Curriculum » NC Standard Course of Study & aligned resources
Science — Grade 8
Goal 5, Objective 5.05
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- Diving in to save the monk seal
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students use the Internet to learn about monk seal research and an ecosystem reserve that has been established in part to protect the seals. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- Provider: National Geographic
- From forest to farm to urban forest
- Students examine what happens when the post-war urban development boom crowds out the forest. Students will also reflect on how science and technology have changed people’s perception of the natural world. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science, Social Studies, and English Language Arts)
- Provider: Forest History Society
- An introduction to remote sensing
- This lesson combines several resources from NASA's Observatorium to teach about remote sensing. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science)
- Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Planning a new town
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students make decisions about buildings, businesses, services, and housing areas to include in the development of a new town. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Preserving biodiversity
- Students examine maps and then create a map that shows where some endangered species live around the world. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–12 Science)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Trees in your own back yard
- How have trees improved our neighborhoods and schoolyards? Students survey trees in the schoolyard and itemize their various benefits. They will consider human impacts on trees in the city landscape and the responsibility of citizens for preserving the urban forest. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies and Science)
- Provider: Forest History Society
