Science

Welcome to Hope Highlands Middle School Science Department

8th Grade Science

• 8.1 Contact Forces~ Why do things sometimes get damaged when they hit each other?
• 8.2 Sound Waves~ How can a sound make something move?
• 8.3 Forces at a Distance ~How can a magnet move another object without touching it?
• 8.4 Earth in Space~ How are we connected to the patterns we see in the sky and space?
• 8.5 Genetics~ Why are living things different from one another?
• 8.6 Natural Selection & Common Ancestry~ How could things living today be connected to the things that lived long ago?

• 7.1 Chemical Reactions & Matter~ How can we make something new that was not there before?
• 7.2 Chemical Reactions & Energy~ How can we use chemical reactions to design a solution to a problem?
• 7.3 Metabolic Reactions~ How do things inside our bodies work together to make us feel the way we do?
• 7.4 Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis~ Where does food come from and where does it go next?
• 7.5 Ecosystem Dynamics~ How does changing an ecosystem affect what lives there?
• 7.6 Earth’s Resources & Human Impact~ How do changes in the Earth's system impact our communities and what can we do about it?

• 6.1 Light & Matter~ Why do we sometimes see different things when looking at the same object?
• 6.2 Thermal Energy~ How can containers keep stuff from warming up or cooling down?
• 6.3 Weather, Climate & Water Cycling ~Why does a lot of hail, rain, or snow fall at some times and not others?
• 6.4 Plate Tectonics & Rock Cycling~ What causes Earth's surface to change?
• 6.5 Natural Hazards~ Where do natural hazards happen and how do we prepare for them?
• 6.6 Cells & Systems~ How do living things heal?