Grade 8 Science Units - 2022 Updated!
Ontario curriculum based science units with a nature twist! All four units will cover the science curriculum with the exception of coding and indigenous perspectives. Each science unit includes pdf instructions and all relevant handouts and digital resources (where applicable).
Not interested in all four units? Each unit can be purchased separately from the store.
Also available for grades 1 through 8.
Units were updated based on the 2022 Ontario Curriculum
Ontario curriculum based science units with a nature twist! All four units will cover the science curriculum with the exception of coding and indigenous perspectives. Each science unit includes pdf instructions and all relevant handouts and digital resources (where applicable).
Not interested in all four units? Each unit can be purchased separately from the store.
Also available for grades 1 through 8.
Units were updated based on the 2022 Ontario Curriculum
Ontario curriculum based science units with a nature twist! All four units will cover the science curriculum with the exception of coding and indigenous perspectives. Each science unit includes pdf instructions and all relevant handouts and digital resources (where applicable).
Not interested in all four units? Each unit can be purchased separately from the store.
Also available for grades 1 through 8.
Units were updated based on the 2022 Ontario Curriculum
Required Materials
Gr 8 Water systems: blank paper, ability to print, blank unlabelled map of world (printed off internet), ice cubes, some of the following: fan, water, lamp, sand, plastic clear containers (recycling works - like old water bottles, need to be able to make small holes in them so good to have nails and hammer), sand, gravel, cups, some of the following: twigs, leaves, seeds, ketchup, soy sauce, mustard (other kitchen sauces) - to create dirty water, some of the following: funnels, fabric, cardboard, sand, gravel, yard, wire, coffee filters, etc. - pH strips, conductivity meter (optional), salt, Chlorine test strips, water types (tap, rain, bottled, filtered, stream, etc)
Gr 8 fluids: Notebook for each group of 4-5 ,syringes - about 8 per group, tubing - multiple lengths - about 6 per group, treasure chest (could be any object that sinks but not too heavy) for each group ,sand or material to form the lake bottom ,larger tubs for water , test tubes - about 1 per group ,cardboard for construction and testing surfaces - about 1 piece per group ,food colouring ,popsicle sticks and/or skewer ,fluids including ketchup, mustard, dish soap, corn syrup, mustard, coffee, honey, salad dressing, cooking oil, objects for buoyancy requirement - some that float and some that sink, bendy straws - about 1 per group, paper clips - about 4 per group, empty pop bottle - 1 per group, popsicle sticks, hot glue, small balloons, sand or cardboard and plasticine for the lake bed model
Gr 8 systems in action: Large paper, Drawing materials
Gr 8 cells: Microscopes, Prepared slides, Glass slides and covers, Onion slices