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St, Anastasia School |
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GRADE 8 |
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Science - Grade 8 |
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Earth: Structures/Understand
The learner will be able to
understand a variety of structures of the earth system.
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Natural Phenomena: Describe
The learner will be able to
describe natural phenomena by utilizing scientific knowledge.
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Solar System: Earth
The learner will be able to
understand Earth as it exists in our solar system.
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Systems: Understand
The learner will be able to
understand that there are many different systems, such as the water cycle or solar system, that exist in our world.
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Weather: Map/Precipitation
The learner will be able to
interpret a weather map about precipitation.
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Weather: Climatogram/Interpret
The learner will be able to
interpret a climatogram.
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Earth: History
The learner will be able to
understand the earth's history.
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Graphs: Earth
The learner will be able to
analyze simple graphs about the Earth.
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Graphs: Weather/Charts or Table
The learner will be able to
analyze a chart or table that represents weather statistics.
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Graphs: Weather/Interpret
The learner will be able to
interpret a chart or table about weather.
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Celestial Bodies: Models/Analyze
The learner will be able to
use models to analyze celestial bodies.
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Earth/Space Science: Comprehend
The learner will be able to
comprehend the most pertinent ideas and principles of earth/space science.
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Earth/Space Science: Use
The learner will be able to
use understanding of earth/space science in experiments and real world situations.
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Weathering: Predict/Affect/Objects
The learner will be able to
predict how weathering will affect objects.
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Organisms: Adaptation and Diversity
The learner will be able to
understand the adaptations and diversity of organisms.
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Reproduction: Comprehend
The learner will be able to
comprehend reproduction.
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Reproduction: Sexual/Asexual/Comprehend
The learner will be able to
comprehend how sexual and/or asexual reproduction occur.
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Ecosystems: Understand
The learner will be able to
begin to understand ecosystems.
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Ecosystems: Comprehend
The learner will be able to
comprehend ecosystems.
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Environment: Quality
The learner will be able to
develop an understanding about environmental quality.
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Biology: Concepts/Comprehend
The learner will be able to
comprehend the most pertinent ideas and principles of biology.
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Biology: Use
The learner will be able to
use understanding of biology in experiments and real world situations.
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Heredity: Living Things
The learner will be able to
understand the heredity of living things.
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Life Cycle: Understand
The learner will be able to
understand the life cycle and how new organisms are created by ones that die.
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Evolution: Biological
The learner will be able to
understand biological evolution.
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Evolution: Theory
The learner will be able to
analyze how Charles Darwin developed the theory of evolution.
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Living Systems: Comprehend/Structure
The learner will be able to
comprehend the structure of living systems.
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Living Systems: Comprehend/Function
The learner will be able to
comprehend the function of living systems.
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Human Health: Personal/Community
The learner will be able to
develop an understanding of personal and community health.
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Human Health: Issues
The learner will be able to
understand human health issues.
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Living Things: Behavior and Regulation
The learner will be able to
understand the behavior and regulation of living things.
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Living Things: Population/Comprehend
The learner will be able to
comprehend populations.
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Environment: Population
The learner will be able to
show that s/he knows populations.
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Plants: Photosynthesis/Ecosystems
The learner will be able to
associate the causes and effects of photosynthesis within various ecosystems.
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Graphs: Nutrition/Chart or Table
The learner will be able to
analyze a chart or table representing nutritional information.
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Environment: Resources/Non/Renewable
The learner will be able to
understand that resources can be either renewable or nonrenewable.
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Environment: Policy/Management/Role
The learner will be able to
comprehend the role of natural resource management.
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Matter: Uses
The learner will be able to
analyze the properties of matter in relation to its use; for example, analyze the properties of tungsten in a light bulb filament.
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Chemical Reactions: Understand
The learner will be able to
understand chemical reactions.
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Light: Understand
The learner will be able to
develop an understanding of light.
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Heat: Understand
The learner will be able to
develop an understanding of heat.
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Electricity: Understand
The learner will be able to
develop an understanding of electricity.
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Objects: Properties/Classify
The learner will be able to
classify the properties of objects.
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Objects: Properties/Environments
The learner will be able to
associate the properties of objects in different environments, for example, the weight of an object on Earth and the weight of the same object in outer space.
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Matter: Chemical and Physical Changes
The learner will be able to
predict the physical properties of matter using data and models.
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Gases, Liquids, Solids: Energy
The learner will be able to
associate the change in a substance (gas, liquid or solid) with the change in energy.
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Energy: Transfer
The learner will be able to
understand the transfer of energy.
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Forces: Motion/Relationship
The learner will be able to
understand that there exists a relationship between force and motion.
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Forces: Motion
The learner will be able to
understand forces and motion.
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Graphs: Hearing/Analyze
The learner will be able to
analyze a graph about hearing.
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Graphs: Electricity/Chart or Table
The learner will be able to
draw conclusions from a chart or table representing electricity.
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Graphs: Motion/Interpret
The learner will be able to
interpret a graph representing the motion of objects.
