8th Grade Curriculum Overview

The 8^th grade emphasis is on the physical sciences.

We start the year by studying all forms of waves in the Sound and Light textbook. This includes a musical instrument project, an astronomy research paper and the study of seismology.

Then we move on to a more traditional study of forces and motion in the Motion, Forces and Energy textbook. During this time we will apply math skills because math is the language of science. Our largest project is building roller coasters.

During the Blue Team mock trial, we will take time to explore forensic science.

In the spring we will study chemistry using Chemical Building Blocks and Chemical Interactions textbooks. We will emphasis the structure of the periodic table and lab explorations. Each student will explore the chemistry of a common substance of their choosing.