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Science — middle school

Middle-school science is the first chance to see that formulas describe things that actually happen. We start from quantities and units, because that is where the mistakes that follow you for years begin.

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How it works

How it works

Length
60 minutes
Where
In person · Online
Format
One-to-one · Small group
Language
Italiano · English

Syllabus

Syllabus

Measurement

  • Quantities and units
  • Instruments and uncertainty
  • Scientific notation

Forces and motion

  • Speed and acceleration
  • Forces and equilibrium
  • Levers and simple machines

Energy

  • Energy and work
  • Heat and temperature
  • Changes of state

Waves and matter

  • Light and sound
  • Basic chemistry
  • Earth science

What you will be able to do

What you will be able to do

  • Use units correctly, including in intermediate steps
  • Tell heat from temperature, and force from energy
  • Describe an experiment and say what it proves

The first meeting is free.

It is there to work out where to actually start. If I do not think I can help, I will say so.

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