| SCIENCE |
| Eighth Grade |
| Internet
Resource Alignment |
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Assessed Objective |
Internet Resources |
| Powerpoint |
United Streaming |
Websites |
| LIFE SCIENCE
STANDARDS |
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| Interactions
Between Living Things and Their Environment |
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will investigate how living things interact with one another and with
non-living elements of their environment. |
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| 8.2.1 |
Distinguish
among commensalisms, parasitism, and mutualism. |
What are some ecological interactions? |
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| 8.2.2 |
Identify
the earth's major biomes |
Biomes |
Biomes: Our Earth's Major Life Zones (25:49) |
Comparing Ecosystems |
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The Biosphere: An Introduction to Earth's Diverse Environments |
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Biomes in a Box |
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Choose the appropriate biome for an organism, given a
description. |
Biomes |
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Make it a Habitat |
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Unique Plants of the Biomes |
| 8.2.4 |
Identify biotic and abiotic factors in a biome. |
Biomes |
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Abiotic and Biotic Factors |
| Heredity and
Reproduction |
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will understand the basic principles of inheritance. |
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| 8.4.1 |
Differentiate
between complete and incomplete metamorphosis. |
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Life
Cycles:The Monarch Butterfly |
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Insects In and Out |
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Insects - Metamorphosis |
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Animal Growth and Heredity |
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Complete metamorphosis |
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Distinguish between sexual and asexual methods of reproduction. |
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The Basics: Single-Celled vs. Multicellular
Reproduction (02:55) |
Phases of Meiosis |
| 8.4.3 |
Differentiate between dominant and recessive traits. |
Inheritance |
Gregor Mendel's Reseach on Pea Plants and His
Development of Theories of Inheritance (08:23) |
Human Genetics |
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Human Genetics |
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A Tree of Genetic Traits |
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Dominant And Recessive Characteristics |
| 8.4.4 |
Predict the genotypes of offspring in a monohybrid cross using a
punnett square. |
Human Genetic Disorders |
Biologix: Introduction to Classical Genetics and Monohybrid Crosses
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Using the Internet to Do Punnett Squares |
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Plastic Egg Genetics |
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Human Genetics |
| 8.4.5 |
Select models or illustrations that are representations of DNA |
DNA |
Biology: The Science of Life: DNA: The Master Molecule of Life (15:20) |
DNA - The Double Helix |
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Replication:RNA Synthesis- Decoding the Genetic Code |
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Build a DNA Molecule |
| 8.4.6 |
Associate a change in a DNA molecule with a mutation. |
DNA and Gene Expression |
Mutations and the Genetic Code (06:05) |
How do Mutations Occur? |
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Genetic Mutations and Biological Changes (02:20) |
Slooze Worm Mutagenesis |
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Breaking the Code |
| 8.4.7 |
Identify types of genetic engineering (i.e., gene splicing and
cloning) and evaluate the impact of genetic engineering on society. |
Designer Genes |
Genetic Engineering, the Human Genome Project, and Gene Therapy (04:00) |
Designer Genes for a Designer World |
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The Perfect Child |
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Space Doctor |
| Diversity and
Adaptation Among Living Things |
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have characteristics that enable them to survive in their environment. |
| 8.5.1 |
Identify similarities and differences among organisms. |
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The Characteristics of Living Things (05:30) |
Donut Sort |
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Classify
plants and animals into groups according to their features. |
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The Five Kingdoms of Life (05:57) |
Classify That! |
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Infer the relatedness of different organisms. |
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The Characteristics of Living Things (05:30) |
Donut Sort |
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Classify That! |
| 8.5.4 |
Use a simple classification key to identify an
unknown organism. |
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Wacky People Dichotomous Key |
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#1228. Biology: Classification of ... Shoes? |
| 8.5.5 |
Determine the genus and species of an organism
using a dichotomous key. |
How to Use a Dichotomous Key |
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Donut Sort |
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Classify That! |
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Wacky People Dichotomous Key |
| EARTH SCIENCE
STANDARDS |
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| Earth Features |
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many geological features that are constantly changing. |
| 8.9.1 |
Label a cross section of the earth. |
Solid Earth System |
The Structure of the Earth (02:07) |
Earth's Little Apple |
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Journey to the Center of Earth |
The Inner Structure of Planet Earth (01:35) |
Edible Four-Layer Earth |
| 8.9.2 |
Identify the major plates of the world. |
Plate Tectonics |
Plate Tectonics and Earth Movements (04:22) |
Plate Tectonic - Plate Tectonics (6) |
| 8.9.4 |
Deduce plate movements as the major cause of geological events. |
