8th Grade Syllabus Unit 1: Chemical Interactions August 18 - 25   Chapter 1: The Nature of Science  pages 5 - 27 Aug 26 - Sep 2   Chapter 2: Inside the Atom  pages 29 - 57 Sept. 7 - 17   Chapter 3: The Periodic Table  pages 59 - 87 Sept 20 - 28  Chapter 4: Chemical Reactions  pages 89 - 117 Unit 2: Physical Interactions Sep 9 - Oct 8  Chapter 5: States of Matter  pages 120 - 151 Oct 11 - 21  Chapter 6: Newton's Laws of Motion  pages 152 - 183 Oct 22 - 29  Chapter 7: Waves  pages 184 - 213 Unit 3: Earth's Interior Nov 1 - 8  Chapter 8: Minerals  pages 216 - 243 Nov 9 - 19  Chapter 9: Rocks  pages 244 - 273 Nove 29 - Dec 8  Chapter 10: Plate Tectonics  pages 274 - 301 Dec 9 - 20  Chapter 11: Earthquakes and Volcanoes  pages 302 - 335 Unit 4: Change Over Time Jan 4 - 12  Chapter 12: Traits and How They Change  pages 338 - 363 Jan 13 - 24  Chapter 13: Clues to Earth's Past  pages 364 - 393 Jan 25 - Feb 3  Chapter 14: Geologic Time  pages 394 - 427 Unit 5: Interactions in Earth's Systems Feb 4 - 15  Chapter 15: Atmosphere  pages 430 - 457 Feb 16 - 24  Chapter 16: Weather  pages 458 - 487 Feb 25 - Mar 3  Chapter 17: Climate  pages 488 - 517 Mar 4 - 24  Chapter 18: Oceans  pages 518 - 551 Unit 6: You and the Environment Mar 25 - Apr 5  Chapter 19: Our Impact on Land  pages 554 - 579 Apr 6 - 14 Chapter 20: Our Impact on Water and Air  pages 580 - 605 Apr 15 - 22  Chapter 21: Interactions of Human Systems  pages 606 - 635 Unit 7: The Universe Apr 25 - May 3  Chapter 22: The Sun-Earth-Moon System  pages 638 - 667 Apr 4 - 13  Chapter 23: The Solar System  pages 668 - 701 May 16 - 26  Chapter 24: Stars and Galxies  pages 702 - 735 Clicking on the chapters that are underlined will take you to the Glencoe helps section for that chapter.