8th Grade Science Curriculum Map
Additional Resources
http://smartboardgoodies.com
http://www.uen.org/k12student/ K-12
Pete's PowerPoint Station
Steve Spangler Experiments
Internet4Classrooms-Science Activities
Ecology Activities
PBS Kids--ZOOM Science Activities
http://www.stemresources.com/
Magic School Bus Science Experiments
K-8 "Science Kids" Activities
science-class.net (K-8)
Bill Nye Printable Science Activities
7-12 Grade Science Interactives (uen)
Grade___8______ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___Embedded_____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
Embedded Inquiry
Grade Level Expectations:
GLE 0807.Inq.1
Design and conduct open-ended scientific investigations.
GLE 8707.Inq.2
Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, organize, analyze, and interpret data.
GLE 0807.Inq.3
Synthesize information to determine cause and effect relationships between evidence and
explanations.
GLE 0807.Inq.4
Recognize possible sources of bias and error, alternative explanations, and questions for further
exploration.
GLE 0807.Inq.5
Communicate scientific understanding using descriptions, explanations, and models.
Checks for Understanding
0807.Inq.1 Design and conduct an open-ended scientific investigation to answer a question that
includes a control and appropriate variables.
0807.Inq.2 Identify tools and techniques needed to gather, organize, analyze, and interpret data
collected from a moderately complex scientific investigation.
0807.Inq.3 Use evidence from a dataset to determine cause and effect relationships that explain a
phenomenon.
0807.Inq.4 Review an experimental design to determine possible sources of bias or error, state
alternative explanations, and identify questions for further investigation.
0807.Inq.5 Design a method to explain the results of an investigation using descriptions, explanations,
or models.
State Performance Indicators
SPI 0807.Inq.1
Design a simple experimental procedure with an identified control and appropriate variables.
SPI 0807.Inq.2
Select tools and procedures needed to conduct a moderately complex experiment.
SPI 0807.Inq.3
Interpret and translate data in a table, graph, or diagram.
SPI 0807.Inq.4
Draw a conclusion that establishes a cause and effect relationship supported by evidence.
SPI 0807.Inq.5
Identify a faulty interpretation of data that is due to bias or experimental error.
Resources
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___Embedded_____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
Embedded Inquiry
Grade Level Expectations:
GLE 0807.Inq.1
Design and conduct open-ended scientific investigations.
GLE 0807.Inq.2
Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, organize, analyze, and interpret data.
GLE 0807.Inq.3
Synthesize information to determine cause and effect relationships between evidence and
explanations.
GLE 0807.Inq.4
Recognize possible sources of bias and error, alternative explanations, and questions for further
exploration.
GLE 0807.Inq.5
Communicate scientific understanding using descriptions, explanations, and models.
Checks for Understanding
0807.Inq.1 Design and conduct an open-ended scientific investigation to answer a question that
includes a control and appropriate variables.
0807.Inq.2 Identify tools and techniques needed to gather, organize, analyze, and interpret data
collected from a moderately complex scientific investigation.
0807.Inq.3 Use evidence from a dataset to determine cause and effect relationships that explain a
phenomenon.
0807.Inq.4 Review an experimental design to determine possible sources of bias or error, state
alternative explanations, and identify questions for further investigation.
0807.Inq.5 Design a method to explain the results of an investigation using descriptions, explanations,
or models.
State Performance Indicators
SPI 0807.Inq.1
Design a simple experimental procedure with an identified control and appropriate variables.
SPI 0807.Inq.2
Select tools and procedures needed to conduct a moderately complex experiment.
SPI 0807.Inq.3
Interpret and translate data in a table, graph, or diagram.
SPI 0807.Inq.4
Draw a conclusion that establishes a cause and effect relationship supported by evidence.
SPI 0807.Inq.5
Identify a faulty interpretation of data that is due to bias or experimental error.
Resources
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ____0____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
Resources
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
**SET UP SCIENTIST NOTEBOOK TO BE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR**
Excellent site to provide guidance and examples:
http://www.sciencenotebooks.org/
1st Assignment: Draw a Scientist
Have students imagine a scientist at work and “draw what
they saw.”
Use their sketches to discuss misconceptions about what
scientists look like, what they wear, what they do, etc.
2nd Assignment: Scientists _____________.
Have students make a list of verbs to fill in the blank.
Examples may include: discover, think, explore, experiment,
measure, test, etc.
Use their answers to jumpstart discussion of things scientists
do.
