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Amplify Science, Course 3 · Grade 8

Harnessing Human Energy

How can human motion power a device?

  • VR
  • Simulation
  • Hands-on

How scholars experience it

  • VR

    Headset or browser-based virtual lab — scholars step inside the investigation.

  • Simulation

    Run-the-variables simulation with live data capture into the lab notebook.

  • Hands-on

    Physical bench lab with real materials, tools and measurement.

Printable worksheet

One page-per-scholar lab sheet for Grade 8: the driving question, campus and modality check-off, prediction, data table, Claim–Evidence–Reasoning frame, take-home extension and a teacher mastery check with IEP accommodations. Works at all four Bronx Excellence campuses.

Download worksheet (PDF)

Physical science and evolution: force, waves and change over time.

Paired with the Digital Solutions Workshop and Symposium: findings published and defended.

Personalized to your scholar's IEP

Upload the IEP on the secure partner portal and this lab adapts — extended time, text-to-speech, high-contrast and sensory-aware modes, scaffolded reading and guided steps. No IEP documents or health records are stored on this site.