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Grade 08 Science - EC: S8.A.1.1.2

Grade 08 Science - EC: S8.A.1.1.2

Continuum of Activities

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

  • Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
  • Questions/activities that grow in complexity
  • Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Grade Levels

8th Grade

Course, Subject

Science

Activities

  1. Which question can be best answered with the scientific method?

    1. Which tastes better – Pepsi or Coke?
    2. What is the age of our planet?
    3. Who is the best teacher in our school?
    4. How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?

  2. List the steps in the scientific method.
  1. Develop a testable question.

  2. Explain how the question “Does artificial sugar attract ants?” can be answered through scientific inquiry.
  1. For the school science fair John wanted to know which of three toy cars would roll the farthest down a ramp that he had built. Can this question be answered using the scientific method? Justify your answer.

  2. Using a common happening, develop a theory about it and describe an experiment you could perform to test your theory.

Answer Key/Rubric

  1. b. What is the age of our planet?

  2. Acceptable responses might include, but are not limited to:
  • Question, research, hypothesis, experiment, gather data, formulate conclusion
  • Question, research, hypothesis, materials, procedure, data analysis, conclusion
  • Ask a question, research, write a hypothesis, experiment, analyze data, write conclusion (or communicate results)
  1. Acceptable responses might include, but are not limited to:

    1. Which fertilizer will make pea plants grow fastest?
    2. What material makes the best insulation for a doghouse?
    3. Does the type of liquid determine how fast ice will melt?
    4. Does the design of a paper airplane determine how far it will fly?

  2. Acceptable responses might include, but are not limited to:
  • It is a testable question.
  • An experiment can be designed around it and data can be collected.
  • The question is about something that can be measured.
  1. Acceptable responses might include, but are not limited to:
  • Yes, because his question is testable and measurable.
  • Yes, because he could design an experiment around it and data can be collected.
  1. Answer will depend on the common happening.

    1. An example would be, “The sun rises at a different time every morning”. The experiment could include the student rising before sunrise every morning for a year and recording the time the sun rises. The data could be displayed in a graph that illustration the different times the sun rose each day.

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