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HCPS Academic & Career Planning Guide

Accelerated Physical Science

Advanced Physical Science

  • Course #4125V
  • Middle School/Required
  • 36 Weeks

Description

  • Utilize science and engineering practices
  • Explore the particle nature of matter, organization and use of the periodic table, physical and chemical properties and changes, and energy transfer/transformations
  • Explore properties and nature of waves, electricity and magnetism, and motion and the forces acting on them
  • Examine Earth, moon, sun relationships and our place in the solar system and Earth’s atmosphere and weather
  • Advanced science course work requires additional complex application of the content. This can be demonstrated through additional lab work, student research projects or an equivalent

Students will take Grade 8 Science SOL assessment