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Graphs: Motion/Draw Conclusions
The learner will be able to
use graphs to draw conclusions about motion.
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Physical Science: Comprehend/Pertinent
The learner will be able to
comprehend the most pertinent ideas and principles of physical science.
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Physical Science: Use
The learner will be able to
use understanding of physical science in experiments and real world situations.
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Matter: Properties and Change
The learner will be able to
understand the properties of matter and how those properties change.
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Energy: Develop/Understanding
The learner will be able to
develop an understanding of energy.
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Observations: Information/Knowledge
The learner will be able to
describe or analyze an observation using information and previous knowledge.
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Inquiry: Skills
The learner will be able to
begin to develop the skills necessary to perform scientific inquiries.
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Instruments: Measurement/Utilize
The learner will be able to
utilize tools and technology to directly, indirectly and remotely measure and observe objects, organisms and events.
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Variables: Recognize/Control/Research
The learner will be able to
recognize or control variables in an investigational and non-investigational research setting.
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Research Skills: Find/Recognize/Utilize
The learner will be able to
find, recognize and utilize a large variety of relevant data to form conclusions in a research project.
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Communication: Individually/Group
The learner will be able to
communicate information and ideas individually and in a group.
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Communication: Describe/Students
The learner will be able to
describe a scientific procedure or concept to other students.
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Data: Bias/Identify/Sources
The learner will be able to
identify sources of bias in data.
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Evidence and Explanations
The learner will be able to
use scientific evidence to reach explanations.
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Evidence: Descriptions/Develop
The learner will be able to
use scientific evidence to develop descriptions.
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Evidence: Models
The learner will be able to
use scientific evidence to develop models.
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Evidence: Argument
The learner will be able to
give evidence to defend an argument.
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Explanations: Alternatives/Identify
The learner will be able to
identify alternative explanations.
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Explanations: Propose/Data
The learner will be able to
propose alternative explanations for data.
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Explanations: Consider/Alternative
The learner will be able to
consider alternative explanations.
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Explanations: Alternatives/Analyze
The learner will be able to
analyze alternative explanations.
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Explanations: Judge/Alternative
The learner will be able to
judge alternative explanations.
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Questioning: Cause/Pose/Effect
The learner will be able to
pose questions to find out cause and effect.
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Results: Communicate/Media/Various
The learner will be able to
communicate results utilizing various media.
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Math & Science: Utilize/Collect/Data
The learner will be able to
utilize appropriate math to collect data.
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Math & Science: Utilize/Analyze/Data
The learner will be able to
utilize appropriate math to analyze data.
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Problem Solving: Identify
The learner will be able to
identify a problem.
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Problem Solving: Solution/Implement
The learner will be able to
implement a proposed solution to a problem.
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Problem Solving: Solution/Suggest
The learner will be able to
suggest a solution to a problem.
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Science: Fundamentals
The learner will be able to
comprehend the fundamental concepts, principles, and facts of science.
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Research: Critique/Published
The learner will be able to
critique materials that have been published.
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Technology: Comprehend/Impacts
The learner will be able to
comprehend the impacts of technology.
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Critical Thinking: Differentiate/Fact
The learner will be able to
differentiate between fact and opinion.
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Society: Comprehend/Ideas/Principles
The learner will be able to
comprehend the most pertinent ideas and principles of science that affect society.
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Inquiry: Understanding
The learner will be able to
begin to develop an understanding of scientific inquiries.
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Inquiry: Principles
The learner will be able to
understand the principles of scientific inquiry.
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Inquiry: Exhibit/Ability/Conduct
The learner will be able to
exhibit the ability to conduct science inquiry.
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Science & Technology: World
The learner will be able to
comprehend how science and technology both create useful interactions between the natural and designed worlds.
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Science & Technology: Relate
The learner will be able to
understand how science and technology relate to each other.
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Technology: Design/Comprehend
The learner will be able to
comprehend technological design.
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Procedures: Create/Plans/Utilize
The learner will be able to
create plans to utilize in learning activities.
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Investigations: Methods/Judge
The learner will be able to
judge the accuracy, design and results of explorations.
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Investigations: Conducting/Locations
The learner will be able to
conduct investigations in various locations.
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Questioning: Hypotheses/Test
The learner will be able to
perform controlled investigations or simulations to test hypotheses.
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Technology: Data/Utilize/Store
The learner will be able to
utilize technologies to store data.
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Technology: Data/Record
The learner will be able to
utilize technologies to record data.
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Relationship: Understand
The learner will be able to
understand the relationship between science, technology and society.
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Data: Collection/Variety/Sources
The learner will be able to
gather scientific data from a variety of sources.
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Data: Collection/Partner/Group
The learner will be able to
gather data with a partner or in a small group.
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Data: Representation/Create/Forms
The learner will be able to
create representations of data in a variety of forms.
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Communication: Methods/Audience
The learner will be able to
communicate in a manner appropriate to the purpose and audience.
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