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Science and Technology/Engineering | Grade : 8

Discipline - Physical Science

Core Idea - Matter and Its Interactions

[8.PS.1.1] - Develop a model to describe that (a) atoms combine in a multitude of ways to produce pure substances which make up all of the living and nonliving things that we encounter, (b) atoms form molecules and compounds that range in size from two to thousands of atoms, and (c) mixtures are composed of different proportions of pure substances. Clarification Statement: Examples of molecular-level models could include drawings, three-dimensional ball and stick structures, and computer representations showing different molecules with different types of atoms. State Assessment Boundary: Valence electrons and bonding energy, the ionic nature of subunits of complex structures, complete depictions of all individual atoms in a complex molecule or extended structure, or calculations of proportions in mixtures are not expected in state assessment.


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Predecessor Standards:

  • 7.RP.A.3
    Use proportional relationships to solve multi-step ratio, rate, and percent problems. For example: simple interest, tax, price increases and discounts, gratuities and commissions, fees, percent increase and decrease, percent error.

Successor Standards:

  • HS.ESS.1.1
    Use informational text to explain that the life span of the Sun over approximately 10 billion years is a function of nuclear fusion in its core. Communicate that stars, through nuclear fusion over their life cycle, produce elements from helium to iron and release energy that eventually reaches Earth in the form of radiation. State Assessment Boundary: Specific stages of the life of a star, details of the many different nucleosynthesis pathways for stars of differing masses, or calculations of energy released are not expected in state assessment.
  • HS.CHEM.1.3
    Cite evidence to relate physical properties of substances at the bulk scale to spatial arrangements, movement, and strength of electrostatic forces among ions, small molecules, or regions of large molecules in the substances. Make arguments to account for how compositional and structural differences in molecules result in different types of intermolecular or intramolecular interactions. Clarification Statements: Substances include both pure substances in solid, liquid, gas, and networked forms (such as graphite). Examples of bulk properties of substances to compare include melting point and boiling point, density, and vapor pressure. Types of intermolecular interactions include dipole-dipole (including hydrogen bonding), ion-dipole, and dispersion forces. State Assessment Boundary: Calculations of vapor pressure by Raoult’s law, properties of heterogeneous mixtures, and names and bonding angles in molecular geometries are not expected in state assessment.

Same Level Standards:

  • RCA-ST.6-8.7
    Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
  • SLCA.6-8.5
    Integrate multimedia components and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence and to add interest.
  • 8.EE.A.3
    Use numbers expressed in the form of a single digit times an integer power of 10 to estimate very large or very small quantities, and to express how many times as much one is than the other. For example, estimate the population of the United States as 3 x 108 and the population of the world as 7 x 109, and determine that the world population is more than 20 times larger.
  • 8.PS.1.2
    Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. Clarification Statements: Examples of reactions could include burning sugar or steel wool, fat reacting with sodium hydroxide, and mixing zinc with HCl. Properties of substances include density, melting point, boiling point, solubility, flammability, and odor.