IXL skill plan | MISA Science 8th grade plan for the Maryland Assessments

Skill plan for the Maryland Assessments - MISA Science 8th grade

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Earth and Space Science
Life Science
Physical Science
Science and Engineering Practices

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Earth and Space Science
Space Systems		1. Solar eclipses 2. Identify phases of the Moon 3. What causes the seasons on Earth? 4. Analyze data to compare properties of planets
Space Systems
1. Solar eclipses 2. Identify phases of the Moon 3. What causes the seasons on Earth? 4. Analyze data to compare properties of planets

History of Earth		1. Compare ages of fossils in a rock sequence 2. Describe tectonic plate boundaries around the world
History of Earth
1. Compare ages of fossils in a rock sequence 2. Describe tectonic plate boundaries around the world

Earth Systems		1. Introduction to the rock cycle 2. Select parts of water cycle diagrams
Earth Systems
1. Introduction to the rock cycle 2. Select parts of water cycle diagrams

Weather and Climate		Air masses 1. Identify and compare air masses Climate 2. Factors affecting climate: distance from the ocean 3. Factors affecting climate: latitude 4. The greenhouse effect
Weather and Climate
Air masses 1. Identify and compare air masses Climate 2. Factors affecting climate: distance from the ocean 3. Factors affecting climate: latitude 4. The greenhouse effect

Human Impacts		1. Analyze natural hazard maps 2. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions 3. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: groundwater 4. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: fossil fuels
Human Impacts
1. Analyze natural hazard maps 2. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions 3. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: groundwater 4. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: fossil fuels

Life Science
Structure, Function, and Information Processing		Cells 1. Understanding cells 2. Compare cells and cell parts Body systems 3. Science literacy: how does the nervous system produce phantom pain? 4. Organization in the human body
Structure, Function, and Information Processing
Cells 1. Understanding cells 2. Compare cells and cell parts Body systems 3. Science literacy: how does the nervous system produce phantom pain? 4. Organization in the human body

Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems		Producers 1. How do plants use and change energy? Cellular respiration 2. The chemistry of cellular respiration Food chains 3. Use food chains to predict changes in populations 4. How does matter move in food chains? 5. Investigate primary succession on a volcanic island
Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
Producers 1. How do plants use and change energy? Cellular respiration 2. The chemistry of cellular respiration Food chains 3. Use food chains to predict changes in populations 4. How does matter move in food chains? 5. Investigate primary succession on a volcanic island

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems		1. Classify symbiotic relationships 2. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: explore a problem
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
1. Classify symbiotic relationships 2. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: explore a problem

Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms		Natural selection 1. How can animal behaviors affect reproductive success? Identify evidence to support a claim Genes and traits 2. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement 3. How do genes and the environment affect plant growth? 4. Describe the effects of gene mutations on organisms Punnett squares 5. Complete and interpret Punnett squares
Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms
Natural selection 1. How can animal behaviors affect reproductive success? Identify evidence to support a claim Genes and traits 2. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement 3. How do genes and the environment affect plant growth? 4. Describe the effects of gene mutations on organisms Punnett squares 5. Complete and interpret Punnett squares

Natural Selection and Adaptations		Fossils 1. Compare fossils to modern organisms Natural selection 2. Construct explanations of natural selection 3. Calculate the percentages of traits in a population 4. Calculate the averages of traits in a population
Natural Selection and Adaptations
Fossils 1. Compare fossils to modern organisms Natural selection 2. Construct explanations of natural selection 3. Calculate the percentages of traits in a population 4. Calculate the averages of traits in a population

Physical Science
Structure and Properties of Matter		Chemical formulas and models 1. Describe the atomic composition of molecules 2. Classify elementary substances and compounds using chemical formulas 3. Identify chemical formulas for ball-and-stick models Particle motion 4. Particle motion and changes of state
Structure and Properties of Matter
Chemical formulas and models 1. Describe the atomic composition of molecules 2. Classify elementary substances and compounds using chemical formulas 3. Identify chemical formulas for ball-and-stick models Particle motion 4. Particle motion and changes of state

Chemical Reactions		1. Explore chemical structure and properties: soapmaking 2. Explore chemical structure and properties: food flavors 3. Calculate amounts of reactants or products in chemical reactions 4. Describe energy changes in chemical reactions
Chemical Reactions
1. Explore chemical structure and properties: soapmaking 2. Explore chemical structure and properties: food flavors 3. Calculate amounts of reactants or products in chemical reactions 4. Describe energy changes in chemical reactions

Forces and Interactions		1. Predict forces using Newton’s third law of motion 2. How does mass affect force and acceleration? 3. Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces 4. Electric forces and fields
Forces and Interactions
1. Predict forces using Newton’s third law of motion 2. How does mass affect force and acceleration? 3. Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces 4. Electric forces and fields

Energy		1. Use tables and graphs to identify patterns about kinetic energy 2. Identify changes in gravitational potential energy 3. Compare thermal energy transfers 4. How does particle motion affect temperature? 5. Explore energy transformations: bike ride
Energy
1. Use tables and graphs to identify patterns about kinetic energy 2. Identify changes in gravitational potential energy 3. Compare thermal energy transfers 4. How does particle motion affect temperature? 5. Explore energy transformations: bike ride

Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation		1. Compare energy of waves 2. Transmission, reflection, and absorption of waves
Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
1. Compare energy of waves 2. Transmission, reflection, and absorption of waves

Science and Engineering Practices
Investigating Science and Engineering Practices		1. Explore the engineering-design process: going to the Moon! 2. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: explore a problem
Investigating Science and Engineering Practices
1. Explore the engineering-design process: going to the Moon! 2. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: explore a problem

Sensemaking & Critiquing Science and Engineering Practices		1. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions
Sensemaking & Critiquing Science and Engineering Practices
1. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions

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