• Oceanography portfolio topics
• Chemistry portfolio topics
• Physics portfolio topics

Additionally, each trimester 8th grade science students complete one long term project.

*(Not every project is completed every year. Projects not assigned to the class as a whole may be completed for portfolio credit.)

Oceanography

• Research a topic in oceanography
• Research Oil Spills
• Research one of the Channel Islands - adopt an island 
• Difficult decisions series

Chemistry

• Build an atom model
• Report on one element of the periodic table
• Difficult decisions series  

Physics

• Construct a musical instrument.
• Design a model home that is energy efficient
• Research energy sources
• Build a simple motor
• Build a small mousetrap car for the race car rally
• Research the physics of a sport
• Building Big

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