8th Grade Integrated Science (Heim):

Quarter Four

Energy and Power

  1. The Nature of Energy
  2. Energy Conservation and Conversion
  3. Power

Thermal Energy and Transfer

  1. Temperature and Thermal Energy
  2. The Nature of Heat
  3. Thermal Energy and States of Matter
  4. Uses of Heat

Characteristics of Waves

  1. What are waves?
  2. Properties of Waves

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

  1. Nature of Electromagnetic Waves
  2. Producing Light

Light

  1. Reflection and Mirrors
  2. Refraction and Lenses
  3. Color

Sound

  1. Nature of Sound
  2. Properties of Sound