Grade level

Standard/

Anchor

Addressed

Course Content

Instructional Methods

Skills (What will the students be able to do upon mastery?)

Resources

Assessment

8  (Process and Nature of Science)

S.8.A.1.1

Interpreting Data

Scientific Method

Scientific Theory

Technology

Inferences

Predictions

Models

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Read Graphs

Be able to answer scientific questions using inquiry

Distinguish between scientific theory and opinion

Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence

Use data to support inferences

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8  (Process and Nature of Science)

S.8.A.1.3

Effects of variables on systems

Teacher delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Use ratios to describe change

Use evidence, observations, explanations, to make inferences about change in systems over time

Identify possible variables causing changes over time

Explain a dynamically changing environment effects living systems

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Responding

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8  (Process and Nature of Science)

S.8.A.2.1

Apply knowledge of scientific investigation

Apply knowledge of technological design

Using the above, make inferences to solve problems

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Use evidence, observations, scales to describe relationships

Use space time relationships

Define concepts operationally

Raise testable questions

Formulate hypotheses

Design a controlled experiment

addressing independent and dependent variables and controls

Interpret data; develop relationships among variables to design models and solutions

Use evidence to support conclusions

Identify a design a flaw in a simple technological system and devise possible solutions

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8  (Process and Nature of Science)

S.8.A.2.2

Measuring using scientific tools

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Describe and apply the appropriate use of instruments and measurement systems under variety of conditions

Describe how technology enhances human abilities

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8  (Process and Nature of Science)

S.8.A.3.1

Systems

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Describe a system

Explain the concept of order in a system

Distinguish between different parts of a system

Distinguish between open loop and closed loop systems

Explain different roles in natural and human made systems

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8  (Process and Nature of Science)

S.8.A.3.2

Models

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Describe how scientist use models to explore relationships in natural systems

Describe how engineers use models

Predict results using a model

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8  (Process and Nature of Science)

S.8.A.3.3

Processes, Elements, and Patterns

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Identify patterns as repeated processes in human made systems

Describe repeating structures in nature

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8

(Life)

S.8.B.2.1

Natural Selection

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Explain adaptations and how they affect survivability and reproduction

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8

(Physical)

S.8.C.1.1

Properties of Matter

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Explain the differences among elements, compounds, and mixtures

Use physical or chemical properties to distinguish thermal expansion/contractions, freezing/melting points

Identify and describe reactants and products of simple chemical reactions

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8

(Physical)

S.8.C.2.1

Energy sources, transfer, and conversion

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Distinguish among forms of energy

Explain convection, conduction, and radiation

Describe how one form of energy can be converted into a different form of energy

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8

(Earth)

S.8.C.1.1.2,3

Properties of Matter

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Understand how a streak test determines properties

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8

(Earth)

S.8.D.1.3

Earth’s Water Systems

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Describe the water cycle

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8

(Earth)

S.8.D.2.1

Atmospheric Conditions/Weather/Climate

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Explain water systems impact on local weather or climate of a region

Identify how global patterns of atmospheric movement influence regional weather and climate

Identify how cloud types, wind directions, barometric pressure are associated with weather patterns

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8

(Earth)

S.8.D.3.1

Solar System

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Describe patterns of Earth’s movement in relation to the sun

Describe how gravity governs the movement in the universe

Compare and contrast characteristics of celestial bodies

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8

(Environ-

mental)

S.8.B.2.1

Natural Selection

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Explain adaptations and how they affect survivability and reproduction

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8

(Environ-mental)

S.8.B.3.3

Renewable and nonrenewable resources

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Distinguish the difference between a renewable and a nonrenewable resource

Explain the long-term effects of using integrated pest management

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8

(Environ-mental)

S.8.C.2.2

Energy sources and the environment

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Compare the time spans of renewability for fossil fuels and alternative fuels

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8

(Environ-mental)

S.8.D.1.2

Human impact on earth’s resources

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Describe a products transformation process from production to consumption and its impact on Earth’s resources

Describe potential of human made processes

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8

(Environ-mental)

S.8.D.1.3

Earth’s Water Systems

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Describe the water cycle and processes

Compare and contrast characteristics of fresh and salt water systems and their use as natural resources

Distinguish among different water systems and describe their relationship to each other and landforms

Identify the physical and biological characteristics of a stream and how these characteristics determine what is found there

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding

8

(Environ-mental)

S.8.D.2.1

Earth’s Weather Systems

Teacher-delivered instruction

Independent reading

Guided Practice

Self-Guided Practice

Discovery Activity

Laboratory work with scientific equipment

Research

Explain the impact of Earth’s weather systems on the environment

Identify how atmospheric movements influence regional environments

Textbook

Internet/library Resources

Videos

Manipulatives

Laboratory Equipment

Supplemental texts

Oral Response

Classroom Discussion

Laboratory reports

Teacher-made tests and quizzes

Teacher Observations

Worksheets to check for understanding