Grade 7 8 Math Sci Long Range Plans 2011 12

							                                                                                 Long Range Plans for Grade 8 2011-2012


                   September              October             November              December             January             February              March                 April               May                 June
Grade/Subject
Grade 8         Number Sense         Number Sense          Patterning and        Geometry and       Number Sense         Data                Patterning and       Number Sense        Geometry and         Data
Mathematics     and Numeration       and Numeration        Algebra               Spatial Sense      and Numeration       Management          Algebra              and Numeration      Spatial Sense        Management
                -First 20 Days of    -Representation       -Algebraic            -Properties of     -Fractions cont’d    -Display and        -Solve and verify    -Proportional       (continued)          (continued)
                Math (problem        of Numbers            expressions           lines, angles,     -Percents cont’d     interpret data      linear equations     reasoning           -Transformations     -Complementary
                solving strategies   -Fractions            -Multiple             triangles, and     -Integers            found in patterns                        -Rates              on the plane         events
                etc.)                -Percents             representation of     quadrilaterals                                                                                                            -Design and carry
                -Powers and                                patterns                                 Measurement                                                   Geometry and        DM & Probability     out an experiment
                Square Roots         Geometry &            -writing nth terms                       -Circle                                                       Spatial Sense       -Experimental vs.
                -Order of            Spatial Sense                                                  measurement                                                   -Similar figures    theoretical
                Operations           -Pythagorean          Measurement                              relationships                                                 -Properties of      probability
                                     Relationship          -Surface area and                                                                                      polyhedra
                                     -Construction of a    volume of
                                     Circle                cylinders

Grade 7 and 8                        Water Systems         Water Systems         Cells              Cells                Cells               Fluids               Fluids              Systems in           Systems in
Science and     First 20 Days of     -Water Cycle          -Water systems        -Cells are the     -Cells organize      -Healthy cells      -Fluids have         -Fluids are         Action               Action
Technology      Science (Making      -Conservation of      influence climate     basis of life      into tissues,        contribute to       different            essential to like   -All systems         -Systems are
                Inferences, Fair     Water                 and weather           Experiment         tissues into         healthy             properties that                          include an input     designed to
                Tests, Scientific    -Water is an          patterns              using a            organs, organs       organisms           determine how        Systems in          and an output        optimize human
                Method )             important                                   microscope         into organ           -Systems are        they can be used     Action              Design               and natural
                                     resource that         Water Pollution                          systems, and         interdependent      Experiment           -Systems are                             resources
                Water Systems        needs to be           Webquest              Structures Form    organ systems        Research                                 designed to         Heat in the          Research
                -Water use           managed                                     and Function –     into organisms                           Pure Substances      accomplish tasks    Environment –
                -Water is crucial    sustainably           Cleaning Water        Purpose and        -comparison of a     Fluids              and Mixtures –                           Particle Theory      Heat in the
                to life on Earth     Home Study            Experiment            Forces Acting on   cell to a building   -Fluids are an      physical             Pure Substances     Effects of heat on   Environment –
                                                                                 them                                    important           characteristics of   and Mixtures –      the environment      How heat is
                                     Interactions in the   Interactions in the                      Structures Form      component of        matter               Investigating                            transferred and
                                     Environment -         Environment -                            and Function –       many systems                             Properties                               essential to
                                     factors that          ecosystems and                           Designing and                                                                                          Earth’s processes
                                     balance               human activity                           Constructing         Pure Substances
                                     ecosystems                                  BUILDING
                                                                                 Invention          BUILDING             BUILDING
                                                                                 Convention         Invention            Invention
                                                                                                    Convention           Convention          BUILDING             BUILDING
                                                                                                                                             Invention            Invention
                                                                                                                                             Convention           Convention