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New SCoPE Lesson Plans
Eighth Grade

English Language Arts

Unit 1 - Survival
Unit 2 - Voices of Freedom
Unit 3 - Change - Journeys Across Cultures

Unit 4 - Realistic Fiction

• Lesson 1 - Reading Realistic Fiction
  
• Lesson 2 - Selecting an Author to Study
  
• Lesson 3 - Learning About an Author
  
• Lesson 4 - Reading a Second Realistic Fiction Novel by the Same Author
  
• Lesson 5 - Writing a Realistic Fiction Scene
  
• Lesson 6 - Creating an Evaluation Form for Realistic Fiction Novels
  
• Lesson 7 - Planning an Evaluation for a Realistic Novel
  
• Lesson 8 - Drafting/Revising an Individual Book Evaluation
  
• Lesson 9 - Revising/Editing an Individual Book Evaluation
  
• Lesson 10 - Sharing Book Evaluations for Realistic Fiction

Unit 5 - The Civil War in Historical Fiction and Historical Accounts
Unit 6 - Research - The Future
Unit 7 - Freedom to Learn to Read

Science

Unit 3 - The Three R's of Human Responsibility (use the Unit outline for this)

• Teacher Background
  
• Lesson 1 - Landfill, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - Paper Recycling, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 3 - A Plastic World, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - Sorting Plastics
  
• Lesson 5 - Efficient Recycling, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - New from Old, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 7 - Racing to Recycle, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - Come Ride in My Recyclable Car, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - Slip Sliding Away, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - Garage Sale, Student Pages

Unit 4 - Weather & Climate

• Teacher Background Material
  
• Lesson 1 - Take a Trip, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - A Lot of Hot Air, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 3 - Under Pressure, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - We're All Wet, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 5 - Let It Storm!, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - What Goes Around Comes Around, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 7 - The Only Thing Sure about the Weather Is That It Will Change, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - The Perfect Place, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - The Least Wanted Christmas Child, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - How Long Can You Tread Water?, Student Pages

Unit 5 - Solar System, Galaxy, and Universe Unit outline file

• Teacher Background
  
• Scale
  
• Lesson 1 - Myths and Legends, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - Out of Darkness, a New Night Sky, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 3 - Math Rules, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - Hitch a Ride on a Star, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 5 - Can You See What I Hear?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - Long Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 7 - The Lives of Stars, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - The Star in Our Neighborhood, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - In With a Bang, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - The Search for Omega, Student Pages

Unit 6 - Human Activity and the Earth

• Teacher Background Information
  
• Lesson 1 - Playing for a Full House, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - A Breath of Fresh Air, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 3 - Acid Architecture, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - Blowin' in the Wind, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 5 - Can We Dig It?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - What Price Oil?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 7 - Where Have All the Wetlands Gone?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - Who Owns the Water?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - Drought! An Environmental Detective Story, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - As Wide as the Ocean, Student Pages

Social Studies

Unit 1 - Foundations of the United States Constitution

• Lesson 1 - How the Declaration of Independence Influenced the Creation of the Constitution, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 2 - The Articles of Confederation, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 3 - A Convention of Compromises, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 4 - The Purposes of Government, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 5 - The Legislative Branch, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 6 - The Power of the Commerce Clause, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 7 - The Executive Branch, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 8 - The Judicial Branch, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 9 - Checks and Balances and the Separation of Powers, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 10 - Federalism and the Supremacy Clause, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 11 - The Bill of Rights, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 12 - The Constitution as a Living Document, Supplemental Materials