8th Grade Comprehensive Curriculum
VPSB Activities

Unit 1: Properties of
Matter
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Chevron Materials Correlated to Unit 8 graduated cylinders, 8 Ohaus triple beam balances, 8 beakers, 8 graduated cylinders, pkg. of 500 5-mL transfer pipettes GLXs with temperature sensors and pH sensors Various sensors Click the button below to schedule your Chevron Energy for Learning science materials!
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Science Safety Video
How Scientists Work: The Scientific Method A Cool
Periodic Table
Compounds and Elements Use various GLX sensors in Activity 1 to investigate absorbency of paper tower! Use Chevron materials in other CC activities! |
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Chevron Materials Correlated to Unit 1 QX5 computer (digital) microscope connected to laptop for presentation or Pro-scope digital microscope 8 primary microscopes 8 magnifying glasses 8 rock and mineral test kits 1 rock formation and identification lab set 8 classroom rock and mineral collections 8 beakers, 8 graduated cylinders, pkg. of 500 5-mL transfer pipettes, 15 ml test tubes 8 triple beam balances force sensors 8 Pangea plate tectonic activity models 2 water dispensing jugs 4 corning hot plates, paraffin candles 25 safety goggles Set-up: 4 electric extensions, 8 ring stands with rings Click the button below to schedule your Chevron Energy for Learning science materials!
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Activities Adapted to Chevron Materials What is a
Mineral?
Mineral Groups
Mineral Identification Lab
Rock Identification Lab
Rock Identification
Interactive Rock Cycle
Earthquakes & Patterns Use force sensors in place of spring scales to measure weights. Use Chevron materials in other CC activities!
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Unit 3: Geologic History
of Earth
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Chevron Materials Correlated to Unit 8 rock and mineral test kits, 1 rock formation and identification lab set, 8 classroom rock and mineral collections, continental drift sets Click the button below to schedule your Chevron Energy for Learning science materials!
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Unit 4: Landforms and
Topography
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Chevron Materials Correlated to Unit 8 GLXs with pH sensors, beakers, water dispensing jugs metric rulers Click the button below to schedule your Chevron Energy for Learning science materials! |
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Testing Soils Please use the Weather Stations that are available through the internet by all schools in the parish to record daily environmental conditions! http://achieve.weatherbug.com/Registration/login.aspx Use Chevron materials in CC activities!
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Unit 5: Factors that Affect Earth
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Chevron Materials Correlated to Unit GLXs with temperature sensors, metric rulers, goose neck lamps, ring stand with clamp Click the button below to schedule your Chevron Energy for Learning science materials!
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Activities Adapted to Chevron Materials Please use the Weather Stations that are available through the internet by all schools in the parish to record daily environmental conditions! http://achieve.weatherbug.com/Registration/login.aspx Use Chevron materials in CC activities!
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Chevron Materials Correlated to Unit 8 magnetic sphere kits, 16 alnico bar magnets, 8 economy magnetic compass boards, 8 iron filings,1 natural magnet, 8 magnetic compasses 8 Ohaus triple beam balances, 16 rulers, 8 meter sticks, 8 GLXs, 8 force sensors, 8 motion sensors references: 1 reference binder middle school force and motion, 1 electricity and magnetism reference binder Click the button below to schedule your Chevron Energy for Learning science materials!
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Exploring Motion
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Unit 7: Astronomy and
Space Exploration
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Chevron Materials Correlated to Unit 1 illuminated planetarium motorized kit 8 flash lights goose neck lamps, 10 prisms, 30 diffraction grating glasses Click the button below to schedule your Chevron Energy for Learning science materials!
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Unit 8: Pollution and Its
Effects
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Chevron Materials Correlated to Unit 8 GLXs with pH sensors, temperature sensors, and turbidity sensors, beakers ,water dispensing jugs ,
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Water Quality & Plant Growth Use Chevron materials in CC activities! |