8th Grade
Science
Year at a Glance
First Six-Weeks Second Six-Weeks Third Six-Weeks
Safety and Equipment
(8.1-8.4)
Organism and
Environment-
 Relationships in Food
Webs,
Interdependence
 Environmental
Changes, Human
impact

(8.11 A, B, C, D)
Matter and Energy-
 Atom Structure,
Element Identity &
Reactivity
(8.5 A, B)
Matter and Energy-
 Periodic Table
(8.5C)
 Chemical Formulas
(8.5D)
 Conservation of Mass
(8.5F)
 Chemical Reactions
(8.5E)
Force and Motion-
 Review Energy
Transformations,
Potential and Kinetic
(6.9C, 6.8A)
 Unbalanced Forces(8.6A)
 Speed, Velocity,
Acceleration, Newton’s
Laws (8.6BC)
Earth and Space-
 Components of the
Universe, HR Diagram,
and the Sun
(8.8A, B)
Fourth Six-Weeks Fifth Six-Weeks Sixth-Six Weeks
Earth and Space-
 Electromagnetic
Spectrum and
wavelengths
(8.8C)
 Light years, origin of
the universe
(8.8D, E)
 Lunar phases,
tides(8.7 B, C)
 Day/Night and
Seasons
(8.7A)
 Atmospheric/Ocean
Currents (8.10A)
Earth and Space-
 Weather, role of the
oceans
(8.10B, C)
 Plate Tectonics,
Boundaries
(8.9A, B)
 Topographic
Maps/Satellite Views
(8.9C)
 Begin STAAR Review
 STAAR Review Camp
continued
Intro to Biology-
 Structure and Function of
DNA (Biology 6A)