COURSE ID: SC113585

Science 8 B

Current 2024-25
Start Date: August 28, 2024
End Date: May 30, 2025
District: Big Horn County School District #1
Grade Levels: 8th Grade
Provider: Wyoming Connections Academy

Science 8B uses multiple media sources to foster scientific inquiry and spark curiosity as the student studies elements of the physical sciences. Throughout this course, the student will discover ways that scientists use data, models, and technology to gather and apply information.

This course investigate the relationship between Force and Motion as the student explores Newton’s Laws of Motion. The student will learn about the unseen forces of gravity, magnetism, and electricity as they determine factors that affect the strength of these forces.

The role of design in machines are also explored as the student investigates the relationship between force and work with regards to the transfer of mechanical energy.