8th Grade Science Guide

8.2: Physics 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 1

●​ Students will make

predictions about force at a distance for various configurations of charge.

Activity: Energy Forms & Changes PhET

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ Explore how heating and cooling iron, brick, and water adds or removes energy. See how energy is transferred between objects. Build your own system, with energy

●​ Energy Forms & Changes PhET Simulation

●​ I can evaluate the

strongest evidence to support the claim of the kinetic energy of an object changes as energy is transferred to or from the object.

sources, changers, and users. Track and visualize how energy flows and changes through your system.

8.2.3 Phenomena Assessment: Motion Transfers Energy

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ Teacher selects one

●​ Ideas include the following: ●​ Avalanche

●​ I can evaluate the

strongest evidence to support the claim of the kinetic energy of an object changes as energy is transferred to or from the object.

example of kinetic energy being transferred to or from another object.

●​ Race Car (Thermal

●​ Students write a claim about the energy transferred and use evidence to support it.

Image of Formula One Car)

●​ Pool balls ●​ Rubbing two blocks together ●​ Bicycle braking

8.2.4 Phenomena: Tsunami Waves

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ Students will watch a

●​ Tsunami Survival Story

●​ I can draw a model that shows the patterns of

video and make a claim about how wave height is related to energy level.

how a wave’s amplitude is related to the energy of the wave.