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ____1____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
Resources
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
*See Week 0*
*See Week 0*
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BrainPOP Scientific Method
BrainPOP Science Projects
GLE 0807.Inq.1 Design and conduct open-ended scientific investigations.
Design a Backpack STEM
Discovery Education Video Clips:
0807.Inq.1
Design and conduct an open-ended scientific investigation to answer a
question that includes a control and appropriate variables.
SPI 0807.Inq.1 Design a simple experimental procedure with an identified control and
appropriate variables.
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Experiment #1: Simulated Lightning With Ground Wire.
Experiment #2: Modern Phone and Wiring
Test #2: Simulated Suzy on a Swing
Experiment #3: Older Phone and Wiring
Experiment #4: The Shower Scene
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 1, p. 8-13
SKILLS HANDBOOK p. 468-473
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Know that the engineering design process involves an ongoing series of
events that incorporate design constraints, model building, testing,
evaluating, modifying, and retesting.
0807.T/E.2
Apply the engineering design process to construct a prototype that
meets certain specifications.
SPI 0807.T/E.2
Evaluate a protocol to determine if the engineering design process was
successfully applied.
BrainPOP Building Basics
BrainPOP Bridges
BrainPOP Science Projects
BrainPOP Waves
Mousetrap vehicle
Designing Balloon cars
Invention Playhouse
Designing a Space Station
p. 475-476
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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How Do Scientists Work?
The Challenge of Spacesuits for the Mars Mission.
"Ground-Breaking" Technology: The Earthquake Simulator.
Grade_____8____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___2-3_____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
Resources
BrainPOP Microscopes
Discovery Education Video Clips:
GLE 0807.Inq.2
Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, organize, analyze, and
interpret data.
0807.Inq.4
Review an experimental design to determine possible sources of bias or
error, state alternative explanations, and identify questions for further
investigation.
SPI 0807.Inq.2
SPI 0807.Inq.5
Select tools and procedures needed to conduct a moderately complex
experiment.
Identify a faulty interpretation of data that is due to bias or
experimental error.
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Finding Mean, Median and Mode
Collecting Family Statistics
Collecting Information and Using Statistics.
Experimental Stage: Six Steps
Fire and Electrical Hazards
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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Scientific Measurements: Measuring Time Accurately.
Scientific Method: The Wright Brothers Design and Redesign
Their Aircraft.
Scientific Investigation: Modern Forensics.
Scientific Measurements: Determining Latitude and Longitude.
Scientific Measurements: Measuring Time Accurately (2).
Flinn Safety Contract
sciencespot.net (Metric Mania, Gummy Bear Lab)
middleschoolscience.com
(Dunkin’ for Density, Volume Lab, Triple Beam Balance)
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 4, p. 100-117
SKILLS HANDBOOK p. 473-474
p. 477-478
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week __4-5_(2 PAGES)_____
Academic Vocabulary: biodiversity
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.5.1
Identify various criteria used to classify organisms into groups.
0807.5.1
Select characteristics of plants and animals that serve as the basis for
developing a classification key.
SPI 0807.5.1
Use a simple classification key to identify an unknown organism.
Resources
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Classification
Mollusks
Birds
Metamorphosis
Conditioning
Six Kingdoms
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 1
Loose in the Lab Activity—Taxonomy from L. to W.
DICHOTOMOUS KEY
Inquiry lab using a dichotomous key
Shark Dichotomous Key from Glencoe
Shark Dichotomous Key online version
BrainPOP Classification
BrainPOP Mollusks
CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
Information on how climate change has affected
ecosystems and their effects on biodiversity.
SPI Discovery Education Video Clips:
 The Characteristics of Life
 The Properties of Life
 Organisms Found in Pond Water: Protozoa
 Intelligent Mammals
 Lesson One: Life and Cells
CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
Grade____8____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___4-5 CONTINUED_____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
Resources
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.5.2
Use a simple classification key to identify a specific organism.
0807.5.2
Create and apply a simple classification key to identify an organism.
SPI 0807.5.2
Analyze structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations to predict
which populations are likely to survive in a particular environment.
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Design and conduct open-ended scientific investigations.
GLE 0807.Inq.4
Recognize possible sources of bias and error, alternative explanations,
and questions for further exploration.
SPI 0807.Inq.3
Interpret and translate data in a table, graph, or diagram.
