Chester Township Public Schools
Science Curriculum

Science - Grade 8

Science

The New Jersey Curriculum Content Standards for Science reflect "the belief that all students can and must learn enough science to assume their role as concerned citizens equipped with necessary information and decision-making skills."

The following is a list of the New Jersey Science Standards:

5.1        "All students will learn to identify systems of interacting components and understand how their interactions combine to produce the overall behavior of the system."

5.2        "All students will develop problem-solving, decision-making and inquiry skills, reflected by formulating usable questions and hypotheses, planning experiments, conducting systematic observations, interpreting and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and communicating results."

5.3        "All students will develop an understanding of how people of various cultures have contributed to the advancement of science and technology."

5.4        "All students will develop an understanding of technology as an application of scientific principles."

5.5        "All students will integrate mathematics as a tool for problem-solving in science, and as a means of expressing and/or modeling scientific theories."

5.6        "All students will gain an understanding of the structure, characteristics, and basic needs of organisms."

5.7        "All students will investigate the diversity of life."

5.8        "All students will gain an understanding of the structure and behavior of matter."

5.9        "All students will gain an understanding of natural laws as they apply to motion, forces, and energy transformations."

5.10    "All students will gain an understanding of the structure, dynamics, and geophysical systems of the earth."

5.11    "All students will gain an understanding of the origin, evolution, and structure of the universe."

5.12    "All students will develop an understanding of the environment as a system of interdependent components affected by human activity and natural phenomena."




The Science performance standards are built upon the National Research Council's "National Science Education Standards" (1996) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Project 2061 "Benchmarks for Science Literacy" (1993).


In Science, the goal is for all students to achieve scientific literacy. The objectives and competencies included in this curriculum deal with scientific concepts and the application of those concepts within the field of science and in other fields of study.


The National Science Education Standards outline "what students should know, understand, and be able to do in the natural sciences over the course of K-12 education.

Grade 8

The Higher Order Learning curriculum provides objectives for eighth grade students.

The New Jersey Curriculum Content Standards for Science build upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades and provide "Cumulative Progress Indicators" for the end of Grade 8.

The New Standards for Science provide Performance Standards for students in grades 5-8.

In the Eighth Grade Science course, students continue to improve their knowledge of science and scientific concepts. Student also apply their knowledge to solving real world problems.

The National Science Education Standards provides content goals for Grades 5-8.


Research and Inquiry
The Research and Inquiry unit includes the history and development of science and scientists, investigation techniques, the use of instruments in science, communication of scientific concepts, and real world issues that surround science, technology, and mathematics.

