Science 8 Course Description
The objective of the science course at the grade eight level is to introduce and further the development of the student in the methods and logic of science, as well as to establish the orderly development of a body of scientific knowledge for the student. During the first unit, the student will comprehensively study the scientific method. The student will explore a broad analysis of the Earth’s air and water, plate tectonics, earthquakes, and the rocks and minerals of the earth. The course continues with units studying the structure of matter and the changes that occur in matter, the chemical nature of the Earth. The final unit is human biology covering topics such as nutrition, the digestive system, the circulatory system, and the respiratory system. The course is experimental and the student is expected to be fluent in the scientific method in order to be able to carry out laboratory and research procedures.
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