Mr. Stone's 8th Grade Physical Setting Science Class

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THE EIGHTH GRADE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEW YORK LEARNING STANDARDS. THE CLASS INCLUDES CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS. TOPICS INCLUDE THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, THE METRIC SYSTEM, THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER.THE ATOMIC THEORY, FORCE AND MOTION, SIMPLE MACHINES, ENERGY AND ENERGY CONSERVATION, WAVES AND WAVE THEORY. WE WILL ALSO DO A LIBRARY RESEARCH PROJECT INVOLVING ENERGY USING THE DATA BASES IN THE LIBRARY. THERE WILL ALSO BE HANDS ON ACTIVITIES TO BUILD UPON THE MAIN CONCEPTS OF THE CLASS.

   SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR 2008-2009 YEAR:

     1.  Pen and/or Pencil

     2.  Notebook or 3-ring Binder with looseleaf paper

     3.  Textbook