Glencoe Physical iScience, Grade 8, Student Edition

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ISBN: 9780078600517 | 0078600510
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 1/29/2004

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Glencoe Physical Science integrates accurate and comprehensive coverage of physics and chemistry with mathematics through our accessible text, engaging features, and variety of hands-on experiences. The critical thinking opportunities, real-world applications, and technology resources lead students to a deeper understanding of physical science, while building science process skills.

Energy and Motion	p. 2
The Nature of Science	p. 4
The Methods of Science	p. 6
Standards of Measurement	p. 14
Communicating with Graphs	p. 22
Lab: Converting Kitchen Measurements	p. 27
Lab: Design Your Own: Setting High Standards for Measurement	p. 28
Motion	p. 36
Describing Motion	p. 38
Acceleration	p. 47
Motion and Forces	p. 52
Lab: Force and Acceleration	p. 57
Lab: Design Your Own: Comparing Motion from Different Forces	p. 58
Forces	p. 66
Newton's Second Law	p. 68
Gravity	p. 75
The Third Law of Motion	p. 83
Lab: Measuring the Effects of Air Resistance	p. 89
Lab: The Momentum of Colliding Objects	p. 90
Energy	p. 98
The Nature of Energy	p. 100
Lab: Bouncing Balls	p. 106
Conservation of Energy	p. 107
Lab: Design Your Own: Swinging Energy	p. 116
Work and Machines	p. 124
Work	p. 126
Using Machines	p. 132
Simple Machines	p. 138
Lab: Levers	p. 147
Lab: Model and Invent Work Smarter	p. 148
Thermal Energy	p. 156
Temperature and Heat	p. 158
Transferring Thermal Energy	p. 164
Lab: Convection in Gases and Liquids	p. 171
Using Heat	p. 172
Lab: Conduction in Gases	p. 180
Electricity and Energy Resources	p. 188
Electricity	p. 190
Electric Charge	p. 192
Electric Current	p. 200
Lab: Identifying Conductors and Insulators	p. 206
Electrical Energy	p. 207
Lab: Design Your Own: Comparing Series and Parallel Circuits	p. 214
Magnetism and Its Uses	p. 222
Magnetism	p. 224
Electricity and Magnetism	p. 231
Producing Electric Current	p. 238
Lab: Magnets, Coils, and Currents	p. 245
Lab: Design Your Own: Controlling Electromagnets	p. 246
Energy Sources	p. 254
Fossil Fuels	p. 256
Nuclear Energy	p. 264
Renewable Energy Sources	p. 271
Lab: Solar Heating	p. 277
Lab: Use the Internet: How much does energy really cost?	p. 278
Energy on the Move	p. 286
Waves	p. 288
The Nature of Waves	p. 290
Wave Properties	p. 296
Lab: Waves in Different Mediums	p. 302
The Behavior of Waves	p. 303
Lab: Measuring Wave Properties	p. 312
Sound	p. 320
The Nature of Sound	p. 322
Properties of Sound	p. 327
Music	p. 333
Lab: Making Music	p. 338
Using Sound	p. 339
Lab: Design Your Own: Blocking Noise Pollution	p. 344
Electromagnetic Waves	p. 352
What are electromagnetic waves?	p. 354
The Electromagnetic Spectrum	p. 360
Lab: The Shape of Satellite Dishes	p. 366
Radio Communication	p. 367
Lab: Use the Internet: Radio Frequencies	p. 374
Light	p. 382
The Behavior of Light	p. 384
Light and Color	p. 389
Producing Light	p. 394
Using Light	p. 400
Lab: Make a Light Bender	p. 405
Lab: Design Your Own: Polarizing Filters	p. 406
Mirrors and Lenses	p. 414
Mirrors	p. 416
Lab: Reflections of Reflections	p. 423
Lenses	p. 424
Optical Instruments	p. 432
Lab: Make a Refracting Telescope	p. 438
The Nature of Matter	p. 446
Classification of Matter	p. 448
Composition of Matter	p. 450
Lab: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures	p. 457
Properties of Matter	p. 458
Lab: Design Your Own: Checking Out Chemical Changes	p. 466
Solids, Liquids, and Gases	p. 474
Kinetic Theory	p. 476
Lab: How Thermal Energy Affects Matter	p. 484
Properties of Fluids	p. 485
Behavior of Gases	p. 490
Lab: Testing the Viscosity of Common Liquids	p. 496
Properties of Atoms and the Periodic Table	p. 504
Structure of the Atom	p. 506
Masses of Atoms	p. 512
The Periodic Table	p. 516
Lab: A Periodic Table of Foods	p. 525
Lab: Use the Internet: What's in a name?	p. 526
Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions	p. 534
Radioactivity	p. 536
Nuclear Decay	p. 541
Detecting Radioactivity	p. 546
Nuclear Reactions	p. 551
Lab: Chain Reactions	p. 557
Lab: Model and Invent Modeling Transmutation	p. 558
Diversity of Matter	p. 566
Elements and Their Properties	p. 568
Metals	p. 570
Nonmetals	p. 578
Lab: What type is it?	p. 583
Mixed Groups	p. 584
Lab: Design Your Own: Slippery Carbon	p. 592
Chemical Bonds	p. 600
Stability in Bonding	p. 602
Lab: Atomic Trading Cards	p. 607
Types of Bonds	p. 608
Writing Formulas and Naming Compounds	p. 615
Lab: Design Your Own: Become a Bond Breaker	p. 622
Chemical Reactions	p. 630
Chemical Changes	p. 632
Chemical Equations	p. 637
Classifying Chemical Reactions	p. 640
Chemical Reactions and Energy	p. 646
Lab: Catalyzed Reaction	p. 651
Lab: Use the Internet: Fossil Fuels and Greenhouse Gases	p. 652
Interactions of Matter	p. 660
Solutions	p. 662
How Solutions Form	p. 664
Solubility and Concentration	p. 671
Particles in Solution	p. 676
Lab: Boiling Point of Solutions	p. 680
Dissolving Without Water	p. 681
Lab: Saturated Solutions	p. 686
Acids, Bases, and Salts	p. 694
Acids and Bases	p. 696
Strengths of Acids and Bases	p. 702
Lab: Acid Concentrations	p. 706
Salts	p. 707
Lab: Design Your Own: Be a Soda Scientist	p. 716
Organic Compounds	p. 724
Simple Organic Compounds	p. 726
Other Organic Compounds	p. 731
Lab: Alcohols and Organic Acids	p. 735
Petroleum-A Source of Carbon Compounds	p. 736
Biological Compounds	p. 742
Lab: Preparing an Ester	p. 748
New Materials Through Chemistry	p. 756
Materials with a Past	p. 758
Versatile Materials	p. 764
Polymers and Composites	p. 771
Lab: What can you do with this stuff?	p. 777
Lab: Can polymer composites be stronger than steel?	p. 778
Student Resources	p. 786
Science Skill Handbook	p. 788
Scientific Methods	p. 788
Safety Symbols	p. 797
Safety in the Science Laboratory	p. 798
Extra Try at Home Labs	p. 800
Technology Skill Handbook	p. 813
Computer Skills	p. 813
Presentation Skills	p. 816
Math Skill Handbook	p. 817
Math Review	p. 817
Science Applications	p. 827
Formulas	p. 831
Extra Math Problems	p. 834
Reference Handbook	p. 846
Physical Science Reference Tables	p. 846
Periodic Table of the Elements	p. 848
English/Spanish Glossary	p. 850
Index	p. 871
Credits	p. 891
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