Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
SC.8.N.1: The Practice of Science
SC.8.N.1.A: Scientific inquiry is a multifaceted activity; The processes of science include the formulation of scientifically investigable questions, construction of investigations into those questions, the collection of appropriate data, the evaluation of the meaning of those data, and the communication of this evaluation.
Diffusion
Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Hearing: Frequency and Volume
Pendulum Clock
Real-Time Histogram
Sight vs. Sound Reactions
Time Estimation
SC.8.N.1.B: The processes of science frequently do not correspond to the traditional portrayal of "the scientific method."
Diffusion
Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Pendulum Clock
Seed Germination
Sight vs. Sound Reactions
Temperature and Sex Determination - Metric
SC.8.N.1.C: Scientific argumentation is a necessary part of scientific inquiry and plays an important role in the generation and validation of scientific knowledge.
SC.8.N.1.D: Scientific knowledge is based on observation and inference; it is important to recognize that these are very different things. Not only does science require creativity in its methods and processes, but also in its questions and explanations.
SC.8.N.1.1: Define a problem from the eighth grade curriculum using appropriate reference materials to support scientific understanding, plan and carry out scientific investigations of various types, such as systematic observations or experiments, identify variables, collect and organize data, interpret data in charts, tables, and graphics, analyze information, make predictions, and defend conclusions.
Boyle's Law and Charles's Law
Diffusion
Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Feel the Heat
Pendulum Clock
Real-Time Histogram
Sight vs. Sound Reactions
Temperature and Sex Determination - Metric
SC.8.N.1.2: Design and conduct a study using repeated trials and replication.
Diffusion
Growing Plants
Real-Time Histogram
Seed Germination
Temperature and Sex Determination - Metric
Time Estimation
SC.8.N.1.3: Use phrases such as "results support" or "fail to support" in science, understanding that science does not offer conclusive 'proof' of a knowledge claim.
Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Hearing: Frequency and Volume
Pendulum Clock
SC.8.N.1.4: Explain how hypotheses are valuable if they lead to further investigations, even if they turn out not to be supported by the data.
Diffusion
Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Pendulum Clock
Temperature and Sex Determination - Metric
SC.8.N.1.6: Understand that scientific investigations involve the collection of relevant empirical evidence, the use of logical reasoning, and the application of imagination in devising hypotheses, predictions, explanations and models to make sense of the collected evidence.
SC.8.E.5: The origin and eventual fate of the Universe still remains one of the greatest questions in science. Gravity and energy influence the formation of galaxies, including our own Milky Way Galaxy, stars, the planetary systems, and Earth. Humankind?s need to explore continues to lead to the development of knowledge and understanding of the nature of the Universe.
SC.8.E.5.1: Recognize that there are enormous distances between objects in space and apply our knowledge of light and space travel to understand this distance.
SC.8.E.5.3: Distinguish the hierarchical relationships between planets and other astronomical bodies relative to solar system, galaxy, and universe, including distance, size, and composition.
SC.8.E.5.5: Describe and classify specific physical properties of stars: apparent magnitude (brightness), temperature (color), size, and luminosity (absolute brightness).
SC.8.E.5.7: Compare and contrast the properties of objects in the Solar System including the Sun, planets, and moons to those of Earth, such as gravitational force, distance from the Sun, speed, movement, temperature, and atmospheric conditions.
Comparing Earth and Venus
Solar System Explorer
Tides - Metric
SC.8.E.5.9: Explain the impact of objects in space on each other including:
SC.8.E.5.9.1: the Sun on the Earth including seasons and gravitational attraction
Seasons Around the World
Seasons in 3D
Seasons: Why do we have them?
SC.8.E.5.9.2: the Moon on the Earth, including phases, tides, and eclipses, and the relative position of each body.
2D Eclipse
3D Eclipse
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phases
Phases of the Moon
Tides - Metric
SC.8.P.8: Properties of Matter
SC.8.P.8.B: Objects and substances can be classified by their physical and chemical properties. Mass is the amount of matter (or "stuff") in an object. Weight, on the other hand, is the measure of force of attraction (gravitational force) between an object and Earth.
Density Experiment: Slice and Dice
Mineral Identification
SC.8.P.8.1: Explore the scientific theory of atoms (also known as atomic theory) by using models to explain the motion of particles in solids, liquids, and gases.
SC.8.P.8.3: Explore and describe the densities of various materials through measurement of their masses and volumes.
Density Experiment: Slice and Dice
Density Laboratory
SC.8.P.8.4: Classify and compare substances on the basis of characteristic physical properties that can be demonstrated or measured; for example, density, thermal or electrical conductivity, solubility, magnetic properties, melting and boiling points, and know that these properties are independent of the amount of the sample.
Circuit Builder
Conduction and Convection
Density Experiment: Slice and Dice
Density Laboratory
Magnetism
Melting Points
Mineral Identification
SC.8.P.8.5: Recognize that there are a finite number of elements and that their atoms combine in a multitude of ways to produce compounds that make up all of the living and nonliving things that we encounter.
SC.8.P.8.6: Recognize that elements are grouped in the periodic table according to similarities of their properties.
SC.8.P.8.7: Explore the scientific theory of atoms (also known as atomic theory) by recognizing that atoms are the smallest unit of an element and are composed of sub-atomic particles (electrons surrounding a nucleus containing protons and neutrons).
SC.8.P.9: Changes in Matter
SC.8.P.9.A: Matter can undergo a variety of changes.
SC.8.P.9.1: Explore the Law of Conservation of Mass by demonstrating and concluding that mass is conserved when substances undergo physical and chemical changes.
Chemical Changes
Chemical Equations
SC.8.P.9.2: Differentiate between physical changes and chemical changes.
Density Experiment: Slice and Dice
SC.8.P.9.3: Investigate and describe how temperature influences chemical changes.
SC.8.L.18: Matter and Energy Transformations
SC.8.L.18.B: Living organisms acquire the energy they need for life processes through various metabolic pathways (photosynthesis and cellular respiration).
SC.8.L.18.C: Matter and energy are recycled through cycles such as the carbon cycle.
SC.8.L.18.1: Describe and investigate the process of photosynthesis, such as the roles of light, carbon dioxide, water and chlorophyll; production of food; release of oxygen.
Cell Energy Cycle
Photosynthesis Lab
Plants and Snails
Pond Ecosystem
Photosynthesis
SC.8.L.18.2: Describe and investigate how cellular respiration breaks down food to provide energy and releases carbon dioxide.
SC.8.L.18.3: Construct a scientific model of the carbon cycle to show how matter and energy are continuously transferred within and between organisms and their physical environment.
Carbon Cycle
Cell Energy Cycle
Food Chain
Correlation last revised: 4/14/2021