QUARTER # 1
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BIG IDEA 18 - MATTER & ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS
What are the roles of (a) cardbon dioxide, (b)...
How do producers, consumers, and decomposers...
How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration...
SC.8.L.18.2
How do producers, consumers, and decomposers...
What are the roles of (a) glucose and (b)...
Explain why cellular respiration is an...
How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration...
SC.8.L.18.3
How are matter and energy transferred in the..
What are the roles of the following in the...
SC.8.L.18.4
How do producers and consumers get energy and...
Can you give an example of how a living system...
Can you explain why an energy pyramid of an...
How do hydroxyl ions and hydronium ions affect pH?
BIG IDEA 8 - PROPERTIES OF MATTER
SC.8.P.8.1
How does the kinetic energy compare and...
How does the temperature of matter affect its...
How could you construct a model to represent...
What makes the four states of matter different...
SC.8.P.8.2
How would you differentiate between weight and...
How would your weight and mass change...
What is the relationship between an object's...
Free-Fall Laboratory
Investigate the motion of an object as it falls to the ground. A variety of objects can be compared, and their motion can be observed in a vacuum, in normal air, and in denser air. The position, velocity, and acceleration are measured over time, and the forces on the object can be displayed. Using the manual settings, the mass, radius, height, and initial velocity of the object can be adjusted, as can the air density and wind.
SC.8.P.8.3
What does density measure?
What is the relationship between matter's...
What tools would scientists need in order to...
SC.8.P.8.4
How would you compare and contrast physical and...
How could you identify a substance using...
QUARTER # 2
BIG IDEA 8 - PROPERTIES OF MATTER
SC.8.P.8.5
How would you differentiate between an atom...
Element Builder
Use protons, neutrons, and electrons to build elements. As the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons changes, information such as the name and symbol of the element, the Z, N, and A numbers, the electron dot diagram, and the group and period from the periodic table are shown. Each element is classified as a metal, metalloid, or nonmetal, and its state at room temperature is also given.
What is the relationsihp between atoms...
How do the properties of a compound compare to...
SC.8.P.8.6 & *SC.912.P.8.5
What information is contained in each square of...
How are atomic number and atomic mass...
Element Builder
Use protons, neutrons, and electrons to build elements. As the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons changes, information such as the name and symbol of the element, the Z, N, and A numbers, the electron dot diagram, and the group and period from the periodic table are shown. Each element is classified as a metal, metalloid, or nonmetal, and its state at room temperature is also given.
How are the elements arranged on the periodic...
What information is gleaned from the period an...
What information is gleaned from the group an...
Why do elements fall into groups?
How does the arrangement of the electrons...
Element Builder
Use protons, neutrons, and electrons to build elements. As the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons changes, information such as the name and symbol of the element, the Z, N, and A numbers, the electron dot diagram, and the group and period from the periodic table are shown. Each element is classified as a metal, metalloid, or nonmetal, and its state at room temperature is also given.
What predictions can you make about the...
Element Builder
Use protons, neutrons, and electrons to build elements. As the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons changes, information such as the name and symbol of the element, the Z, N, and A numbers, the electron dot diagram, and the group and period from the periodic table are shown. Each element is classified as a metal, metalloid, or nonmetal, and its state at room temperature is also given.
SC.8.P.8.7 & *SC.912.P.8.4
How do scientists construct models representing...
Element Builder
Use protons, neutrons, and electrons to build elements. As the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons changes, information such as the name and symbol of the element, the Z, N, and A numbers, the electron dot diagram, and the group and period from the periodic table are shown. Each element is classified as a metal, metalloid, or nonmetal, and its state at room temperature is also given.
How are the masses, electrical charges, and...
Element Builder
Use protons, neutrons, and electrons to build elements. As the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons changes, information such as the name and symbol of the element, the Z, N, and A numbers, the electron dot diagram, and the group and period from the periodic table are shown. Each element is classified as a metal, metalloid, or nonmetal, and its state at room temperature is also given.
