Learning Objectives

8^th Grade Science

1^st Nine Weeks

Aug. 14 – Oct. 6

Chapters 1-5 (textbook) plus other supplemental materials

General lab safety and lab techniques including microscope use, dissection; safety symbols and the MSDS (8.1A)

Disposal or recycling of materials (8.1B)

Use critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions (8.3)

A. analyze, review and critique scientific explanations

C. represent the natural world using models

D. evaluate the impact of research

E. connect grade 8 science concepts with the history of science

Use a variety of tools and methods to conduct science inquiry (8.4A)

(SI measurement)

Use scientific inquiry methods (8.2)

A. plan and implement investigative procedures

B. collect data by observing and measuring

C. organize, analyze and evaluate data

D. communicate valid conclusions

E. construct graphs, tables, maps and charts

Relationships between science and technology (8.5)

A. identify a design problem and propose a solution

B. design and test a model

C. evaluate the model and made recommendations for improvement

Use a variety of tools and methods (8.4)

B. make predictions from data

Matter is composed of atoms (8.8)

A. describe the structure and parts of an atom

B. identify the properties of an atom including mass and electrical charge

Vocabulary: nucleus, protons, neutrons, electrons, mass, electrical charge

Substances have chemical and physical properties (8.9)

A. substances may react chemically to form new substances

B. interpret information on the periodic table to understand that physical properties are used to group elements

C. recognize the importance of formulas and equations to express what happens in a chemical reaction

D. identify that physical and chemical properties influence the development and use of everyday materials

Vocabulary: atomic symbols, atomic mass and atomic number, metals and non metals, metalloids, catalyst, enzyme

Complex interactions occur between matter and energy. The student is expected to: (8.10)

C. identify and demonstrate that loss or gain of heat energy occurs during exothermic and endothermic reactions

Vocabulary: exothermic and endothermic

Substances have chemical and physical properties (8.9)

A. demonstrate that substances may react chemically to form new substances

Vocabulary: temperature, specific heat