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Lori Knasiak
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Lori Knasiak
8th Grade Science
80 Lessons
Marlowe Middle School
Lake In The Hills, IL
Suburban Environment
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8th Grade Science
(10 Units, 80 Lessons)
Unit 5 - Biodiversity and Spiders(9 Lessons)
Unit 1 - Welcome to Eighth Grade!(2 Lessons)
Unit 2 - Introduction to Science and Engineering Practices(7 Lessons)
Unit 3 - Field Journals(5 Lessons)
Unit 4 - Information Processing(11 Lessons)
Unit 5 - Biodiversity and Spiders(9 Lessons)
Unit 6 - Evidence of Common Ancestry(12 Lessons)
Unit 7 - Factors That Drive Evolution(14 Lessons)
Unit 8 - Real World Experiments Lead To Big Questions(3 Lessons)
Unit 9 - End It With Engineering(6 Lessons)
Unit 10 - Design a Resilient, Self-Sustaining Community(11 Lessons)

Mystery Creatures Discovered... AAAHHH, It's a Spider!
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
Biodiversity and Spiders

Big Idea:Students begin to investigate the "alien" nature of spiders to begin to appreciate their beauty and importance.
Standards
16 Resources
31 Favorites
16 Resources
31 Favorites

Introduction of Spider Biodiversity Quest
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
Biodiversity and Spiders

Big Idea:Students investigate the idea that small changes in one part of a system might cause large changes in another.
Standards
13 Resources
50 Favorites
13 Resources
50 Favorites

Information Gathering: Facts About Spiders
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
Biodiversity and Spiders

Big Idea:Students critically read scientific texts adapted for classroom use to determine the central ideas and/or obtain scientific information to gather evidence about the natural world.
Standards
13 Resources
16 Favorites
13 Resources
16 Favorites

Not All Arthropods Are the Same
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
Biodiversity and Spiders

Big Idea:Students critically read scientific texts adapted for classroom use to determine the central ideas and/or obtain scientific information to gather evidence about the natural world.
Standards
11 Resources
8 Favorites
11 Resources
8 Favorites

On the Hunt Part 1: Webs
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
Biodiversity and Spiders

Big Idea:Students put their field journal skills to the test as they document evidence of spiders within their home and school environments.
Standards
21 Resources
8 Favorites
21 Resources
8 Favorites

On the Hunt Part 2: Spiders
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
Biodiversity and Spiders

Big Idea:Students apply science practices in their effort to identify unknown spiders they collect!
Standards
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13 Resources
7 Favorites
13 Resources
7 Favorites

Spider Venom and Silk: Human Uses
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
Biodiversity and Spiders

Big Idea:You want to inject me with what?! Students discover the potential medical treatments that spider venom may provide.
Standards
13 Resources
12 Favorites
13 Resources
12 Favorites

Biodiversity: What's the Big Deal?
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
Biodiversity and Spiders

Big Idea:Students work to recognize that changes to part of an ecosystem can have positive or negative impacts on the entire ecosystem.
Standards
18 Resources
55 Favorites
18 Resources
55 Favorites

Human Impact on Biodiversity
8th Grade Science
» Unit:
Biodiversity and Spiders

Big Idea:Students gather information on the importance of biodiversity and what we can do to maintain it for the future.
Standards
17 Resources
41 Favorites
17 Resources
41 Favorites