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.8.4

Students will design a model of an organism which describes its reproductive parts, how it has adapted to its environment, and determine its ability to successfully reproduce.

Pacing  

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Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)
  SC.8.4.1 Observe and identify reproductive parts of a plant. MS-LS1-4
  SC.8.4.2 Illustrate the methods of plant reproduction. MS-LS1-4
  SC.8.4.3 Compare and contrast animal and plant adaptations used for reproduction. MS-LS1-4
  SC.8.4.4 Describe plant adaptations and environmental conditions.

MS-LS1-5

MS-LS2-1
  SC.8.4.5 Describe the structure of a seed/embryo. MS-LS1-4
  SC.8.4.6 Provide solutions for maintaining biodiversity in an ecosystem. MS-LS2-5
  SC.8.4.7 Design a flower to adapt and thrive in a new environment.

MS-LS1-5

MS-LS2-1

Academic Vocabulary:  Observe, illustrate, compare, contrast, describe, design, hypothesize, manipulate

Content Vocabulary:  reproduction, sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, sperm, egg, anther, stigma, style, pollen, ovary, petal, sepal, pollen tube,  ovule, budding, fragmentation, zygote, chromosomes, genes, biodiversity, adaptation