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WALTER J. BAIRD
8th Grade Science Syllabus
1st Nine Weeks
UNIT 1 – BIODIVERSITY & CHANGE
Conceptual Strand 5: A rich variety of complex organisms have developed in
response to a continually changing environment.
Chapter 1 – Exploring & Classifying Life………………pp. 8 - 37
Chapter 2 – Adaptations over Time………………………pp. 40-63
Chapter 3 – Conserving Life……………………………… pp. 65 - 91
ASSESSMENTS
√ Quizzes √Biodiversity Café √Unit Test
UNIT 2 – MATTER: PROPERTIES & CHANGES
Conceptual Strand 9: How does the structure of matter influence its physical
and chemical behavior?
Chapter 4 – Measurement…………………………………pp. 100-125
Chapter 5 – Properties & Changes of Matter ……………pp. 126-151
Chapter 6 – States of Matter ……………………………….pp. 152-185
ASSESSMENTS
√ Quizzes √Properties & Changes Café √Unit Test
UNIT 3 – MATTER: CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR
Conceptual Strand 9: How does the structure of matter influence its physical
and chemical behavior?
Chapter 7 – Inside the Atom……………………………...pp. 186-219
Chapter 8 – The Periodic Table………………………….pp. 220-249
ASSESSMENTS
√ Quizzes √Chemical Behavior Café √Unit Test
1st NINE WEEKS TEST
UNIT 3 – MATTER: CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR (continued…)
Conceptual Strand 9: How does the structure of matter influence its physical
and chemical behavior?
Chapter 9 – Atomic Structure & Chemical Bonds……..pp. 250-277
Chapter 10- Chemical Reactions………………………..pp. 278-305
Chapter 11 – Substances, Mixtures, and Solubility……..pp. 306-337
UNIT 4 – FORCES IN NATURE
Conceptual Strand 12: Everything in the universe exerts a gravitational force
on everything else; there is an interplay between magnetic fields and
electrical currents.
Chapter 13 – Forces and Newton’s Laws………………..pp. 368-401
Chapter 14 – Magnetism ………………………………….pp. 402-429
ASSESSMENTS
√ Quizzes √ Forces in Nature Café √Unit Test
CUMULATIVE END OF COURSE EXAM
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