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GRADE 8 SCIENCE
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DOMAIN: INTEGRATING CONCEPTS WITH PROCESS SKILLS

TAAS Objective 1 - Grade 8 Science
The student will demonstrate the ability to conduct scientific inquiry, draw inferences from data, and communicate results.

(8.1) Scientific processes. The student conducts field and laboratory investigations using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical practices.

The student who is information literate access information efficiently and effectively.

Select appropriate reading materials in a variety of print, electronic, and on-line information sources to identify, evaluate and synthesize information. State Library Standards II B-1

Lib. Skills - using the LRC resources both print and non-print to find, acquire, evaluate and use information and data

The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate safe practices during field and laboratory investigations

The student is expected to:
(B) make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal or recycling of materials

(8.2) Scientific processes. The student uses scientific inquiry methods during field and laboratory investigations.

The student is expected to:
(A) plan and implement investigative procedures, including asking questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting and using equipment and technology

The student is expected to:
(B) collect data by observing and measuring

The student is expected to:
(C) organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from direct and indirect evidence

Create a graphic organizer to present evidence.

The student is expected to:
(D) communicate valid conclusions

The student is expected to:
(E) construct graphs, tables, maps, and charts [using tools, including computers] to organize, examine, and evaluate data

Use graphic organizer to create charts either on paper or electronically to organize data.

(8.4) Scientific processes. The student knows how to use a variety of tools and methods to conduct science inquiry.

Determine where and how to acquire information

The student is expected to:
(A) collect, record, and analyze information using tools, including beakers, petri dishes, meter sticks, graduated cylinders, weather instruments, hot plates, dissecting equipment, test tubes, safety goggles, spring scales, balances, microscopes, telescopes, thermometers, calculators, field equipment, computers, computer probes, water test kits, and timing devices

Location information from appropriate sources

The student is expected to:
(B) extrapolate from collected information to make predictions

High academic achievement is accomplished with a quality collection of books and other materials, state-of-the-art technology that is integrated into the learning/teaching and information-seeking process, and cooperation between library media centers and other libraries. (Colorado Study, Library Research Service, Colorado State Library, Colorado Department of Education, Lance, Keith, November 1999,)

TAAS Objective 2 - Grade 8 Science
The student will demonstrate the ability to use critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions.

(8.3) Scientific processes. The student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions.

The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.

Select appropriate reading materials in a variety of print, electronic, and on-line information sources to identify, evaluate, synthesize information, and choose appropriate solutions to problems. State Library Standards II B-1, 2

The student is expected to:
(A) analyze, review, and critique scientific explanations, including hypotheses and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses using scientific evidence and information

Lib Skills - using the library resources to page to find, evaluate and organize data for use in an assignment

The student is expected to:
(B) draw inferences based on data related to promotional materials for products and services

The student is expected to:
(C) represent the natural world using models and identify their limitations

The student is expected to:
(D) evaluate the impact of research on scientific thought, society, and the environment

High academic achievement is accomplished with a quality collection of books and other materials, state-of-the-art technology that is integrated into the learning/teaching and information-seeking process, and cooperation between library media centers and other libraries. Colorado Study, Library Research Service, Colorado State Library, Colorado Department of Education, Lance, Keith, November 1999, ED3/110.10/No. 164)

The student is expected to:
(E) connect Grade 8 science concepts with the history of science and contributions of scientists

(8.5) Scientific processes. The student knows that relationships exist between science and technology.

Utilizing the web and other on-line resources provides experiences for students to draw from. Time working with teachers and students to utilize these sources impact student achievement. (Measuring up to Standards: The Impact of School Library Programs "...Lance, Keith Curry, Pennsylvania Department of Education, February 2000, p.42

The student is expected to:
(A) identify a design problem and propose a solution

Define the problem and develop a working plan

The student is expected to:
(B) design and test a model to solve the problem

The student is expected to:
(C) evaluate the model and make recommendations for improving the model

DOMAIN: UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTS

TAAS Objective 3 - Grade 8 Science
The student will demonstrate an understanding of interdependency among living systems and the mechanisms of genetic change.

