Rubric to align with 3-dimensional instruction (Use this document to gage if your lesson(s) are aligned to 3D instruction)
Lesson Plan Templates (use these to help guide development of student centered 3D lesson plans)
Within each Strand folder, resources can be found for each Standard.
This Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook has been written specifically for students as a reputable source for them to obtain information aligned to the Utah Science with Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards. This book is to be used to support the curriculum created by teachers and not to supplant classroom instruction. It is not intended to describe what content should be taught or even suggest in what order instruction should occur.
This OER textbook has been organized in the same order as the strands and standards of the Utah SEEd Standards. Most standards have their own section starting and ending with a phenomenon that students can use to gather information, reason through their understanding, and communicate their findings using the science and engineering practices. Standards that pair well together may be joined into a single section.
This books is a first iteration for the Utah SEEd Standards and was written and organized by Utah science teachers in a relatively short period of time. The short time available to create this book may mean that there are some grammatical errors or weaknesses in the content. The hope is that as teachers use this resource with their students they keep a record of their suggestions on how to improve the book. Every year, the book will be revised using teacher feedback and with new objectives to improve the book.
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8th Grade SEEd OER Electronic Version
8th Grade SEEd OER .pdf Version
8th Grade SEEd OER Printed Text Books (Hard Copy Purchase)