Tennessee State Standards for Science: Grade 8
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TN.1.0. Life Science: Cell Structure and Function: The student will investigate the structure and function of plant and animal cells.
TN.2.0. Life Science: Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment: The student will investigate how living things interact with one another and with non-living elements of their environment.
8.2.3.
Identify the major biomes of the world.
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Standard 8.2.3.
TN.3.0. Life Science: Food Production and Energy for Life: The student will study the basic parts of plants, investigate how plants produce food, and discover that plants and animals use food to sustain life.
TN.4.0. Life Science: Heredity and Reproduction: The student will understand the basic principles of inheritance.
8.4.2.
Examine differences between dominant and recessive traits.
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Standard 8.4.2.
8.4.3.
Investigate the relationship among DNA, genes, chromosomes, and the genetic code of life.
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Standard 8.4.3.
8.4.4.
Explore careers related to biotechnology.
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Standard 8.4.4.
TN.5.0. Life Science: Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things: The student will understand that living things have characteristics that enable them to survive in their environment.
8.5.2.
Identify characteristics used by scientists to classify organisms into different categories.
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Standard 8.5.2.
TN.6.0. Life Science: Biological Change: The student will understand that living things have changed over time.
TN.7.0. Earth and Space Science: Earth and Its Place in the Universe: The student will investigate the structure of the universe.
TN.8.0. Earth and Space Science: Atmospheric Cycles: The student will investigate the relationships among atmospheric conditions, weather, and climate.
TN.9.0. Earth and Space Science: Earth Features: The student will understand that the earth has many geological features that are constantly changing.
8.9.1.
Understand the characteristics of the earth's layers and the location of major plates.
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Standard 8.9.1.
8.9.2.
Describe the forces and processes that shape the earth.
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TN.10.0. Earth and Space Science: Earth Resources: The student will investigate the properties, uses, and conservation of the earth's resources.
8.10.1.
Investigate the characteristics of minerals and their uses.
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Standard 8.10.1.
8.10.2.
Describe the rock cycle.
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8.10.3.
Investigate how human activities affect the earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere.
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Standard 8.10.3.
8.10.4.
Examine different types of energy resources and their importance to man.
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Standard 8.10.4.
8.10.5.
Analyze approaches to conserving energy and natural resources.
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TN.11.0. Physical Science: Forces and Motion: The student will investigate the effects of force on the movement of objects.
8.11.1.
Distinguish between speed and velocity.
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Standard 8.11.1.
8.11.2.
Demonstrate an understanding of Newton's three laws of motion.
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8.11.3.
Identify factors that influence the amount of gravitational force between objects.
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Standard 8.11.3.
8.11.4.
Identify simple machines and their uses.
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Standard 8.11.4.
TN.12.0. Physical Science: Structure and Properties of Matter: The student will investigate the characteristic properties of matter.
TN.13.0. Physical Science: Interactions of Matter: The student will investigate the interactions of matter.
8.13.1.
Understand the difference between acids and bases and how indicators are used.
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8.13.2.
Differentiate between physical and chemical changes.
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8.13.3.
Understand what a chemical equation represents.
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Standard 8.13.3.