Eighth

Engineering and Physics partner in this exciting class that would make Sir Isaac Newton proud. Students will use teamwork, mathematics, simple machines, and critical thinking skills to explore Newton’s Laws of Inertia. SC.6.P.11.1—SC.6.P.12.1—SC.6.P.13.1—SC.6.P.13.2—SC.6.P.13.3 ||  || Located in our new Forensics Lab, students will enter the room, don lab coats and goggles, and discover the exciting world of Forensics Science. Chemistry, toxicology, chromatography, technology and DNA identification are tools used by crime scene investigators as well as our budding scientists. Students will work in stations and work together to solve a “crime”. SC.8.N.1.6—SC.8.P.8.8—SC.8.P.8.9 ||  || The Law of Conservation of Energy will be a “hot” topic in this class about heat energy. Heat transfer, metal expansion and the calculation of specific heat for different metals are all explored through direct student participation. What materials are good conductors of heat? Find out at the Science Center’s physical science lab. SC.8.P.8.4—SC.7.P.11.1—SC.7.P.11.2—SC.7.P.11.3—SC.7.P.11.4 ||  ||
 * =COURSE DESCRIPTION= || =MATERIALS AND LINKS= ||
 * ==NEWTON’S PARK (1½ HOURS)==
 * ==FORENSICS (1½ HOURS)==
 * ==THERMODYNAMICS (1½ HOURS)==