Form and Function
Build A Beast
Adaptation Project
Fat as an Adaptation activity
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Penguins
Hibernation
Honeybees
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 1
Pandas
Bats
Gills
Natural Selection
Adaptations Over Time Pre-Assessment
Natural Selection - A Photo story
Variations and Adaptations in Natural Selection Flipchart
Animal Creator Activity
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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Relationships Between Creatures
Benefits of Living Together
Fig Trees of Sulawesi: Symbiotic Relationship.
Biotic Factors
Kingdom Plantae
nclark.net (Pamishan Creatures)
microdeworld.org (Creepy Critters)
scribd.com (Harry Potter and the Dichotomous Key)
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Grade_____8____ Science Pacing Guide
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Academic Vocabulary: physiological adaptation, population
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.5.3
Analyze how structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations
within a population enable it to survive in a given environment.
0807.5.3
Compare and contrast the ability of an organism to survive under
different environmental conditions.
SPI 0807.5.2
Analyze structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations to predict
which populations are likely to survive in a particular environment
SPI 0807.5.3
Analyze data on levels of variation within a population to make
predictions about survival under particular environmental conditions.
Resources
Loose in the Lab Activity—Adaptable Cactus
BrainPOP Penguins
BrainPOP Hibernation
BrainPOP Honeybees
TEXTBOOK p. 40-47
BrainPOP Pandas
BrainPOP Bats
BrainPOP Gills
BrainPOP Natural Selection
Build A Beast
Form and Function
Adaptations Over Time Pre-Assessment
Natural Selection - A Photo story
Variations and Adaptations in Natural Selection Flipchart
Animal Creator Activity
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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 Relationships Between Creatures
 Benefits of Living Together
 Fig Trees of Sulawesi: Symbiotic Relationship.
 Biotic Factors
 Kingdom Plantae
BrainPOP Bats
BrainPOP Genetic Mutations
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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Animal Adaptations to Desert Conditions
Successful Prescribed Burns: A Revival of Plant and Animal Life.
The Greenhouse Effect Defined: Global Warming.
The Warming of The Ocean: Its Effect on the Arctic Food Web.
Physical and Abiotic Factors Impact Living Systems.
CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___6-7 CONTINUED_____
Academic Vocabulary: physiological adaptation, population
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
Resources
GLE 0807.5.4
Explain why variation within a population can enhance the chances for
group survival.
0807.5.3
Compare and contrast the ability of an organism to survive under
different environmental conditions.
0807.5.4
Collect and analyze data relating to variation within a population of
organisms.
BrainPOP Genetic Mutations
BrainPOP Natural Selection
BrainPOP Bats
Build A Beast
TEXTBOOK p. 40-47
Form and Function
Cheetah Genetic diversity Project
Human and White Tail Deer Population genetics
Food Chains and Food Webs
Adaptations Over Time PreAssessment
Natural Selection - A Photo story
Animal Creator Activity
SPI 0807.5.3
Analyze data on levels of variation within a population to make
predictions about survival under particular environmental conditions.
Discovery Education Video Clips:
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
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Animal Adaptations to Desert Conditions
Successful Prescribed Burns: A Revival of Plant and Animal Life.
The Greenhouse Effect Defined: Global Warming.
The Warming of The Ocean: Its Effect on the Arctic Food Web.
Physical and Abiotic Factors Impact Living Systems.
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Investigate fossils in sedimentary rock layers to gather evidence of
changing life forms.
0807.5.6
Prepare graphs that demonstrate how the amount of biodiversity has
changed in a particular continent or biome.
0807.5.7
Create a timeline that illustrates the relative ages of fossils in
sedimentary rock layers.
SPI 0807.5.5
Compare fossils found in sedimentary rock to determine their relative
age.
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Extinction
Human Evolution
Natural Selection
Scopes Monkey Trial
Fossils
Geologic Time
Types of Rocks
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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The End of Dinosaurs
Rocks and History
The Formation of Fossils
Humans and Animals: A Long History of Interdependence.
Grade_____8____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___8-9_(2 PAGES)____
Academic Vocabulary: physiological adaptation, biodiversity
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
Continue from weeks 6-7:
GLE 5.6;
5.6 5.7; SPI 5.5
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Resources
See previous resources
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M&M fossil age determination activity
BrainPOP Plastic
TEXTBOOK p. 52, Mini Lab p. 75
BrainPOP Earth
Chain Reaction
Food Chains and Food Webs
GLE 0807.5.5
Describe the importance of maintaining the earth’s biodiversity.
0807.5.5
Prepare a poster that illustrates the major factors responsible for
reducing the amount of global biodiversity.
