Brian D. Beadle
Vista Heights Middle School
484 Pony Express Parkway
Saratoga Springs, UT 84045
801-610-8770 ext. 202
bbeadle@alpinedistrict.org
VISTA HEIGHTS 8TH GRADE SCIENCE
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Utah 8th Grade Core Standards
Crosscutting Concepts of Science
5 E Model
Disclosure Document
SAGE Info & Review
About Me
Contact Me
Classroom Blog
Scientific method
Vocabulary
Spaghetti Towers
Nature of Science
Scientific Instruments
Conducting Scientific Research
Experimental Design, Variables & Procedures
Collecting Data & Graphing Basics
Data Tables & Collecting Data
Lab Write Up
Citing Secondary Resources
Field Research
Black Bottle
Physics
Unit 1: Mass, Matter & Forces
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Mass & Matter
Forces & Inertia (Books Lab)
Flicking Masses Lab
Newtons Three Laws of Motion
Mass, Weight & Gravity
Building Bridges - Weight Support
Parachute Lab
Balanced Forces - Airplane Arodynamics
Test Review Questions
Unit 2: Energy
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Forms of Energy
Gravitational Potential Energy
Elastic Potential Energy
Lab Wrap Up & Focus on Energy
Heat
Waves
Sound
Light
Energy Transfer
Unit 3: Simple Machines
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Investigating Levers
Levers & Mechanical Advantage
Investigating Inclined Planes
Mechanical Advantage of Inclined Planes
Chemistry
Chemistry Fundamentals
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Atomic Structures & the Periodic Table
Periodic Table Basics
Bonding Basics
Unit 1: Chemical & Physical Properties
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Chemical & Physical Properties
Chemical & Physical Changes
Phundamental in Physical Properties Lab
Phase Change - Boiling Water Lab
Candle Lab
Unit 2: Chemical Reactions
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Chemical Equations & Conservation
Endo/Exothermic Reactions
Magnesium Oxide Lab
Rates of Reactions
Geology
Vocabulary Terms
Unit 1: Earthquakes & Volcanoes
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Observations of Japans Earthquake
Looking Into Japan's Fault; Mapping the Depth of Japan's Earthquakes
Predicting Earthquakes
Convection Current Lab
Earthquake Explained
Describing Earthquakes
Finding the Epicenter Lab
Engineering Practices
Additional Earthquake Materials
Wasatch Fault
Volcanoes
Yellowstone Super Volcano
Inside the Earth
Research Approach
Earthquake Emergency Preparedness
Seismograph Interpretation
Unit 2: Rocks & Minerals
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Rock Observations
Rock & Mineral Formation
Mineral Properties
Rock ID Lab
Weathering, Erosion & Sediment
Relative Dating Techniques
Relative Dating Techniques
Geological History - Capitol Reef
Rock Cycle
Fossils & Earth History
Soil Formation
Ecology
Vocabulary
Photosynthesis & Respiration
Food Webs
Ecological Economics
Symbiotic Relations
Population Dynamics
Invasive Species
Easter Island
Post SAGE
Rocket Science
Utah's Energy Initiative
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Video's
Penny Airplane