    Problem Solving: Modifications
The learner will be able to identify questions and make predictions that can be addressed by conducting investigations. (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Problem Solving Application, Evaluation Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Technology: Design/Analyze/Limit
The learner will be able to analyze the limitation on design of technology, including physical, ethical and social limitations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Technology: Design Analysis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Science & Technology: Working Togeth
The learner will be able to understand how science and technology work together. Science helps drive technology by proposing more complicated questions that require new equipment and instruments. Technology is essential to science because it provides the instruments and techniques that enable scientists to observe objects and phenomena that were once unobservable due to size, quantity, speed, location, or distance (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Science and Technology Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Technology: Design Constraints Safety
The learner will be able to understand that technological designs have constraints, such as properties of materials or human safety and know when and how to use appropriate safety equipment with all classroom materials and understand and practice safety procedures for conducting science investigations (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Technology: Design Comprehension, Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Science and Technology
The learner will be able to compare and contrast science with technology, illustrating similarities and differences between these two human endeavors. (NJCCCS 5.4).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Technology: Benefits and Risks Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Science, Tech. & Society: Men/Women
The learner will be able to understand that both men and woman have contributed to science and technology and know that scientists are men and women of many cultures who often work together to solve scientific and technology problems (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Science, Tech. & Society Knowledge Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Questioning: Types
The learner will be able to understand the difference between scientific questions and other types of questions (NJCCCS 5.2).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Questioning Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Science: History
The learner will be able to begin to develop an understanding of the history of science (NJCCCS 5.2).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Science: History Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Inquiry: Math Components
The learner will be able to understand the different components of a scientific inquiry: evaluate results of investigations, experiments, observations, theoretical models, and scientific theories and that all students will integrate mathematics as a tool for problem-solving in science and as a means of expressing and/or modeling scientific theories including numerical operations, geometry and measurements data analysis and probability. (NJCCCS 5.3).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Scientific Inquiry Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Careers
The learner will be able to investigate how scientific inquiry may affect future career choices NJCCWRCS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Careers Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Math & Science: Thinking and Reasoni
The learner will be able to use thinking and reasoning skills to understand mathematical and scientific concepts (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Math & Science Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Evidence and Explanations
The learner will be able to use scientific evidence to reach explanations (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Evidence and Explanations Synthesis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Evidence: Models
The learner will be able to use scientific evidence to develop models (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Evidence Synthesis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Explanations: Alternatives/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze alternative explanations (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Explanations Analysis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Math & Science: Investigations/Apply
The learner will be able to use mathematics throughout scientific investigations (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Math & Science Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Technology: Investigation
The learner will be able to understand how scientists use technology to analyze and quantify the results of an investigation (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Technology: Investigations Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Explanations: Definition
The learner will be able to understand the components of a scientific explanation: experimental evidence, consistent arguments, scientific principles, models, and theories (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Explanations Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Problem Solving: Evaluation
The learner will be able to evaluate the results of a problem based on the relevance to original purpose of the design, the factors that may affect acceptability and suitability for intended users, and the measures of quality (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Problem Solving Evaluation Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Technology: Solutions/Understand/Perfect
The learner will be able to understand that technological solutions are not perfect and that technological solutions are plagued by various factors, such as safety, cost, efficiency, and appearance (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Technology: Solutions Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Questioning: Investigations
The learner will be able to identify questions that may be answered through scientific investigations (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Questioning Knowledge Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Problem Solving: Experiments
The learner will be able to identify problems that can be solved by performing scientific experiments (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Problem Solving: Methods Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Investigations: Control/Plan/Perform
The learner will be able to plan and perform scientific experiments that incorporate the use of a control (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Investigations: Control Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Results: Data
The learner will be able to gather and organize data to support the results of a scientific experiment (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Results Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Communication: Visuals/Experimental
The learner will be able to use visuals, such as graphs or pictures, to communicate experimental findings (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Communication: Visuals Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Arguments: Strengths/Weakness
The learner will be able to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of an argument, claim, or scientific data (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Arguments Evaluation Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Alternative Actions: Benefits/Risks
The learner will be able to evaluate the benefits and risks associated with alternative actions (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Alternative Actions Evaluation Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Scientific Theories: Rely/Require/Needs
The learner will be able to understand that scientific theories rely on the contributions of many people, require time to progress, and often reflect the social and political needs of that time period (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Investigations: Scientific Theories Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Science: History
The learner will be able to outline the historical origin of major scientific developments, such as the atomic theory or plate tectonics. In addition, show how these developments emerged over time, were thoroughly tested, and can be modified or even replaced based on new information (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Science: History Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Technology: Abilities
The learner will be able to explain how technology improves the abilities of scientists in making measurements and observations (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Technology Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Machines: Simple/Design
The learner will be able to demonstrate scientific principles by designing and building simple machines (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Instruments: Simple Machines Synthesis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Science: Knowledge/Describe/Apply
The learner will be able to describe how scientists apply scientific knowledge to solve problems (5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Science: Knowledge Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Problem Solving: Solutions
The learner will be able to compare and contrast the benefits and consequences of alternative solutions to problems (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Problem Solving Analysis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Math Skills: Use/Infer/Relationships
The learner will be able to use graphs, tables, and charts to infer mathematical relationships among variables (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Math Skills Synthesis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Instruments: Measurement/Precision
The learner will be able to select the appropriate measuring tools based on the degree of precision needed by the experiment (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Instruments: Measurement Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  

Physical Science
The Physical Science unit includes properties of objects, motion of objects, matter, energy, light, heat, electricity, magnetism, and force.

The Physical Science unit includes atoms, chemical reactions, properties of objects, motion of objects, matter, chemical substances, energy, light, heat, electricity, magnetism, and force. The Physical Science unit includes properties of objects, motion of objects, matter, energy, light, heat, electricity, magnetism, and force.

The Physical Science unit includes atoms, chemical reactions, properties of objects, motion of objects, matter, chemical substances, energy, light, heat, electricity, magnetism, and force.

