Grade 8
Science: Physical Science

Use the information below to get a deeper understanding of what your child has mastered and areas where your child may need more help. There are also resources you can use to find activities to support your child’s learning at home.

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Next Steps

Here are some exercises you can work on at home with your Grade 8 student.

Below Mastery

With your student, observe chemical changes such as cooking food. Gather data on color or odor changes and discuss why the changes occurred. Search “cooking chemistry” online to inform the inquiry. Look at the motion of sliding or rolling objects and talk about how size, weight, and energy affect their movement.

At or Near Mastery

With your student, observe chemical changes such as cooking food. Gather data on color or odor changes and propose reasons for the changes. Search “cooking chemistry” online to inform the inquiry. Apply forces to objects and talk about how size and weight affect the speed and energy of their movement.

Above Mastery

With your student, observe chemical changes such as cooking food. Gather data on color, odor, and state, and propose reasons for any changes. Search “cooking chemistry” online to inform the inquiry. Apply forces to various objects and calculate how the size of force and weight of object affect the speed and energy.

Talking With Your Child's Teacher

This document titled “Moving Forward: A Guide for Conversations with Your Child’s Teacher” includes helpful tips and questions to discuss with the teacher about your child’s classroom performance, academic progress, and more.

Additional Free Resources Available to Support Your Child's Learning

Use this information to have a meaningful conversation with your child’s teacher about the skills and content in the grade level and to support your child’s learning at home.

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Visit the college- and career-readiness resource hub for families to find tools to help your child achieve college and career readiness by the time they graduate from high school.
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Talking with your child's teacher

This document titled “Moving Forward: A Guide for Conversations with Your Child’s Teacher” includes helpful tips and questions to discuss with the teacher about your child’s classroom performance, academic progress, and more.
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