Tucson Unified School District Science
Chemical Building Blocks Unit, 8th Grade
Science Scope and Sequence, Chemical Building Blocks Unit, 8th Grade
Part One- An Introduction to Matter
Unifying Concept: Properties of and Changes in Matter
Constant Standards routinely addressed in each part of the unit:
Strand 1: Inquiry Process
(8-S1-C1) Formulate predictions, questions, or hypotheses based on observations.
Locate appropriate resources.
(8-S1-C2) Design and conduct controlled investigations.
(8-S1-C3) Analyze and interpret data to explain correlations and results; formulate
new questions.
Part Two- Changes in Matter
Unifying Concept: Particle Motion and Conservation of Energy
Constant Standards routinely addressed in each part of the unit:
Strand 1: Inquiry Process
(8-S1-C1) Formulate predictions, questions, or hypotheses based on observations.
Locate appropriate resources.
(8-S1-C2) Design and conduct controlled investigations.
(8-S1-C3) Analyze and interpret data to explain correlations and results; formulate new
questions.
Strand 2: History and Nature of Science
(8-S2-C1) History of Science as a Human Endeavor
(8-S2-C2) Nature of Scientific Knowledge
Strand 2: History and Nature of Science
(8-S2-C1) History of Science as a Human Endeavor
(8-S2-C2) Nature of Scientific Knowledge
Target Content Standards: shall be emphasized during the lessons and used in a
formal assessment to evaluate student mastery.
Strand 1: Inquiry Process
(8-S1-C4) Communicate results of investigations.
Target Content Standards: shall be emphasized during the investigation and used in a
formal assessment to evaluate student mastery.
Strand 4: Life Science
(8-S4-C4) Diversity, Adaptation and Behavior
Strand 5: Physical Science
(8-S5-C1) Properties and Changes of Properties in Matter
Strand 5: Physical Science
(8-S5-C1) Properties and Changes of Properties in Matter
Part Three- Elements and the Periodic Table
Unifying Concept: History and Uses of the Periodic Table
Constant Standards routinely addressed in this part of the unit:
Strand 1: Inquiry Process
(8-S1-C1) Formulate predictions, questions, or hypotheses based on observations. Locate appropriate resources.
(8-S1-C2) Design and conduct controlled investigations.
(8-S1-C3) Analyze and interpret data to explain correlations and results; formulate new questions.
Strand 2: History and Nature of Science
(8-S2-C1) History of Science as a Human Endeavor
(8-S2-C2) Nature of Scientific Knowledge
Target Content Standards: shall be emphasized during the lessons and used in a formal assessment to evaluate student mastery.
Strand 5: Physical Science
(8-S5-C1) Properties and Changes of Properties in Matter
TUSD Science Chemical Building Blocks Unit 2014
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