Subject:

Bath School Department 2003
Content Area: Science
Grade 8

Content Standard: L. Communication
Students will communicate effectively in the application of science and technology.
Common Assessment(s): MAP task: Revealing Fossil Secrets

Performance Indicators
Students will be able to:
Essential Elements
(Specific grade level learning objectives)
Suggested Performance Activities Suggested Classroom Assessments Vocabulary

1. Discuss scientific and technological ideas and make conjectures and convincing arguments.

Students will understand the difference in a conjecture and be able to format arguments.

Notes on relative distances within the heavens.

Fossil understand and rock cycle.

Motions in the heavens (MAP)

Discussing Fossil Secrets (MAP)

conjecture
argument

2. Defend problem-solving strategies and solutions.

Students will know different problem solving strategies, i.e., scientific method.

Nanorovers (http://robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/tasks/nrover/)

Insulators vs. conductors.

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3. Evaluate individual and group communication for clarity, and work to improve communication.

Students will acquire necessary skills to communicate successful group work.

Cell City

Super Star

Roller Coasters.

Production of brochure.

Poster Production

Verbal communication of forces.

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4. Make and use scale drawings, maps, and three-dimensional models to represent real objects, find locations, and describe relationships.

Students will learn importance of planning and visualizing scale prior to activity.

Super Star project

Blue prints: roller coaster, Nanorover, doll houses

Biome map

Probeware temperature lab

Lowell Dam

Poster

Blueprint

map

Lab write up

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5. Access information at remote sites using telecommunications.

Students should be able to use the Internet and other multimedia to gain information.

On-line: Ask a Scientist

Eagles hatching live

NASA picture of the day

Access to publications

Tree data

Level of inquiry

Replies

Involvement

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6. Identify and perform roles necessary to accomplish group tasks.

Students will understand the roles necessary to perform a task successfully.

See L3

See L3

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Performance Indicators Students will be able to:	Essential Elements (Specific grade level learning objectives)	Suggested Performance Activities	Suggested Classroom Assessments	Vocabulary
1. Discuss scientific and technological ideas and make conjectures and convincing arguments.	Students will understand the difference in a conjecture and be able to format arguments.	Notes on relative distances within the heavens. Fossil understand and rock cycle.	Motions in the heavens (MAP) Discussing Fossil Secrets (MAP)	conjecture argument
2. Defend problem-solving strategies and solutions.	Students will know different problem solving strategies, i.e., scientific method.	Nanorovers (http://robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/tasks/nrover/) Insulators vs. conductors.	.	.
3. Evaluate individual and group communication for clarity, and work to improve communication.	Students will acquire necessary skills to communicate successful group work.	Cell City Super Star Roller Coasters.	Production of brochure. Poster Production Verbal communication of forces.	.
4. Make and use scale drawings, maps, and three-dimensional models to represent real objects, find locations, and describe relationships.	Students will learn importance of planning and visualizing scale prior to activity.	Super Star project Blue prints: roller coaster, Nanorover, doll houses Biome map Probeware temperature lab Lowell Dam	Poster Blueprint map Lab write up	.
5. Access information at remote sites using telecommunications.	Students should be able to use the Internet and other multimedia to gain information.	On-line: Ask a Scientist Eagles hatching live NASA picture of the day Access to publications Tree data	Level of inquiry Replies Involvement	.
6. Identify and perform roles necessary to accomplish group tasks.	Students will understand the roles necessary to perform a task successfully.	See L3	See L3	.