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This year students will use more robust abstract thinking skills to explain causes of complex phenomena and systems. Many causes are not immediately or physically visible to students. An understanding of cause and effect of key natural phenomena and designed processes allows students to explain patterns and make predictions about future events.
This year students will use more robust abstract thinking skills to explain causes of complex phenomena and systems. Many causes are not immediately or physically visible to students. An understanding of cause and effect of key natural phenomena and designed processes allows students to explain patterns and make predictions about future events.
In grade 8 these include, for example, causes of seasons and tides; causes of plate tectonics and weather or climate; the role of genetics in reproduction, heredity, and artificial selection; and how atoms and molecules interact to explain the substances that make up the world and how materials change. Being able to analyze phenomena for evidence of causes and processes that often cannot be seen, and being able to conceptualize and describe those, is a significant outcome for students.
In grade 8 these include, for example, causes of seasons and tides; causes of plate tectonics and weather or climate; the role of genetics in reproduction, heredity, and artificial selection; and how atoms and molecules interact to explain the substances that make up the world and how materials change. Being able to analyze phenomena for evidence of causes and processes that often cannot be seen, and being able to conceptualize and describe those, is a significant outcome for students.
Learning Targets
Learning Targets
LT 1: I can explain what everything in the world is made up of and how that Matter interacts.
LT 1: I can explain what everything in the world is made up of and how that Matter interacts.
LT 2: I can justify my design decisions with an explanation of the Engineering Design Process.
LT 2: I can justify my design decisions with an explanation of the Engineering Design Process.
LT 3: I can investigate and explain the structure and function of cells as the basic units of life, the hierarchical systems of organisms, and the role of specialized cells for maintenance and growth.
LT 3: I can investigate and explain the structure and function of cells as the basic units of life, the hierarchical systems of organisms, and the role of specialized cells for maintenance and growth.
LT 4: I can identify which genetic structures and molecular processes organisms need in order to grow.
LT 4: I can identify which genetic structures and molecular processes organisms need in order to grow.
LT 5: TBD
LT 5: TBD
Topics we will cover
Topics we will cover
- Matter & Interactions
- Energy, Motion & Forces
- Genetic Structures & Processes
- Heredity & Traits
- Food & Environmental Impacts
Semester 1
Semester 1
- Designing a Catapult [11/30/20]
Brainstorming ideas to construct a catapult and choosing the best plan (steps 1-4 of EDP). Find the handout instructions on Unified Classroom
Submit on Unified Classroom, DUE 12/2/20
- Building your Catapult [12/2-12/3]
Using EDP to build a functioning catapult during your Asynchronous Thursday Class time (steps 5,6). Find the handout instructions on Unified Classroom
Submit picture of your finished product on Unified Classroom, DUE 12/3/20
- Design Challenge Handout [12/4/20]
Testing and collecting data to redesign catapults, analyze the different motion and forces that affect success. Find the handout instructions on Unified Classroom
Submit picture of your finished product on Unified Classroom, DUE 12/11/20
1. Where I am From Poem [ 9/15/20]
1. Where I am From Poem [ 9/15/20]
The details need to include: where you are from, what foods you like, do you have siblings, play sports etc. Students will write a version of themselves for me to get to know a little about them.
Rubric and example shown in class are available on Unified Classroom
Submit assignment to Unified Classroom by 9/21/20
2. Structures of Matter [ 9/17/20]
2. Structures of Matter [ 9/17/20]
Today's Asynchronous task: read the PDF on Structures of Matter and then navigate to the PearDeck slides to complete the questions on the investigation.
The document and link is posted on Unified Classroom.
This assignment should be completed on Thursday during the asynchronous Science block.
3. Science is Real Poster [ 9/18/20]
3. Science is Real Poster [ 9/18/20]
I will assign a letter to each student and ask them to create the letter using an aspect of science. For example- “C” can be changed into a crescent moon, or the “I” can become a test tube. The video we watched in class gives them a jumping off point.
Rubric and examples are available on Unified Classroom.
Submit assignment to Unified Classroom by 9/24/20
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