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Assess how technology is essential to science for such purposes as access to outer space and other
remote locations, sample collection, measurement, data collection and storage, computation, and
communication of information.
Subject Area: Science
Grade: 8
Body of Knowledge: Earth and Space Science
Big Idea: Earth in Space and Time - The origin and eventual fate of the Universe still remains one
of the greatest questions in science. Gravity and energy influence the formation of galaxies,
including our own Milky Way Galaxy, stars, the planetary systems, and Earth. Humankind’s need to
explore continues to lead to the development of knowledge and understanding of the nature of the
Universe.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08
Content Complexity Rating: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning - More
Information
Date of Last Rating: 05/08
Status: State Board Approved
Assessed: Yes
Remarks/Examples
Florida Standards Connections: MAFS.K12.MP.5: Use appropriate tools strategically; and,
MAFS.K12.MP.6: Attend to precision.
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Related Access Points
Independent
Access Point Number
SC.8.E.5.In.11
Access Point Title
Identify technology used by scientists to locate, view, and study
objects in space.
Supported
Access Point Number
SC.8.E.5.Su.8
Access Point Title
Recognize that scientists use special tools to examine objects in
space.
Participatory
Access Point Number
SC.8.E.5.Pa.4
Access Point Title
Recognize a technology tool created for space exploration and
adapted for personal use, such as computers, telescopes, or
satellites.
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Description
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
"Genius Materials" on the ISS the content area. Gorilla Glass on your phone? Magnetic fluid
shocks in your car? With applications here on Earth, "smart"
materials like these are being studied in the microgravity of space.
The programmed rearrangement of particles on a molecular level
enhances materials in new high-tech products.
Technological advances and partnerships with technology
companies help with research on biodiversity. Satellites – used in
91 New Species Described by
conjunction with GPS-enabled tablets loaded with imaging
California Academy Of
software – can assist scientists with uncovering, locating, and
Sciences in 2013
collecting data on species that would normally not have been
discovered.
A Creative Collision
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
the content area. The theory that a planet, Theia, collided with the
Earth billions of years ago to form our moon has been around for
years, but not much evidence has supported it until now. Recently,
scientists found isotopes of oxygen in moon rocks that are
consistent with both the moon and a non-Earth planet…Theia? In
addition, the rocks contain rare elements not found on Earth, which
supports the collision theory.
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
the content area. This article describes the accomplishments of the
Voyager 1 spacecraft since its launch in 1977. It also explains the
Bon Voyage, Voyager 1
arguments for determining the current location of the spacecraft—
possibly interstellar space—and what will happen when it begins to
shut down entirely.
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
the content area. In 2012, the rover Curiosity was sent on a mission
Curiosity Lands on Mars!
to Mars in order to explore the planet for signs of life. This article
describes the research required to build the rover, its flight and
landing on Mars, and the objectives of its mission.
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
Debate: Should NASA Pay
the content area. The article highlights two side of a topical debate:
Companies to Fly Astronauts
should NASA fund the efforts of private companies to transport
to the International Space
people to the ISS or invest in its own spacecraft, such as the Space
Station?
Launch System (SLS)?
This article describes a weightless flight taken by student
Defying Gravity: Eyeresearchers investigating several questions all centering on zero
Opening Science Adventures gravity. NASA's Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program uses
On a Weightless Flight
flights by the commercial Zero Gravity Corporation to perform
weightless science.
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
End of an Era
the content area. This article describes the history of NASA’s space
shuttle program as it comes to an end. It discusses the scientific
advancements that have resulted from the program and the possible
next steps in human space flight.
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
the content area. This is a clearly organized high-interest
How Does Going To The
informative text explaining how astronauts use the bathroom, sleep
Bathroom in Space Work?
and eat in zero gravity. The web version has a video, library of
photos, and many other related sites that students can independently
investigate.
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
the content area. This article from Universe Today describes the
How Many Satellites are in
quantity of operational satellites and “space junk” orbiting the
Space?
