Arizona- Science: 8th Grade

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4: Life Science

4.2: Understand the basic principles of heredity.

4.2.PO 1: Explain the purposes of cell division:

4.2.PO 1.a: growth and repair

Cell Division

4.2.PO 2: Explain the basic principles of heredity using the human examples of:

4.2.PO 2.a: eye color

Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
 Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)

4.2.PO 3: Distinguish between the nature of dominant and recessive traits in humans.

Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
 Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)

4.4: Identify structural and behavioral adaptations.

4.4.PO 6: Describe the following factors that allow for the survival of living organisms:

4.4.PO 6.a: protective coloration

Evolution: Mutation and Selection
 Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
 Natural Selection

4.4.PO 6.d: pollination

Pollination: Flower to Fruit

5: Physical Science

5.1: Understand physical and chemical properties of matter.

5.1.PO 1: Identify different kinds of matter based on the following physical properties:

5.1.PO 1.a: states

Phase Changes

5.1.PO 1.b: density

Density Experiment: Slice and Dice
 Density Laboratory
 Mineral Identification

5.1.PO 2: Identify different kinds of matter based on the following chemical properties:

5.1.PO 2.a: reactivity

Mineral Identification

5.1.PO 2.b: pH

pH Analysis

5.1.PO 3: Identify the following types of evidence that a chemical reaction has occurred:

5.1.PO 3.c: color change

Chemical Changes

5.1.PO 6: Explain the systematic organization of the periodic table.

Ionic Bonds

5.1.PO 7: Investigate how the transfer of energy can affect the physical and chemical properties of matter.

Heat Absorption
 Radiation

5.2: Understand the relationship between force and motion.

5.2.PO 2: Identify the conditions under which an object will continue in its state of motion (Newton’s 1st Law of Motion).

Fan Cart Physics

5.2.PO 3: Describe how the acceleration of a body is dependent on its mass and the net applied force (Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion).

Fan Cart Physics
 Free Fall Tower
 Free-Fall Laboratory

5.2.PO 4: Describe forces as interactions between bodies (Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion).

Fan Cart Physics

5.2.PO 5: Create a graph devised from measurements of moving objects and their interactions, including:

5.2.PO 5.a: position-time graphs

Distance-Time Graphs - Metric
 Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs - Metric
 Free Fall Tower
 Free-Fall Laboratory

5.2.PO 5.b: velocity-time graphs

Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs - Metric
 Free-Fall Laboratory

Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020

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