Curriculum Information from the Rhode Island Department of Education 

RI Core Standards for Science 

Students will develop their understanding of key concepts and core ideas in physical science, earth science, and life science. The ideas build upon students’ science understanding from earlier grades and from the disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts of other experiences with physical, earth, and life sciences.  The performance expectations in middle school blend the core ideas with scientific and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts to support students in developing usable knowledge across the science disciplines.

Units of Study

• Earth and Space

• Contact Forces

• Sound Waves

• Forces at a Distance

• Genetics and Evolution

  
  
  Please see the link here to our grade 8 science website.