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
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
Unit 2: Rocks & Minerals
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Rock Observations
Rock & Mineral Formation
Mineral Properties
Rock ID Lab
Weathering, Erosion & Sediment
Relative Dating Techniques
Geological History - Capitol Reef
Rock Cycle
Ecology
Vocabulary
Photosynthesis & Respiration
Food Webs
Ecological Economics
Symbiotic Relations
Population Dynamics
Invasive Species
Easter Island
Post SAGE
Rocket Science
Utah's Energy Initiative
Penny Airplane
