Lesson Plans
by Jackie Viste
** Please click on the words "8th Grade" to see daily assignments **
General Units of Study in 8th grade science
1st Quarter
Scientific Inquiry Skills (including observing, questioning, predicting, analyzing, and inferring)
Scientific Method
Metric Measurement
Science Lab Tools
* this unit ends with a practical, hands-on test * these skills will be used throughout the year *
2nd Quarter
Problem-Based Learning unit - Mystery Disease
Astronomy
Challenger Learning Center field trip
3rd Quarter
Geology
Minerals, Rocks
4th Quarter
Weather
*Additional units as time permits (i.e. household chemistry, experimentation, etc.)*
