4th Quarter Spectacular Science: 7th- 8th Middle School Comprehensive Science
Join me once a week for lively lessons where we will take a deep dive into force and motion!
Sparkology Education by Elizabeth Pope
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(1,078)
What's included
8 live meetings
7 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. 🟡 Students will receive access to 1-2 homework assignments each week throughout the course. These are small tasks that I feel would be more suitable as an individual activity rather than an in-class activity. 🟡 We will also complete two projects. These projects can be as time/labor-intensive as your student wants to make them, the purpose of the project is to give students an opportunity to show their understanding of the topic. I will give them several ideas to choose from, but they also have the option to come up with their own project idea for consideration. 🟡 A vocabulary quiz and a unit test are also provided for those that would like to test their knowledge in this way. 📣 We let all students know that assignments, projects, and tests are optional based on what the adult in charge of their education requires them to do.Assessment
📒 We grade and/or give feedback on all work completed by the student, and a report card will be available for each student. 📒 We also informally asses students by using Nearpod during lessons, and by using their verbal or chat box responses to questions and discussions during the live lesson. 📒 Adults can access assignments and grades at all times through the link given at the beginning of the course.Grading
includedClass Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
These "Spectacular Science" courses are a fantastic way to meet your student's science curriculum needs! This class is part 4 of a 5-part series designed to cover an entire year of science for your 7th or 8th grader. Students will meet live once a week and be provided with optional assignments to complete outside of our live class time. Classes and assignments will include activities designed to capture every type of learner including illustrating, organizing, reading, writing, watching, researching, exploring, and game-style activities! I'm a firm believer in creating quality, engaging learning experiences, and I know middle school students will look forward to each class.
📍This specific course will focus on diving deep into Force & Motion. Objectives Include 👇
✔️ Identify balanced and unbalanced forces.
✔️ Identify and Describe the changes in position, direction, and speed of an object when acted upon by unbalanced forces.
✔️ Identify and Describe the changes in position, direction, and speed of an object when acted upon by unbalanced forces.
✔️Calculate how unbalanced forces change the speed or direction of an object’s motion.
✔️Measure and graph changes in motion.
✔️Interpret an object’s motion from a graph.
✔️Describe the characteristics of a motion graph.
✔️Investigate and describe applications of Newton’s law of inertia (Newton’s 1st Law of Motion).
✔️Investigate and describe applications of the law of force and acceleration (Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion).
✔️Investigate and describe applications of the law of action-reaction (Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion).
📍Course Outline:
🌎 Class 1 - Balanced & Unbalanced Forces
🌎 Class 2 - Net Force
🌎 Class 3 - Motion Graphing
🌎 Class 4 - Review Game Day!
🌎 Class 5 - Newton’s 1st Law
🌎 Class 6 - Newton’s 2nd Law
🌎 Class 7 - Newton’s 3rd Law
🌎 Class 8 - Review Game Day!
📍We will explore this topic in 8 live class periods. Students will be provided with at least 10 optional assignments, 1 optional vocabulary quiz, 1 optional unit test, and one optional project. (Projects can be as time/labor-intensive as the student chooses)
📣📣📣 Courses can be taken in any order! 📣📣📣
❔❔❔ If you have any questions about this course feel free to message me. I would be happy to try to accommodate your child's schedule if one of my current class times does not meet your needs. ❔❔❔
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Q1- Biomes / Abiotic & Biotic Interactions
Q2- Planets / Seasons
Q3- States of Matter / Properties of Water
Q4- Cell Theory / Plant & Animal Cells
Q5 - (4-Week Class) Lunar Cycle
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Q1- Body Systems - Emphasis on Nervous System
Q2- Conduction, Convection, & Radiation / Energy Transformations
Q3- Weather Maps & Air Pressure / Convection Currents
Q4- Plate Tectonics / Volcanoes
Q5- (4-Week Class) Hurricane Formation
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Q1- Structure of Life - Genetics
Q2- Intro to Chemistry
Q3- Ecosystem Interactions - Organism Relationships, Biodiversity, Symbiosis, Natural Selection
Q4- Force and Motion
Q5- (4-Week Class) TBDLearning Goals
NGSS MS PS2-1-Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
MS PS2-2-Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on
the object and the mass of the object.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Kahoot will be used during our last class only as a review tool. It does not require an account.
Nearpod will be used during our first three classes as an interactive presentation tool. It does not require an account.
Google Classroom will be used to distribute activities and materials that can be used outside of class. However, all private messages will remain on Outschool. This does require a google email to use as a log in.
Supply List
Learners may need to print a few handouts throughout the course, or have access to view handouts on a separate device during class. (Less than 5 pages per unit.) We typically used Nearpod, Kahoot, and Google Classroom for these courses, but take the time to clearly explain and provide support for each of these!
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined January, 2020
4.9
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a certified middle school science teacher, and have been teaching middle school science both in the public school setting, and online since 2014. It is very important to me that students enjoy the experience of learning about science and consequently, much effort is put into making lessons interactive, varied, and memorable. My experience allows me to focus on the importance of building relationships with my students and use those relationships to tailor lessons to their interests and abilities. I grow and become a better teacher every time I interact with my students! Reviews
Live Group Class
$120
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
55 min
Completed by 63 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-15
3-11 learners per class
