Secondary Science UbD Framework
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Grade
Level or Subject |
Atlas
of Science Literacy |
Enduring
Understanding |
Essential
Questions |
Unit
Questions |
Strands
or Organizing Topics |
SOL |
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8th
Grade Physical Science |
Chapter 1: Scientific Inquiry: Evidence and Reasoning in Inquiry Pg.17 Scientific
investigation usually involve the collection of relevant evidence, the use of
logical reasoning, and the application of imagination in devising hypotheses
and explanation to make sense of the collected evidence. |
Ideas change
through investigation. |
How do
scientists observe, gather evidence and make arguments to solve problems? Why is the
choice of tools and measurements important? How are
experiments designed and analyzed? |
How are
chemicals and lab equipment used safely? What metric
units are used to measure length, mass, volume, density, temperature, and
force? How are metric
units used in conversions and scaling to provide better results? What are the
relationships among independent, dependent and constant variables, controls
and repeated trials? How are results displayed using tables, charts, and graphs? |
Investigation
Skills and the Nature of Science. |
PS.1 |
Secondary Science UbD Framework
|
Grade
Level or Subject |
Atlas
of Science Literacy |
Enduring
Understanding |
Essential
Questions |
Unit
Questions |
Strands
or Organizing Topics |
SOL |
|
8th
Grade Physical Science |
Chapter 4: The Physical Setting Cluster: Gravity Every object
exerts gravitational force on every other object. The force depends on how
much mass the objects have and on how far apart they are. The force is hard to detect unless at least
one of the objects has a lot of mass. Pg43 Cluster: Motion The motion of an
object is always judged with respect to some other object or point and so the
idea of absolute motion or rest is misleading. Pg.63 An
unbalanced force
acting on an object changes its speed or direction of motion, or both. Pg. 63 Cluster: Structure of Matter Atoms and
molecules are perpetually in motion. Increased
temperature means greater average energy of motion, so most substances expand
when heated. Pg. 59 Energy appears
in different forms. Heat energy is the
disorderly motion of molecules. Pg. 59 |
Objects move in
understood ways. |
What conditions
make objects move? How do particles
move? |
How are speed,
velocity and acceleration related? How do we
describe What are the
interrelationships of force, work, mechanical advantage, efficiency and
power? How are these
concepts applied by simple and compound machines in our world? How do we
explain particle movement using kinetic theory? How does one use
a reference point to measure relative motion? Upon what
factors do gravitational force depend? |
Investigating
Force and Motion. Investigating
Work and Power. Investigating
Sound. Investigating
Light. |
PS.8 PS.9 PS.10 |
Secondary Science UbD Framework
|
Grade
Level or Subject |
Atlas
of Science Literacy |
Enduring
Understanding |
Essential
Questions |
Unit
Questions |
Strands
or Organizing Topics |
SOL |
|
8th
Grade Physical Science |
Concept of
energy transformation not mapped. Chapter 4: The
Physical Setting Cluster: Structure of Matter Energy appears
in different forms. Arrangements of
atoms have chemical energy. Pg. 61 |
Energy changes
into different forms. |
What is energy
and how does it change? How is energy
conserved in a system? How do changes
in electromagnetic energy affect wave behavior? What are
relationships between electricity and magnetism? |
In what ways
does heat move? What are the
different forms of energy? How are kinetic
and potential energy related? How does a
heating curve show different changes in energy? How are sound
and light energy changes used in technology, e.g., mirrors, lenses, lasers,
fiber optics, etc.? How do you
explain wave behavior in terms of reflection, refraction, diffraction, and
interference? What basic
principles govern static electricity? What basic
principles govern current electricity and circuits? What are applications of electromagnetic
forces? What changes
occur when sound is created? |
Investigating
Heat and Heat Transfer. Investigating
Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum. Investigating
Electricity and Magnetism. Investigating
States and Forms of Energy. |
PS.6 PS.7 PS.9 PS.11 |
Secondary Science UbD Framework
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Grade
Level or Subject |
Atlas
of Science Literacy |
Enduring
Understanding |
Essential
Questions |
Unit
Questions |
Strands
or Organizing Topics |
SOL |
|
8th
Grade Physical Science |
Chapter 4: The
Physical Setting Cluster: Structure of Matter Atoms of any
element are alike but different from atoms of other elements Pg. 55 Atoms are made
of positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. Pg. 55 All matter is
made up of atoms, which are fall too small to see directly through a
microscope. Pg. 55 When elements
are listed in order by the masses of their atoms, the same sequence of
properties appears over and over again in the list. Pg. 55 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. Pg. 55 Atoms may stick
together in well-defined molecules, or may be packed together in large
arrays. Different arrangements of
atoms compose all substances. Pg. 55 About 100
different elements have been identified out of which everything is made. Pg. 55 Equal volumes of
different substances usually have different weights. Pg. 57 The idea of
atoms explains the conservation of matter:
If the number of atoms stays the same no matter how the same atoms are
rearranged, then their total mass stays the same. Pg. 57 No matter how
substances within a closed system interact the total
mass of the system remains the same. Pg. 57 In solids, the
atoms or molecules are closely locked in position and can only vibrate. In liquids, they have higher energy, are
more loosely connected, and can slide past one another; some molecules may
get enough energy to escape into a gas.
In gases, the atoms or molecules have still more energy and are free
of one another except during occasional collisions. Pg. 59 Most substances
can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas depending on temperature. Pg. 59 When substances
interact to form new substances, the elements composing them combine in new
ways. In such recombinations, the
properties of the new combinations may be very different from those of the
old. Pg. 61 The temperature
and acidity of a solution influence reaction rates. Many substances dissolve in water, which
may greatly facilitate reactions between them. Pg. 61 |
Matter is
composed of atoms and the arrangement of these atoms determines properties. |
What is matter
and how does it change? What does it
mean "matter is conserved"? Why is the
periodic table of the elements important to scientists and how is it used? How do
scientists advance our understanding of nature through previous knowledge and
the use of models? |
What is the
particle theory of matter and how is used to describe elements, compounds and
mixtures? What are the
states of matter and what actions occur between the phase changes? How are physical
and chemical properties different? How was the
modern model of the structure of atom based upon historical models? What information
is provided on the periodic table and how can one predict chemical
combinations? How does matter
combine to form new substances with new chemical and physical properties? How are nuclear
and chemical reactions different? How are changes
in fluids different than changes in solids? How is the
behavior of gases different than the other states of matter? |
Investigating
the Characteristics of Matter. Investigating
Atoms and the Atomic Theory. Investigating
the Periodic Table. Investigating
Chemical Bonds and Changes. Investigating
Nuclear Reactions and Radioactity. |
PS.2 PS.3 PS.4 PS.5 |