Goals and Objectives:
This unit contains activities and assessment for 8th grade
physics. The initial theme is "Force and Motion." Our goal is to supply
teachers and students with material that can complement existing materials
and fulfill the adopted science standards for the SFUSD. We do not intend
to replace or write a text book on speed and velocity for 8th grade. Our
goal here is to clarify some fundamental concepts involving speed and velocity
and lay a good foundation for the understanding of concepts of kinematics
(movement) and dynamics (forces).
Unit Description
This unit introduces students to different types of motion
and to concepts such as speed, velocity and acceleration. It was designed
to prepare students to understand the concepts in the following SFUSD Content
and Performance Standards:
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Content Standard 7 |
How forces interact and cause motion |
| Performance Standards 7.2 and 7.4 | Balanced and unbalanced force and motion at a constant rate |
| Exemplar 7 | Investigating how changing forces affect the motion of an object |
Student Prerequisites
About three days per module: