Trying to find Grade 8 Science Ontario lesson plans can be a challenge! How will you know the resources you are finding are aligned with the 2022 Ontario Curriculum and provide pedagogically appropriate lessons? As easy as worksheets and fill-in-the-blanks lessons are – they will not prepare our students for high school science classes.
I have created engaging and pedagogically appropriate Grade 8 Science Ontario lesson plans that will help your students learn science without a textbook.
Each Unit Includes:
- Detailed lesson plans
- Differentiated lessons and assignments (readings, videos, graphic organizers, interactive notebook activities, group work, projects, labs)
- Detailed unit plans, answer keys, and assessment rubrics
- Lessons are divided up with title pages for easy access
- Student assignment choice and variety
- Quizzes (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)
- Unit Test (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)
- Science Labs
- Sub Plans
- PDF and Google Slides formats
Learn more about each Grade 8 Science Ontario lesson plans by reading about each unit in this blog post.
Grade 8 Science Ontario Lesson Plans
Grade 8 Fluids Unit
Grade 8 Science Fluids: This 282-page unit will help you teach science without a textbook. Students will love this engaging and differentiated unit that explains the functions of fluids and their real-life applications. Find this resource on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD.
Lesson Overview
- Introduction: Safety Rules, Fluids Introduction & Unit Vocabulary
- Particle Theory of Matter
- What is Viscosity? and What is Flow Rate?, Experiment
- Mass, Volume, and Density
- Mass, Volume, and Density
- Mass-to-Volume Ratio Experiment
- Compressibility
- Canada’s Wonderland Case Study
- What is Buoyancy & Float or Sink Experiment
- Mid-Unit Quiz
- Pressure, Volume, and Temperature & Optional Experiment
- Pascal’s Law
- Fluids in Controlled and Manufactured Devices
- Building a Pneumatic or Hydraulic Device (2 options)
- Investigating Applications of Fluid Mechanics
- Fluid Technologies Research Inquiry
- The Impact of Fluid Spills
- Unit Test for Fluids
- Sub Plans
Grade 8 Systems in Action Unit
Grade 8 Science Systems in Action: This 308-page unit will help you teach science without a textbook. Students will love this engaging and differentiated unit that explains the functions of systems and their real-life applications. Find this resource on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD.
Lesson Overview:
- What are Systems?
- Unit Vocabulary
- Types of Systems
- Purpose, Inputs & Outputs of Systems
- The Processes and Components of a System
- Quiz
- Work, Energy, Force, and Efficiency
- Calculating Work
- 6 Simple Machines
- Understanding Mechanical Advantage
- Systems in Action Quiz
- Heat in Mechanical Systems
- Productivity with Systems in Various Industries
- The Evolution of the Cell Phone
- Systems in Action Quiz
- Understanding and Calculating Work
- Pulley Experiment and Mechanical Advantage
- Rube Goldberg Machine
- Owner’s Manual Exploration
- The Impacts of New and Evolving Systems
- Meeting Needs with Existing Systems – Different Perspectives
- Systems in Action Unit Test
- Sub Plans
Grade 8 Water Systems Unit
Grade 8 Science Water Systems: This 298-page unit will help you teach science without a textbook. Students will love this engaging and differentiated unit that explains where water is found and used in the environment. Find this resource on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD.
- Safety Lesson
- Unit Vocabulary QR Code Scavenger Hunt
- The Water Cycle & States of Water
- Watersheds
- Human & Natural Factors Cause Changes in the Water Table
- Human & Natural Factors Cause Changes in the Water Table
- Inquiry
- Factors that Affect Glaciers & Polar Ice Caps
- Atmospheric Conditions & Bodies of Water
- Mid-Unit Water Systems Quiz
- Virtual Water Treatment Plant
- Testing Water Samples (3 options)
- Investigating Local Water Issues
- Bottled Water Case Study
- Building a Water System Device
- Global Water Consumption
- Human Impact on Water Systems
- Innovative Water Technology
- Water Systems Unit Test
- Sub Plans
Grade 8 Cells Unit
Grade 8 Science Cells: This 341-page unit will help you teach science without a textbook. Students will love this engaging and differentiated unit that explains the functions of cells and their real-life applications. Find this resource on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD.
Lesson Overview:
- Safety Rules & Cells Interview
- Unit Vocabulary
- The Cell Theory
- Structures and Organelles in Cells
- Plant vs. Animal Cells
- Create Your Own Cell – Plant or Animal Cells
- The Process of Diffusion and Osmosis
- Candy Diffusion & Potato Osmosis Experiments
- Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms
- Cellular Organisms Inquiry
- Organization of Cells into Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems
- Organ Systems Infographic & Presentation
- Mid-Unit Quiz
- What is a Microscope?
- Plant and Animal Cells Microscope Lab
- Dry and Wet-Mount Slides
- Cell Technology and Our Understanding of Cells
- Perspectives on Cell Processes
- Cells Final Unit Test
- Sub Plans
Grade 8 Science Bundle
Grade 8 Science Bundle: Teachers are provided with 82 in-depth, engaging, and cross-curricular lessons to help their students explore and understand Grade 8 science. This 4-unit bundle will help you teach science without a textbook. Students will love these engaging and differentiated units that cover Cells, Water Systems, Fluids, and Systems in Action. Find this resource on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD.