Having Fun with Science Grade 8 Author:Peter J. Ketchum Detailed Description — Basic science concepts and skills are applied in various scientific fields. Students quickly learn to develop a questioning mind capable of critical thinking. Activities include: following directions, observing, comparing and contrasting, classifying, measuring, hypothesizing, and much more. Advanced activities involve coll... more »ecting and analyzing data, using a microscope, organ systems, physical and chemical change, musical data, careers in science and various applications in the fields of physics, earth science, chemistry, physical science, botany; more.