Core Skills Science Grade 8 Ebook

Core Skills Science series provides students with clear explanations of scientific concepts. Aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards* Disciplinary Core Ideas, Core Skills Science teaches students science basics for grades 1–8 through reading comprehension activities, vocabulary practice, and critical-thinking activities.

The Core Skills Science series not only challenges students to understand what they have read, but it also teaches students to use models, to classify information, and to develop scientific inquiry skills.

Core Skills Science: Grade 8 covers the following topics:

LIFE SCIENCE

• Animal
• Reproduction
• Cellular Respiration
• Modeling Populations
• Ecosystems
• Inheriting Traits
• Genetic Mutations
• Natural Selection
• Biodiversity

EARTH SCIENCE

• Classifying Stars
• Earth-Moon System
• Tides
• Geologic Time
• Plate Tectonics
• Sustainability
• Climate Change

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

• States of Matter
• Gravity
• Thermal Energy
• Energy and Forces
• Simple Machines
• Seismic Waves
• Digital Technology

ENGINEERING

• Models

GRADE LEVEL: 8

PAGES: 139

FILE TYPE: PDF