Only Grade 8 science is shown here. Current and transition frameworks remain separate. A provisional target is not proof that every clause is taught or assessed.
Science · 2018 framework
Grade 8 · 9 / 9 statements targeted
| Standard | Instruction status | Source text |
|---|---|---|
| science-2018:8.ESS.1 | Provisional target; review pending | The composition and properties of Earth's interior are identified by the behavior of seismic waves. |
| science-2018:8.ESS.2 | Provisional target; review pending | Earth's lithosphere consists of major and minor tectonic plates that move relative to each other. |
| science-2018:8.ESS.3 | Provisional target; review pending | A combination of constructive and destructive geologic processes formed Earth's surface. |
| science-2018:8.ESS.4 | Provisional target; review pending | Evidence of the dynamic changes of Earth's surface through time is found in the geologic record. |
| science-2018:8.PS.1 | Provisional target; review pending | Objects can experience a force due to an external field such as magnetic, electrostatic, or gravitational fields. |
| science-2018:8.PS.2 | Provisional target; review pending | Forces can act to change the motion of objects. |
| science-2018:8.LS.1 | Provisional target; review pending | Diversity of species, a result of variation of traits, occurs through the process of evolution and extinction over many generations. The fossil records provide evidence that changes have occurred in number and types of species. |
| science-2018:8.LS.2 | Provisional target; review pending | Every organism alive today comes from a long line of ancestors who reproduced successfully every generation. |
| science-2018:8.LS.3 | Provisional target; review pending | The characteristics of an organism are a result of inherited traits received from parent(s). |