Alaska State Standards for Science: Grade 8

AK.A1. Science as Inquiry and Process (SA1, SA2, SA3)

[8] SA1.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of the processes of science by asking questions, predicting, observing, describing, measuring, classifying, making generalizations, inferring and communicating. 6
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SA1.1.

[8] SA1.2. The student demonstrates an understanding of the processes of science by collaborating to design and conduct repeatable investigations, in order to record, analyze (i.e., range, mean, median, mode), interpret data, and present findings. (L) 9
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SA1.2.

[8] SA2.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of the attitudes and approaches to scientific inquiry by recognizing and analyzing differing scientific explanations and models. 5
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SA2.1.

[8] SA3.1. The student demonstrates an understanding that interactions with the environment provide an opportunity for understanding scientific concepts by conducting research to learn how the local environment is used by a variety of competing interests (e.g., competition for habitat/resources, tourism, oil and mining companies, hunting groups). (L) 5
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SA3.1.

AK.B1. Concepts of Physical Science (SB1, SB2, SB3, SB4)

[8] SB1.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of the structure and properties of matter by using physical and chemical properties (i.e., density, boiling point, freezing point, conductivity, flammability) to differentiate among materials (i.e., elements, compounds, and mixtures). 2
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SB1.1.

[8] SB2.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of how energy can be transformed, transferred, and conserved by identifying the initial source and resulting change in forms of energy in common phenomena (e.g., sun to tree to wood to stove to cabin heat). 2
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SB2.1.

[8] SB3.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of the interactions between matter and energy and the effects of these interactions on systems by exploring changes of state with increase or decrease of particle speed associated with heat transfer. (L) 2
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SB3.1.

[8] SB3.2. The student demonstrates an understanding of the interactions between matter and energy and the effects of these interactions on systems by exploring through a variety of models (e.g., gumdrops and toothpicks) how atoms may bond together into well defined molecules or bond together in large arrays. (L) 4
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SB3.2.

[8] SB4.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of motions, forces, their characteristics, relationships, and effects by demonstrating (L) and explaining circular motion. 6
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SB4.1.

[8] SB4.2. The student demonstrates an understanding of motions, forces, their characteristics, relationships, and effects by describing the interactions between charges. 8
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SB4.2.

AK.C1. Concepts of Life Science (SC1, SC2, SC3)

[8] SC1.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of how science explains changes in life forms over time, including genetics, heredity, the process of natural selection and biological evolution by describing the role of genes in sexual reproduction (i.e., traits of the offspring). 10
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SC1.1.

[8] SC2.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of the structure, function, behavior, development, life cycles, and diversity of living organisms by placing vertebrates into correct classes of taxonomy based on external, observable features. 5
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SC2.1.

[8] SC2.2. The student demonstrates an understanding of the structure, function, behavior, development, life cycles, and diversity of living organisms by explaining that most organisms utilize inherited and learned behaviors to meet the basic requirements of life. 7
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SC2.2.

[8] SC2.3. The student demonstrates an understanding of the structure, function, behavior, development, life cycles, and diversity of living organisms by describing the functions and interdependence of human body systems (i.e., circulatory, respiratory, nervous). 13
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SC2.3.

[8] SC3.1. The student demonstrates an understanding that all organisms are linked to each other and their physical environments through the transfer and transformation of matter and energy by stating that energy flows and that matter cycles but is conserved within an ecosystem. 3
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SC3.1.

[8] SC3.2. The student demonstrates an understanding that all organisms are linked to each other and their physical environments through the transfer and transformation of matter and energy by organizing a food web that shows the cycling of matter. 4
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SC3.2.

AK.D1. Concepts of Earth Science (SD1, SD2, SD3, SD4)

[8] SD1.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of geochemical cycles by making connections between components of the locally observable geologic environment and the rock cycle. (L)

[8] SD1.2. The student demonstrates an understanding of geochemical cycles by applying knowledge of the water cycle to explain changes in the Earth's surface. 1
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SD1.2.

[8] SD2.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of the forces that shape Earth by interpreting topographical maps to identify features (i.e., rivers, lakes, mountains, valleys, islands, and tundra). 6
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SD2.1.

[8] SD2.2. The student demonstrates an understanding of the forces that shape Earth by using models to show the relationship between convection currents within the mantle and the large-scale movement of the surface. (L) 4
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SD2.2.

[8] SD4.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of the theories regarding the origin and evolution of the universe by creating models of the solar system illustrating size, location/position, composition, moons/rings, and conditions. (L) 15
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SD4.1.

[8] SD4.2. The student demonstrates an understanding of the theories regarding the origin and evolution of the universe by comparing the brightness of a star to its distance and size. 3
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SD4.2.

AK.E1. Science and Technology (SE1, SE2, SE3)

[8] SE1.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of how to integrate scientific knowledge and technology to address problems by describing how public policy affects their lives and participating diplomatically in evidence-based discussions relating to their community. (L) 5
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SE1.1.

[8] SE2.1. The student demonstrates an understanding that solving problems involves different ways of thinking by identifying, designing, testing, and revising solutions to a local problem. (L) 7
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SE2.1.

[8] SE2.2. The student demonstrates an understanding that solving problems involves different ways of thinking by comparing the student's work to the work of peers in order to identify multiple paths that can be used to investigate and evaluate potential solutions to a question or problem. (L) 3
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SE2.2.

[8] SE3.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of how scientific discoveries and technological innovations affect our lives and society by predicting the possible effects of a recent scientific discovery, invention, or scientific breakthrough. (L) 14
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SE3.1.

AK.F1. Cultural, Social, Personal Perspectives, and Science (SF1, SF2, SF3)

[8] SF1.1-SF3.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of the dynamic relationships among scientific, cultural, social, and personal perspectives by describing how local knowledge, culture, and the technologies of various activities (e.g., hunting, fishing, subsistence) influence the development of scientific knowledge. (L) Cross referenced with SA3.1, grade 8 2
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SF1.1-SF3.1.

AK.G1. History and Nature of Science (SG1, SG2, SG3, SG4)

[8] SG2.1. The student demonstrates an understanding of the bases of the advancement of scientific knowledge by describing how repeating experiments improves the likelihood of accurate results. 2
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SG2.1.

[8] SG3.1. The student demonstrates an understanding that scientific knowledge is ongoing and subject to change by revising a personal idea when presented with experimental/observational data inconsistent with that personal idea (e.g., the rates of falling bodies of different masses). (L) 2
Suggested Titles for Alaska Science State Standard [8] SG3.1.