Science Grade 8

Core Content Coaching

Purpose

To provide support for grade-level, unit content planning for the Chemical Reactions Unit

Resources for planning• Teacher Yearly Resource Document (or Yearly Itinerary)

• CRM 2: Chemical Reactions and Formulas

• Blank Pacing Calendar

• 8th Grade 2nd Six Weeks Lessons: Chemical Reactions Pacing Guides, Chemical Reactions Daily Lesson Pages

• Computer with Internet Access

Teacher yearly resource document

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Oct. 6

Chemical Reactions

7 8 9 10

Oct. 13

Student Holiday

14

Chemical Formulas

15 16 17

Oct. 20

Chemical Formulas

21 22

Force & Motion

23 24

Oct. 27

Force & Motion

28 29 30 31

Nov. 3

Force & Motion

4 5 6 7

2nd Six Weeks Planner (24 days)

8.1A, 8.2B, 8.3B, 8.4A-B 8.5: Matter and energy. The student knows that matter is composed of atoms and has chemical and physical properties. The student is expected to:

8.5E investigate how evidence of chemical reactions indicate that new substances with different properties are formed

TEKS & Student expectations

Content TEKS Skills TEKS

CRM 2: TEKS & Acquisition section

Teacher Content support

Inquiry in Action: Investigating Matter Through Inquiry

http://www.inquiryinaction.org/

ACS Teacher Background Video

http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/teacherbackground/chapter6/chemical_reactions.php

NSTA Leaning Center- http://learningcenter.nsta.org/

Search Resources & Opportunities: Chemical Reactions

ScienceFusion Grade 7 Teacher Edition: Content Refresher: p. 139

Vertical alignment

6TH GRADE

•6.5D identify the formation of a new substance by using the evidence of a possible chemical change such as production of a gas, change in temperature, production of a precipitate, or color change

7TH GRADE

•7.6B distinguish between physical and chemical changes in matter in the digestive system

8TH GRADE

8.5: Matter and energy. The student knows that matter is composed of atoms and has chemical and physical properties. The student is expected to:

8.5E investigate how evidence of chemical reactions indicate that new substances with different properties are formed

• A chemical change occurs when two or more substances are mixed together.

• When a chemical change occurs, the combined substances have different properties than the original substances.

• Measureable and observable changes occur during a chemical change such as production of a gas, change in temperature, production of a precipitate and color change.

PRIOR LEARNING

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Based on the data and distractors, what key points should teachers emphasize during lessons?

• Dissolving and an increase in temperature by an outside energy source are not evidence of a chemical reaction.

• Students should create an acronym or use another memorization strategy to remember the 4 pieces of evidence. Color Change, Temperature Change, Gas, Precipitate

Example: Click the green pen.

OR

E (Effervescence- bubbles, gives off gas)

P (Precipitate)

O (Odor, change of smell)

C (Color Change)

H (Heat, heats up or cools down)

Based on the data and distractors, what key points should teachers emphasize during lessons?

Components of a good lesson plan1. Engage Student Interest

2. Review/Scaffold to TEKS

3. Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS

• Labs, Activities, Videos

4. Organize and Practice Vocabulary

5. Reading & Comprehension Strategies

6. Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds

7. Daily Listening & Speaking Opportunities

8. Differentiation

9. Formative Assessment & Reteach

Embedded in lessons: Engage Student Interest

• Journal Entry: “What do you think of when you hear the term “chemical reaction”?

• Vocabulary Magic: Chemical Reactions & Formulas

• Chemical Reactions with Flavor!

• Burning Paper Assessment Probe

Recommended in lessons:Review / Scaffold to TEKS

• Vocabulary Magic: Chemical Reactions & Formulas

• Chemical Reactions & Formulas Unit Overview

• Quizlet: Chemical Reactions & Formulas

Embedded in lessons: Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS (Labs, Activities, Videos)

• Video: Reaction of Sodium & Chlorine

• Demonstration: What is a Chemical Reaction?

• Methane & Oxygen Reaction Atoms Model

• Methane Reacting with Oxygen Animation

• Exploring Chemical Reaction Lab

Embedded in lessons:Organize and Practice Vocabulary

• Chemical Reactions & Formulas Unit Overview

• Card Sort Extension

• Burning Paper Assessment Probe

• Journal Entries

• Law of Conservation of Mass Vocabulary Card

• Vocabulary Magic Review Games: Concentration

• Exit Ticket

• Nails in a Jar Assessment Probe

• Evidence of a Chemical Reaction Concept Map

• Evidence of a Chemical Reaction Acronym

Embedded in lessons:Reading & Comprehension Strategies

ScienceFusion Grade 8

• What Happens to Atoms During a Chemical Changes? p 139

• What Are the Signs of a Chemical Reaction?p 150

• How are Chemical Reactions Modeled?p 151

Comprehension Strategies

• Reader/Writer/Speaker Response Triads: Students form groups of three. One student reads the text aloud; one writes the group’s reactions or responses to questions about the text, a third reports the answers to the group. After reporting to the group, the students switch roles.

