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Science — Grade 8
Goal 1, Objective 1.06
Resources aligned to this objective
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- Does it float? Exploring density
- Density is a property of matter that requires abstract understanding from your students. This lesson plan is a hands-on lab for exploring the concepts of mass, volume, density, and their relationship. This lab achieves several 8th grade science objectives and incorporates mathematical objectives as well. The lab can easily be used as an introductory lab for the year, thus covering not only the content objectives, but also procedures for completing labs throughout the course of the year.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- By Trish Loudermilt.
- Exploring properties of matter with submersibles
- This inquiry-based learning activity allows students to explore the relationships between mass, volume, density, and buoyancy as they manipulate various materials to construct a submersible “vehicle” for deep-sea research.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- By Miriam Sutton.
Lesson plans on the web
- Cell phones & driving
- In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how cell phones could cause tunnel vision in drivers. Research indicates that when someone is talking on a phone, their vision narrows considerably. (Learn more)
- Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science)
- Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Introducing static electricity
- Students perform simple experiments creating static electricity. They will demonstrate how opposite charges attract each other and like charges repel each other. Then students will explore a website that further explains these concepts. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–12 Science)
- Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Sanitation and human health
- The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to develop an understanding of the impact of improved sanitation on human health. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)
- Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- What's in a graph?
- Students learn how to use and interpret graphs. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science and Mathematics)
- Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- What's my hypothesis?
- In this Science NetLinks lesson, students explore how descriptive epidemiological clues can be used to make educated guesses as to what might be the cause of a disease. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)
- Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science