Determine fossil age activity
Prepare graphs that demonstrate how the amount of biodiversity has
changed in a particular continent or biome.
Discovery Education Video Clips:
0807.5.6
SPI 0807.5.4
Identify several reasons for the importance of maintaining the earth’s
biodiversity.
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Explain why variation within a population can enhance the
chances for group survival.
0807.5.3
Compare and contrast the ability of an organism to survive
under different environmental conditions.
0807.5.4
Collect and analyze data relating to variation within a
population of organisms.
SPI 0807.5.3
Analyze data on levels of variation within a population to make
predictions about survival under particular environmental
conditions.
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Animated Video on Biodiversity (The BioDaVersity Code – take
off on The Da Vinci Code)
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Ecosystems: Balance Within Food Chains and Energy Pyramids.
Food Chains and Food Webs
Life on the Prairie Part One
Life on the Prairie: Ecology
Home of the Specialist
------------------------------------BrainPOP Genetic Mutations
BrainPOP Natural Selection
Build A Beast
Form and Function
Cheetah Genetic diversity Project
Human and White Tail Deer Population genetics
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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Animal Adaptations to Desert Conditions
Successful Prescribed Burns: A Revival of Plant and Animal Life.
The Greenhouse Effect Defined: Global Warming.
The Warming of The Ocean: Its Effect on the Arctic Food Web.
Physical and Abiotic Factors Impact Living Systems.
Grade_____8____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___8-9 CONTINUED_____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
Resources
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/geologictime.html
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/glossary/geo_time_scale.html
http://www.palaeos.com/timescale/default.html
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/timescale.html
http://www.earthscienceworld.org/timescale/
nclark.net (biomes)
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Draw a conclusion that establishes a cause and effect relationship
supported by evidence.
GLE 0807.T/E.3
Compare the intended benefits with the unintended consequences of a
new technology.
0807.T/E.3
Explore how the unintended consequences of new technologies can
impact society.
SPI 0807.T/E.3
Distinguish between the intended benefits and the unintended
consequences of a new technology.
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standards.
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___10_____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
*REVIEW ACTIVITIES FOR WEEKS 1-9
*EXTENSION ACTIVITIES FOR WEEKS 1-9
Resources
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ____11-12_(2 PAGES)___
Academic Vocabulary: chemical change
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.9.2
Explain that matter has properties that are determined by the structure
and arrangement of its atoms.
0807.9.2
Illustrate the particle arrangement and type of motion associated with
different states of matter.
0807.9.3
Measure or calculate the mass, volume, and temperature of a given
substance.
0807.9.4
Calculate the density of various objects.
SPI 0807.9.6
Compare the particle arrangement and type of particle motion
associated with different states of matter.
SPI 0807.9.7
Apply an equation to determine the density of an object based on its
mass and volume.
Resources
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Chemical Bonds
Atomic Model
Atoms
Periodic Table of Elements
Static Electricity
Measuring Matter
Nuclear Energy
States of Matter
Matter Changing States
Buoyancy
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 5, SECTION 1
States of Matter and Particle Motion Tutorial
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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Solids
Solids(2)
Energy and the Four States of Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas, and
Plasma.
Change of State
Examples of Solids, Liquids, Gases, and Plasma.
How to solve for density using an equation
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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Density
Density (2)
Density and How it Works
Measuring Density
Estimating and Calculating Density
CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week __11-12 CONTINUED______
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
Resources
BrainPOP Fireworks
BrainPOP Property Changes
BrainPOP Science Projects
Loose in the Lab Activity—Atoms in a Cage
Loose in the Lab Activity—Rubber Paper Molecule
GLE 0807.9.3
0807.9.3
Interpret data from an investigation to differentiate between physical
and chemical changes.
Measure or calculate the mass, volume, and temperature of a given
substance.
0807.9.6
Differentiate between physical and chemical changes.
SPI 0807.9.2
Identify the common outcome of all chemical changes.
SPI 0807.9.8
Interpret the results of an investigation to determine whether a
physical or chemical change has occurred.
BrainPOP Matter Changing States
BrainPOP States of Matter
Making Esters
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 5, SECTION 2
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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Covalent Bonds
Stability and Chemical Bonds
Ionic Bonds
The Periodic Table: Atomic Structure of Elements.