Earth. Those figures are broken down by the satellites’ various
orbits and include examples of the types of objects found in each
area.
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
Kepler A Search For
the content area. The text describes NASA’s “Kepler” mission,
Habitable Planets
which uses a photometer telescope to examine our region of the
Milky Way Galaxy for habitable planets similar to Earth.
This resource is intended to support reading in the content area.
This article describes how NASA sent a Centaur rocket attached to
a mother craft (LCROSS) to the moon. The rocket detached,
Moon Crash, Splash
crashed and stirred up a plume of debris. The mother craft flew
through the debris plume, took pictures and analyzed the plume's
contents. The measurements revealed the presence of water in
significant quantities.
This informational text resource is designed to support reading in
the content area. The article is provided by NASA and discusses
how farmers in Australia are able to use digital data provided by
Satellite Data Help Australian U.S. satellites. These farmers are able to use this satellite data to
Ranchers Meet the Rising
monitor the condition of their land, and enables them to better
Demand for Meat in a
manage their farms. The author also provides additional examples
Changing World
of how this data is used by countries throughout the world. The
article helps demonstrate how space technology positively impacts
the world. The text also discusses the impact of human activities on
the environment.
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
the content area. Scientists may have found a star created from the
Sun Sibling Spotted
same nebula that produced our sun. The spectrograph composition
data, the motion of the star through the Milky Way, and its age all
suggest that it is a "sibling" to our Sun.
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
the content area. The text includes information on a newly
Sun's Nearest Stellar
discovered planet that orbits the nearest star to our sun. Proxima b,
Neighbor May Have Earthwhile close, is actually quite far—more than four light years from
Like Planet
our sun—yet it shows potential for life, close enough for the planet
to receive radiation and energy from its star. The article also
discusses the possibility of sending robotic missions there using
new technology that could perhaps reach the planet in twenty years.
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
the content area. The text explains why the planet Mercury has
Tiny Planet Mercury Shrinks actually been shrinking in diameter, as well as how scientists have
Further
proved it through observation. The article details their observations
and then compares Mercury to Earth to show why our planet is not
shrinking as well.
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
the content area. The article describes how technology is
developing to not only recycle the water out of human urine but to
Urine May Make Mars Travel pull energy from it to help power its own recycling. The text
Possible
describes why this is a necessary process for extended space travel
and how a similar system is already in place on the International
Space Station. The text concludes that this recycling method could
have several Earth-borne uses as well.
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
When is a Comet Not a
the content area. The discovery of a comet-like asteroid baffles
Comet?
scientists and poses questions about its formation, make-up, and
changing appearance.
Video/Audio/Animation
Name
27 Storms: Arlene to Zeta
Billion-Pixel View of Mars
from Curiosity Rover
Creating New Tools for
Exploration
Earth from Orbit in 2012
Gamma-ray Burst Theories
Description
This video from NASA presents the 2005 hurricane season with
actual data that NASA and NOAA satellites measured. Sea surface
temperatures, clouds, storm tracks, and hurricane category labels
are shown as the hurricane season progresses.
 This interactive tool contains views of Mars taken from
Curiosity Rover
 Students get to observe the a close view of the surface of
Mars
 Snap shots of different things identified on the surface are
also displayed
In this video, new observation technologies are presented. National
Geographic is developing and using these technologies to better
capture the world.
This video contains a collection of the best images of the Earth
taken from space in 2012
This video clip explores some of the possible theories that might
help explain what causes gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Scientists
have only been studying GRBs since 1967, even though they
originated billions of years ago. Once they were found, it took
scientists another four years to determine what these flashes of
nuclear energy were.
Ocean explorer Robert Ballard gives a TED Talk relating to the
mysteries of the ocean, and the importance of its continued
exploration.
Mars Science LaboratoryThis animation depicts key events of NASA's Mars Science
Curiosity Rover-Mission
Laboratory mission, which launched in late 2011 and landed a
Animation
rover, Curiosity, on Mars in August 2012.
