| LATE WORK POLICY: 8TH GRADE SCIENCE GRADING POLICY:
Recieved after class = -10pts
1 day late = -30pts Tests& Projects = 25%
2 or more days late = -50pts Quizes = 25%
(I do not accept zeros) Homework = 10%
Class & Lab work = 30%
Participation = 10%
YEAR-AT-A-GLANCE
Course Topics:
This course will cover physics, geology, chemistry, the ocean/climate
relationship, enviornmental impacts, genetics and Worth the Wait.
Eighth Grade Science Campus: RRISD 2007-2008 Creation Date: 04-25-05
Secondary At-A-Glance Map Grade Level: 8 Revision Date: 07-26-07
8th Grade Science At-A-Glance
August September October November December January February March April May
Area 1st 6 weeks 2nd 6 weeks 3rd 6 weeks 4th 6 weeks 5th 6 weeks 6th 6 weeks
29 Days Instruction
SUGGESTED UNITS:
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RTL 1.1 Safety &
Procedures (¡Ö9 days)
8.1 (A, B) Safety Issues
and Practices,
Conservation of Materials
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RTL 1.2 Interactions of
Earth Systems (¡Ö15 days)
8.12 (A, B*) Earth Systems
- Cycles
�� Lunar cycles - tides
�� Tilt of the Earth¡¯s axis and
seasonal cycles
�� Oceans and climate
8.10 (B) Solar/ Weather/
Ocean Interactions
�� Climate
�� Water cycle
8.12 (C) Earth systems
�� Effect of Nitrogen/
Water/Carbon on life
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RTL 1.3 Earth Systems and
Human Activity (¡Ö14 days)
8.12 (C) Earth systems
�� Greenhouse effect
�� Global warming
8.14 (B, C) Altering Earth
Systems
�� Air, water, and soil
pollution
�� Environmental changes
and survival & extinction
8.6 (C) Interactions within
ecosystems
�� Predator-prey, symbiosis
8.11 (A) Interactions with
the Environment
�� Adaptations and
extinction
24 Days Instruction
SUGGESTED UNITS:
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RTL 1.3 Earth Systems
and Human Activity
(Continued)
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RTL 2.1 Force, Motion
and Waves (¡Ö10 days)
8.7 (A) Force and Motion
�� Balanced and
unbalanced forces
�� Newton¡¯s Laws of
Motion
�� Speed and
acceleration
�� Velocity and
momentum
IPC 1.4A Calculations
8.7 (B) Waves
�� Wave Characteristics
�� Types of waves
IPC 1.5B Waves,
interference & reflection
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RTL 2.2 Earth Systems:
Forces that Shape the
Earth (¡Ö17 days)
8.7 (A, B) Force and
Motion
�� Apply laws of motion to
geologic processes
8.14 (A) Natural and
human impacts
�� Mountain building
�� Erosion
�� Land subsidence
�� Continental drift
�� Plate tectonics
26 Days Instruction/Finals
SUGGESTED UNITS:
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RTL 2.2 Earth Systems:
Forces that Shape the
Earth
(Continued)
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RTL 3.1 Earth Systems:
Geology & The Rock
Cycle (¡Ö10 days)
8.12 (A) Rock Cycle
�� Relate processes of the
rock cycle to changes in
land features
�� Rocks/Minerals
�� Igneous Rocks/
Volcanoes
�� Sedimentary Rocks/ rock
strata/ fossils
�� Metamorphic rocks
8.14 (B) Altering Earth
Systems
�� Geological Time ¨C
relative dating
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Final Exam Week
(4 days)
28 Days Instruction
SUGGESTED UNITS:
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RTL 4.1 Chemistry of
Matter (¡Ö18 days)
8.8 (A, B) Atoms
�� Structure of the atom
�� Properties of Atoms
(mass/charge)
8.9 (B) Periodic Table
�� Periods
�� Families
�� Elements ¨C metals,
nonmetals, metalloids
�� Compounds
�� Mixtures
8.9 (A, C, D) Chemical
and physical properties
�� Chemical reactions
�� Formation of new
substances
�� Formulas
�� Recognize balanced
equations
�� Everyday
applications
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RTL 4.2 Interactions
between Matter and
Energy (¡Ö10 days)
8.10 (A, C) Interactions
between matter and
energy
�� Specific Heat
�� Heat and temperature
�� Heat transfer
IPC 1.6B Heat transfer
IPC 1.6A Cons of
Energy
�� States of matter
�� Exothermic and
Endothermic Reactions
29 Days Instruction
SUGGESTED UNITS:
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RTL 5.1 Electromagnetic
Spectrum & Astronomy
(¡Ö15 days)
8.7 (B) Force and Motion
�� Apply laws of motion to
astronomy
�� Light waves and
electromagnetic
spectrum
IPC 1.5B Waves:
polarization, refraction,
resonance
8.13 (A, B, C) Astronomy
�� Characteristics of
universe, stars, and
galaxies
�� Measuring distances
�� Theories of origin
�� Tools of astronomy
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RTL 5.2 Changes through
Time (¡Ö14 days)
8.14 (B) Altering Earth
Systems
�� Natural and human
events contribute to
extinction
�� Geological Time ¨C
evolutionary within
species
8.11 (A, B, C) Interactions
of Environment
�� Adaptations and natural
selection
�� Predicting genetic
outcomes
39 Days Instruction/ TAKS &
finals
SUGGESTED UNITS:
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RTL 6.1 Interactions Among
Human Systems (¡Ö 10 days)
8.6 (A, B) Interactions among
human systems for homeostasis
�� Equilibrium and feedback
systems
�� Negative feedback
mechanisms
�� Interactions among
Respiratory/circulatory/digestiv
e/ excretory
�� Interactions among
Endocrine/reproductive
�� Interactions among skeletal,
muscular, nervous systems
�� Interactions among
endocrine/reproductive
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TAKS
(¡Ö2 instructional days during
testing)
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RTL 6.2 Citizens of the 21st
Century (¡Ö13 days)
8.5 (A,B,C) Science
&Technology
�� Identify problem, propose
solution
�� Design and test model
�� Evaluate model make
improvement
recommendations
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RTL 6.3 Worth the Wait
(¡Ö10 days)
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Final Exam Week
(4 days)
8th
Grade
Science
2007
-
2008
RTL Unit
Titles in
Blue
Bold
TEKS/SE
are
assessed
on TAKS
8.1 ¨C 8.5
Science
Process
Skills
every Six
Weeks
Tested on Fall District Benchmark
November 26 - 30
TAKS Support Mid-Year
March 17 - 20
NO Spring District Benchmark
due to TAKS May 1
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