PACING GUIDE FOR Eighth Grade Physical Science Quick Reference Page Second Semester 2005 2006 WEEK 1 Jan 4-6 Objective 8.0: Identify Newton s Three Laws of SE/ 51-54, 55-61 Newton's First and Second Laws, Newton's Third Law TECH: Transparencies 15-19; Go Online More on Newton's Laws; VFT Forces LAB: 62-63 Objective 8.1: Identify and Calculate the Elements of SE/ 5, 6-15, 22-27 Describing and Measuring Motion; Acceleration WEEK 2 Jan 9-13 Objective 8.1: Continued. TECH: Transparencies 1-3, 6-9; Go Online: Graphing Motion Activity; Data Sharing; Links on Acceleration LAB: 16-17, 28-29 SE/ 5, 6-15, 22-27 Describing and Measuring Motion; Acceleration WEEK 3 Jan 17-20 Objective 8.2: Identify Newton s First Law of TECH: Transparencies 1-3, 6-9; Go Online: Graphing Motion Activity; Data Sharing; Links on Acceleration LAB: 16-17, 28-29 SE/ 51-52 Newton's First and Second Laws TECH: Transparency 15; Go Online: More on Newton's Laws 1
WEEK 4 Jan 23-27 Objective 8.3: Identify Newton s Second Law of SE/ 52-54 Newton's First and Second Laws WEEK 5 Jan 30-Feb 3 WEEK 6 Feb 6-10 Objective 8.4: Identify Newton s Third Law of Objective 9. 0: Describe how mechanical advantages of simple machines reduce the amount of force needed for work. TECH: Transparency 16; Go Online: More on Newton's Laws LAB: 62-63 SE/ 55-61 Newton's Third Law TECH: Transparencies 17-19; Go Online: Momentum Activity SE/ 114-123, 124-135 How Machines do Work, Simple Machines WEEK 7 Feb 13-17 Objective 9.1: Describe the effect of the force on pressure in fluids. TECH: Transparencies 37-44; Go Online Types of Pulleys Activity; VFT Work and Machines LAB: 122-123, 136-137 SE/ 74-80, 90-94 Pressure, Pascal's Principle TECH: Transparencies 23, 24, 29, 30; Go Online Links on Fluids and Pressure, Hydraulic Systems Activity; VFT Forces in Fluids LAB: 81 2
WEEK 8 Feb 20-24 WEEK 9 Mar 6-10 WEEK 10 Mar 13-17 WEEK 11 Mar 20-24 Objective 9.1: Continued. (2/18-3/3 Mardi Gras/Prof. WD s) Objective 10.0: Differentiate between potential and kinetic energy. Review for CRT Criterion Referenced Test will be given here. Objective 11.0: Explain the law of conservation of energy and its relationship to energy transformation, including chemical to electrical, chemical to heat, electrical to light, electrical to mechanical and electrical to sound. SE/ 74-80, 90-94 Pressure, Pascal's Principle TECH: Transparencies 23, 24, 29, 30; Go Online Links on Fluids and Pressure, Hydraulic Systems Activity; VFT Forces in Fluids LAB: 81 SE/ 146-150, 151-155, 158-163 What is?, Forms of, Transformations and Conservation TECH: Transparencies 46-49; Go Online Links on, Links on Forms of, Transformations Activity; VFT SE/ TR: TECH: LAB: SE/ 151-155, 158-163, Transformations and Conservation, Transformations Activity; VFT 3
WEEK 12 Mar 27-31 Objective 11.0: Continued. SE/ 151-155, 158-163, Transformations and Conservation WEEK 13 April 3-7 WEEK 14 April 10-14 WEEK 15 April 24-28 Objective 11.0: Continued. SAT ARMST Objective 11.0: Continued. SAT ARMST Objective 12.0: Classify waves as mechanical or electromagnetic. (Spring Break April 17-21), Transformations Activity; VFT SE/ 151-155, 158-163, Transformations and Conservation, Transformations Activity; VFT SE/ 151-155, 158-163, Transformations and Conservation, Transformations Activity; VFT SE/ 6-10, 11-15 What are Waves, Properties of Waves TECH: Transparencies 1-7, 13; Go Online Links on Waves, More on Wave Properties LAB: 16, 24-25 4
WEEK 16 May 1-5 WEEK 17 May 8-12 Objective 12.1: Describe how earthquake waves, sound waves, water waves and electromagnetic waves can be destructive or beneficial due to the transfer of energy. Objective 12.2: Describe the electromagnetic spectrum in increasing frequencies. SE/ 6-10, 11-15, 26-29 What are Waves, Properties of Waves, Seismic Waves TECH: Transparencies 1-7, 13; Go Online Links on Waves, More on Wave Properties, Links on Seismic Waves LAB: 16, 24-25 SE/ 74-81 Waves of the Electromagnetic Spectrum WEEK 18 May 15-19 WEEK 19 May 22-25 Objective 12.2: Continued. Review for CRT Criterion Referenced Test will be given here. TECH: Transparencies 30-32; Go Online Electromagnetic Wave Activity SE/ 74-81 Waves of the Electromagnetic Spectrum TECH: Transparencies 30-32; Go Online Electromagnetic Wave Activity SE/ TR: TECH: LAB: Students will be able to read and interpret line, bar, and pie graphs. 5