Content Area: Science

 

Index: 5.7B Grade 8 CPI 2

 

Standard: 5.7 - Physics

 

Strand: B - Energy Transformations

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 - The student will describe the nature of various forms of energy, including heat, light, sound, chemical, mechanical, and electrical and trace energy transformations from one form to another.

 

 

Grade: 8

 

Sample Activities:

 

·       Aeronautics

·       Future Flight Design Part II: http://futureflight.arc.nasa.gov/

·       Rocket Racer

·       3-2-1 Pop!

·       Antacid Tablet Race

·       Paper Rockets

·       Newton Car

·       Balloon Staging

·       Rocket Transportation

·       Bottle Rocket

·       Project X-35

 

 

 


The contents of the CPI's and Framework Activites come from the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJCCCS) - CD-ROM (Version 1.0), which was developed collaboratively by the Newark Teachers Union (NTU) and Seton Hall University (SHU)

For more information on this CCCS search engine contact Mitchel Gerry - mg@ntuaft.com or Mike Maillaro - mm@ntuaft.com.

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