In Grade 8 Physical Science, students gain an in depth understanding of the nature and structure of matter and the characteristics of energy. The Physical Science standards continue to focus on student growth in understanding the nature of science. Students will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices by asking questions and defining problems, planning, and carrying out investigations, interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating data, constructing, and critiquing conclusions and explanations, developing, and using models, and obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information. In addition, students will complete an independent experimental or engineering design project. Students will investigate and understand that:
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Grade 8 Physical Science
Full Year (14125)
Level
Middle School
Content Area
Science
Grade(s)
8
Schools
Dorothy Hamm Middle School
Gunston Middle School
HB Woodlawn Secondary Program
Kenmore Middle School
Swanson Middle School
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Williamsburg Middle School