Overview
Chemical equations pretest
Chemical Equations group activity and minilab
Chemical Equations worksheet
Matter
Determine fossil age activity
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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Cave Formation
Extreme Erosion
Chemical Weathering
Introduction
Seashells, Stalagmites, and Other Carbon Compounds.
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___13-14_____
Academic Vocabulary: density
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.9.2
Explain that matter has properties that are determined by the structure
and arrangement of its atoms.
0807.9.2
Illustrate the particle arrangement and type of motion associated with
different states of matter.
0807.9.3
Measure or calculate the mass, volume, and temperature of a given
substance.
0807.9.4
SPI 0807.9.6
Resources
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
States of Matter and Particle Motion Tutorial
Calculate the density of various objects.
Compare the particle arrangement and type of particle motion
associated with different states of matter.
Discovery Education Video Clips:
 Solids
TEXTBOOK MINI LAB p. 164
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GLE 0807.9.1
Chemical Bonds
Atomic Model
Atoms
Periodic Table of Elements
Static Electricity
Measuring Matter
Nuclear Energy
States of Matter
Matter Changing States
Understand that all matter is made up of atoms.
0807.9.1
Identify atoms as the fundamental particles that make up matter.
SPI 0807.9.1
Recognize that all matter consists of atoms.
Solids(2)
Energy and the Four States of Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas, and
Plasma.
Change of State
Examples of Solids, Liquids, Gases, and Plasma.
-------------------------------------------Loose in the Lab Activity—Model of an Atom
BrainPOP Nanotechnology
Atoms = Building Blocks
Atom musical chairs
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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The Smallest Piece of Matter: The Atom
Atomic Theory
Formation of Chemical Bonds
Atoms
Size of Atoms
www.education.com/print/what_does_matter/
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___15_____
Academic Vocabulary: diffusion
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.9.2
Explain that matter has properties that are determined by the structure
and arrangement of its atoms.
0807.9.2
Illustrate the particle arrangement and type of motion associated with
different states of matter.
0807.9.3
Measure or calculate the mass, volume, and temperature of a given
substance.
0807.9.4
Resources
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Chemical Bonds
Atomic Model
Atoms
Periodic Table of Elements
Static Electricity
Measuring Matter
Nuclear Energy
States of Matter
Matter Changing States
States of Matter and Particle Motion Tutorial
Calculate the density of various objects.
Discovery Education Video Clips:
SPI 0807.9.6
Compare the particle arrangement and type of particle motion
associated with different states of matter.
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GLE 0807.Inq.3
0807.Inq.3
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Solids
Solids(2)
Energy and the Four States of Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas, and
Plasma.
Change of State
Examples of Solids, Liquids, Gases, and Plasma.
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 6
Synthesize information to determine cause and effect relationships
between evidence and explanations.
Use evidence from a dataset to determine cause and effect
relationships that explain a phenomenon.
MINI LAB p. 171, p. 176-177
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Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___16_____
Academic Vocabulary: element, electron, proton, neutron, atomic number, neutral, atomic mass, atom, periodic table*, symbol*
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.9.1
Understand that all matter is made up of atoms.
0807.9.1
Identify atoms as the fundamental particles that make up
matter.
SPI 0807.9.1
Recognize that all matter consists of atoms.
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Use the periodic table to determine the characteristics of an
element.
0807.9.10
Identify the atomic number, atomic mass, number of protons,
neutrons, and electrons in an atom of an element using the
periodic table.
SPI 0807.9.9
Use the periodic table to determine the properties of an
element.
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GLE 0807.Inq.5
0807.Inq.5
Communicate scientific understanding using descriptions,
explanations, and models.
Design a method to explain the results of an
investigation using descriptions, explanations, or
models.
Resources
Loose in the Lab Activity—Model of an Atom
BrainPOP Atoms
BrainPOP Nanotechnology
BrainPOP Atomic Model
BrainPOP Measuring Matter
BrainPOP Static Electricity
Atoms = Building Blocks
Atom musical chairs
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 7
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The Smallest Piece of Matter: The Atom
Atomic Theory
Formation of Chemical Bonds
Atoms
Size of Atoms
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Loose in the Lab Activity—Metal Flame Test
Atomic Musical Chairs
BrainPOP Atoms
BrainPOP Metals
BrainPOP Periodic Table of Elements
BrainPOP Isotopes
BrainPOP Measuring Matter
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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Electron Cloud Model
J.J. Thompson Discovers Electrons
Using the Modern Periodic Table
Electrons and Energy Levels
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Academic Vocabulary: atomic mass, atom, periodic table*, symbol*, atomic number, element
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
Resources
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
TEXTBOOK p. 222-240
Interactive Periodic Table
GLE 0807.9.6
Use the periodic table to determine the characteristics of an element.
