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TARYAM AMERICAN PRIVATE SCHOOL
Science Department
CURRICULUM DOCUMENT
Academic Year: 2016-2017
Book / Unit / Lesson
Science/ Grade 8
Standards
MS-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms:
Structures and Processes
Science Fusion/ Cell
and Heredity
Unit 1: Lessons 1-5
MS-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms:
Structures and Processes.
Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that
living things are made of cells; either one cell or many
different numbers and types of cells. Develop and use
a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole
and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged
through chemical reactions forming new molecules
that support growth and/or release energy as this
matter moves through an organism.
MS-LS1-1. MS-LS1-2. MS-LS1-7.
Term: 1
Learning Objectives
 Describe the relationship between cells and organisms
 Summarize the cell theory
 Compare unicellular and multicellular organisms
 Identify the parts that all cells have in common
 Compare prokaryote and eukaryote
 Explain that atoms join together to form molecules
 Define compound
 Explain the importance of nutrients
 Identify the four main types of molecules in cells
 Identify general characteristic of eukaryotic cell
 Describe the structure and function of organelles in eukaryotic cells
 Compare and contrast organelles found in plant and animal cells
 Define organism
 List levels of structural organization
 Define specialization
 Define tissue, organ, and system
 Compare types of animals and plants tissues, organs, and organ
systems
 Explain why homeostasis is important for survival
 Identify the needs of cells
 Describe how cells get energy
 Describe the cell cycle
 Compare passive and active transport
 Compare endocytosis and exocytosis
Timeline
(No. Weeks
/Periods)
12 weeks /
48 periods
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Vision:
To create an outstanding, creative educational environment which empowers students to achieve their potential and to become life-long learners and future’s leaders.
TARYAM AMERICAN PRIVATE SCHOOL
Science Department
CURRICULUM DOCUMENT
Academic Year: 2016-2017
Book / Unit / Lesson
Science Fusion/ Cell
and Heredity
Unit 1: Lesson 6
Science Fusion/ Cell
and Heredity
Unit 2: Lessons 1,3,5
Science/ Grade 8
Standards
MS-LS1 From Molecules to
Organisms: Structures and
Processes.
Construct a scientific explanation
based on evidence for the role of
photosynthesis in the cycling of matter
and flow of energy into and out of
organisms.
MS-LS1-6.
Learning Objectives
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MS-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and 
Variation of Traits
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Develop and use a model to describe
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why asexual reproduction results in
offspring with identical genetic
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information and sexual reproduction
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results in offspring with genetic
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variation.
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MS-LS3-2
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Explain how organisms get energy
Define photosynthesis
List the starting materials and the products of photosynthesis
Define cellular respiration
List the starting materials and the products of cellular respiration
Describe the function of cell division of unicellular and multicellular organisms
Define DNA
Define chromosomes
Define cell cycle
Define interphase
Define mitosis and name its four phases
Define cytokinesis
Explain how dominant and recessive traits differ
Identify the relationship between genes and alleles
Identify the relationship between genotype and phenotype
Distinguish between inherited and acquired characteristics
Define Punnett square and use it to find combination of alleles in potential
offspring
 Define ratio, probability, pedigree
 Use a pedigree to trace a genetic trait
Term: 2
Timeline
(No. Weeks /Periods)
3 weeks /
12 periods
6 weeks /
24 periods
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Vision:
To create an outstanding, creative educational environment which empowers students to achieve their potential and to become life-long learners and future’s leaders.
TARYAM AMERICAN PRIVATE SCHOOL
Science Department
CURRICULUM DOCUMENT
Academic Year: 2016-2017
Book / Unit / Lesson
Science Fusion/
Motion, Forces and
Energy
Unit 3: Lessons 1-5
Science/ Grade 8
Standards
MS-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and
Interactions
MS-PS2-3. Ask questions about data to determine
the factors that affect the strength of electric and
magnetic forces. Conduct an investigation and
evaluate the experimental design to provide
evidence that fields exist between objects exerting
forces on each other even though the objects are
not in contact.
MS-PS2-5Conduct an investigation and evaluate the
experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist
between
objects exerting forces on each other even though the
objects are not in contact. [
Connections to other DCIs in this grade-band:
MS.PS3.A (MS-PS2-2); MS.PS3.B (MS-PS2-2);
MS.PS3.C (MS-PS2-1); MS.ESS1.A (MS-PS24); MS.ESS1.B (MS-PS2-4);
MS.ESS2.C (MS-PS2-2),(MS-PS2-4)
Term: 3
Learning Objectives
 Describe electric charges & distinguish between the two types of
electric charges
 Describe the nature of electric force between two charged objects
 Distinguish between conductors and insulators & describe electric
current
 Compare direct to alternating current
 Describe the relationship between voltage and electric current
 Describe the relationship between resistance and electric current
 Identify the parts of an electric circuit
 Explain how to draw a circuit diagram
 Distinguish between series and parallel circuits
 Describe some devices that make using electricity safer
 Describe why we must use precautions when using electrical
appliances
 Describe the properties of magnets & explain what magnetic poles and
magnetic fields are.
 Describe how magnets attract and repel
 Explain what causes magnetic fields and magnetism
 Explain how domains can cause a material to be magnetic
 Distinguish between different types of magnets based on their magnetic
properties
 Describe how earth acts as a magnet and describe electromagnetism
Timeline
(No. Weeks
/Periods)
8 week /
32 periods
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Vision:
To create an outstanding, creative educational environment which empowers students to achieve their potential and to become life-long learners and future’s leaders.
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MS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
Science Fusion/ The
Dynamic Earth
Unit 3: Lesson 1
MS-ESS3 -1 Earth and Human Activity
Construct a scientific explanation based on
evidence for how the uneven distributions of
Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources
are the result of past and current geoscience
processes.
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Describe solenoid and electromagnet, and how they work
Name some ways in which electromagnets are used
Explain how a magnetic field can make an electric current through
induction
Explain how induction is used
Describe transformers
Define minerals
Identify the building block of matter
Define element
Define compound
Distinguish between silicate and nonsilicate minerals
Describe some properties of minerals
1 week /
4 periods
Connections to other DCIs in this grade-band: MS.PS1.A (MSESS3-1); MS.PS1.B (MS-ESS3-1); MS.PS3.A (MS-ESS3-5);
MS.PS3.C (MS-ESS3-2); MS.LS2.A (MS-ESS3-3),(MS-ESS3-4);
MS.LS2.C (MS-ESS3-3),(MS-ESS3-4); MS.LS4.D
(MS-ESS3-3),(MS-ESS3-4); MS.ESS2.D (MSESS3-1)
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Vision:
To create an outstanding, creative educational environment which empowers students to achieve their potential and to become life-long learners and future’s leaders.