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LA.SC.8.Science – Grade 8

Science – Grade 8

8-MS-ESS1. EARTH’S PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE

8-MS-ESS1-4. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s geologic history.

Flip Charts Fossils

Flip Charts Science: Earth Science

8-MS-ESS2. EARTH’S SYSTEMS

8-MS-ESS2-1. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather

Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics

Presentations Heat Transfer and Convection Currents

Presentations Theory of Plate Tectonics

Presentations Weather

Flip Charts Plate Tectonics

Flip Charts Science: Earth Science

Flip Charts Understanding Weather

Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather

8-MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate

Multimedia Lesson Earth's Surface

Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes

Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics

Multimedia Lesson Volcanoes

Interactive/Simulation Forces of Erosion and Deposition

Presentations Climate Change

Presentations Continental Drift

Presentations Earthquake Safety

Presentations Faults in the Earth's Crust

Presentations Forces of Erosion and Deposition

Presentations How an Earthquake Occurs

Presentations How Earth's Surface Changes

Presentations Introduction to Volcanoes

Presentations Mechanical and Chemical Weathering

Presentations The Erosion and Deposition Cycle

Presentations Theory of Plate Tectonics

Presentations Weathering and Erosion Overview

Flip Charts Earthquakes

Flip Charts Fossils

Flip Charts Science: Earth Science

Flip Charts Weathering of Rocks & Soil Formation

Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate

Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Surface

Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes

Vocabulary Terms Volcanoes

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Surface

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Volcanoes

8-MS-ESS2-3. Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and sea floor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.

Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics

Presentations Continental Drift

Presentations Theory of Plate Tectonics

Flip Charts Plate Tectonics

Flip Charts Science: Earth Science

8-MS-ESS3. EARTH AND HUMAN ACTIVITY

8-MS-ESS3-1. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Flip Charts Minerals

Flip Charts Science: Earth Science

8-MS-ESS3-2. Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather

Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes

Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics

Interactive/Simulation Earthquake and Seismogram

Virtual Lab Earthquake Simulator

Presentations Earth's Interior

Presentations Earthquake Safety

Presentations Measuring Earthquakes

Presentations Predicting Weather

Presentations Seismic Waves

Flip Charts Earthquakes

Flip Charts Science: Earth Science

Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather

Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes

8-MS-ESS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment.

8-MS-LS1. FROM MOLECULES TO ORGANISMS: STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES

8-MS-LS1-4. Construct and use argument(s) based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of survival and successful reproduction of animals

Flip Charts Fishes, Amphibians & Reptiles

Flip Charts Science: Life Science

Flip Charts Science: Owls and Owl Pellets

Flip Charts The Barn Owl

Vocabulary Terms Plant structure and function

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plant structure and function

8-MS-LS3. HEREDITY: INHERITANCE AND VARIATION OF TRAITS

8-MS-LS3-1. Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

Multimedia Lesson Chromosomes, Genes and DNA

Presentations Mutations

Flip Charts Chromosomes, Genes & DNA

Flip Charts Human Genetic Disorders

Flip Charts Modern Genetics

Flip Charts Science: Life Science

Vocabulary Terms Chromosomes, Genes and DNA

Vocabulary Terms Nucleic acids and protein synthesis

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chromosomes, Genes and DNA

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nucleic acids and protein synthesis

8-MS-LS4. BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION: UNITY AND DIVERSITY

8-MS-LS4-6. Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations of species over time.

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Evolution and classification

8-MS-PS1. MATTER AND ITS INTERACTIONS

8-MS-PS1-1. Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding

Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter

Virtual Lab Atoms and Chemical Bonding

Presentations Atomic Configuration and Bonding

Presentations Classes of Matter

Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding

Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Formulas and Bonding

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Measurements and Calculations

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Organic Chemistry

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter

8-MS-PS1-6. Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.

Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions

Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter

Presentations Changes of State

Presentations Energy in Reactions

Presentations Reactions and Reaction Rates

Flip Charts Chemical Reactions

Flip Charts Science: Physical Science

Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions

Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Kinetics and Equilibrium

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter

8-MS-PS3. ENERGY

8-MS-PS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.

8-MS-PS3-5. Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes

Virtual Lab Energy Transformation

Presentations Forms of Energy

Presentations Introduction to Energy

Presentations Potential and Kinetic Energy

Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Kinetics and Equilibrium

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Matter and Energy