Science-8th


 * __ 8th Grade Science - 3rd Quarter Local Assessments __**

** 8th **** Grade // Science //- Strengths **
 * **Objective ** || **# of items ** || **% Correct ** ||
 * 4.01 - Understand that both naturally occurring and synthetic substances are chemicals. || 2 || 78% ||
 * 4.08 - Identify evidence that some chemicals may contribute to human health conditions. || 3 || 71% ||
 * 4.02 - Evaluate evidence that elements combine in a multitude of ways to produce compounds that account for all living and nonliving substances. || 2 || 69% ||
 * 4.03 - Explain how the periodic table is a model. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">9 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">69% ||

** 8th **** Grade // Science -// Weaknesses **


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Objective || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"># of items || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">% correct ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: left;">7.03 - Analyze data to determine trends or patterns to determine how an infectious disease may spread || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">2 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">38% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt;">4.07 - Identify evidence supporting the law of conservation of matter. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">2 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">46% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt;">6.03 - Compare life functions of protists || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">4 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">47% ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16.8pt;">1. Teach test taking strategies – read all answer choices, mark out choices that cannot be correct 2. Practice with tougher worded questions and more complex sentence structure 3. Review Vocabulary Games
 * What 8th Grade // Science // Agrees to Do Differently? **


 * Sample Items: **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: left;">__Question 136 - Objective 7.03 - Analyze data to determine trends on how infectious disease may spread (10% correct)__ Which term is used to identify the point at which a toxic chemical begins to produce an adverse effect when a specific amount enters the body? A. dose B. exposure C. threshold D. volatile

__Question 133 - Objective 6.03 - Compare life functions of protists (27% correct)__Which protist uses cytoplasmic streaming to move and to surround food and engulfs it with pseudopods? A. Amoeba B. Euglena C. Paramecium D. Volvox