Standards

Science and Mathematics Academic Content Standards

Benchmarks - Grade Level Indicators Addressed in Video and Related Activities:

Grade 8 Earth and Space Science Standard: Earth Science

Benchmark E

Describe the processes that contribute to the continuous changing of Earth’s surface (e.g., earthquakes, volcanic eruptions…).

Grade Level Indicators 4 and 13

1. 4. Describe the effect that asteroids or meteoroids have when moving through space and sometimes entering planetary atmospheres.
2. 13. Describe how landforms are created through a combination of destructive (e.g., weathering and erosion) and constructive processes (e.g., crustal deformation, volcanic eruptions and deposition of sediment).

Grade 8 Mathematics Standards: Patterns, functions and Algebra

Students use patterns, relations and functions to model, represent and analyze problem situations that involve variable quantities. Students analyze, model and solve problems using various representations such as tables, graphs and equations.

Benchmark C and D

1. C. Translate information from one representation (words, table, graph or equation) to another representation of a relation or function.
2. D. Use algebraic representations, such as tables, graphs, expressions, functions and inequalities, to model and solve problem situations.

Grade Level Indicators 7

Use symbolic algebra (equations and inequalities), graphs and tables to represent situations and solve problems.

Grade 8 Mathematics Standards: Data Analysis and Probability

Students pose questions and collect, organize, represent, interpret and analyze data to answer those questions. Students develop and evaluate inferences, predictions and arguments that are based on data.

Benchmark B, E, and F

1. B. Evaluate different graphical representations of the same data to determine which is the most appropriate representation for an identified purpose.
2. E. Evaluate the validity of claims and predictions that are based on data by examining the appropriateness of the data collection and analysis.
3. F. Construct convincing arguments based on analysis of data and interpretation of graphs.

Grade level Indicators 1, 2, 7, 8, 9

1. 1. Use, create and interpret scatterplots and other types of graphs as appropriate.
2. 2. Evaluate different graphical representations of the same data to determine which is the most appropriate representation for an identified purpose.
3. 7. Indentify different ways of selecting samples, such as survey response, random sample, representative sample and convenience sample.
4. 8. Describe how the relative size of a sample compared to the target population affects the validity of predictions.
5. 9. Construct convincing arguments based on analysis of data and interpretation of graphs.

Science and Mathematics Standards

Addressed through Suggested Teacher Interaction with Students

Science and Technology

Students should recognize that science and technology are interconnected and that using technology involves assessment of the benefits, risks, and costs. Students should build scientific and technological knowledge, as well as the skill required to design and construct devices. In addition, they should develop the processes to solve problems and to understand that problems may be solved in several ways.

Scientific Inquiry

Students develop scientific habits of mind as they use the processes of scientific inquiry to ask valid questions, and to gather and analyze information. They understand how to develop hypotheses and make predictions. They are able to reflect on scientific practices as they develop plans of action to create and evaluate a variety of conclusions. Students are also able to demonstrate the ability to communicate their findings to others.

Scientific Ways of Knowing

Students realize that the current body of scientific knowledge must be based on evidence, be predictive, logical, subject to modification, and limited to the natural world. This includes demonstrating an understanding that scientific knowledge grows and advances as new evidence, is discovered to support or modify existing theories, as well as to encourage the development of new theories. Students are able to reflect on ethical scientific practices and demonstrate an understanding of how the current body of scientific knowledge reflects the historical and cultural contributions of women and men who provide us with a more reliable and comprehensive understanding of the natural world.

Mathematical Processes

Students use mathematical processes and knowledge to solve problems. Students apply problem-solving and decision-making techniques, and communicate mathematical ideas.