In this course, students explore the building blocks of matter—atoms and molecules—and learn how they behave and interact. They study how matter changes state, how energy drives those changes, and key concepts like heat, density, and motion. By the end, students will understand the connection between matter and energy in the world around them. This is the first half of a two-part Eighth-Grade Science series. This course also encompasses Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
This course uses Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes (KSA) model to give students the opportunity to develop both real-world 21st Century Skills and Social and Emotional Learning Soft Skills to develop college and career readiness.
- Knowledge: Eighth-Grade Science, Part 1
- Skill: Creativity—Idea Design and Refinement
- Attribute: Integrity
What You’ll Learn
- Atoms, Molecules & Matter: Understand the basic building blocks of everything and how they combine.
- Energy & Change: Explore how matter changes state, how energy drives those changes, and investigate heat, density, and motion.
- Matter Energy Connection: See how energy and matter interact in the physical world and underpin natural phenomena.
- Credit Hours: 0.5
Notes
You may need a calculator to solve some of the problems in this course.
Course Features
- Lecture 0
- Quiz 0
- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level Intermediate
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
- 15 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- Lifetime
- Module 1: Atomic Structure0
- Module 2: Scale and Proportion of Atoms and Molecules0
- Module 3: Properties of Matter0
- Module 4: Identifying Patterns of Change in Properties of Matter0
- Module 5: Density0
- Module 6: Heat Energy and Molecular Movement0
- Module 7: Phase Change0
- Module 8: Midcourse Quiz0
- Module 9: The Conservation of Mass During Chemical Reactions0
- Module 10: Energy Transformations0
- Module 11: Kinetic Energy0
- Module 12: Potential Energy0
- Module 13: Friction's Effect on Motion and Total Energy0
- Module 14: Parts of a Wave0
- Module 15: Waves' Relationship to Energy0
Requirements
- Some mathematical equations in the course may necessitate a calculator to solve.