SPI 0807.9.9
Use the periodic table to determine the properties of an element.
MINI LAB p. 223
Loose in the Lab Activity—Metal Flame Test
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Atoms
Metals
Periodic Table of Elements
Isotopes
Measuring Matter
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Electron Cloud Model
J.J. Thompson Discovers Electrons
Using the Modern Periodic Table
Electrons and Energy Levels
www.freerice.com
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*REVIEW ACTIVITIES FOR WEEKS 1-17
*EXTENSION ACTIVITIES FOR WEEKS 1-17
Resources
Grade_____8____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week __19-20______
Academic Vocabulary: diffusion, density
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.9.2
Explain that matter has properties that are determined by the structure
and arrangement of its atoms.
0807.9.2
Illustrate the particle arrangement and type of motion associated with
different states of matter.
0807.9.3
Measure or calculate the mass, volume, and temperature of a given
substance.
0807.9.4
Calculate the density of various objects.
SPI 0807.9.6
Compare the particle arrangement and type of particle motion
associated with different states of matter.
SPI 0807.9.7
Apply an equation to determine the density of an object based on its
mass and volume.
Resources
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Chemical Bonds
Atomic Model
Atoms
Periodic Table of Elements
Static Electricity
Measuring Matter
Nuclear Energy
States of Matter
Matter Changing States
States of Matter and Particle Motion Tutorial
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 9, p. 252-268
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Solids
Solids(2)
Energy and the Four States of Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas, and
Plasma.
Change of State
Examples of Solids, Liquids, Gases, and Plasma.
BrainPOP Buoyancy
How to solve for density using an equation
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Density (2)
Density and How it Works
Measuring Density
Estimating and Calculating Density
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
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Academic Vocabulary: chemical equation, endothermic, exothermic, formula*, product, reactant
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.9.3
Interpret data from an investigation to differentiate between physical
and chemical changes.
0807.9.3
Measure or calculate the mass, volume, and temperature of a given
substance.
0807.9.6
Differentiate between physical and chemical changes.
SPI 0807.9.2
Identify the common outcome of all chemical changes.
SPI 0807.9.8
Interpret the results of an investigation to determine whether a
physical or chemical change has occurred.
Resources
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Fireworks
Property Changes
Science Projects
Matter Changing States
States of Matter
Loose in the Lab Activity—Atoms in a Cage
Loose in the Lab Activity—Rubber Paper Molecule
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Covalent Bonds
Stability and Chemical Bonds
Ionic Bonds
The Periodic Table: Atomic Structure of Elements.
Overview
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 10, p. 280-296
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Chemical equations pretest
Chemical Equations group activity and minilab
Chemical Equations worksheet
Matter
Determine fossil age activity
Making Esters
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Cave Formation
Extreme Erosion
Chemical Weathering
Introduction
Seashells, Stalagmites, and Other Carbon Compounds.
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TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 10, p. 280-296
GLE 0807.9.8
Interpret the events represented by a chemical equation.
0807.9.8
Determine the types of interactions between substances that result in a
chemical change.
SPI 0807.9.12
Identify the basic properties of acids and bases.
Loose in the Lab Activity—Physical vs. Chemical Properties
Loose in the Lab Activity—Mini Lava Lamps
Loose in the Lab Activity—Rotten Egg Gas
Loose in the Lab Activity—Foam Gnomes
Loose in the Lab Activity—Orange Sorbet
Loose in the Lab Activity—Sizzling Sunset
Loose in the Lab Activity—Instant Sunshine
Loose in the Lab Activity—Surprise Fire
activities and labs
Alien Juice Bar- pH Activity
Lab Activity- Testing pH levels
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Natural Acids and Bases
The Acetic Acid/Sodium Acetate Buffer System.
The Carbonic Acid/Hydrogen Carbonate Ion Buffer System and
Blood.
Program Overview
Characteristics of a Buffer Solution
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Academic Vocabulary: Conservation of Mass*
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
Resources
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.9.7
Explain the Law of Conservation of Mass.
0807.9.11
Use investigations of chemical and physical changes to describe the Law
of Conservation of Mass.
SPI 0807.9.11
Recognize that in a chemical reaction the mass of the reactants is equal
to the mass of the products (Law of Conservation of Mass).
