8th Grade (page 162)

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Health and Safety

Physical Development & Growth

Sex

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Keep Your Eye on the Ball

Students create a model of the path of a nerve impulse that includes an eye, a sensory neuron, an interneuron, and a…

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Science

Healthy Vision

Health

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Modeling the Immune Response

Students make a model of the body's immune response using the materials given. Tests their understanding of the immune…

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Science

Immune System

Health

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Waste Doctor

Students create a poster describing how the respiratory and excretory systems of the body eliminate wastes. Assesses…

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Excretory System

Respiratory System

Human Biology

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Modeling Blood

Students make a model of a specific blood type using the materials provided. They then determine whether the blood types…

Subjects:

Human Body and Anatomy

Human Biology

Biology

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Food Flight: Digestive Tracking

Students create a series of postcards describing the journey of a food through the digestive system. Tests students'…

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Science

Digestive System

Excretory System

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Skin and Bones

Students create a model of bone structure and a model of a layer of skin. Tests students' understanding of the internal…

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Science

Human Body and Anatomy

Musculoskeletal System

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Wellness Poster

Students create a poster of an illness-wellness continuum. Assesses students' understanding of concepts relating to…

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Biology

Health

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Predicting Change

Students predict what happens to three groups of a species that become separated and face different conditions. Assesses…

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Biological Evolution

Biology

Science

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Using Blood Types for Identification

Students use blood type to determine which of two babies belongs to each of two sets of parents. Assesses students'…

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Human Body and Anatomy

Human Biology

Biology

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Dominant or Recessive?

Students determine whether two mutations in fruit flies are caused by dominant alleles or recessive alleles. Assesses…

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Genetics and DNA

Human Body and Anatomy

Animals (Zoology)

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Demonstrating Respiration in Elodea

Students design an experiment to demonstrate respiration in the Elodea plant. Assesses students' understanding of…

Subjects:

Science

Plants and Botany

Photosynthesis

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Observing Osmosis in a Plant Cell

Students devise and follow a plan to observe the osmosis of water through a plant cell membrane. Assesses students'…

Subjects:

Science

Plants and Botany

Cellular Biology

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Observing Pillbug Behavior

Students observe at least three behaviors of pillbugs. They then choose one of the observed behaviors, formulate a…

Subjects:

Insects

Animal Behavior

Scientific Method

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Making a Zoo Poster

Students create a poster for a zoo showing an example of each type of organism and its characteristics. Assesses…

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Science

Animals (Zoology)

Aquatic Animals

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Imprint Inquiry

Students apply what they know about mollusks, arthropods, and echinoderms to infer what kind of animal made each…

Subjects:

Aquatic Animals

Animals (Zoology)

Biology

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Planarians and Light

To answer the question, "Do planarians prefer darkness or light?" each student will formulate a hypothesis, design an…

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Aquatic Animals

Animals (Zoology)

Biology

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Modeling an Angiosperm

Students create a model of either a monocot or a dicot. Tests understanding of concepts related to angiosperms, leaves,…

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Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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Sporophyte vs. Gametophyte

Students make a model of the gametophyte of a moss and the sporophyte of a fern using the available material. Tests…

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Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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Modeling Protists

Students create a model of an animal-like protist, a fungus-like protist, and a plant-like protist using the materials…

Subjects:

Germs, Viruses, Bacteria (Microbiology)

Cellular Biology

Plants and Botany

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What Are Viruses & Bacteria?

Students create a question-and-answer game about viruses and bacteria. Assesses students' understanding of concepts…

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Science

Biology

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Classifying Cerealites

Students create a classification system for types of Cerealites (pieces of cereal). Tests students' understanding of…

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Plants and Botany

Animals (Zoology)

Biology

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Creating Meaningful Performance Assessments

An overview of how to create meaningful performance assessments to measure student abilities and progress.

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BOOK GUIDES

The Sea Chest

The Sea Chest is a heartfelt story about a lonely young girl on an isolated Maine lighthouse island whose only wish…

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Adventure

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