Science Curriculum
8th Grade
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Course Purpose: |
Eighth grade students will use scientific principles to quantify interactions among the components of the world they see. |
Outcomes and Components:
| SC.8.1 | Students will develop models that describe gravity's effect on the galaxy, solar system, Sun, Earth, and Moon systems. | ||
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
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Standard(s) |
| SC.8.1.1 | Model to show the role of gravity for movement around galactic center for the Sun, Earth, and moon. |
MS-ESS1-2 MS-PS2-4 |
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| SC.8.1.2 | Model to show role of gravity and formation of the solar system (spinning motion). |
MS-ESS1-2 MS-ESS1-3 |
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| SC.8.1.3 | Describe the relationship between the Milky Way, Earth, Sun, Moon system. | MS-ESS1-2 | |
| SC.8.1.4 | Model motion of moon phases. | MS-ESS1-1 | |
| SC.8.1.5 | Compare and contrast moons of other planets with Earth. | MS-ESS1-1 | |
| SC.8.1.6 | Model to describe the lunar/solar eclipses in the earth, moon, Sun system. | MS-ESS1-3 | |
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Academic Vocabulary: System, model, describe, compare, contrast, cause, effect |
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Content Vocabulary: Cyclical pattern, gravity, moon phase, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, axis, rotation, Revolution, hemisphere, inertia, Mass, Moon, orbital motion |