Utah Grade 8 science standards
The Grade 8 science outcomes we teach, in the standards's own words, with the lessons and practice pages for each. Pick an outcome code for the full list of lessons and printables.
Utah Science with Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards. Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
Physical Sciences
8.1.3 Plan and conduct an investigation and then analyze and interpret the data to identify patterns in changes in a substance's properties to determine whether a chemical reaction has occurred.
Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry (Is it a new substance?, Can red cabbage tell acid from base?)
Practice: Kitchen Chemistry workbook
8.1.5 Develop a model that uses computational thinking to illustrate cause and effect relationships in particle motion, temperature, density, and state of a pure substance when heat energy is added or removed.
Lessons: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move (Why do bike tires go soft in winter?, Why does food colouring spread faster in hot water?, How does a thermometer know?) (partly)
8.1.6 Develop a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction, indicating that matter is conserved.
Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry (Where does the mass go?)
Practice: Kitchen Chemistry workbook
8.2.1 Use computational thinking to analyze data about the relationship between the mass and speed of objects and the relative amount of kinetic energy of the objects.
Lessons: Forces and Motion: Crash, Push and Stop (How fast is a toy car really going?, Why does a heavier cart hit harder?) (partly)
Life Sciences
8.3.1 Plan and conduct an investigation and use the evidence to construct an explanation of how photosynthetic organisms use energy to transform matter.
Lessons: How Plants Make Food: Photosynthesis and Respiration (Where does a tree's mass come from?, What happens to the food a plant makes?)
Practice: How Plants Make Food: Photosynthesis and Respiration workbook
8.3.2 Develop a model to describe how food is changed through chemical reactions to form new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as matter cycles through an organism.
Lessons: How Plants Make Food: Photosynthesis and Respiration (What happens to the food a plant makes?)
Practice: How Plants Make Food: Photosynthesis and Respiration workbook
Earth and Space Sciences
8.4.1 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence that shows that the uneven distribution of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources is caused by geological processes.
Lessons: Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact (Where does your stuff come from?) (partly)
Practice: Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact workbook
8.4.2 Engage in argument supported by evidence about the effect of percapita consumption of natural resources on Earth's systems.
Lessons: Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact (Do more people always use more resources?) (partly)
Practice: Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact workbook
8.4.3 Design a solution to monitor or mitigate the potential effects of the use of natural resources. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well each solution meets the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Lessons: Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact (How can a town use less and waste less?) (partly)
Practice: Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact workbook
8.4.5 Analyze and interpret patterns of the occurrence of natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events, and investigate how data are used to develop technologies to mitigate their effects.
Lessons: Stone, Bamboo and Storms: Building in Vietnam (How did rain carve the islands of Hạ Long Bay?, Why do builders in Vietnam trust bamboo?, How can a roof survive a typhoon?)
Practice: Stone, Bamboo and Storms: Building in Vietnam workbook
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