Paid-members only Grade 8 Science Units Unit Plan 11 (Grade 8 Science): Newton’s Third Law in Action Grade 8 NGSS unit using Newton’s Third Law to design devices that harness equal and opposite force pairs to move or control the motion of two interacting objects.
Paid-members only Grade 8 Science Units Unit Plan 10 (Grade 8 Science): Newton’s Laws—Motion Basics Grade 8 NGSS unit where students use force diagrams and motion graphs to show how changes in motion depend on net force and mass through hands-on investigations.
Paid-members only Grade 8 Science Units Unit Plan 9 (Grade 8 Science): Matter & Interactions—Quarter Synthesis Grade 8 NGSS unit integrating atoms, molecules, reactions, mass conservation, and thermal energy with engineering design to model and solve real-world systems.
Paid-members only Grade 8 Science Units Unit Plan 8 (Grade 8 Science): Designing Thermal Devices Grade 8 NGSS engineering unit where students design, build, test, and improve devices that absorb or release thermal energy using particle models and data.
Paid-members only Grade 8 Science Units Unit Plan 7 (Grade 8 Science): Thermal Energy & Particle Motion Grade 8 NGSS-aligned unit where students model how adding or removing thermal energy changes particle motion, temperature, and states of matter using data.
Paid-members only Grade 8 Science Units Unit Plan 6 (Grade 8 Science): Synthetic Materials & Natural Resources Grade 8 NGSS unit where students research how synthetic materials come from natural resources and analyze their benefits, drawbacks, and societal impacts.
Paid-members only Grade 8 Science Units Unit Plan 5 (Grade 8 Science): Conservation of Mass in Reactions Grade 8 NGSS unit where students model atom rearrangement and measure mass to show matter is conserved in chemical reactions using closed systems.
Paid-members only Grade 8 Science Units Unit Plan 4 (Grade 8 Science): Physical vs. Chemical Changes Grade 8 NGSS unit modeling how thermal energy changes particle motion, temperature, and state, helping students explain physical vs chemical changes with evidence.
Paid-members only Grade 8 Science Units Unit Plan 3 (Grade 8 Science): Properties of Substances Grade 8 NGSS-aligned unit where students use data, properties, and CER writing to tell physical changes from chemical reactions using clear evidence.
Paid-members only Grade 8 Science Units Unit Plan 2 (Grade 8 Science): Atoms, Molecules & Structures NGSS-aligned Grade 8 science unit using atomic models to show how atoms form molecules and extended structures, building foundations for chemical reactions.
Paid-members only Grade 8 Science Units Unit Plan 1 (Grade 8 Science): Science Skills & Modeling Foundations Kick off Grade 8 science with an NGSS-aligned unit on lab safety, measurement, graphing, and modeling matter and energy using criteria and constraints.