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.8.4 |
Students will design a model of an organism which describes its reproductive parts, how it has adapted to its environment, and determine its ability to successfully reproduce. |
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
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Standard(s) |
| SC.8.4.1 | Observe and identify reproductive parts of a plant. | MS-LS1-4 | |
| SC.8.4.2 | Illustrate the methods of plant reproduction. | MS-LS1-4 | |
| SC.8.4.3 | Compare and contrast animal and plant adaptations used for reproduction. | MS-LS1-4 | |
| SC.8.4.4 | Describe plant adaptations and environmental conditions. |
MS-LS1-5 MS-LS2-1 |
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| SC.8.4.5 | Describe the structure of a seed/embryo. | MS-LS1-4 | |
| SC.8.4.6 | Provide solutions for maintaining biodiversity in an ecosystem. | MS-LS2-5 | |
| SC.8.4.7 | Design a flower to adapt and thrive in a new environment. |
MS-LS1-5 MS-LS2-1 |
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Academic Vocabulary: Observe, illustrate, compare, contrast, describe, design, hypothesize, manipulate |
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Content Vocabulary: reproduction, sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, sperm, egg, anther, stigma, style, pollen, ovary, petal, sepal, pollen tube, ovule, budding, fragmentation, zygote, chromosomes, genes, biodiversity, adaptation |