BrainPOP Conservation of Mass
BrainPOP Conservation of Mass
BrainPOP Measuring Matter
Chemical equations pretest
Chemical Equations group activity and minilab
Chemical Equations worksheet
Lab
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Naming Compounds and Balancing Equations
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Identify tools and techniques needed to gather, organize,
analyze, and interpret data collected from a moderately
complex scientific investigation.
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Resources
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.9.5
0807.9.9
SPI 0807.9.5
Apply the chemical properties of the atmosphere to illustrate a mixture
of gases.
Explain how the chemical makeup of the atmosphere illustrates a
mixture of gases.
Describe the chemical makeup of the atmosphere.
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 11, p. 308-329
BrainPOP Earth's Atmosphere
http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_1_1.htm
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GASES
What is the Atmosphere?
OXYGEN
Earth's Atmosphere: The Properties of the Atmosphere.
The Composition of the Atmosphere
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Academic Vocabulary: acid, base
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.9.4
Distinguish among elements, compounds, and mixtures.
0807.9.5
Distinguish between elements and compounds by their symbols and
formulas.
0807.9.7
Describe how the characteristics of a compound are different than the
characteristics of their component parts.
SPI 0807.9.3
Classify common substances as elements or compounds based on their
symbols or formulas.
SPI 0807.9.4
Differentiate between a mixture and a compound.
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Resources
BrainPOP Compounds and Mixtures
BrainPOP Metals
BrainPOP Periodic Table of Elements
BrainPOP Atoms
BrainPOP Measuring Matter
BrainPOP Chemical Bonds
BrainPOP Isotopes
BrainPOP States of Matter
BrainPOP Chemical Equations
Loose in the Lab Activity—Kitchen Mixtures & Table
Top Compound
Loose in the Lab Activity—Sifting Sediment Mixtures
Worksheets
Identify Elements- Funbrain activity
Adopt an Element
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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Four Types of Chemical Reactions
Combined Strength
Formation of Chemical Bonds
BrainPOP Compounds and Mixtures
Milk glue
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 11, p. 308-329
Element, Compounds, and Mixtures PowerPoint
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What Is a Mixture?
Defining a Mixture
More about Heterogeneous Mixtures
Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Mixtures
Mixtures
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**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 11, p. 308-329
GLE 0807.9.9
Explain the basic difference between acids and bases.
0807.9.13
Determine whether a substance is an acid or a base by its reaction to an
indicator.
SPI 0807.9.12
Identify the basic properties of acids and bases.
BrainPOP Acids and Bases
BrainPOP pH Scale
activities and labs
Lab Activity- Testing pH levels
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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Natural Acids and Bases
The Acetic Acid/Sodium Acetate Buffer System.
The Carbonic Acid/Hydrogen Carbonate Ion Buffer System and
Blood.
Program Overview
Characteristics of a Buffer Solution
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___26-27_____
Academic Vocabulary: gravitation, mass*, weight*
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.12.4
Identify factors that influence the amount of gravitational force
between objects.
0807.12.5
Explain the difference between mass and weight.
0807.12.6
Identify factors that influence the amount of gravitational force
between objects.
SPI 0807.12.4
Distinguish between mass and weight using appropriate measuring
instruments and units.
Resources
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Gravity
Force
Skyscrapers
Work
International Space Station
Forces Lab
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 13, p. 374
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
SPI 0807.12.5
Determine the relationship among the mass of objects, the distance
between these objects, and the amount of gravitational attraction.
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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Density
Mass and Weight
Properties of Matter
Volume
Kilogram
Calculate weight on other planets
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GLE 0807.Inq.4
Recognize possible sources of bias and error, alternative explanations,
and questions for further exploration.
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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Coasting through Physics
Falling Objects
Falling Objects(2)
Characteristics of Our Atmosphere
Constant Motion
Egg Drop
Balloon-Powered Race Cars
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Academic Vocabulary: electromagnet, magnetic field
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.12.2
Design an investigation to change the strength of an electromagnet.
0807.12.2
Produce an electromagnet using a bar magnet and a wire coil.
0807.12.3
Experiment with an electromagnet to determine how to vary its
strength.
SPI 0807.12.1
SPI 0807.12.2
Recognize that electricity can be produced using a magnet and wire
coil.
Describe the basic principles of an electromagnet.
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BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Electromagnetic Induction
Magnetism
Electromagnets
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 14
Electromagnets
Magnetism
Electromagnetic Induction
Electricity
How Can I Make An Electromagnet?
