Science 8 Course Outline 2011/2012

 

  1. Science Assessment Review:
    1. Measurement (length, volume, mass, metric units)
    2. Density
    3. Buoyancy

 

  1. Atmosphere
    1. Composition, structure and function
    2. Air pressure, altitude, and density
    3. Winds – global and local
    4. Air Quality – pollution

 

  1. Weather:
    1. Energy:

                                                               i.      Electromagnetic spectrum

                                                             ii.      Greenhouse effect

                                                            iii.      Heat transfer – Conduction, Convection, Radiation

 

    1.  Weather factors:

                                                               i.      Wind – upper air currents

                                                             ii.      Water Cycle and relative humidity

                                                            iii.      Clouds and precipitation

                                                           iv.      Air masses

                                                             v.      Fronts

                                                           vi.      Storms and Hurricanes

                                                          vii.      Emergency Preparations

                                                        viii.      Recording and forecasting weather

 

    1. Climate

                                                               i.      Climate factors

                                                             ii.      Atmospheric changes : global warming, ozone depletion

 

  1. Astronomy
    1. Rotation : Day/Night
    2. Revolution: Years
    3. Seasons: Tilt
    4. Models of the Solar System
    5. Gravity: Mass and Distance
    6. Inertia and momentum
    7. Moon motions and phases
    8. Tides
    9. Eclipses
    10. Celestial Bodies

 

  1. Science Assessment Review : Mass and Momentum, Graphing

 

  1. Inside the Earth
    1. Density
    2. Transfer of Energy – Conduction Convection, Radiation
    3. Structure of Earth’s Interior
    4. Plate Tectonics
    5. Landforms
    6. Earthquakes and Volcanoes
    7. Minerals
    8. Rocks – Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
    9. Rock Cycle

 

  1. Science Assessment Review
    1. Microscope parts
    2. Measuring using a microscope
    3. Classification
    4. Using a dichotomous key

 

  1. Earth’s Changing Surface
    1. Spheres of the earth
    2. Landforms (mountains, plains, plateaus)
    3. Topography

                                                               i.      Latitude, Longitude

                                                             ii.      Time Zones

                                                            iii.      Topographical Maps

 

    1. Mechanical and chemical weathering
    2. Agents of erosion

 

  1. Ecology and Environmental Science
    1. Relationships in ecosystems
    2. Food Webs
    3. Natural Resources
    4. Alternative Energies

 

  1. Science Assessment Review
    1. Scientific Method, Experimental design
    2. Cells – animal vs. plant
    3. Plants – parts, photosynthesis, reproduction
    4. Genetics – Punette Squares, Pedigree charts
    5. Human Body Systems