Curriculum Guide for 8th_ Grade (UPDATED 6//01) NGSS T.E. Book Title Critical Content (Big Idea written as a question) Student chapter & Section Objectives/Key Concepts (Please write as a statement.).1.1 Explain why elements are called the building blocks of matter. Required Summative Tests and Labs/Projects (see V:drive for alternates) Pacing (days).1 *.1. Describe how atomic theory developed and changed..1. How the reactivity of elements is related to valence electrons in atoms....1 Explain how the reactivity of elements is related to valence electrons in atoms... State what the periodic table tells you about atoms and the elements?.1 and. will be one summative...1 Describe ions and explain how they form bonds... Identify the ionic. 5..1 Explain what holds covalent bonds together.... Identify the molecular... will be a summative 5 *.. Explain how unequal sharing occurs and how it affects molecules
What happens during chemical reactions? What happens during chemical reactions? What happens during chemical reactions?.1...1.1 State how matter and changes in matter can be described..1. Explain how you can tell when a chemical reaction occurs...1 Identify what information a chemical equation contains... State the principle of conservation of mass. *.. Explain what a balanced chemical equation must show. *.. Identify three categories of chemical reactions...1 Explain how activation energy is related to chemical reactions... Identify factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction. 8 5.1 *5.1.1 State the characteristics solutions colloids and suspensions. 5.1. Describe what happens to the particles of a solute when a solution forms. 5.1. Explain how solutes affect the freezing and boiling points of a solvent. 5. *5..1 Describe how concentration is measured 5.. Explain why solubility is useful in identifying substances 5.. Identify factors that affect the solubility of a substance.
5. 5..1 Describe the. *5.. Explain how and where are commonly used. LS1.C 5. 5.5 *5..1 State what kind of ions form in water. 5.. Explain what ph tells you about a solution. 5.. Describe what happens in a neutralization reaction. 5.5.1 Explain why the body must digest food. 5.5. Describe how ph affects digestion. Cabbage Juice Lab (summative) 1 PS.D Why does carbon have a central role in the chemistry of living things? 6. 6..1 List the four main classes of organic in living things. 6.. the classes of organic in living things differ from each other? Biochemical Identification Lab (Summative) 5 Formative and review for Lab Summative (see above) WINTER BREAK LS1.A How are cells important to the structure and function of living things? 7.1 7.1.1 Explain what cells are. *7.1. Explain how the invention of the microscope contributes to knowledge about living things. 7.1. State the cell theory.
LS1.A How are cells important to the structure and function of living things? 7. 7..1 Identify the role of the cell wall and the cell membrane in the cell. 7.. Describe the functions of cell organelles. 7.. Explain how cells are organized in many-celled organisms. Organelle project could (summative project) 6 *7.. Tell how bacterial cells differ from plant and animal cells. PS.D PS.D LS1.C How are cells important to the structure and function of living things? cells 7. 8.1 7..1 Describe how most small molecules cross the cell membrane. 7.. Explain why osmosis is important to cells. 7.. Tell the difference between passive transport and active transport. 8.1.1 Explain how the sun supplies living things with the. 8.1. Describe what happens during the process of photosynthesis. TREATED AS SEPERATE CHAPTER (7., 8.1, 8.) Eggsperiment with a Cell (p. 7) [summative lab] PS.D LS1.C cells 8. 8..1 Describe the events that occur during respiration. 8.. Tell what fermentation is. Chapter ENDS (7., 8.1, 8.)
LS.A cells 8. 8..1 Identify the events that take place during the three stages of the cell cycle. 8.. Explain how the structure of DNA helps account for the way in which DNA copies itself. NEW CHAPTER (8., 8., 9.) Cell Cycle Project 8 LS.B cells 8. 8..1 Explain how cancer is related to the cell cycle. *8.. Describe how cancer can be treated and prevented. 1 LS.A 9. 9..1 Explain what forms the genetic code. 9.. Describe how a cell produces proteins. 9.. Identify how mutations can affect an organism. LS1.B LS.A 9.1 9.1.1 Describe the results of Mendel s experiments. 9.1. Identify what controls the inheritance of traits in organisms. NEW CHAPTER (9.1, 9., 9.) 5 LS.B 9. 9..1 Define probability and describe how it helps explain the results of genetic crosses. 9.. Explain what is meant by genotype and phenotype. 9.. Tell what codominance is. Bug Builder lab (see old Holt textbook) (Summative Lab)
LS.A 9. 9..1 Describe the role chromosomes play in inheritance. 9.. Identify the events that occur during meiosis. 9.. Explain the relationship between chromosomes and genes. Meiosis Foldable (Summative Project) LS.A LS.B LS.B What applications of science and technology have advanced the study of genetics? What applications of science and technology have advanced the study of genetics? 10.1 10. 10.1.1 List patterns of inheritance in humans. 10.1. Explain the functions of the sex chromosomes. 10.1. Explain the relationship between genes and the environment. 10..1 List the two major causes of genetic disorders in humans. 10.. Describe how geneticists trace the inheritance of traits. *10.. Explain how genetic disorders diagnosed and treated. LS.B What applications of science and technology have advanced the study of genetics? 10. 10..1 List the three ways of producing organisms with desired traits. 10.. Explain the goal of the human genome project.
LS.A LS.B What process leads to the evolution and diversity of organisms? 11.1 11.1.1 Describe important observations Darwin made on his voyage. 11.1. Explain the hypothesis Darwin made to explain the difference between similar species. 11.1. Explain how natural selection leads to evolution. LS.A LS.C What process leads to the evolution and diversity of organisms? 11. 11..1 State evidence that supports the theory of evolution. 11.. Explain how scientists infer evolutionary relationships among organisms. 11.. Describe how new species form. Caminalcule Evolution lab (see internet) [summative lab] LS.A ESS1.C What process leads to the evolution and diversity of organisms? 11. 11.. Explain how scientists can determine a fossil s age. *11.. State what the Geologic Time Scale is. Life Long Calendar or Full Earth/Living Earth timeline project (summative project)