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Introduction to Electricity
Understanding Electricity
The Seven Forms of Energy: Mechanical, Heat,Chemical,
Electrical, Radiant, Nuclear, and Sound.
Electricity
Light Technologies
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Energy from Water
Electromagnetism and the Machine Age
Energy from the Sun
Modern Application of Electromagnetism: A Day on a Movie Set.
Magnets Mimic the Motion of Creation
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**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0807.12.4
Identify factors that influence the amount of gravitational force
between objects.
0807.12.5
Explain the difference between mass and weight.
0807.12.6
Identify factors that influence the amount of gravitational force
between objects.
SPI 0807.12.4
Distinguish between mass and weight using appropriate measuring
instruments and units.
SPI 0807.12.5
Determine the relationship among the mass of objects, the distance
between these objects, and the amount of gravitational attraction.
Resources
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Gravity
Force
Skyscrapers
Work
International Space Station
Forces Lab
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 14
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
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Density
Mass and Weight
Properties of Matter
Volume
Kilogram
Calculate weight on other planets
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Coasting through Physics
Falling Objects
Falling Objects(2)
Characteristics of Our Atmosphere
Constant Motion
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GLE 0807.12.1
Investigate the relationship between magnetism and electricity.
0807.12.1
Create a diagram to explain the relationship between electricity and
magnetism.
SPI 0807.12.1
Recognize that electricity can be produced using a magnet and wire
coil.
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Resources
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Loose in the Lab Activity—Simple Motor
How Can I Make An Electromagnet?
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GLE 0807.12.3
0807.12.4
SPI 0807.12.3
Compare and contrast the earth’s magnetic field to that of a magnet
and an electromagnet.
Create a chart to distinguish among the earth’s magnetic field, and
fields that surround a magnet and an electromagnet.
Distinguish among the Earth’s magnetic field, a magnet, and the fields
that surround a magnet and an electromagnet.
Electromagnetic Induction
Electromagnets
Magnetism
Scientific Method TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 14
Science Projects
Electricity
Introduction to Electricity
Understanding Electricity
The Seven Forms of Energy: Mechanical, Heat,Chemical,
Electrical, Radiant, Nuclear, and Sound.
Electricity
Light Technologies
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BrainPOP Magnetism
BrainPOP Electromagnetic Induction
Loose in the Lab Activity—A Magnet, Naturally
Loose in the Lab Activity—Mapping Magnetic Fields
Loose in the Lab Activity—Compass in a Cup
Magnetic Field
Activity- Magnetic Fields of different shaped magnets
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Magnetic Field Reversal
Magnetic Fields
Earth's Magnetic Field
Earth is a Giant Magnet
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Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
Resources
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 15
TEXTBOOK MINI LAB p. 457
Gravity Launch
GLE 0807.12.5
Recognize that gravity is the force that controls the motion of objects in
the solar system.
0807.12.7
Explain how the motion of objects in the solar system is affected by
gravity.
SPI 0807.12.6
Illustrate how gravity controls the motion of objects in the solar system.
Planet and Comet Illustration
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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The Law of Universal Gravitation
The Earth Moves
Planetary Orbits are Elliptical
The Planets Move
The Heliocentric Model: Copernicus, Kepler and Newton.
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___31_____
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**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 12, p. 340-357
GLE 0807.T/E.4
Describe and explain adaptive and assistive bioengineered products.
0807.T/E.5
Develop an adaptive design and test its effectiveness.
Discovery Education Video Clips:
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SPI 0807.T/E.4
Differentiate between adaptive and assistive engineered products (e.g.,
food, biofuels, medicines, integrated pest management).
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A Bite Worse Than Their Bark
Genetic Engineering, the Human Genome Project, and Gene
Therapy.
Biodiversity: Stopping Inbreeding in Otters.
Achievements in Biotechnology Part 1
Achievements in Biotechnology Part 2
Grade____8_____ Science Pacing Guide
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**REVIEW FOR TCAP**
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Instructional Week ___34_____
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**TCAP TESTING**
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Instructional Week __35-37______
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**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
Ideas:
*Re-teach areas of weakness to prevent gaps
*Science Fair
*Work with 9th grade science teacher to get ideas for things you can work
on to prepare students for next grade level (review 7th grade “cell”
standards)
*Additional labs and hands-on activities
*Science Enrichment
*Reinforce Inquiry and Technology and Engineering Standards
*Dissections
*CSI Activities
Resources
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Instructional Week ________
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