Grade 8 Science Systems in Action Unit

This 330-page Grade 8 Science Systems in Action Unit will help you teach science without a textbook using exciting and cross-curricular lessons. Students will love this engaging and differentiated unit that uses interactive and hands-on learning to explain the functions of systems and their real-life applications.

• Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Science Curriculum 2022 - Grade 8 Systems in Action

Key Features of This Resource:

✅ Detailed lesson plans

✅ Differentiated lessons and assignments 

➡️ Readings

➡️ Videos

➡️ Graphic Organizers

➡️ Group Work

➡️ Projects

➡️ Labs & Inquiries

✅ MP3 audio files of student readings

✅ Detailed unit plan, answer keys, and assessment rubrics

✅ Student assignment choice and variety

✅ Quizzes (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)

✅ Unit Test (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)

✅ PDF & Google Slides Formats

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• The Grade 8 Systems in Action Unit is also in the Grade 8 Science Bundle, which includes a digital escape room for every unit! 
• If you teach split grades, you can also find this resource in the Grade 7/8 Science Bundle. 

Lesson Overview

Introduction: Safety Rules & What Are Systems?

Lesson 1: Unit Vocabulary (Tech & No-Tech Versions)

Lesson 2: Types of Systems

Lesson 3: Purpose, Inputs, and Outputs of Systems

Lesson 4: Processes and Components of a System

Lesson 5: Systems in Action Quiz

Lesson 6: Force, Work, Displacement, Energy, and Efficiency

Lesson 7A: Calculating Work, Force, and Displacement

Lesson 7B: Understanding and Calculating Work

Lesson 8: The 6 Simple Machines

Lesson 9: Mechanical Advantage

Lesson 10: Systems in Action Mini Quiz

Lesson 11: Energy in Mechanical Systems

Lesson 12: Productivity With Systems in Various Industries

Lesson 13: The Evolution of Cell Phones (with optional inquiry)

Lesson 14: Systems in Action Mid-Unit Quiz

Lesson 15: Pulley Experiment

Lesson 16: Rube Goldberg Machine (Lab)

Lesson 17: Stations - Owner’s Manual Exploration

Lesson 18: Stations - The Impacts of New and Evolving Systems

Lesson 19: Meeting Needs With Existing Systems - Different Perspectives

Lesson 20: Systems in Action Unit Test

Lesson 21: Sub Plans/Bonus Files (Self-Driving Cars)

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