Science Curriculum

8th Grade

Course Purpose:

Eighth grade students will use scientific principles to quantify interactions among the components of the world they see.

Outcomes and Components:

SC.8.3 Students will determine signs of a chemical reaction and develop a model to support the law of conservation of matter.

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Standard(s)

  SC.8.3.1 Determine signs of a chemical reaction. (Chemical Properties) MS-PS1-2
  SC.8.3.2 Distinguish between open and closed chemical systems. MS-PS1-5
  SC.8.3.5 Model and describe chemical equations in terms of atomic arrangement. MS-PS1-4
  SC.8.3.6 Identify and verify balanced and unbalanced chemical equations using mass. MS-PS1-5
  SC.8.3.7 Describe chemical changes in terms of the conservation of matter. MS-PS1-5
  SC.8.3.8 Balance chemical equations MS-PS1-5

Academic Vocabulary:  Determine, Distinguish, explain, model, identify, solve, investigate, test, hypothesize

Content Vocabulary: chemical bonding, chemical bond, ionic bond, ions, covalent bonds, metallic bond, malleability, ductility, chemical formula, chemical equation, atomic arrangement, open system, closed system, balanced equation, unbalanced equation, law of conservation of mass, chemical reaction, synthesis reaction, decomposition reaction, single replacement reaction, double replacement reaction, exothermic, endothermic, activation energy, surface area, catalyst, inhibitor