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8th grade 19 TAC §112.28 49 student expectations 7 activities

8th grade Science

Eighth-grade science covers matter and chemical reactions, Newton's three laws, waves and the electromagnetic spectrum, the life cycle of stars and galaxies, weather and climate systems, the carbon cycle, ecosystem disruption and succession, and cells, genes, and adaptations.

Practice activities

🧫Think Like a Scientist: Grade 8Questions and investigations, safety, tools, SI units, repeated trials and graphs, models and their limits, data analysis and calculation, evaluating designs, explanations, respectful argument, cost-benefit thinking, credible sources, and STEM resources.
🧪Conveyor Sort: Elements, Compounds, MixturesOne kind of atom, atoms bonded in a fixed ratio, or substances just mixed together? Sort the matter.
🧪Matter Lab: Atoms & ReactionsElements, compounds, mixtures, and mass in reactions.
🌊Matter, Newton's Laws, and WavesClassifying matter, the periodic table in reactions, water's special properties, acids and bases, conservation of mass, Newton's three laws, and the electromagnetic spectrum.
🔬Memory Match: Matter and CellsElements, compounds, reactions, acids and bases, and the parts of a cell: match each term to its meaning.
🌌Stars, Climate, Ecosystems, and CellsThe life cycle of stars and the H-R diagram, galaxies, evidence for the origin of the universe, weather and climate systems, hurricanes, natural and human influences on climate, the carbon cycle, food web disruptions, succession, biodiversity, cell parts, genes, and adaptations.
🕸️Food Web Builder: DisruptionsHow disasters, population changes and people affect food webs.

The learning path

One stop per unit. Filled stops have practice activities today.

1Scientific and engineering practices. The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, asks questions, identifies pr2Scientific and engineering practices. The student analyzes and interprets data to derive meaning, identify features and 3Scientific and engineering practices. The student develops evidence-based explanations and communicates findings, conclu4Scientific and engineering practices. The student knows the contributions of scientists and recognizes the importance of5Recurring themes and concepts. The student understands that recurring themes and concepts provide a framework for making6Matter and energy. The student understands that matter can be classified according to its properties and matter is conse7Force, motion, and energy. The student understands the relationship between force and motion within systems.8Force, motion, and energy. The student knows how energy is transferred through waves.9Earth and space. The student describes the characteristics of the universe and the relative scale of its components.10Earth and space. The student knows that interactions between Earth, ocean, and weather systems impact climate.11Earth and space. The student knows that natural events and human activity can impact global climate.12Organisms and environments. The student understands stability and change in populations and ecosystems.13Organisms and environments. The student knows how cell functions support the health of an organism and how adaptation an

Units and standards preview

The knowledge-and-skills strands below are the state's, reproduced from Grade 8, Adopted 2021. Open a unit to read each student expectation and jump to the activities that practice it.

1Scientific and engineering practices. The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models.8/8 practiced
  1. (A) ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations;
    19 TAC 112.28(b)(1)(A)
    🧫 Think Like a Scientist: Grade 8
  2. (B) use scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
    19 TAC 112.28(b)(1)(B)
    🧫 Think Like a Scientist: Grade 8
  3. (C) use appropriate safety equipment and practices during laboratory, classroom, and field investigations as outlined in Texas Education Agency-approved safety standards;
    19 TAC 112.28(b)(1)(C)
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  4. + 5 more expectations for members
2Scientific and engineering practices. The student analyzes and interprets data to derive meaning, identify features and patterns, and discover relationships or correlations to develop evidence-based arguments or evaluate designs.4/4 practiced
  1. (A) identify advantages and limitations of models such as their size, scale, properties, and materials;
    19 TAC 112.28(b)(2)(A)
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  2. (B) analyze data by identifying any significant descriptive statistical features, patterns, sources of error, or limitations;
    19 TAC 112.28(b)(2)(B)
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  3. (C) use mathematical calculations to assess quantitative relationships in data; and
    19 TAC 112.28(b)(2)(C)
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  4. + 1 more expectations for members

11 more units, 49 expectations, 7 activities

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How to help at home

Build a circuit with a battery, wire, and bulb; then break it and ask why it stopped.
Look at a food web and ask what happens if one animal disappears.
Encourage the question why, and if neither of you knows, look it up together.

Source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, 19 TAC §112.28. Curriculum text on this site is reproduced from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills as published by the Texas Education Agency and codified in Title 19 of the Texas Administrative Code. Baccare is an independent product of Brigade Management, Inc. and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Texas Education Agency, the State Board of Education, or the Texas Secretary of State. Sources and attribution.

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Course details

  • Grade8th grade
  • SubjectScience
  • Standard19 TAC §112.28
  • Units13
  • Expectations49
  • Activities7
  • PriceFree to play
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