*SC.912.P.8.7
What information can you learn from a chemical...
How is the composition and structure of a...
How do chemical bonds form?
SC.8.P.8.8 & *SC.912.P.8.11
What are the properties of a compound?
How do we measure pH and what does this value...
What are the properties of a salt?
What is the difference between an acid and a base?
SC.8.P.8.9
How can you differentiate between homogeneous...
BIG IDEA 9 - CHANGES IN MATTER
SC.8.P.9.2
How could you differentiate between a physical...
What are some indicators that a physical or...
SC.8.P.9.3
How do changes in temperature and energy...
QUARTER # 3
BIG IDEA 5 - EARTH IN SPACE & TIME
SC.8.E.5.1
What is an astronomical unit, how is it used to...
How can models be used to represent distances...
SC.8.E.5.2
What are the major components of the universe?
SC.8.E.5.3
How do planets, solar systems, galaxies, and...
What is a solar system composed of?
How are the compositions of the inner planets...
What are stars composed of?
How do stars vary in size?
What is the universe composed of?
Describe the scale of distances in the universe.
SC.8.E.5.4
What is gravity?
What is the Law of Universal Gravitation?
How does mass and distance affect gravitational...
How does gravity affect weight?
How does gravity affect planetary motion?
What role did gravity play in the formation of...
SC.8.E.5.5
What gases are stars composed of?
How does temperature relate to the color of a...
How is star brightness measured?
How would you differentiate between apparent...
How are the sizes of stars measured?
How does the size of star and its distance from...
SC.8.E.5.6 & * SC.912.E.5.4
What would a model of the Sun’s rotation look...
SC.8.E.5.7
How are the planets’ distances from the Sun...
How does a body’s mass and/or distance between...
SC.8.E.5.8
Explain how scientists’ views on planetary...
SC.8.E.5.9
How does the movement of the Earth affect the...
What conditions are affected by the tilt of the...
What causes Earth’s seasons?
How do the relative positions of the Sun, Moon...
Why does the moon appear to go through phases?
How do the relative positions of the Sun, Moon...
How do the gravitational interactions between...
SC.8.E.5.11
How do scientists use the electromagnetic...
Which tools are utilized to detect...
QUARTER # 3 & 4
BIG IDEA 5 - EARTH IN SPACE & TIME
SC.8.E.5.1
What is an astronomical unit, how is it used to...
How can models be used to represent distances...
SC.8.E.5.2
What are the major components of the universe?
SC.8.E.5.3
How do planets, solar systems, galaxies, and...
What is a solar system composed of?
How are the compositions of the inner planets...
What are stars composed of?
How do stars vary in size?
What is the universe composed of?
Describe the scale of distances in the universe.
SC.8.E.5.4
What is gravity?
What is the Law of Universal Gravitation?
How does mass and distance affect gravitational...
How does gravity affect weight?
How does gravity affect planetary motion?
What role did gravity play in the formation of...
SC.8.E.5.5
What gases are stars composed of?
How does temperature relate to the color of a...
How is star brightness measured?
How would you differentiate between apparent...
How are the sizes of stars measured?
How does the size of star and its distance from...
SC.8.E.5.6 & * SC.912.E.5.4
What would a model of the Sun’s rotation look...
SC.8.E.5.7
How are the planets’ distances from the Sun...
How does a body’s mass and/or distance between...
SC.8.E.5.8
Explain how scientists’ views on planetary...
SC.8.E.5.9
How does the movement of the Earth affect the...
What conditions are affected by the tilt of the...
What causes Earth’s seasons?
How do the relative positions of the Sun, Moon...
Why does the moon appear to go through phases?
How do the relative positions of the Sun, Moon...
How do the gravitational interactions between...
SC.8.E.5.11
How do scientists use the electromagnetic...
Which tools are utilized to detect...