This video discusses the "two moon" hypothesis and shows how
ScienceCasts: Did Earth Have
NASA's GRAIL mission could help confirm or refute this
Two Moons?
hypothesis
Inquiry and Ocean
Exploration
Lesson Plan
Name
Description
Students will compare the cost of pre-made solar car kits to cars
3-D Printers: Cost Effective
made from a 3-D printer. Quality testing of the products help to
for the Quality?
determine the usefulness of the new technology.
In this lesson, students show and discuss that the planets' orbits
follows a pattern, compare sizes of asteroids relative to the size of
Asteroids
Earth and Earth's moon, make asteroid models, research impact
craters, and discuss the likelihood and effects of an asteroid impact
on Earth.
Scientists and engineers, who know a lot about technology, worked
together to create satellites so many different things could be
studied. In this lesson, students will learn about the launch of the
Swift satellite and the data that the satellite collects and sends to
Creativity in Science
Earth. The focus of the lesson is on the people involved in the
project and their careers and cooperative activities. Students also
explore the different job roles in the development of satellites and
web pages used to communicate scientific discoveries from those
satellites, with a particular focus on gamma ray bursts.
In this lesson, students will analyze an informational text that
explains how ranchers in Australia are using satellite data to more
effectively manage their land. The text also describes how NASA's
satellite technology is used by farmers in other parts of the world,
Land Management from Outer
providing them with data to help them track changes to their land in
Space
near real-time and over time. This lesson is designed to support
reading in the content area. This lesson includes a note-taking
guide, text-dependent questions and a writing prompt, sample
answer keys, and a writing rubric.
Students will work in teams to create a procedure and explain their
reasoning to rank different rover models to determine which one
Mars Rovers
could be the best to use to on Mars as a part of Mars Exploration
Project.
This is a NASA-themed, MEA (Model Eliciting Activity), STEM
NASAnt hire Space Company (Science Technology Engineering Math) lesson designed to
challenge students to solve a real world open ended problem. It also
promotes collaboration through teamwork. This particular lesson
asks students to assist a client in choosing the best three companies
(rank in order) to be considered for hire to launch an orbiter into
space. The students' original decision (and "twist") will be based on
information from the client's letter(s) and data set(s).
In this lesson, students will analyze an informational text intended
to support reading in the content area. The article showcases the
recent discovery of a planet orbiting our nearest star that may have
Proxima b: How Earth-like Is the necessary ingredients to harbor life. The possibly Earth-like
It?
planet is 4 light years away, however. How might we explore it in
greater detail? The lesson plan includes a note-taking guide, textdependent questions, a writing prompt, answer keys, and a writing
rubric. Numerous options to extend the lesson are also included.
Students will explore current space technology and explore the
possibilities of traveling to Pluto. Students will participate in an
Engineering Design Challenge in which they will construct and test
their rockets to see how far they can go!
Rockets To Pluto
Sea Ice Analysis Grade 8
Space Spinoffs
An Engineering Design Challenge is a combination of projectbased learning, design thinking, and the engineering design process
that develops the innovator's mindset through iteration. This lets
students use their own imaginations to design projects according to
science and engineering processes.
The changing climate is an important topic for both scientific
analysis and worldly knowledge. This lesson uses data collected by
the National Snow and Ice Data Center to create and use
mathematical models as a predictive tool and do critical analysis of
sea ice loss.
This activity will help students investigate how a metallic coating
developed for use in space was "spun off," or adapted, and used to
make thermal survival blankets.
In this MEA, students will:
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
Space Telescope: Optics and
the EM Spectrum
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identify and compare characteristics of the electromagnetic
spectrum such as wavelength, frequency, and energy.
understand the benefits of studying astronomy using the
electromagnetic spectrum and appreciate the amount of
knowledge available through data and observations such as
planetary images and satellite photographs.
assess the value of technology in science for such purposes
as access to outer space and other remote locations, sample
collection, measurement, data collection and storage,
computation, and communication of information.
be able to describe the vast distances between objects in
space using an understanding of light and how it travels.

