EIGHTH GRADE LIFE SCIENCE

 

The Nature of Science

1.  Understanding Science
2. Scientific Inquiry and Controlled Experiment – Dependent/Independent Variables
3. Scientific Theory and Laws
4. Measurement - International System of Units (Metric System) & Scientific Tools

 

Genetics

1.  Traits & Inheritance
2. Genes & DNA
3. Selective Breeding
4. Genetic Engineering

 

Change Over Time

1.  Fossil Formation
2. Fossil Evidence of Evolution
3. Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
4. Biological Evidence of Evolution

 

Weather, Climate, and Atmospheric Process

1. Earth’s Atmosphere
2. Weather
3. Climate

 

Physical Science

1. Foundations of Chemistry
2. Periodic Table
3. Using Energy and Heat
4. Motion, Forces, and Newton’s Laws

 

Adaptations of Organisms          

1. Viruses - Characteristics, Classification, and Infection
2. Domain Archaea – Characteristics and Classification
3. Domain Bacteria – Characteristics and Classification
4. Domain Eukarya – Characteristics and adaptations of Kingdoms Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista

 

Composition and Structure of the Universe

1. The Sun-Earth-Moon System
2. Exploring Planets in Our Solar System