Pearson Canada offers access to grade 8 Science etext “Investigating Science and Technology 8” which is on the approved Trillium List for use in schools in Ontario. The etext has online access for a minimal price of $8.00 for the whole year. The online version can be for any computer or tablet and offers features such as highlighting text and bookmarking etc. All lessons below are designed to use this etext.
UNIT A ~ Cells
Chapter 1
Lesson 1
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read the table of contents, the safety procedures, and see if you can answer the questions on the “Exploring Your Textbook” page.
Lesson 2
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read pages 2-6 and complete the quick lab on page 6.
Lesson 3
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read pages 7-11 and complete the quick lab on page 11.
Lesson 4
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read pages 12-15 and complete the quick lab on page 15.
Lesson 5
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read page 16 and complete the exercises.
Lesson 6
~ Print out this Animal Cell vs. Plant Cell worksheet to reference throughout the rest of this chapter.
~ Watch this Video Explanation of Plant Cells.
~ Watch this Video Explanation of Animal Cells.
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read pages 17-21 and complete the quick labs on page 21.
Lesson 7
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read pages 22-23 and complete the exercise on page 23.
Lesson 8
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read pages 24-27.
Lesson 9
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read and complete pages 28-29.
Lesson 10
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read and complete pages 30-31.
Lesson 11
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read pages 32-33 and complete the chapter review.
~ Print and complete this worksheet VENN diagram on the comparison between plant and animal cells. Use this 3D plant and animal cell simulation to help you!
Lesson 12
~ Complete this study jam on Plant cells. Watch the slideshow then take the test at the end.
~ Complete this study jam on Animal cells. Watch the slideshow then take the test at the end.
Lesson 13
~ Watch this Khan Academy video tutorial on Diffusion and Osmosis.
~ Watch this Video on how Diffusion works.
~ Watch this Video on how Osmosis works.
Lesson 14
~ Take this Quiz on Plant and Animal Cells.
~ Take another online quiz on plant and animal cells.
~ Take a final online quiz on plant and animal cells before moving on to chapter 2.
Chapter 2
Lesson 15
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read pages 34-37 and complete the lab exercise.
Lesson 16
~ Watch this Video tutorial on Unicellular and Multicellular organisms.
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read pages 38-42, and complete the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 17
~ Watch this video explanation of Specialized cells
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read pages 43-48, and complete the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 18
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 49.
Lesson 19
~ Watch this video tutorial on Photosynthesis & Respiration
~ Watch this great 3D video on cell division and the cell cycle. You don’t need to know this in depth process yet, but it’s a great visual tool to help with basic understanding also.
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and read pages 50-55, and complete the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 20
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 56-57 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 21
~ Take this online chapter 2 review quiz, click on chapter 2, then chapter 2 review quiz.
Chapter 3
Lesson 22
~ Watch this video on the types of tissues.
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 58-62 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 23
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 63-64 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 24
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 65 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 25
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 66 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 26
~ Watch this Video on the Human Body Systems
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 67-69 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 27
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 70-71 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 28
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 72 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 29
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 73-75 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 30
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 76 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 31
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 77 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 32
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 78 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 33
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 79 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 34
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 80-81 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 35
~ Take this Chapter 3 online Review Quiz
Lesson 36
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 82-83 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 37
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 84-85 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 38
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 86-87 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 39
~ Take this Unit A online Review Quiz.
UNIT B ~ Systems In Action
Lesson 40
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 88-93 answering all questions in your notebook and completing the lab.
Chapter 4
Lesson 41
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 94-97 answering all questions in your notebook and completing the lab.
Lesson 42
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete page 98-102 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 43
~ Watch this video on measuring force using a spring scale to help you with your lab experiment.
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete the lab on page 103.
Lesson 44
~ Watch this video explanation of the Difference between Mass and Weight.
~ Watch this video explanation of The Force of Gravity.
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete the lab on page 104.
Lesson 45
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete the lab on page 105.
Lesson 46
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete pages 106-110 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 47
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete the lab on page 111.
Lesson 48
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete pages 112 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 49
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete pages 113-115 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 50
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete pages 116-119 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 51
~ Watch this video explanation of Mechanical Advantage.
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete the labs on page 120-121.
Lesson 52
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete pages 122-123 answering all questions in your notebook.
Lesson 53
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext Investigating Science and Technology and complete the chapter review pages 124-125 answering all questions in your notebook. Take 2 lesson periods to complete.
Lesson 54
~ Finish the chapter 4 review.
Lesson 55
~ Complete this chapter 4 review quiz.
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**Congratulations! You have finished for this year!**