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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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