| NINE WKS | CONCEPT | TEK | SOURCE | ACTIVITY |
| ALL | Investigations | 8.1A | Glencoe | Safety contract; Lab manual pg. V-XV |
| 8.1B | and | Conservation; recycling; proper disposal | ||
| Inquiry Methods | 8.2 A-E | Snapshots | Form hypotheses, collect data, metric meas., graph | |
| Decisions | 8.3A-C | from | Infer on promotional data, use models + limitations | |
| Tools | 8.4A-B | Dana | Use 20 tools in TEK; make predictions | |
| Technology | 8.5A-C | Center | ID problem, propose sol'n, test model, evaluate model | |
| 1st | Atoms | 8.8A | C. 2-1,2; lab mystery boxes p. 40, Bohn model | |
| 8.8B | C. 3-2,3, Element res. paper, Oxidation # paper | |||
| Chem./Phys. Prop. | 8.9A | C. 4, Exp. Act. Pg. 89, Lab Man. Pg. 15, pg. 107-108 | ||
| 8.9B | C. 3-1,2,3; Act. Pg. 79; Internet act. Pg. 80 | |||
| 8.9C | C. 4; Formula writing, poly.ions; alka selzer, bal. Eq. | |||
| 8.9D | C. 4, pg. 110-111; Internet research activity | |||
| Matter/Energy | 8.10C | Lab Manual pg. 15; Text pg. 108 activity | ||
| 2nd | Inquiry Methods | 8.2 E | Newton's Laws C. 6; Reaction time C. 4 | |
| Force | 8.7A | C. 6; Exp. Act.; Math act.; Lab Manual | ||
| Matter/Energy | 8.10A | C. 5-2; pg. 135; Moth ball lab; Specific heat; Lab man. | ||
| 3rd | Force | 8.7B | C. 7; C. 11; Labs pg. 185, 196, 204; Lab manual, etc. | |
| Matter/Energy | 8.10B | C. 15-2; Condensation lab; Rain shadow effect | ||
| 8.10C | Exothermic/endothermic reactions | |||
| Cycles | 8.12A | C. 9; Snapshot 8.12A; Act. Pg. 655 | ||
| Alteration to Earth | 8.14A | C. 10; Act. Pg. 283, Tectonic plates pg. 294 (web) | ||
| 8.14B | "Species" on web;" Project Wild activities | |||
| 8.14C | Love Canal discussion; Test Soil; Air quality; Env. Incin. | |||
| 4th | Research | 8.3D-E | C. 17, 19, 20, 23, 24 | |
| Living Systems | 8.6A-B | C. 21-2; Lab pg. 626; Lab man. Pg. 129; Celery Lab | ||
| 8.6C | Text pg. 539 | |||
| Genetics | 8.11A | C. 12-1,3; Act. Toothpick Fish pg. 356 | ||
| 8.11B | Research pollutants, Lab Man. Pg. 67 | |||
| 8.11C | Math act. Pg. 349; Punnett Sq. Act. Mono and di | |||
| Cycles | 8.12B | C. 16 Maps; C. 17; El Nino, La Nino, natural disasters | ||
| 8.12C | C. 18; Video "The Greening of Planet Earth" | |||
| Universe | 8.13A | C. 24; HR diagram; galaxies; electromagnetic, etc. | ||
| 8.13B | Lab Parallax pg. 726; Light yr.; Dimensional analysis | |||
| 8.13C | C. 24; Exp. Act. Pg. 703; Origin of universe on web | |||