1. Course Organizer Course Standards: Eighth Grade Science CONTENT:
The
Course Organizer
Teacher(s):
Student:
Time:
Course Dates:
School Year
Course Standards:
This Course:
Eighth Grade Science 3 1
CONTENT:
What? How? Value?
Major Grades—tests, projects– 60%
Daily Grades—classwork, homework, quizzes, warm-ups– 40%
how scientists do science within defined disciplines of science including chemistry, physics, earth and space sciences, biology, and scientific investigations. is
about
PROCESS:
class participation, preparation, social skills, by units, ROAR expectations.
Course Questions:
How is scientific data used as evidence to develop scientific theories?
Why do all scientific models have limitations?
Why is science relevant to society?
How are tools and safety equipment used in a science lab? Why are tools and safety equipment important?
How is the Periodic Table of Elements connected to matter and energy?
How is the Law of Conservation of Energy related to your knowledge of chemical reactions and force and motion?
How can you relate Newton’s Laws to the forces that change our Earth?
How do oceans and atmosphere affect local patterns of weather?
How are organisms affected by patterns of the Earth, Moon, and Sun system?
How do long-term environmental changes affect traits in future populations of organisms?
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2. Course Map Eighth Grade Science Learning Rituals Community Performance
Principles
Learning Rituals
Course Map
This Course:
includes
Performance
Options
Student:
Critical Concepts
Learned in these
Units
Eighth Grade Science 8 6 7
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Unit Organizers
Frames
Interactive Journals (with big pocket)
Projects
Investigations
Note taking
Resilient
Optimistic
Accountable
Reflective
ACHIEVE!!
Group work
Vocabulary
Agendas
Warm-ups
Quizzes
ACHIEVE
Independent work
Group and class discussions
Stations
Exams
Tutorial times: _________
Class notes
Retest
Peer tutoring
Student/teacher conferences 4
12. Student-Designed Investigations
Safety
Scientific Inquiry and Reasoning
Matter
Energy
Force and Motion
Earth and Space
Organisms and Environment
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Change and Constancy
Patterns and Cycles
Systems
Models Scale
1. Atoms
11. Interdependence AmongLiving Systems
2. Periodic Table of Elements 5
3. Chemical Formulas, Equations, and Reactions
10. Characteristics of the Universe
8. Earth Cycles
5. Newton’s Laws of Motion
9. Light Years and Theories
4. Force and Motion
6. Forces That Change The Earth
7. Climatic Interactions