Recommendation: This is an advanced class that an 8th grade student will receive high school credit toward graduation requirements. Due to the advanced nature of this course, it is recommended students complete the Advanced Math 7 course with a grade of “A” or “B” both semesters and have a 245 on the Math portion of the MAP assessment.
SCIENCE
Science 8 #38821R Science 8 is a full-year course based on Arkansas science standards and will help students conceptually understand science in the world around them. The course will utilize a variety of hands-on, minds-on activities that will require students to continually build on and revise their knowledge of energy, forces and interactions, space systems, the history of Earth, natural selection, adaptations, growth, development, and reproduction of organisms, and waves and electromagnetic radiation. Students will apply the engineering design process in different contexts throughout the year and utilize science and engineering practices. Students will also make connections with crosscutting concepts to work and think like a scientist. Accelerated Physical Science Integrated (1.0 High School Credit) #423003 Accelerated Physical Science Integrated (8th Grade) is a full-year, intense high school credit course* designed to prepare students to take Advanced Placement science courses in high school and will include algebraic reasoning to help students conceptually understand science in the world around them. The course includes foundational physical science standards from 8th grade science, 9th grade physical science standards, life science and earth science. Students will be engaged through hands-on, minds-on activities while they explore matter and its interactions in relation to the periodic table and chemical reactions. They will apply their understanding of invisible forces and predict their work within a system, demonstrate understanding of energy and transfer within and out of a system by designing, building and refining a device that converts energy from one form to another. Additionally, students will understand waves, their properties and uses in information technology. Finally, students will demonstrate their understanding of human impact on ecosystems by designing, evaluating and refining a solution that will reduce the impacts of human activities on ecosystems. Students will utilize science and engineering practices and make connections with crosscutting concepts to work and think like a scientist. *8th Grade Accelerated Physical Science is a high school credit course. The grade will be calculated into the student’s high school GPA and will be included on the student’s high school transcript. Students who successfully complete this advanced accelerated course are on the path to take advanced high school science courses (such as AP Biology and AP Environmental Science).
Recommendation: Due to the advanced nature of this course, it is recommended students earned scores of “Ready” or “Exceeding” on the math and science portions of the ACT Aspire from 2022-23.
SOCIAL STUDIES
8th Grade US History, 1850 - 1930 & Arkansas History #38871R and #37872R 8th Grade US History, 1850-1930 focuses on the development of the United States from the pre-Civil War era of 1850 to the beginnings of the Great Depression in 1930. Arkansas History requires students to examine the civic, economic, geographic and historical aspects of the state from its origins to the present day. Students develop an understanding of the cause-and-effect relationships between events, recognize patterns of interactions and understand the impact of events in Arkansas and the United States within an interconnected world. The course is chronological with the civics, economics and geography strands correlating to the historical eras.
Advanced 8th Grade US History, 1850 - 1930 & Arkansas History #38871P and #37872P
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