Science Curriculum

8th Grade

Course Purpose:

 Eighth grade students will use scientific principles to quantify interactions among the components of the world they see.

Outcomes and Components:

SC.8.2 Students will analyze the structure of the periodic table to model atomic structure, their extended structures, and combined substances.

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Standard(s)
  SC.8.2.1 Analyze elements on the periodic table for properties. MS-PS1-1
  SC.8.2.2 Model extended structures with repeating units. MS-PS1-1
  SC.8.2.3 Model and illustrate valence electrons and their orbits. MS-PS1-1
  SC.8.2.4 Model molecules to describe composition, structure and physical properties of carbon substances. MS-PS1-1

Academic Vocabulary:  Model, analyze, determine, evaluate, illustrate

Content Vocabulary: element, electron structure, atom, orbit, ionic compound, covalent compound, crystal, physical properties, chemical properties, composition, synthetic substance, natural substance, pure substance, compound, physical change, chemical change, properties, industry, mixture, centrifuge, solution, solvent,  solute, insoluble, concentrated, dilute, suspension, colloid, periodic table, periodic law,  electron, proton, neutron, valence electrons