Embedded in lessons:Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds• Journal Entries

• Burning Paper Assessment Probe

• Exit Ticket

• Nails in a Jar Assessment Probe

• Scaffolds: Sentence Frames, Word Bank, Write/Share/Revise, Write/Pair/Share

Embedded in lessons:Daily Listening & Speaking Opportunities

In this picture I see…I think this picture might match the

word … because…

• Special Education:

1. Mixed-Ability Partners2. Pre-Teach Vocabulary3. Divide Words into Smaller Sets4. Preteach/Reteach Opportunity5. Audio Option on Quizlet6. Top-Down Web Unit Overview7. Word Bank8. Sentence Frames9. Print Copy of Daily Guiding Questions10. Anchor of Support Interactive Foldable 11. Key Points12. Visual Cue13. Anchor of Support14. Total Response Signal15. Manipulatives 16. Review Important Concepts17. Model18. Manipulatives 19. Concept Map Skeleton with Word Bank20. Total Physical Response21. Acronym22. Real World Connection

• English Language Learners:

1. Preteach/Reteach Opportunity2. Audio Option on Quizlet3. Mixed-Ability Partners4. Pre-Teach Vocabulary5. Smaller Sets of Vocabulary6. Word Bank7. Sentence Frames8. Print Copy of Daily Guiding Questions9. Dual Language Glossary10. Multiple Views of Vocabulary Trailer 11. Build Background Knowledge12. Key Points13. Active Use of Word Wall 14. Review Important Concepts15. Model16. Visual Cues 17. Concept Map Skeleton with Word Bank18. Total Physical Response

Embedded in lessons:Differentiation

• Quizlet

• Ciencias “Chemical Reaction” p. 50

• ScienceFusion Optional Lessons

• Other Lessons Folder Activities

• Journal Entries

• Vocabulary Magic: Chemical Reactions & Formulas

• Card Sort Extension

• Chemical Reactions with Flavor!

• Burning Paper Assessment Probe

• Vocabulary Magic Review Games: Concentration

• Exit Ticket

• Nails in a Jar Assessment Probe

• Evidence of a Chemical Reaction Concept Map

• Evidence of a Chemical Reaction Acroym

Embedded in lessons:Formative Assessment & Reteach

Formative Assessment Reteach Opportunities

Higher level questions• “Research shows there’s a link between critical thinking skills and increased student achievement in the

classroom.” (Moore & Stanley, 2010)

• Higher level questions must be planned in order to be implemented effectively in the classroom.

• Levels of Questions

• Knowledge

• Comprehension

• Application

• Analysis

• Synthesis

• Evaluation

• Plan and provide a variety of questions at each level and build student knowledge and critical thinking by providing Higher Level Questions.

Lower Levels of questions

Higher Levels of questions

Sample Unit questions• A sample from this unit using the Daily Guiding Questions.

Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluate

What is a chemical reaction?

How do scientists represent a

chemical reaction in writing?

How would you classify the type of

change in the following example?

Give examples of a chemical reaction that occur in your kitchen

at home.

What evidence can you find to support

that burning paper is a chemical reaction?

Design an experiment to test the mixing of sodium sulfite, citric

acid, and sodium iodate as a chemical

reaction.

What information would you use to

support your view that oxidation is a

chemical reaction?

Recommended Anchors of Support

• Chemical Reactions & Formulas Unit Overview

• Card Sort Extension Labeled Graphic

• Law of Conservation of Mass Vocabulary Card

• Evidence of a Chemical Reaction Concept Map

• Evidence of a Chemical Reaction Acronym

Anchors of SupportOther Resources•Interactive Word Wall- Current, working models with student contributions

• Interactive Word Walls Article: http://learningcenter.nsta.org/files/ss1103_45.pdf

• “Word walls can be arranged on cupboard doors or classroom walls, or hung from the ceiling with wire and string.”

• “Maximum instructional potential and efficiency are achieved when interactive word-wall construction is aligned with lessons and students are allowed to participate in the process. As a result, walls are usually built over many days and are finished as a unit nears completion. Word walls support units and are changed or replaced as units change.”

• Interactive Word Walls Rubric: Next Slide• ScienceFusion Textbook, Science Glossaries, Dual Language Science

Glossaries

Academic vocabularyDAILY LESSON PAGE

CURRICULUM ROAD MAP