Here is what we will be covering in 8th Grade Science: 

The first Unit is a review of the skills that the students have been working on since their 6th grade year at Viking.  We will start the year with Chemistry.  This Unit is the overarching theme for the rest of the Units.  As we explore the units, we will constantly be referring back to how chemistry is involved in all the different aspects of the world around us.

Process Skills - Scientific Method, Metirc System, and Graphing

Chemistry - Stucutre of Matter, Periodic Table, Chemical Formulas, Balancing Chemical Equations and Types of Atomic Bonding

Applied Chemistry - Organic Compounds, Fossil Fuels, and Alternative Energy

Cell Processes - Cell Theory, Osmosis & Diffusion, Photosynthesis, Respiration, and Fermentation

Taxonomy and Kingdoms - Definition of Life, Classification System, Taxonomy, Dichotomous Keys, Prokaryote Domains, Kingdom Fungi, and Kingdom Protist 

Cold-blooded vertebrates - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles

Warm-blooded vertebrates - Birds and Mammals

Mammalian Brain - Different Lobes of the Brain - location and function, Parts of a Neuron - Location and Function

Weather - The Layers of the Atmoshphere, Air Pressure, Types of Fronts, Types of Clouds, and Severe Weather

Ecology - Matter Cycles, Energy Cycles, Communities, Relationships, and Succession

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