Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) 8th Grade Physical Science Essential Questions

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Georgia PerformanceStandards (GPS)8th Grade
Physical ScienceEssential Questions

• Barber Middle School
• Betsy Sanford

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S8CS1 S8CS9 Lab Safety

• Understandings
• Safety is a safety does.
• EQs
• What is lab safety?
• How is lab safety practiced?
• Why is lab safety necessary?
• How does lab safety effect scientific knowledge?

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S8CS1 S8CS9 Inquiry

• Understandings
• Scientists use a recurrent process to investigate
  the natural world.
• Science knowledge is gained using a structured
  process which generates knowledge about the
  natural world.
• Scientific hypotheses, theories and law are
  tested and revised through the use of the
  scientific method.

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S8CS1 S8CS9 Inquiry

• EQs
• What is science? What is inquiry? Why study?
• How and why is scientific knowledge gained and
  modified?
• How does science work? How do scientists study?
  How do we study the invisible?
• How do scientists arrive at their conclusions?
• How are scientific hypotheses, theories and laws
  created?
• What is the impact of modern scientific inquiry?

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S8CS1 S8CS9 Metrics

• Understandings
• Metrics is a usable base ten measurement system.
• A consistent measurement system allows for better
  communication among scientists.
• EQs
• What is the Systeme Internationale (Metric
  System)?
• Why do scientists use the metric system?
• How does the metric system work?

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S8CS10 Content Reading

• Understandings
• Scientists do not practice in isolation.
• Scientists publish their work.
• EQs
• How does content information impact lab design?
• How is science knowledge shared? How can I share
  my work?

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S8P1 Matter

• EQs
• Is the study of matter about living or non-living
  things?
• What is matter?
• What is not matter?
• Whats the matter?
• What are the properties of matter?
• How can you determine the properties of matter?
• Where is matter found?
• What is the world around me made of?
• How does matter combine to form the diverse
  substances all around us?
• How do we measure matter?
• What is density?
• What is the difference between mass and weight?
• Do we float on water because we are less dense?
• Why does a soda can sink and cruise ship float?
• What do water and air have in common?

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S8P1 Matter

• EQs
• How do we know whats in the atoms?
• What happens if an atom is split?
• What holds atoms together?
• How does the nucleus stay together?
• What are the parts of an atom?
• What are the properties of atoms?
• What are atoms made of?
• What do atoms look like?
• What is atomic mass?
• Who studied/studies atoms?
• How can you discover atoms if you cannot see
  them?
• Where do atoms come from?
• Can your recreate an atom?
• Why are atoms important?
• Why do we need to know if the atom can be split?
• What kinds of atoms make up the human body?

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S8P1 Matter

• EQs
• What are the properties of elements?
• Do we need to know all of the elements?
• What is the best way to study the elements?
• How is the periodic table arranged?
• What makes each family of the periodic table
  special?
• How do scientists create elements?
• Is Jell-O a solid or a liquid? Why?
• What happens to matter at extreme temperature or
  pressure?
• How is an equation like a recipe?

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S8P1 Matter

• EQs
• How does the world around me work?
• What does matter do?
• How does matter behave?
• How is matter different from energy?
• How do I interact with matter?
• How do the various forms of matter interact?
• Does matter get used up?
• What happens when substances undergo a chemical
  change?
• How does chemical structure determine the
  physical and chemical properties of matter?
• When two chemicals are combined, what are the
  clues that a chemical reaction has taken place?
• How is matter changed?
• How does the Law of Conservation of Matter work?
• How does understanding matter help me understand
  the world around me?

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S8P2 Energy

• Understandings
• Energy exists in two forms stored (potential)
  and in motion (kinetic).
• Energy is neither created nor destroyed, but
  transformed from one form to another.

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S8P2 Energy

• EQs
• Is the study of energy about living or non-living
  things?
• What is energy?
• Why does energy matter?
• How is energy different from matter?
• How does the world around me work?
• How do I/we interact with energy?
• How do the various forms of energy interact?
• What is the role of energy in our daily life?
• Where is energy found?
• How is energy used?
• Does energy get used up?
• How is energy transferred? How is energy
  converted?
• How is the force you exert in doing a push up
  then end result of the suns energy?
• How does the Law of Conservation of Energy work?
• How does understanding energy help me understand
  the world around me?

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S8P3 Force, Mass, and Motion

• Understandings
• Matter is affected by energy.
• Matter is affected by forces.

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S8P3 Force, Mass, and Motion

• EQs
• Are you moving?
• Why is a flying bird a poor frame of reference
  for motion?
• What causes motion?
• How do force and mass effect motion?
• Are there any rules for when or how objects
  move?
• How can Newtons Laws of Motion be demonstrated?
• What systems of forces interact in a game of
  pool?
• How does the motion of objects demonstrate
  stability?
• Why is a perpetual motion machine impossible?
• Why do NBA stars wear rubber bottom shoes?

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S8P3 Simple Machines

• EQs
• What is work?
• How is energy related to work and mechanical
  systems?
• How do simple machines interact to form complex
  mechanical systems?
• How do machines affect work?
• How do machines help us?
• How have machines changed the world?
• How are antique tools, antique machines, or
  machine ideas similar and different from the
  modern versions?
• What does it mean for a machine to be simple?
• What is simple about simple machines?
• What makes simple machines simple?
• Is a spring a simple machine? Why or why not?
• Is a zipper a simple machine? Why or why not?
• What kind of simple machine should, would, could
  I design?
• How can the basic parts of simple machines be
  rearranged to form new machines?
• Could the same basic elements be organized a
  different way to perform different functions?
• How do simple machines interact to form complex
  machines?

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S8P4 Electromagnetic Radiation

• EQs
• What is a wave?
• How does energy move?
• How can I model a wave?

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S8P5 Magnetism

• EQs
• How do you clean a bar magnet that is coated with
  iron filings? Explain.
• How do you store magnets? Why?
• Why do should magnets be stored with a metal
  plate connecting a north and south pole rather
  than like poles touching?
• Why is magnetism important?
• How does the earths magnetic core effect us?
• How are magnets used?
• How do magnets work?
• If electronic devices use magnets to function,
  why do magnets disrupt their use?
• How are magnetism and electricity related?

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S8P5 Electricity

• EQs
• How are magnetism and electricity related?
• What is electricity?
• What is needed for electrical current flow?
• How do electrical currents flow?
• When would parallel circuits be more appropriate
  than series circuits?
• Can you see electricity?
• What is electricity important to me?
• How dopes atomic structure change with electrical
  current?
• How do Bounce and Static Guard reduces static
  electricity?