Water Filtration Challenge
Grade 8
What Spinoff Is In Your
Closet?
be able to analyze scientific texts and support their findings
with textual evidence.
In this grade eight interdisciplinary Problem-Based Learning
lesson, students will need to research a variety of concepts to
prepare themselves for a water filtration engineering design
challenge. Students will design, test, and present a water filtration
system that meets specific parameters to help people access safe
drinking water during the future colonization of Mars.
This lesson uses the Hip Science Turbidity, Conductivity and pH
Sensors. This lesson also uses the MyStemKits.com Water Bottle
Connector Kit.
In this lesson, students will research NASA spinoffs. The students
will organize their research by developing a report which will
include highlights of the positive impact the spinoffs have had on
society.
Perspectives Video: Teaching Idea
Name
Applying Marine Field
Experiences to Classroom
Practices: Lauren Watson
Applying Marine Field
Experiences to Classroom
Practices: Patty Smukall
Description
Listen as science teacher Lauren Watson explains how marine field
experiences are translated for the classroom.
This research is made possible by a grant from the Gulf of Mexico
Research Initiative (GoMRI/C-IMAGE II).
This research is made possible by a grant from the NOAA Gulf of
Mexico BWET program.
Listen as science teacher Patty Smukall recounts past and present
marine field experiences and how they affect teaching practices
back in the classroom.
This research is made possible by a grant from the Gulf of Mexico
Research Initiative (GoMRI/C-IMAGE II).
This research is made possible by a grant from the NOAA Gulf of
Mexico BWET program.
In this video, science teacher Susan Cullum describes the impact of
field research experiences on classroom teaching practices.
Applying Marine Field
Experiences to Classroom
Practices: Susan Cullum
This research is made possible by a grant from the Gulf of Mexico
Research Initiative (GoMRI/C-IMAGE II).
This research is made possible by a grant from the NOAA Gulf of
Mexico BWET program.
Crowd-sourced Herbarium
Data Transcription
DIY Satellites with CubeSat
Online Shark Tracking Data
for Public Outreach and
Education
Listen closely as Dr. Austin Mast explains how students can help
scientists by transcribing data from real herbarium plant samples.
Related Site: Notes from Nature
What is compact, packed with sensors, and can be built by
students? A satellite that will be launched on a rocket. Check out
this pilot program.
Dr. Mahmood Shivji describes a website devoted to displaying
shark migration pattern data gathered using satellite tags.
Thumbnail courtesy of Gremly Media
Perspectives Video: Expert
Name
Assessment of Sea Level by
Sediment Core Sampling and
Analysis
Library of Scientific Plant
Samples: Step inside an
Herbarium
Description
Watch as Brad Rosenheim, a geological oceanographer, explains
how modern technology and sampling methods are used for sea
level research. Video funded by NSF grant #: OCE-1502753.
Listen as Dr. Austin Mast describes how and why an herbarium
collects, maintains, and distributes plant samples for scientific
research.
Watch as Don Chambers explains the role of satellites in measuring
Remote Measurement of Ice the mass of ice sheets and the connections between ice sheet mass
Sheet Mass via Satellite
changes and sea level. Video funded by NSF grant #: OCE1502753.
Satellite Technology for
In this video, Don Chambers explains how satellite technology is
Investigating Ice Sheet Mass essential for assessment of sea level changes. Video funded
and Sea Level Changes
by NSF grant #: OCE-1502753.
Physical oceanographer Gary Mitchum explains how and why tide
Sea Level Assessment using
gauges and satellites are useful for understanding sea level changes.
Tide Gauges and Satellites
Video funded by NSF grant #: OCE-1502753.
Systematic Approach to
Air Force Test Pilot discusses the need for systematic testing and
Testing Pilot Equipment
collection of data for new flight technologies.
Technology and
Some places on Earth can be quite remote, like the depths of the
Oceanography
ocean. Get there with technology.
