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Science - Grade 8 Science

Earth and Space Science
Rocks: Diagram/Processes/Label
The learner will be able to label a diagram depicting the processes of the rock cycle.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.2.a Home
  
Rocks: Cycle/Explain
The learner will be able to describe the rock cycle.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.2 Home
  
Natural Resources: Conserve/Ways/Study
The learner will be able to analyze approaches to conserving energy and natural resources.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.5 Home
  
Natural Resources: Conservation/Assess
The learner will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of various conservation strategies on the earth’s energy and natural resources.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.5a Home
  
Earth: Plate Tectonics/Comprehend
The learner will be able to understand the characteristics of the earth’s layers and the location of major plates.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.9.1 Home
  
Earth: Plate Tectonics/Boundaries/Show
The learner will be able to illustrate the major plate boundaries.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.9.1.b Home
  
Earth: History/Fossils/Describe
The learner will be able to explain how fossils are used to understand the earth’s past.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.2.b Home
  
Minerals: Explain/Utilized
The learner will be able to describe how various minerals are used.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.1.b Home
  
Minerals: Characteristics/Uses/Explore
The learner will be able to investigate the characteristics of minerals and their uses.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.1 Home
  
Earth: Energy/Types/Resources/Analyze
The learner will be able to examine different types of energy resources and their importance to man.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.4 Home
  
Earth: Layers/Properties/Differentiate
The learner will be able to differentiate among earth layers according to their physical properties.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.9.1a Home
  
Geologic Processes: Forces/Shape/Explain
The learner will be able to explain the forces and processes that shape the earth.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.9.2, 9.2 Home
  
Geologic Processes: Plates/Cause/Show
The learner will be able to demonstrate how plate movements cause major geological events.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.9.2.a Home
  
Geologic Processes: Compare/Contrast
The learner will be able to compare and contrast processes that shape the earth in the past with those shaping the earth today (e.g., plate movements, human activity, mountain building).
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.9.2.b Home
  
Minerals:Distinguish/Samples
The learner will be able to distinguish between common minerals found in rock samples using test kits, descriptive charts, etc.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.1a Home
  
Earth Resources
The learner will be able to analyze and evaluate the impact of man's use of earth's resources.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.3a Home
  
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Heredity: DNA/Genes/Illustrate
The learner will be able to draw or construct a model representing the relationship among DNA, genes, and chromosomes.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.4.3.b Home
  
Biomes: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the major biomes of the world.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.2.3 Home
  
Biomes: Living Things/Found/Recognize
The learner will be able to characterize the major biomes according to specific environmental features and identify the organisms commonly found in these areas.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.2.3a Home
  
Heredity: DNA/Genes/Relationship/Explore
The learner will be able to investigate the relationship among DNA, genes, chromosomes, and the genetic code of life.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.4.3.; Home
  
Heredity: DNA/Model
The learner will be able to create a model of the DNA molecule.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.4.3.a Home
  
Environment: Human Activities/Explore
The learner will be able to investigate how human activities affect the earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.3 Home
  
Organisms: Function and Structure
The learner will be able to compare different organisms according to similarities and differences in their structures and function.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.5.2.b Home
  
Environment: Impact/Technology/Research
The learner will be able to research how technological advances have impacted the environment (e.g., the use of fertilizers, fossil fuels).
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.3.b Home
  
Cells: Meiosis/Model
The learner will be able to construct a simple model that represents the basic process by which reproductive cells are produced (meiosis).
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.4.3.c Home
  
Heredity: Genetics/Punnet/Interpret
The learner will be able to construct and interpret Punnett Squares to determine the genotype and phenotype of offspring.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.4.2.b Home
  
Taxonomy: Identify/Classify/System
The learner will be able to identify characteristics used by scientists to classify organisms into different categories.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.5.2 Home
  
Taxonomy: Relatedness/Using/Deduce
The learner will be able to infer the relatedness of different organisms using a system of classification.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.5.2.a Home
  
Heredity: Traits/Test Cross/Utilize
The learner will be able to use the results of a test cross to distinguish between dominant and recessive traits.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.4.2.a.; Home
  
Heredity: Traits/Differences/Study
The learner will be able to examine differences between dominant and recessive traits.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.4.2 Home
  
Biotechnology: Careers/Explore
The learner will be able to explore careers related to biotechnology.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.4.4 Home
  
Biotechnology: Careers/Related/Research
The learner will be able to research and present information on careers related to biotechnology.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.4.4a Home
  
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Physical Science
Chemical Reactions: Products/Recognize
The learner will be able to identify the reactants and/or products in a chemical reaction.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.13.3.a Home
  
Chemical & Physical Changes: Establi
The learner will be able to determine whether an interaction between substances results in a physical or a chemical change.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.13.2.a Home
  
Matter: Chemical & Physical Changes
The learner will be able to differentiate between physical and chemical changes.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.13.2.; Home
  
Energy: Consumption/Society's/Study
The learner will be able to analyze aspects of energy consumption by society.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.4.b Home
  
Mass: Weight/Differentiate
The learner will be able to differentiate between mass and weight.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.11.3.a Home
  
Equations: Expressed/Understand
The learner will be able to understand what a chemical equation represents.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.13.3 Home
  
Acids and Bases: Difference/Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend the difference between acids and bases and how indicators are used.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.13.1 Home
  
Acids and Bases: Indicator/Determine
The learner will be able to determine whether a substance is an acid or a base using an indicator.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.13.1a Home
  
Chemical Changes: Oxygen/Identify
The learner will be able to recognize that oxygen, in combination with another substance, results in a chemical change.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.13.2.b Home
  
Chemical Changes: Mass/Equal/Describe
The learner will be able to explain why the mass of the reactants is the same as the mass of the products during a chemical change.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.13.3.b Home
  
Motion: Newton's Laws/Understand
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of Newton's three laws of motion.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.11.2 Home
  
Motion: Laws of Motion/Explain
The learner will be able to describe how Newton's three laws of motion explain the movement of objects.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.11.2a Home
  
Chemical Reactions: Rate/Explain
The learner will be able to describe how variables such as temperature and concentration affect the rate of reaction.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.13.3.c Home
  
Energy: Sources/Used/Describe
The learner will be able to describe the different sources of energy used by humans.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.10.4.a Home
  
Gravity: Factors/Affect/Recognize
The learner will be able to identify factors that influence the amount of gravitational force between objects.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.11.3 Home
  
Gravity: Relationship/Describe
The learner will be able to describe the relationship among distance, size, mass, and gravitational force of objects.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.11.3.b Home
  
Speed: Time/Distance/Object/Establish
The learner will be able to determine the speed of an object based on the distance and amount of time traveled.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.11.1.a Home
  
Speed: Velocity/Differentiate
The learner will be able to differentiate between speed and velocity.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.11.1b Home
  
Forces and Motion/Speed/Velocity
The learner will be able to distinguish between speed and velocity.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.11.1 Home
  
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Research and Inquiry
Machines: Simple/Identify/Uses
The learner will be able to identify simple machines and their uses.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.11.4 Home
  
Machines: Simple/Six/Types/Differentiate
The learner will be able to differentiate among the six types of simple machines and their applications.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 8, 8.11.4a Home
  
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