Grade 8 Science Bundle

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Total Pages: 1,229 pages
Answer Key: Included with rubric
Teaching Duration: 1 Year
File Size: 75 MB
File Type: Zip

Grade 8 Science Bundle | PDF and Digital Formats: Teachers are provided with 82 in-depth, engaging, and cross-curricular lessons to help their students explore and understand Grade 8 science. This 4-unit bundle will help you teach science without a textbook. Students will love these engaging and differentiated units that cover Cells, Water Systems, Fluids, and Systems in Action.

• This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learning, i.e. Google Classroom™. The unit also comes with Google Slides™ versions of the included lessons for 1:1 technology schools.
• Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Science Curriculum 2007

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Lesson Overview:

Grade 8 Unit - Cells 

• Introduction: Safety Rules & Cells Interview
• Unit Vocabulary
• The Cell Theory
• Structures and Organelles in Cells
• Plant vs. Animal Cells
• Create Your Own Cell – Plant or Animal Cells
• The Process of Diffusion and Osmosis
• Candy Diffusion & Potato Osmosis Experiments
• Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms
• Cellular Organisms Inquiry
• Organization of Cells into Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems
• Organ Systems Infographic & Presentation
• Mid-Unit Quiz
• What is a Microscope?
• Plant and Animal Cells Microscope Lab
• Dry and Wet-Mount Slides
• Cell Technology and Our Understanding of Cells
• Perspectives on Cell Processes
• Cells Final Unit Test
• Sub Plans

Grade 8 Unit - Fluids

• Introduction: Safety Rules, Fluids Introduction & Unit Vocabulary
• Particle Theory of Matter
• What is Viscosity? and What is Flow Rate?, Experiment
• Mass, Volume, and Density
• Mass, Volume, and Density
• Mass-to-Volume Ratio Experiment
• Compressibility
• Canada’s Wonderland Case Study
• What is Buoyancy & Float or Sink Experiment
• Mid-Unit Quiz
• Pressure, Volume, and Temperature & Optional Experiment
• Pascal’s Law
• Fluids in Controlled and Manufactured Devices
• Building a Pneumatic or Hydraulic Device (2 options)
• Investigating Applications of Fluid Mechanics
• Fluid Technologies Research Inquiry
• The Impact of Fluid Spills
• Unit Test for Fluids
• Sub Plans

Grade 8 Unit - Systems in Action

• Introduction – Safety Introductions & What Are Systems?
• Vocabulary
• Types of Systems
• Purpose, Inputs & Outputs of Systems
• The Processes and Components of a System
• Quiz
• Work, Energy, Force, and Efficiency
• Calculating Work
• Understanding Work
• 6 Simple Machines
• Understanding Mechanical Advantage
• Quiz
• Energy in Mechanical Systems
• Productivity with Systems in Various Industries
• Evolution of the Cell Phone
• Quiz
• Pulley Experiment and Mechanical Advantage
• Rube Goldberg Machine
• Owner’s Manual Exploration
• The Impacts of New and Evolving Systems
• Meeting Needs with Existing Systems – Different Perspectives
• Unit Test
• Videos

Grade 8 Unit - Water Systems

• Introduction Lesson - Safety Lesson
• Unit Vocabulary QR Code Scavenger Hunt
• The Water Cycle & States of Water
• Watersheds
• Human & Natural Factors Cause Changes in the Water Table
• Human & Natural Factors Cause Changes in the Water Table
• Inquiry
• Factors that Affect Glaciers & Polar Ice Caps
• Atmospheric Conditions & Bodies of Water
• Mid-Unit Water Systems Quiz
• Virtual Water Treatment Plant
• Testing Water Samples (3 options)
• Investigating Local Water Issues
• Bottled Water Case Study
• Building a Water System Device
• Global Water Consumption
• Human Impact on Water Systems
• Innovative Water Technology
• Water Systems Unit Test
• Sub Plans

Resource Includes:

• Detailed lesson plans
• Differentiated Lessons and assignments (readings, videos, graphic organizers, interactive notebook activities, group work, projects, labs)
• Mp3 audio files of each article
• Detailed unit plans, answer keys, and assessment rubrics
• Lessons are divided up with title pages for easy access
• Student assignment choice and variety
• Quizzes (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)
• Unit Test (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)
• Science Labs
• Sub Plans
• PDF format
• Google Slides format

Teacher Feedback 

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2. “Wonderful resource that made learning fun and planning easy! Students were engaged and enjoyed the learning activities!”
3. “Great resource for Grade 8 science, especially in virtual.”