Technology for Assessment of Dr. Mahmood Shivji explains satellite tag technologies used to
Shark Movement Patterns
assess global shark migration patterns.
Perspectives Video: Professional/Enthusiast
Name
Developing and Testing
Aerospace Models for Flight
Performance
Description
Ken Blackburn, an aerospace engineer for the United States Air
Force, describes the design and testing process for developing
advanced flight hardware.
High Tech Bird Photography
Study Your Social Network
Data
The Relationship between
Wing Shape and Flight
Performance
What does bird photography have to do with Mars exploration?
Bird photographers employ lots of specialized technology to
capture the right moment!
Produced with funding from the Florida Division of Cultural
Affairs.
Just about anything can be data, including how you interact with
social media apps!
Ken Blackburn, an aerospace engineer for the United States Air
Force, describes the relationship between wing shape and flight
performance.
Image/Photograph
Name
Hubble Satellite Telescope
ePhoto Gallery
View the Earth from a
Satellite
Description
This site offers images captured by Hubble, a telescope that orbits
Earth! You will find images of planets, stars, galaxies, moons,
nebulae, and more.
Choose a satellite to see the current view of Earth from that
satellite.
Teaching Idea
Name
Phoenix Mars Lander
The Origin of the Moon
Student Resources
Description
A lesson from Nova/PBS that describes the landing of the Phoenix
Mars Lander, its purpose, function, and initial findings. The lesson
plan provides two ways for students to investigate how the lander
would collect data from the surface and the benefits and limitations
of different types of space probes to do before watching the video.
It provides a 12 minute video to show the Phoenix Mars Lander.
Lesson also provides ideas for what students can do after they view
the video. Extensions to lesson include pictures of surface of Mars,
interview with a scientist and a commentary from Neil deGrasse
Tyson.
Most planetary scientists expected that lunar samples brought to
Earth at the end of each of the six Apollo missions would confirm
one of three leading hypotheses of the Moon's origin. Instead,
samples left all three explanations unconfirmed, requiring the
development of a new hypothesis for how the Moon formed. This
video segment adapted from NOVA shows Apollo 15 astronauts
collecting a type of rock that would help change our understanding
of the Moon's - and Earth's - earliest history.
Name
Description
This video from NASA presents the 2005 hurricane season with actual data
27 Storms: Arlene to that NASA and NOAA satellites measured. Sea surface temperatures,
Zeta
clouds, storm tracks, and hurricane category labels are shown as the
hurricane season progresses.
 This interactive tool contains views of Mars taken from Curiosity
Rover
Billion-Pixel View of
 Students get to observe the a close view of the surface of Mars
Mars from Curiosity
 Snap shots of different things identified on the surface are also
Rover
displayed
Creating New Tools
for Exploration
Hubble Satellite
Telescope ePhoto
Gallery
Inquiry and Ocean
Exploration
Mars Science
Laboratory-Curiosity
Rover-Mission
Animation
ScienceCasts: Did
Earth Have Two
Moons?
Technology and
Oceanography
View the Earth from a
Satellite
In this video, new observation technologies are presented. National
Geographic is developing and using these technologies to better capture the
world.
This site offers images captured by Hubble, a telescope that orbits Earth!
You will find images of planets, stars, galaxies, moons, nebulae, and more.
Ocean explorer Robert Ballard gives a TED Talk relating to the mysteries
of the ocean, and the importance of its continued exploration.
This animation depicts key events of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory
mission, which launched in late 2011 and landed a rover, Curiosity, on
Mars in August 2012.
This video discusses the "two moon" hypothesis and shows how NASA's
GRAIL mission could help confirm or refute this hypothesis
Some places on Earth can be quite remote, like the depths of the ocean. Get
there with technology.
Choose a satellite to see the current view of Earth from that satellite.
Parent Resources
Name
Technology and
Oceanography
Description
Some places on Earth can be quite remote, like the depths of the ocean. Get
there with technology.