    Matter: Properties/Separate Mixtures
The learner will be able to identify the properties of matter and apply those properties in order to separate a mixture of substances (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Matter: Properties Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Substances: New/Create
The learner will be able to combine different substances to create a new substance (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Substances: New Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Matter: Description
The learner will be able to describe matter in terms of atoms bonding together to form molecules (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Matter Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    States of Matter: Determining Factors
The learner will be able to understand that the arrangement and motion of atoms and molecules determines the state of matter (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Matter: States of Matter Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Substances: Reactions/Atoms
The learner will be able to describe how the reactions of substances cause the atoms to rearrange (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Substances Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Substances: New/Atoms and Mass
The learner will be able to describe how a newly formed substance has the same total number of atoms and the same total mass as the original substance (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Substances: New Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Atoms: Understand/Over One Hundred
The learner will be able to understand that there are over one hundred different atoms, which correspond to over one hundred different elements (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Atoms Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Atoms: Classify
The learner will be able to classify atoms according to their properties (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Atoms Analysis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Motion: Absence of Force
The learner will be able to describe that in the absence of a net force, a moving object will continue to move in a straight line at a steady speed (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Motion Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Forces: Motion/Multiple Forces
The learner will be able to understand that multiple forces on an object will either reinforce or cancel each other, depending on the direction and magnitude of the forces (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Forces: Motion Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Friction: Motion
The learner will be able to explore how friction will impede the motion of an object (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Friction Analysis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Energy: Types/Describe
The learner will be able to describe energy and its many forms: mechanical, heat, light, sound, electrical, magnetic, chemical, nuclear, and food energy (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.7).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Energy: Types Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Energy: Transformations/Describe
The learner will be able to describe energy transformations (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.7).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Energy: Transformations Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Heat: Temperature/Flow
The learner will be able to describe how heat flows from a warmer object to a cooler object until both objects are at the same temperature (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Heat: Temperature Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Energy: Types/Describe/Emitted
The learner will be able to describe the various forms in which energy is emitted, such as visible light or ultraviolet radiation (NJCCCS 5.7).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Energy: Types Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Energy: Transfer
The learner will be able to demonstrate how energy is transferred from one place to another through waves generated by vibrations in materials (NJCCCS 5.7).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Energy: Transfer Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Forces: Motion
The learner will be able to understand forces and motion (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.7).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Forces: Motion Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Substances: New
The learner will be able to understand that substances can be combined to create new substances (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Substances: New Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Elements: Over 100
The learner will be able to understand that there are over one hundred known elements (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Elements Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Motion: Description
The learner will be able to understand that motion can be described by its position, direction, and/or speed (NJCCCS 5.1).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Motion Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Forces: Constant
The learner will be able to understand that an object not subjected to a force will move at a constant speed in a straight line (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.7).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Forces Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Light: Object/Sight
The learner will be able to understand that in order to see an object, light must be emitted by it or scattered from it (NJCCCS 5.7.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Light: Matter/Objects Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Periodic Table: Source of Information
The learner will be able to use the periodic table as a source of information (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Periodic Table Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Periodic Table: Proton/Electron/Neutron
The learner will be able to use the periodic table to identify the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons in an element (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.2, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Periodic Table Knowledge Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Periodic Table: Types of Elements
The learner will be able to use the periodic table to identify different types of elements (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Periodic Table Knowledge Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Periodic Table: Reactivity of Elements
The learner will be able to use the periodic table to identify the reactivity of elements (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Periodic Table Knowledge Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Periodic Table: Scientific Formulas
The learner will be able to use the periodic table to write scientific formulas (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Periodic Table Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Periodic Table: Types of Compounds
The learner will be able to use the periodic table to identify different types of compounds (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.7).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Periodic Table Knowledge Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Reactions: Chemical Equations/Represent
The learner will be able to represent the different types of reactions using simple chemical equations (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Reactions Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Reactions: Chemical Equations/Compare
The learner will be able to compare the different types of reactions using simple chemical equations (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Reactions Analysis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Atoms: Characteristics
The learner will be able to describe the characteristics of atoms (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Atoms Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Elements: Isotopes/Compare/Contrast
The learner will be able to compare and contrast the isotopes of an element (NJCCCS 5.3).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Elements: Isotopes Analysis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Atoms, Ions, and Molecules: Interaction
The learner will be able to use balanced equations to simulate the chemical and physical interactions of atoms, ions, and molecules (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Atoms, Ions, and Molecules: Interaction Synthesis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Atoms, Ions, and Molecules: Interaction
The learner will be able to use physical models to simulate the chemical and physical interactions of atoms, ions, and molecules (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Atoms, Ions, and Molecules: Interaction Synthesis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Solutions: Properties
The learner will be able to describe the properties of solutions (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Solutions Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Elements: Properties
The learner will be able to define the properties of elements (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.2, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Elements: Properties Knowledge Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Elements: Interaction
The learner will be able to explain how elements interact with each other (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.2, 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Elements Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Structure and Properties of Matter
The learner will be able to know that all matter is composed of atoms that may join together to form molecules. (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Matter: Properties Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Structure and Properties of Matter
The learner will be able to recognize that the phase of matter is determined by the arrangement and motion of atoms and molecules and that the motion of these particles is related to the energy of the system. (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Matter Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Structure and Properties of Matter
The learner will be able to know that there are groups of elements that have similar properties, including highly reactive metals, less reactive metals, highly reactive non-metals, and some almost completely non-reactive gases. (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Matter Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Structure and Properties of Matter
The learner will be able to recognize that a mixture often can be separated into the original substances using one or more of their characteristic physical properties. (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Matter Comprehension Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Chemical Reactions
The learner will be able to show how substances can chemically react with each other to form new substances having properties different from those of the original substances. (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Chemical Changes Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Chemical Reactions
The learner will be able to show that in most chemical reactions energy is transferred into or out of a system. (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Chemical Changes Application, Synthesis Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Chemical Reactions
The learner will be able to demonstrate that regardless how substances within a simple closed system interact, the total mass of the system remains the same. (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Chemical Reactions Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Chemical Reactions
The learner will be able to illustrate how atoms are rearranged when substances react, but that the total number of atoms and the total mass of the products remain the same as the original substances. (NJCCCS 5.6).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source
Chemical Reactions Application Master New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Eighth Grade Science Teachers.
  
    Motion and Forces
The learner will be able to use quantitative data to show that when more than one force acts on an object at the same time, the forces can reinforce or cancel each other producing a net (unbalanced) force tha