from inquiry-based labs. The content is covered at an accelerated rate, incorporating in-depth mathematical concepts into the science curriculum.

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