<p> Columbus County Schools Science Curriculum Guide Columbus County Schools Science Curriculum Guide SUBJECT: Science GRADE LEVEL: 8th GRADING PERIOD: Module(s): A Cells and Heridity Unit 2 Lesson Time Frame: 6 days (with extra time built in until Unit: 7 Biotechnology 7 Christmas break) Dates: Dec. 8th- Dec. 19th Essential Standard: 8. L.2: Understand how biotechnology is used to affect living organisms.</p><p>Lessons: Technology and Academic Vocabulary: Assessment(s): Additional Resources: Literacy Standards and Tasks Lesson Name: · CCSS.ELA-  biotechnology Formative: Use Science Fusion (Module A- Biotechnology  Literacy.RST.6-8.1  ethics Quizzes Cells and Heredity Unit 2  Cooperative Clarifying Objective: Cite specific textual  forensic Lesson 7) evidence to support Activities 8.L.2.1: Summarize  cloning analysis of science  Labs, Science Pg. 218- 230 teacher pages aspects of  genetic Notebook and technical texts. Student pages 161-169 biotechnology engineering  Foldables · CCSS.ELA-   Word Maps including: genetic Literacy.RST.6-8.2 modification (graphic  Specific genetic  Passing the North Determine the  agriculture organizers) information central ideas or  Bell Ringer/Exit Carolina EOG Science  GMO- available conclusions of a text; Tickets (American Book Genetically  Careers provide an accurate Company): Chapter 27 Modified Science Formative  Economic summary of the text  McDougal Littell Science Organisms Assessment 75 practical benefits to distinct from prior strategies (Keeley) Grade 8: NC 28-30 knowledge or North Carolina  North Carolina End of opinions.  First word/last  Ethical issues word p.89 Grade Coach (2013):  Implications for CCSS.ELA- Chapter 4 : Lesson 16  Questioning Stems Literacy.RST.6-8.5  Series of 5 lessons: agriculture p.108 Analyze the structure Biotechnology in NC an author uses to  I think/we think from Time Frame:6 days organize a text, http://kenanfellows.org/ Columbus County Schools Science Curriculum Guide including how the p.119 kfp-cp- Essential Question: major sections Summative: sites/cp10/cp10/index.h contribute to the tml How does biotechnology whole and to an  Projects (with  www.ncbiotech.org impact North Carolina understanding of the rubrics: and our world? topic. Powerpoint/Flipch  http://ucbiotech.org/news/ art, Animoto, CCSS.ELA- Prezi, brochures, Literacy.RST.6-8.6 WebQuests, Analyze the author’s internet based purpose in providing research an explanation, assignments describing a procedure, or  ClassScape: discussing an Classroom based experiment in a text. and County Benchmark</p><p> Chapter and Unit tests(Science fusion Test bank) </p>