Types of plate boundaries |
Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes (04:46) |
A Model of Three Faults |
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Geologic Forces and the Shape of the Earth (04:19) |
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Recognize the relationship between continental drift and plate
tectonics. |
Plate Tectonics |
Continents Adrift: An Introduction to Continental Drift and Plate
Tectonics (26:05) |
Continental Drift |
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Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift (01:59) |
Edible Four-Layer Earth |
| Earth Resources |
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conservation of the earth’s resources. |
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Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources. |
Resources and the Environment |
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Continental Drift |
| 8.10.1 |
Identify factors that cause rocks to break down. |
Plate Tectonics |
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Pangea “All
Lands” |
| 8.10.4 |
Distinguish among sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks
and interpret a simple rock cycle diagram. |
Rocks |
The Rock Cycle: Three Types of Rock (08:00) |
Rock Cycle |
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The Rock Cycle (01:16) |
The Rock Cycle |
| 8.10.3 |
Identify
various energy sources. |
Energy
Resources: Production and Consumption |
Power Up: Energy in Our Environment (24:00) |
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Energy |
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Infer that human activities may be helpful or harmful to the
environment. |
Ecology |
How Human Activity Affects the Diversity of Life on Earth (02:39) |
Joint Earth Science Education Initiative |
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Three Types of Diversity Threatened by Human Activity (05:35) |
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| 8.10.6 |
Identify rocks and minerals given a table of physical
properties. |
Changes Written in Stone |
Introduction to Rocks and Minerals (03:18) |
Rocks and Minerals Webquest |
| Forces and
Motion |
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| The student will investigate the effects of force on the
movement of objects. |
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| 8.11.1 |
Recognize that forces cause changes in speed
and/or direction of motion. |
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Exploring Pendulums |
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#1667. The experiment about Newton's first law. |
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It's a Crash Test, Dummy |
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Recognize the relationship between mass, force, and
acceleration. |
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It's a Crash Test, Dummy |
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Identify
simple machines. |
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The Six Simple Machines (02:19) |
#2154. Six Spectacular Simple Machines |
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Simple Machines |
| 8.11.5 |
Choose the most appropriate simple machine to use for a specific
task. |
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Work, Energy, and the Simple Machine: Lever, Wheel and Axle, Pulley
(15:00) |
It's a Crash Test, Dummy |
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Work, Energy, and the Simple Machine: Inclined Plane, Wedge, Screw (15:00) |
Machines |
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Work, Energy, and the Simple Machine: Compound Machines (15:00) |
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Identify the relationship between the mass of objects, the
distance between them and the amount of gravitational attraction. |
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Physical Science: Forces and Gravity (20:20) |
How Much Would You Weigh on Distant Planets? |
| 8.11.6 |
Identify Newton's three laws of motion and relate the first two
laws to the concepts of inertia and momentum. |
Newton’s Laws |
Exploring the Laws of Motion (18:06) |
#1667. The experiment about Newton's first law. |
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#661. Mini-labs on Newton's Laws |
| 8.11.7 |
Solve problems pertaining to distance, speed, velocity, and
time, given illustrations, diagrams, graphs, or scenarios. |
Technical Physics 1 |
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Exploration 2.2: Determine the Correct Graph |
| Interactions of Matter |
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will investigate the interactions of matter. |
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| 8.13.1 |
Distinquish between physical and chemical
changes. |
States of Matter |
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TRB 5:1 - Activity 6: Chemical
Change |
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It's a Crash Test, Dummy |
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TRB 5:1 – Act. 4: Chem. Reactions
- Borax & Glue, Cream |
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Title - Physical & Chemical Reactions |
| 8.13.2 |
Identify substance as an acid or a base, given its pH. |
Acids and Bases |
Elements of Chemistry: Acids, Bases, and Salts (20:00) |
pH |
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Recognize that the mass of the reactants is the same as the mass
of the products, given simple chemical equations. |
Chemical Reactions and the Chemical Equation |
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TRB 5:1 – Act. 4: Chem. Reactions - Borax & Glue, Cream |
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#205. Chemical
Reactions |
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Determine how temperature and concentration
might affect the rate of chemical reactions. |
Reaction Rate |
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Title - Physical & Chemical Reactions |
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Temperature and Pressure |
| 8.13.5 |
Classify a reaction as exothermic or
endothermic. |
The equilibrium system |
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TRB 5:1 - Activity 6: Chemical Change |
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Title - Physical & Chemical Reactions |
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#213.
Endothermic/Exothermic Lab |
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