What you need to know...
Many parents have always asked the same old question to their children once they got home from school, "What did you learn at school today." Typically, the kid's mind is so far from school that they reply with nothing. So I think it is imperative to provide the parents of my students with the curriculum that both them and I will be responsible for this year. This way they can't say that they learned nothing.
8th Grade Science:
Students will...
8.P.1 Understand the properties of matter and changes that occur when matter interacts in an open and closed container.
8.P.2 Explain the environmental implications associated with the various methods of obtaining, managing, and using energy resources.
8.E.1 Understand the hydrosphere and the impact of humans on local systems and the effects of the hydrosphere on humans.
8.E.2 Understand the history of Earth and its life forms based on evidence of change recorded in fossil records and landforms.
8.L.1 Understand the hazards caused by agents of diseases that effect living organisms.
8.L.2 Understand how biotechnology is used to affect living organisms.
8.L.3 Understand how organisms interact with and respond to the biotic and abiotic components of their environment.
8.L.4 Understand the evolution of organisms and landforms based on evidence, theories and processes that impact the Earth over time.
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.
Science Curriculum
8th Grade Science:
Students will...
8.P.1 Understand the properties of matter and changes that occur when matter interacts in an open and closed container.
8.P.2 Explain the environmental implications associated with the various methods of obtaining, managing, and using energy resources.
8.E.1 Understand the hydrosphere and the impact of humans on local systems and the effects of the hydrosphere on humans.
8.E.2 Understand the history of Earth and its life forms based on evidence of change recorded in fossil records and landforms.
8.L.1 Understand the hazards caused by agents of diseases that effect living organisms.
8.L.2 Understand how biotechnology is used to affect living organisms.
8.L.3 Understand how organisms interact with and respond to the biotic and abiotic components of their environment.
8.L.4 Understand the evolution of organisms and landforms based on evidence, theories and processes that impact the Earth over time.
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.
Science Curriculum