# NYSAA Grade 8 Science ItemR 2010

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Physical Setting/Earth Science: Particle properties determined observable characteristics and reactivity of matter

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The student will recognize that matter is made of small parts (atoms)


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The student will recognize a physical change in a substance


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The student will recognize a chemical change in a substance


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Scientific Inquiry: Observations made while testing

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The student will identify a conclusion based on the results of an investigation


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The student will predict future event(s) based on results of the investigation


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The student will recognize objects according to characteristics such as mass, length or size


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The student will describe an investigation involving a physical change


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The student will demonstrate a cause and effect relationship


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The student will recognize whether an event is possible based on the results of the investigation


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The student will describe an investigation involving a chemical change


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The student will identify multiple characteristics of matter (e.g. color, odor, mass, hardness, etc.)


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The student will identify whether matter is solid, liquid, or gas


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The student will identify that changes occur when materials interact


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The student will recognize an aspect of an organism's response that helps the organism get food, water, air or sunlight


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The student will recognize the functions of the basic parts of plants


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The student will identify the function of animal organ systems


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The student will explain a conclusion based on the results of an investigation


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The student will recognize one or more components that most organisms need to live and maintain health (e.g. food, water, air, sunlight, etc.)


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Scientific Inquiry: Testing proposed explanations

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The student will recognize one technique for conducting scientific  investigations


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The student will recognize tool(s) used for scientific investigations


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The student will recognize a safety hazard associated with a scientific investigation


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The student will recognize result(s) of an investigation


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The student will identify simple techniques used during scientific investigations


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The student will identify tools needed for a scientific investigation


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The student will identify a safety procedure for a scientific investigation


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The student will conduct all steps of a simple scientific investigation


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The student will identify result(s) of an investigation


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The student will gather tool(s) needed for a scientific investigation


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The student will implement a technique that is appropriate to answer a specific question


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The student will use appropriate safety procedures during a scientific investigation


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The student will design a simple scientific investigation


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The student will recognize independent, dependent variables, and constants in a simple investigation


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The student will record qualitative and quantitative results of an investigation


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The student will record result(s) of an investigation (data)


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The student will recognize the results of investigations presented using concrete objects, graphs, diagrams, tables, or models


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The student will recognize the cause of an event


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The student will recognize the effect of an event


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The student will record results of an investigation in a graph, diagram, table, or model


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The student will identify simple trends in the results of investigations


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The student will identify the cause and effect relationships of an event


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The student will compare results of investigation(s) using graphs, diagrams, tables, or models


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The student will describe simple trends in the results of investigations


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The student will describe how matter is made of small parts (atoms)


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The student will perform an investigation involving a physical change


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The student will perform an investigation involving a chemical change


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The student will recognize an aspect of an organism's design that helps the organism get food


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The student will identify how the responses of organisms help them get food, water, air or sunlight


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Measures the degree to which your child performed independently during an activity.


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Measures the accuracy with which your child demonstrated skills required to perform an activity.


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The student will recognize an object as hot (warm) or cold (cool)


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The student will recognize that matter is made of small parts


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The student will recognize that everything is made of matter


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The student will sort objects according to characteristics such as mass, length or size


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The student will recognize some behaviors of organisms that help it maintain a healthy condition


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The student will recognize that organism(s) get energy or nutrients from food


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The student will identify an aspect of an organism's design that helps the organism get food


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The student will identify an aspect of an organism's response that helps the organism get food, water, air or sunlight


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The student will identify the features that enable a plant or animal to survive in its environment


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The student will identify the differences in the ways that plants and animals get energy or nutrients


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The student will identify that organisms need food to live, maintain health and a balanced condition


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The student will identify how an aspect of an organism's design helps the organism get food


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The student will identify two or more of the components that most organisms need to live and maintain health (e.g. food, water, air, sunlight, etc.)


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The student will identify a physical change in a substance (e.g. salt in water)


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The student will identify a chemical change in a substance (e.g. oxygen and iron-rust)


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The student will describe the color, odor, mass, or hardness of matter


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The student will describe the properties of a solid, liquid, or gas


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The student will compare the mass of two objects that are the same size (density)


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The student will recognize that electricity causes a light bulb to produce light and heat


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The student will demonstrate conservation of matter


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The student will recognize that animals need a balanced diet to maintain health


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The student will identify one characteristic of matter (e.g. color, odor, mass, hardness, etc.)


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The student will recognize a solid and a liquid


