SCIENCE: EXPLORELEARNING -MIDDLE SCHOOL

GIZMO CORRELATIONSTO MDCPS PACING GUIDE

GRADE 6 REGULAR/ GRADE 6 ADVANCED – 2nd NINE WEEKS

TOPIC / NEXT GENERATION
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS / ExploreLearning Gizmos
TOPIC VI:How Weathering and Erosion Affect the Earth / SC.6.E.6.1
SC. 6. N.1.1 / Rock Cycle
TOPIC VII:Landforms of the Geosphere / SC.6.E.6.2
SC.6.N.1.1
SC.6.N.1.4
SC.6.N.2.2
SC.6.N.3.4 / Building Topographical Maps
Reading Topographical Maps
Ocean Mapping
Plate Tectonics
TOPIC VIII:Potential and Kinetic Energy / SC.6.P.11.1
SC. 6. N.1.1 / Roller Coaster Physics
Free–Fall Laboratory
Potential Energy on Shelves
Energy Conversions
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Energy Conversion in a System
TOPIC IX:Energy Transfers and the Law of Conservation of Energy / SC.6.P.11.1
SC.6.N.2.2
SC.6.N.3.2
SC.6.N.3.3 / Energy Conversion in a System
Energy of a Pendulum
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Roller Coaster Physics
Simple Harmonic Motion

GRADE 7 REGULAR/ GRADE 7 ADVANCED – 2nd NINE WEEKS

TOPIC / NEXT GENERATION
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS / ExploreLearning Gizmos
TOPIC V:Layers of Earth / SC.7.E.6.1
SC.7.E.6.5 / Density Experiment: Slice and Dice
Density Laboratory
Determining Density via Water Displacement
TOPIC VI:Changes in Earth’s Surfaces / SC.7.E.6.2
SC.7.E.6.5 / Building Topographical Maps
Reading Topographical Maps
Plate Tectonics
Earthquake – Determination of Epicenter
Earthquake – Recording Station
TOPIC VII:Rock Cycle and Processes that Shape the Earth’s Surface / SC.7.E.6.2
SC.7.E.6.6
SC.7.E.6.5
SC.7.E.6.7 / Rock Cycle
Rock Classification
TOPIC VIII:Age of Earth/Geological Time / SC.7.E.6.4
SC.7.E.6.3 / Half-life
Nuclear Decay

GRADE 8REGULAR/GRADE 8ADVANCED– 2nd NINE WEEKS

TOPIC / NEXT GENERATION
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS / ExploreLearning Gizmos
TOPIC VI: Chemical Properties and Changes ofMatter / SC.8.P.8.5
SC.8.P.8.9
SC.8.P.8.8
SC.8.P.9.1
SC.8.P.9.2
SC.8.P.9.3
SC.8.N.1.1
SC.8.N.1.2
SC.8.N.1.6 / pH Analysis
pH Analysis: Quad Color Indicator
Temperature and Particle Motion
Freezing Point of Salt Water
Electron Configuration
Covalent Bonds
Ionic Bonds
Collision Theory
TOPIC VII:Mixtures and Solutions / SC.8.P.8.4
SC.8.P.8.9
SC.8.N.1.1
SC.8.N.1.6 / Solubility and Temperature
TOPIC VIII: Photosynthesis andCellular Respiration / SC.8.L.18.1
SC.8.L.18.2
SC.8.L.18.4
SC.8.P.8.5
SC.8.N.1.1 / Photosynthesis Lab
Cell Energy Cycle
Plants and Snails
Growing Plants
TOPIC IX:Cycles of Matter / SC.8.L.18.3
SC.8.L.18.4
SC.8.N.1.1 / Cell Energy Cycle
Plants and Snails
Greenhouse Effect
Photosynthesis Lab
Prairie Ecosystem
TOPIC X: Stars and Galaxies / SC.8.E.5.2
SC.8.E.5.1
SC.8.E.5.5
SC.8.E.5.3
SC.8.E.5.4
SC.8.E.5.11
SC.8.E.5.10
SC.8.N.3.2 / H-R Diagram
Star Spectra
Gravitational Force
Orbital Motion – Kepler's Laws
Solar System

PHYSICAL SCIENCE REGULAR/HONORS– 2nd NINE WEEKS

TOPIC / NEXT GENERATION
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS / ExploreLearning Gizmos
TOPIC V:Energy / SC.912.P.10.1
SC.912.P.10.2
SC.912.P.10.3
SC.912.L.17.20 / Energy Conversion in a System
Energy Conversions
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Energy of a Pendulum
Potential Energy on Shelves
Roller Coaster Physics
Inclined Plane - Simple Machine
TOPIC VI: Work and Machines / SC.912.P.10.1
SC.912.P.10.3
SC.912.P.12.2 / Inclined Plane – Simple Machine
Ants on a Slant (Inclined Plane)
Pulley Lab
Wheel and Axle
TOPIC VII: Waves: Sound and Light / SC.912.P.10.1
SC.912.P.10.18
SC.912.P.10.21 / Doppler Shift
Hearing: Frequency and Volume
Basic Prism
Longitudinal Waves
Sound Beats and Sine Waves
Color Absorption
Additive Colors
Subtractive Colors
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
Ray Tracing (Mirrors)
Refraction
TOPIC VIII:Electricity – Static Current / SC.912.P.10.14
SC.912.P.10.15 / Coulomb Force (Static)
Circuits
Advanced Circuits
TOPIC VIII:Behavior of Gases / SC.912.L.12.10 / Boyle's Law and Charles' Law
Photosynthesis Lab
TOPIC IX:Magnetism / S.C.912.P.10.1
SC.912.P.10.2
SC.912.P.10.10
SC.912.P.10.15
SC.912.P.10.18 / Charge Launcher
Electromagnetic Induction
Magnetic Induction

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