(8.6) Science concepts. The student knows that interdependence occurs among living systems.

Extract details and concepts from a wide variety of sources in multiple formats. State Library Standards II B-3; III B-1

The student is expected to:
(A) describe interactions among systems in the human organism

The student is expected to:
(B) identify feedback mechanisms that maintain equilibrium of systems, such as body temperature, turgor pressure, and chemical reactions

The student is expected to:
(C) describe interactions within ecosystems

(8.11) Science concepts. The student knows that traits of species can change through generations and that the instructions for traits are contained in the genetic material of the organisms.

The student is expected to:
(A) identify that change in environmental conditions can affect the survival of individuals and of species

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/activities/watereverywhere/index.html
Analyze data showing relationship between population growth & water availability. 

The student is expected to:
(B) distinguish between inherited traits and other characteristics that result from interactions with the environment

The student is expected to:
(C) make predictions about possible outcomes of various genetic combinations of inherited characteristics

TAAS Objective 4 - Grade 8 Science
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of the universe and of the properties of matter and energy.

(8.7) Science concepts. The student knows that there is a relationship between force and motion.

Extract details and concepts from a wide variety of sources in multiple formats. State Library Standards II B-3; III B-1

The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate how unbalanced forces cause changes in the speed or direction of an object's motion

The student is expected to:
(B) recognize that waves are generated and can travel through different media

(8.8) Science concepts. The student knows that matter is composed of atoms.

The student is expected to:
(A) describe the structure and parts of an atom

The student is expected to:
(B) identify the properties of an atom, including mass and electrical charge

(8.9) Science concepts. The student knows that substances have chemical and physical properties.

The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate that substances may react chemically to form new substances

The student is expected to:
(B) interpret information on the periodic table to understand that physical properties are used to group elements

The student is expected to:
(C) recognize the importance of formulas and equations to express what happens in a chemical reaction

The student is expected to:
(D) identify that physical and chemical properties influence the development and application of everyday materials, such as cooking surfaces, insulation, adhesives, and plastics

(8.10) Science concepts. The student knows that complex interactions occur between matter and energy.

The student is expected to:
(A) illustrate interactions between matter and energy, including specific heat

The student is expected to:
(B) describe interactions among solar, weather, and ocean systems

The student is expected to:
(C) identify and demonstrate that loss or gain of heat energy occurs during exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions

(8.13) Science concepts. The student knows characteristics of the universe.

The student is expected to:
(A) describe characteristics of the universe, such as stars and galaxies

The student is expected to:
(B) explain the use of light years to describe distances in the universe

The student is expected to:
(C) research and describe historical scientific theories of the origin of the universe

TAAS Objective 5 - Grade 8 Science
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the cycles that exist in Earth systems and how those systems are affected by natural events and human activities.

(8.12) Science concepts. The student knows that cycles exist in Earth systems.

Extract details and concepts from a wide variety of sources in multiple formats. State Library Standards II B-3; III B-1

The student is expected to:
(A) analyze and predict the sequence of events in the lunar and rock cycles

The student is expected to:
(B) relate the role of oceans to climatic changes

The student is expected to:
(C) predict the results of modifying the Earth's nitrogen, water, and carbon cycles

(8.14) Science concepts. The student knows that natural events and human activities can alter Earth systems.

The student is expected to:
(A) predict land features resulting from gradual changes, such as mountain building, beach erosion, land subsidence, and continental drift

The student is expected to:
(B) analyze how natural or human events may have contributed to the extinction of some species

The student is expected to:
(C) describe how human activities have modified soil, water, and air quality

C. [Italicized, bracketed text]
Although the entire student expectation has been provided for reference, text in bracketed italics indicates that this portion of the student expectation will not be tested on TAAS.

D. Underlined text
Underlined text indicates that this portion of the student expectation is not tested in this objective but is tested in another objective.

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