Iowa e-Learning Central
Course Repository

Use the filters or browse to find courses available for download, then click into a course to view details. A local school administrator can choose to download courses to use locally in their online learning management system.

Course Repository

round bottom beaker, atomic symbol, dna strand

ILC 8th Grade Science - Full Year

Science
Grade Level
08
Course Format
Full Year
License
CC BY
Course Description

The ILC 8th Grade Science - Full Yea materials are designed as a full-year course. Semester 1 and Semester 2 will be available separately for download. The course materials utilize content from OpenSciEd. The goal of this course is to support students’ growth toward being scientifically literate citizens, utilizing relevant phenomena as the anchor to develop key skills and content knowledge. The course covers a broad range of topics in the following units: Contact Forces, Sound, and Weather, Natural Hazards, Earth Systems, & Natural Selection.

Standards
These instructional materials are available to assist educators in implementing Iowa’s Academic Standards. Curriculum leaders and teachers should review these instructional materials to ensure full implementation of Iowa’s Academic Standards in the local curriculum. Each module identifies standards that are addressed and assessed, and this course creates a year-long curriculum when ILC 8th Grade Science - 1st Semester and ILC 8th Grade Science - 2nd Semester are combined.
Prerequisites

None

SCED Code
53238
Source Name

OpenSciEd. (n.d.). Grade 8 Units. https://www.openscied.org/access-the-materials/.

Lead developer
Cathy Stierman and Patrick Donovan
Course Updates
09/16/2024 - minor link updates semester 1 and semester 2