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Grades 6-8 Physical Science: Physics
Take your children on a hands-on exploration of motion, forces, energy and more with this multisensory study of physics! It’s time to experiment with physics in a fun and engaging way that your children will never forget! Highlights include over 35 hands-on experiments to engage your children and provide a multisensory exploration of classical physics. Each chapter includes current and active links to multiple videos, hands-on activities, experiments, readings, worksheets, charts, interactive websites, games, full-color high resolution graphics, and more!
This unit study is part of our physical science core curriculum series for grades 6-8. The time needed to complete this unit study will vary for each child, but you should expect to spend approximately 60 hours.
Take a peek inside:
Physics in daily life
History of classical physics
Motion and force
Speed, velocity, and acceleration
Friction
Gravity
Galileo
Newton’s three laws of motion
Momentum
Centripetal force
Tension and compression
Physics in art and architecture
Fluid dynamics
Atmospheric pressure
Buoyancy and density
Pascal’s principle
Bernoulli’s principle
Aerodynamics
Work and machines
Simple and complex machines
Potential and kinetic energy
Amusement park physics
Energy transfer
Thermal energy and heat
Heat transfer
Heat engine and combustion
and much more!
All activities in this unit study are presented in an easy to follow format with an active and updated web link. Click on the link and the best resources on the World Wide Web appear for your children. The links bring the world to your children by providing streaming videos, interactive web sites, educational games, audio files, and more. At Intellego Unit Studies, we believe in the varied learning styles and multiple intelligences of every child. That’s why all of our unit studies include reading and writing activities, videos, art, music, comparisons, drawing and painting, discussions, hands-on activities, art projects, full-color high resolution graphics, printable activity pages, and more!
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At Intellego Unit Studies, our mission is to provide engaging curriculum that meets the need of the 21st century student. Using the best resources available on the Internet, Intellego Unit Studies unites technology, learning style theory, and multisensory activities to help children reach their true academic potential.
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