8TH GRADE SEMESTER 1 UNITS
NATURAL SELECTION
MS-LS3-1. Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes
(mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in
harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
(mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in
harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
MS-LS4-4. Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic
variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of
surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of
surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
MS-LS4-6. Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how
natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in
populations over time.
natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in
populations over time.
HISTORY OF LIFE ON EARTH
MS-LS4-1. Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that
document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms
throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws
operate today as in the past.
document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms
throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws
operate today as in the past.
MS-LS4-2. Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical
similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and
fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and
fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
MS-LS4-3. Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities
in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships
not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships
not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
MS-ESS1-4. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata
for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
SOUND AND LIGHT WAVES IN COMMUNICATION
MS-PS2-5. Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to
provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other
even though the objects are not in contact.
provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other
even though the objects are not in contact.
MS-PS4-1. Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for
waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in
a wave.
waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in
a wave.
MS-PS4-2. Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed,
or transmitted through various materials.
or transmitted through various materials.
MS-LS1-8. Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to
stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as
memories.
stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as
memories.
SOLAR SYSTEM, FORCES, AND SEASONS
MS-ESS1-1. Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to
describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon,
and seasons.
describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon,
and seasons.
MS-ESS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions
within galaxies and the solar system.
within galaxies and the solar system.
MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects
in the solar system.
in the solar system.
MS-PS2-4. Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that
gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
8TH GRADE SEMESTER 2 UNITS
WEATHER, CLIMATE, AND MICHIGAN AGRICULTURE
MS-ESS1-1. Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the
cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
MS-ESS2-5. Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex
interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
MS-ESS2-6. Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation
of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine
regional climates.
of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine
regional climates.
PREDICTING NATURAL HAZARDS AND REDUCING THEIR IMPACTS
MS-ESS3-2. Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future
catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate
their effects.
catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate
their effects.
MS-ESS2-3. Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks,
continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate
motions.
continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate
motions.
MS-PS4-3. Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the
claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit
information than analog signals.
claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit
information than analog signals.
INVESTIGATING AND ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
MS-ESS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and
minimizing a human impact on the environment.
minimizing a human impact on the environment.
MS-ESS3-4. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases
in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact
Earth’s systems.
in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact
Earth’s systems.
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