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Sean Gillette
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Sean Gillette
8th Grade Science
81 Lessons
Vanguard Preparatory
Apple Valley, CA
Rural Environment
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8th Grade Science
(12 Units, 81 Lessons)
Unit 10 - Earth, Moon, and Sun(3 Lessons)
Unit 1 - First Week of School(5 Lessons)
Unit 2 - States of Matter(5 Lessons)
Unit 3 - Periodic Table(6 Lessons)
Unit 4 - Atomic Structure(5 Lessons)
Unit 5 - Chemical Reactions(11 Lessons)
Unit 6 - Forces(12 Lessons)
Unit 7 - Density and Buoyancy(6 Lessons)
Unit 8 - Motion(6 Lessons)
Unit 9 - Solutions(3 Lessons)
Unit 10 - Earth, Moon, and Sun(3 Lessons)
Unit 11 - Solar System(8 Lessons)
Unit 12 - Engineering and Design(11 Lessons)

Measuring the Diameter of the Sun
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
Earth, Moon, and Sun

Big Idea:Students will focus sunlight through a pinhole onto a sheet of paper. Knowing the distance between the projection and the pinhole allows students to calculate the diameter of the Sun using ratios.
Standards
12 Resources
50 Favorites
12 Resources
50 Favorites

Lunar Samples Activity
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
Earth, Moon, and Sun

Big Idea:Moon rocks - rock!
Standards
10 Resources
12 Favorites
10 Resources
12 Favorites

Lunar Lollipops
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
Earth, Moon, and Sun

Big Idea:Lunar Phases are a difficult subject for students to grasp. Ease their trouble by having them recreate the phases of the Moon with Lunar Lollipops.
Standards
9 Resources
107 Favorites
9 Resources
107 Favorites