Grade 8 Plus
Avon Lake City Schools
Curriculum Framework
8th Grade Science
Course Overview:
The course covers topics in Earth Science, Life Science, and Physics. In Earth Science and Life Science we focus on Change over Time (Changes to Earth and Life over time). In Physics we study types of forces and how they affect motion.
Textbook (Title and Publishing Company):
Ohio Science Fusion (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Online/Supplemental Materials:
Explore Learning Gizmos
Assessments:
Unit tests with additional Plus questions and quizzes (Earth’s Surface, Earth’s Interior,
Plate Tectonics, Earth’s History, Reproduction, Genetics, Population Change over Time,
Relative Motion, Forces and Force Diagrams)
Midterm Exam, Final Exam with additional Plus questions
Ohio State Test
Content/Topics/Learning Goals
Subject to Pacing and Schedules
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1st Quarter-
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Changes to Earth’s Surface by Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition (Ohio Science Standard ESS 3)
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What is weathering, erosion, deposition
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Landforms created by erosion and deposition
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Factors that increase or decrease erosion
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How to interpret topographic maps
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Calculating gradient and creating profiles on topographic maps
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Properties of the Earth’s Interior (Ohio Science Standard ESS 1)
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Properties of the layers of the Earth
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How are seismic waves used to study the inside of the Earth
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Creating models for seismic wave movement and comparing them to actual seismograph records
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2nd Quarter-
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3rd Quarter-
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4th Quarter -
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Populations can Change over Time (Ohio Science Standard LS 1)
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Changes can happen in populations if a trait is heritable, there is variation in the population, and there is a reproductive advantage to a trait.
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Changes in populations can be seen in the geologic record.
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Motion is Based on Reference Point (Ohio Science Standard PS 2)
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Motion is determined by reference point
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Speed and direction an object moves is affected by the reference point used
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Calculating relative velocity based on reference points
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Forces Affect Motion (Ohio Science Standard PS 2)
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Forces acting on an object can be shown in a diagram
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Creating diagrams to identify the forces acting on an object
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Unbalanced forces cause an acceleration, balanced forces do not cause and acceleration
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Forces Can Act Over a Distance
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Magnetism, electricity, and gravity all are forces that create fields
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Magnetic and electric forces are a result of atomic structure
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Factors can affect the strength of fields (distance between objects, strength of charge, strength of magnet, mass of object)
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Last Updated:
September, 2023