Waldorf Block: Eighth Grade Physics

This block is full of illustrations, experiments, video, and in-depth teacher lessons including a 34 page unit reviewing the scientific method, physics energy, and thermodynamics. You can find a full list of classes in the complete sale listing. This class also includes all the Earthschooling PDFs for this block.

Living Lessons are video lessons where a teacher leads the class through the main lessons for this grade. You can use these lessons as examples to follow for your own teaching or can use them as supplements to your own teaching (we all need a break now and then. I would have loved to have these available on days I was ill or was taking care of my fussy baby). Scroll down to the class listings below to see the full syllabus and to view some free samples!

Eight Grade Physics Block
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #1: How Sound Propagates
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #2: Sound as Wave Through a Medium and the Doppler Effect
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #3: Sound Frequency and Pitch
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #4: Light, Lenses, and Mirrors
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #5: The Refraction of Light
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #6: Colors
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #6B: Artistic Rendering of Newton’s vs. Goethe’s Theories of Colors
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #7: Temperature and Pressure
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #8: The Focusing and Directing of Radiant Heat
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #9: The Absorption of Heat
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #10: Making an Electrical Circuit and Primitive Switch
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #10B: Making an Double Switch
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #11: Making a Telegraph
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #12: Testing Electrical Conductivity
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #13: Making an Electrical Game
8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #14: Block Review and Quiz
Block Review and Quiz PDF

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Your Instructor


Nicholas Andrea
Nicholas Andrea

Nicholas Andrea now resides in the lush woodlands of northern Delaware with his family after spending the last six years teaching at the Asheville Waldorf School in North Carolina as a grades, music, and aftercare teacher. Nicholas earned his Waldorf Elementary and Music certifications at Sunbridge Institute in Spring Valley, NY. He is passionate about the Waldorf curriculum and believes in its ability to raise capable, compassionate, and creative human beings. After the birth of their son last October, Nicholas and his partner Cassie wanted more time at home with their baby which has led Nicholas to finding Earthschooling.

Nicholas is also passionate about music, speech arts, and history. Known in other circles as “The Bard,” Nicholas’s lifelong love of music has led him to a variety of instruments including world percussion, dijeridoo, flutes of various kinds, and Irish and Scottish bagpipes. He is also a published poet, and he spends his spare time plumbing the mysteries of world history in order to understand how we got where we are and where we go from here.


Course Curriculum


  Eighth Grade Physics Block
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
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You have access to all your materials for 18-months. All materials are fully downloadable if you want to keep them for future offline access.

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