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.8.7 |
Students will investigate and compare and contrast the traits and the change of an organism over time to determine its likelihood of survival in an environment. |
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
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Standard(s) |
| SC.8.7.1 | Cite examples of natural selection through adaptation of physical and behavioral traits. | MS-LS4-4 | |
| SC.8.7.2 | Determine causes and effects of adaptation by natural selection with survival in a new environment. (Rabbit simulation, Cactus beetle simulation) | MS-LS4-4 | |
| SC.8.7.3 | Describe artificial selection by modeling a new dog using physical and behavioral traits. | MS-LS4-5 | |
| SC.8.7.4 | Compare and contrast artificial and natural selection. |
MS-LS4-4 MS-LS4-5 |
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| SC.8.7.5 | Analyze skeletal structures and find patterns and relationships. | MS-LS4-1 | |
| SC.8.7.6 | Compare skeletons of a rat and an elephant for differences and similarities. | MS-LS4-2 | |
| SC.8.7.5 | Analyze embryos of other organisms for patterns and similarities. |
MS-LS4-1 MS-LS4-3 |
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Academic Vocabulary: Cite, determine, describe, compare, contrast, analyze, model, identify, test |
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Content Vocabulary: natural selection, adaptation, behavioral trait, artificial selection, Evolution, species, vestigial structures, selective breeding, traits, generation time, speciation, separation, division |