SCIENTIFIC
INQUIRY
• Scientific inquiry is a thoughtful and coordinated attempt
to search out, describe, explain and predict natural phenomena.
• Scientific inquiry progresses through a continuous process
of questioning, data collection, analysis and interpretation.
• Scientific inquiry requires the sharing of findings and
ideas for critical review by colleagues and other scientists.
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY
• Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting,
interpreting, reading and writing about science.
• Scientific literacy also includes the ability to search
for and assess the relevance and credibility of scientific information
found in various print and electronic media.
SCIENTIFIC NUMERACY
• Scientific numeracy includes the ability to use mathematical
operations and procedures to calculate, analyze and present scientific
data and ideas.
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C INQ.1 Identify questions
that can be answered through scientific investigation.
C INQ.2 Read, interpret and examine the credibility
of scientific claims in different sources of information.
C INQ.3 Design and conduct appropriate types of
scientific investigations to answer different questions.
C INQ.4 Identify independent and dependent variables,
and those variables that are kept constant, when designing an experiment.
C INQ.5 Use appropriate tools and techniques to
make observations and gather data.
C INQ.6 Use mathematical operations to analyze
and interpret data.
C INQ.7 Identify and present relationships between
variables in appropriate graphs.
C INQ.8 Draw conclusions and identify sources of
error.
C INQ.9 Provide explanations to investigated problems
or questions.
C INQ.10 Communicate about science in different
formats, using relevant science vocabulary, supporting evidence
and clear logic.
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Forces and Motion –
What makes objects move the way they do?
8.1 - An object’s inertia causes it to continue moving
the way it is moving unless it is acted upon by a force to change
its motion.
• The motion of an object can be described by its position,
direction of motion and speed.
• An unbalanced force acting on an object changes its speed
and/or direction of motion.
• Objects moving in circles must experience force acting toward
the center.
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C 22. Calculate the average speed of a moving object
and illustrate the motion of objects in graphs of distance over
time.
C 23. Describe the qualitative relationships among
force, mass and changes in motion.
C 24. Describe the forces acting on an object moving
in a circular path.
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Heredity and Evolution
– What processes are responsible for life’s
unity and diversity?
8.2 - Reproduction is a characteristic of living systems
and it is essential for the continuation of every species.
• Heredity is the passage of genetic information from one
generation to another.
• Some of the characteristics of an organism are inherited
and some result from interactions with the environment.
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C 25. Explain the similarities and differences
in cell division in somatic and germ cells.
C 26. Describe the structure and function of the
male and female human reproductive systems, including the process
of egg and sperm production.
C 27. Describe how genetic information is organized
in genes on chromosomes, and explain sex determination in humans.
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Earth in the Solar
System – How does the position of Earth in the
solar system affect conditions on our planet?
8.3 - The solar system is composed of planets and other
objects that orbit the sun.
• Gravity is the force that governs the motions of objects
in the solar system.
• The motion of the Earth and moon relative to the sun causes
daily, monthly and yearly cycles on Earth.
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C 28. Explain the effect of
gravity on the orbital movement of planets in the solar system.
C 29. Explain how the regular motion and relative
position of the sun, Earth and moon affect the seasons, phases of
the moon and eclipses.
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Science
and Technology in Society – How do science and
technology affect the quality of our lives?
8.4 - In the design of structures there is a need to consider
factors such as function, materials, safety, cost and appearance.
• Bridges can be designed in different ways to withstand certain
loads and potentially destructive forces.
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C 1. Explain how beam, truss
and suspension bridges are designed to withstand the forces that act
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