Grade 8Science: Earth and Space Science
Use the information below to get a deeper understanding of what your child has mastered and areas where your child may need more help. There are also resources you can use to find activities to support your child’s learning at home.
Help can I help my child progress?
Next Steps
Here are some exercises you can work on at home with your Grade 8 student.
Below Mastery
With your student, drop objects from various heights. Talk about gravity as attraction of matter toward a large object. Discuss how gravity causes formation and movement of solar systems, stars, planets, and moons. Search “gravity in the solar system” online to inform your discussion.
At or Near Mastery
With your student, find a rock wall where different layers are visible. Discuss which layers are older and look for evidence of water and life within the rocks. Sketch the wall and record data. Then, search “relative ages of rocks” and “rock cycle and water erosion” online and compare the information to your sketch.
Above Mastery
With your student, find a stream or pond. Record observations of living and nonliving parts of the ecosystem. Discuss how matter moves between organisms and the environment, and how water changed the land over time. Then, search “nutrient cycling” and “rock cycle and water erosion” online to further the discussion.
Talking With Your Child's Teacher
This document titled “Moving Forward: A Guide for Conversations with Your Child’s Teacher” includes helpful tips and questions to discuss with the teacher about your child’s classroom performance, academic progress, and more.
Additional Free Resources Available to Support Your Child's Learning
Use this information to have a meaningful conversation with your child’s teacher about the skills and content in the grade level and to support your child’s learning at home.
What Can I Do to Help My Child?
Talking with your child's teacher
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