Ontario - Grade 8 - Science - FULL YEAR BUNDLE - NEW 2022!

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NEW IN 2022! GOOGLE AND PDF VERSIONS BOTH INCLUDED!

This bundle covers the entire *NEW* Grade 8 Science curriculum for 2022!

New Ontario 2022 Science Curriculum - Grade 8 – Cells. This product was created to cover the NEW 2022 Ontario Science Grade 8 curriculum – Cells.

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is a cell?
• Cell theory
• Importance of a microscope – understanding the function of each part
• Microscope diagram – labelling activity
• Organelles in cells – nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, cell wall, mitochondria and more
• Research assignment – organelle in plant and animal cells
• Diagrams of plant and animal cells
• Comparing plant and animal cells – structure, organelles, size, shape
• Identifying plant and animal cells
• Experiment/activity – building a 3D model of a cell
• Diffusion of molecules in cells
• Osmosis in cells
• Factors affecting diffusion
• Diffusion and the exchange of gas in humans and frogs
• Solutions, solutes, and solvents
• Ideal solutions for cells – osmosis
• Unicellular organisms – Amoeba and Paramecium
• Research assignment – studying unicellular organisms
• Multicellular organisms – humans, worms, and frogs
• Levels of organization – cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems
• Researching organ systems to learn about the organs, tissues, and cells included
• Technologies in cell biology – electron microscopes
• Stem cell technologies treating disease – Alzheimer's and Spinal injuries
• Researching advantages and disadvantages of stem cells
• Cellular agriculture – cultured meat
• Using cultured meats – multiple perspectives (animals, environmentalists, livestock farmers)
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

 

New Ontario 2022 Science Curriculum - Grade 8 – Systems in Action. This product was created to cover the NEW 2022 Ontario Science Grade 8 curriculum – Systems in Action.

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is a system?
• Purpose, inputs, and outputs of systems
• Important systems in your life
• How systems make difficult decisions to meet the needs of its customers/citizens
• Food processing system – inputs, outputs (waste/emissions), and purpose
• Different points of view related to different systems (school system, transit system)
• Components of systems – computer system, HVAC system, and backhoe system
• Physics – using scientific terms (energy, work, forces, displacement, efficiency)
• Different types of energy – chemical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, nuclear
• Forces – contact and non-contact forces
• Research assignment – understanding the compass
• Describing everyday situations using scientific terms – forces, energy, work, displacement, efficiency
• Displacement versus distance – calculations and reading/questions
• Calculating work using the formula work = force x distance
• Mechanical advantages using simple machines
• Calculating the mechanical advantages of levers, gears, pulleys and inclined planes
• Diagrams of the simple machines and their mechanical advantages
• Lever experiment
• Dissipating heat from mechanical systems
• Friction causing dissipation (sliding friction, static friction, and rolling friction)
• Technologies reducing friction and dissipation (lubricants, wheels, furniture sliders)
• Experiment – phone book friction (sticky notes)
• Calculating efficiency – energy out/total energy in = efficiency
• Importance of instruction booklets – assembly, safe use, maintenance of machine
• Research assignment – instruction manual
• Technological innovations improving productivity – robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), 3D printing
• Research assignment – Industry 4.0 (evolution of industrial revolution)
• Automation of manufacturing industry
• Impact of automation on society, economy, and the environment
• Self-driving autonomous vehicles
• Automation – different points of view
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

 

New Ontario 2022 Science Curriculum - Grade 8 – Fluids. This product was created to cover the NEW 2022 Ontario Science Grade 8 curriculum – Fluids.

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is a fluid?
• Understanding viscosity
• Volumetric flow rate
• Experiment – comparing viscosities
• Researching the viscosities of various fluids
• Particle theory – affects on fluids
• Relationship between mass, volume, and density
• Density of gases, liquids, and solids
• Calculating density – mass/volume
• Calculating density using diagrams
• Buoyancy – positive buoyancy, negative buoyancy, and neutral buoyancy
• Experiments determining buoyancy – water vs saltwater vs sugar water
• Archimedes’ Principle
• Air pressure experiments
• Lighter-than-air flying devices – airships and hot air balloons (buoyancy of gases)
• Compressing gases – experiment and reading/questions
• Mishandling of compressed gases
• Hydraulic systems vs pneumatic systems
• Pascal’s Law – buoyancy
• Performing calculations using Pascal’s Law
• Researching pneumatic systems
• Factors affecting the flow of fluids – temperature, pressure, density, viscosity
• Regulating fluids in the circulatory system and in engines
• Valves in mechanical systems
• Comparing a fish’s bladder vs ballast water
• Impacts of fluid technologies – renewable energy (wind turbines, hydro)
• Oil spills - The Deepwater Horizon oil spill
• Indigenous communities and oil spills – Ocean Man oil spill
• Research assignment – investigating oil spills in Indigenous communities
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

 

New Ontario 2022 Science Curriculum - Grade 8 – Water Systems. This product was created to cover the NEW 2022 Ontario Science Grade 8 curriculum – Earth and Space Systems: Water Systems.

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Three states of water in our environment (solid – ice, liquid – water, gas – vapour/humidity)
• Studying glaciers – the Cryosphere
• Water distribution on Earth
• The water cycle – evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, transpiration
• Numerous diagrams related to the water cycle
• Watersheds – Research assignment and profile of St. Lawrence Watershed
• Water table and Aquifers
• Groundwater diagrams
• Drinking water – Different types of wells
• Human activities affecting the water table
• Climate change – Melting glaciers
• Human activities creating greenhouse gases
• Effects of melting glaciers on coastal communities
• Assignment – Creating an Infographic about Melting Glaciers
• Coastal Storms – Hurricanes, Typhoons, Cyclones as well as storm surges and flooding
• Microclimates – Victoria, BC
• Comparing atmospheric conditions in coastal regions versus regions inland
• Water quality – pH levels, turbidity, bacteria, dissolved oxygen
• Experiment – determining pH levels in local bodies of water
• Human activities affecting water quality – agriculture, fossil fuels, sewage, pharmaceuticals
• Water treatment plants – research assignment and reading/questions
• Tertiary water treatment systems
• Rural water treatment systems – Septic tanks
• Experiment – creating a water filter
• How cities manage water – water meters and incentives to conserve water usage
• Personal water consumption survey
• How the Indigenous use water
• Drinking water advisories in First Nation communities
• Rainwater harvesting and greywater systems - technologies
• Desalination systems – converting saltwater to freshwater technologies
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

 

This is a comprehensive unit that will save you hours of planning! It has been tested and found effective in helping students achieve the learning goals in the new science curriculum.