THE METHODS, MATERIALS, AND CONTENT FOR A RECOMMENDED EIGHTH GRADE SCIENCE COURSE ARE DESCRIBED. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION, THE RATIONALE FOR AN EARTH SCIENCE COURSE, AND QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR TEACHING THE COURSE. THE EARTH SCIENCE COURSE CONTENT IS DIVIDED INTO SEVEN UNITS. THE FOLLOWING…

COURSE CONTENT, ACTIVITIES, AND REFERENCE INFORMATION FOR TEACHING SCIENCE IN GRADES 7 AND 8 ARE INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS RELATE TO AN APPROACH TO TEACHING SCIENCE AND THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE SCIENCE PROGRAM. SEVEN UNITS OF STUDY ARE INCLUDED FOR GRADE 7--(1) THE NATURE OF THE ATMOSPHERE, (2) SIMPLE MECHANICS OF SOLIDS,…

This curriculum guide is specifically designed for the slow learning students in grade 8. It is one of a series of course guides for grades 6-11. The intent of the curricular designers was to outline mathematical experiences which would be appropriate for the characteristics of these students. The areas of mathematical content included are: 1)…

This curriculum guide presents a course description for teaching North Carolina state history and heritage to eighth grade students. A general topical outline, a list of resource materials, and 10 learning objectives are provided. Specific course topics, suggested class activities, and references to designated pages within the selected resource…

COURSE TOPICS, CONCEPTS, LEARNING ACTIVITIES, AND TEACHER REFERENCE INFORMATION ARE INCLUDED IN THIS TEACHER GUIDE FOR AN EXPERIMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL BLOCK ON THE TOPIC "TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES". MAJOR TOPICS INCLUDE (1) UNDERSTANDING HOW WE LEARN, (2) MAINTAINING HEALTHY BODY SYSTEMS, AND (3) DEVELOPING BENEFICIAL PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR.…

This Manitoba (Canada) curriculum guide includes the grade 8 overview, unit overviews and topics, focusing questions, specific objectives, and outline maps needed for the course. The teaching of the identified objectives is mandatory in Manitoba. Manitoba curriculum guides are produced in three different formats referred to as Level I, II, or III.…

The state of New Mexico requires all sixth grade students to take the year-long social studies course entitled Eastern Hemisphere Studies. Seventh grade students are required to take two semester-long courses, are in Western Hemisphere Studies and the other in New Mexico History and Geography. The year-long social studies course on U.S. History is…

Designed to help classroom teachers implement the "Alabama Course of Study: Language Arts," this curriculum guide for grades 7-8 is in three major sections. The first section is a table of contents that lists desired student outcomes under each of the four major strands mandated by the course of study (listening, speaking,…

Fifteen major concepts form the basis of the New York State schools K-12 social studies program. They are: (1) change, (2) choice, (3) citizenship, (4) culture, (5) diversity, (6) empathy, (7) environment, (8) human rights, (9) identity, (10) interdependence, (11) justice, (12) political system, (13) power, (14) scarcity, and (15) technology. The…

Completed in 1982-83, this is a manual of science competencies and proficiencies for the Moorestown Public Schools, New Jersey. The document's seven major sections include: (1) a statement of philosophy of the science department stressing science education's role as the link between science, technology, and society; (2) suggested science…

Designed for seventh and eighth grade English teachers, this curriculum guide contains (1) a course description; (2) educational goals; (3) teaching perspective; (4) a set of general principles; (5) a list of questions that teachers ask, along with answers; (6) an overview; and (7) directions for writing as a process, higher level thinking skills,…

The Alpine School District in American Fork, Utah is administering a career education program designed to provide positive experiences (real and simulated) to demonstrate to students that career choices are contributing factors to one's life style (economic, recreational, and social). The three week career education mini-course for eighth grade…

This curriculum guide for an eighth grade civics course in a county in Florida was developed to provide a sequential program geared toward development of a positive self concept, "whole-some attitudes," functional citizenship, and educational enrichment. The guide presents five units--family and community, religion and education,…

This syllabus outlines art instruction in grades seven and eight and focuses on the visual arts concepts of space and structure, movement, and color and light. The publication is organized under the following sections: (l) Goals and Objectives; (2) Focus: Grades 7 and 8; (3) Scope and Sequence; (4) Developing a Curriculum from This Syllabus; (5)…

This curriculum guide provides a one-year course in social studies for grades 7-9. The guide is intended to serve as a resource to teachers, students, department chairmen, guidance personnel, curriculum planners, and anyone else involved in present or future curriculum planning. The course is divided into 37 section areas covering the topics of…