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NC.8.E.Earth Science
Earth Science
Earth Systems, Structures and Processes
8.E.1. Understand the hydrosphere and the impact of humans on local systems and the effects of the hydrosphere on humans.
8.E.1.1. Explain the structure of the hydrosphere including:
8.E.1.1.b. Local river basins and water availability
8.E.1.2.d. Behavior of gases in the marine environment
8.E.1.2.e. Deep ocean technology and understandings gained
8.E.1.4. Conclude that the good health of humans requires:
8.E.1.4.b. Water quality standards
Earth History
8.E.2. Understand the history of Earth and its life forms based on evidence of change recorded in fossil records and landforms.
8.E.2.1. Infer the age of Earth and relative age of rocks and fossils from index fossils and ordering of rock layers (relative dating and radioactive dating).
8.E.2.2. Explain the use of fossils, ice cores, composition of sedimentary rocks, faults, and igneous rock formations found in rock layers as evidence of the history of the Earth and its changing life forms.
8.L.4. Understand the evolution of organisms and landforms based on evidence, theories and processes that impact the Earth over time.
8.L.4.1. Summarize the use of evidence drawn from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy to form the basis for biological classification systems and the theory of evolution.
8.L.5. Understand the composition of various substances as it relates to their ability to serve as a source of energy and building materials for growth and repair of organisms.
8.L.5.1. Summarize how food provides the energy and the molecules required for building materials, growth and survival of all organisms (to include plants).
8.L.5.2. Explain the relationship among a healthy diet, exercise, and the general health of the body (emphasis on the relationship between respiration and digestion).
8.L.3.2. Summarize the relationships among producers, consumers, and decomposers including the positive and negative consequences of such interactions including:
8.L.3.3. Explain how the flow of energy within food webs is interconnected with the cycling of matter (including water, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and oxygen).
8.P.1.2. Explain how the physical properties of elements and their reactivity have been used to produce the current model of the Periodic Table of elements.
8.P.1.3. Compare physical changes such as size, shape and state to chemical changes that are the result of a chemical reaction to include changes in temperature, color, formation of a gas or precipitate.
NC.CC.6-8.RST.Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
Craft and Structure
6-8.RST.4. Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics.
6-8.RST.7. Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
6-8.RST.9. Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
6-8.WHST.2. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.
6-8.WHST.2.a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when usefu