8th Grade Science Guide

8.1: Chemistry 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 2

●​ When a glass of ice water is left on a counter, water may collect on the sides and bottom of the glass. ●​ Food coloring moves differently in hot water than it moves in cold water. ●​ A basketball loses its bounce when it is left outside at night. ●​ If you insert the edge of a penny into dry ice, the penny will vibrate back and forth.

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ●​ I can demonstrate the cause and effect of temperature on molecules in a model. ○​ Language Supports:

■​ Abstract nouns to introduce concepts (cause, effect, relationship, pressure) ■​ Connectors to link clauses (as a result of, therefore, instead, however, on the other hand) ■​ Clause types to express causality (if/then)

DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

●​ Cause & Effect graphic organizer ●​ Gizmo - Temperature & Particle Motion

Skill Building

●​ Students could research convection currents and how density and temperature affect air movement, water movement, etc. by convection.

Extension

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ●​ SEEd 8.1.5 Formative Assessment

ELA CONNECTIONS ●​ RST.6-8.7 Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table) . ●​ RST.6-8.3 Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks. (MS-PS1-6) ●​ WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. (MS-PS1-6)

MATH CONNECTIONS ●​ N/A