Correlation
of GEMS to the
State of Nevada
Science Content Standards
Grade 8
To view details on any of the GEMS titles listed below visit the
GEMS Teacher's Guides page.
Grade |
Strand # |
Strand |
Content Standard # |
Benchmark # |
GEMS Guide |
8 |
1 |
Physical Science |
1 |
01.08.02 |
Moons of Jupiter |
8 |
1 |
|
1 |
01.08.04 |
Discovering Density |
8 |
1 |
|
2 |
02.08.02 |
Chemical Reactions |
8 |
1 |
|
3 |
03.08.01 |
Convection: A Current Event |
8 |
1 |
|
3 |
03.08.02 |
Chemical Reactions |
8 |
1 |
|
3 |
03.08.05 |
Hot Water and Warm Homes, Convection, Only One Ocean |
8 |
1 |
|
4 |
04.08.01 |
Chemical Reactions |
8 |
1 |
|
4 |
04.08.02 |
Chemical Reactions |
8 |
1 |
|
4 |
04.08.03 |
Chemical Reactions, Hot Water and Warm Homes |
8 |
1 |
|
5 |
05.08.01 |
More Than Magnifiers |
8 |
1 |
|
5 |
05.08.04 |
Convection, Hot Water and Warm Homes |
8 |
2 |
Life Science |
6 |
06.08.02 |
Earthworms |
8 |
2 |
|
6 |
06.08.04 |
Microscopic Explorations |
8 |
2 |
|
6 |
06.08.05 |
Acid Rain |
8 |
2 |
|
7 |
07.08.01 |
Animals In Action |
8 |
2 |
|
7 |
07.08.02 |
Animals In Action |
8 |
2 |
|
7 |
07.08.03 |
Mapping Animal Movements, Mapping Fish Habitats, Earthworms
Earthworms, Environmental Dectives |
8 |
2 |
|
8 |
08.08.02 |
Only One Ocean, Earthworms, Environmental Dectives |
8 |
2 |
|
8 |
08.08.06 |
Only One Ocean, Earthworms, Environmental Dectives |
8 |
2 |
|
9 |
09.08.01 |
Only One Ocean, Earthworms, Environmental Dectives |
8 |
2 |
|
9 |
09.08.02 |
Only One Ocean, Earthworms, Environmental Dectives |
8 |
2 |
|
9 |
09.08.03 |
Only One Ocean, Earthworms, Environmental Dectives |
8 |
2 |
|
9 |
09.08.04 |
Only One Ocean, Earthworms, Environmental Dectives |
8 |
2 |
|
9 |
09.08.05 |
Environmental Detectives, Only One Ocean |
8 |
3 |
Earth and Space Science |
10 |
10.08.01 |
Stories In Stone |
8 |
3 |
|
10 |
10.08.02 |
River Cutters, Plate Tectonics, Stores In Stone |
8 |
3 |
|
10 |
10.08.03 |
River Cutters, Stories In Stone, Plate Tectonics |
8 |
3 |
|
10 |
10.08.04 |
Only One Ocean, Stories In Stone, Environmental Dectives,
Microscopic Explorations |
8 |
3 |
|
10 |
10.08.05 |
Environmental Detectives, Acid Rain, Only One Ocean,
Convection, Global Warming |
8 |
3 |
|
10 |
10.08.06 |
River Cutters, Stories In Stone, Plate Tectonics |
8 |
3 |
|
11 |
11.08.03 |
Mapping Animal Movements, Environmental Detectives,
Acid Rain, River Cutters, Mapping Fish Habitats, Only
One Ocean, Plate Tectonics, Stores In Stone |
8 |
3 |
|
11 |
11.08.04 |
The Real Reason For the Seasons |
8 |
3 |
|
12 |
12.08.01 |
River Cutters, Stories In Stone, Only One Ocean, Plate
Tectonics |
8 |
3 |
|
12 |
12.08.02 |
River Cutters, Stories In Stone |
8 |
3 |
|
12 |
12.08.03 |
River Cutters, Stories In Stone, Plate Tectonics |
8 |
3 |
|
13 |
13.08.01 |
Only One Ocean, Convection: A Current Event, The Real
Reason For Seasons, Global Warming |
8 |
3 |
|
13 |
13.08.02 |
Convection: A Current Event,The Real Reason For Seasons,
Global Warming |
8 |
3 |
|
13 |
13.08.03 |
Only One Ocean, The Real Reason For Seasons, Global
Warming, Convection: A Current Event |
8 |
3 |
|
13 |
13.08.04 |
Only One Ocean, The Real Reason For Seasons, Global
Warming, Convection: A Current Event, Hot Water and Warm
Homes |
8 |
3 |
|
13 |
13.08.05 |
Only One Ocean |
8 |
3 |
|
13 |
13.08.07 |
Convection: A Current Event, Plate Tectonics |
8 |
3 |
|
13 |
13.08.08 |
Stories In Stone, Convection, Plate Tectonics |
8 |
3 |
|
14 |
14.08.01 |
Earth Moon and Stars, Messages From Space, Moons of
Jupiter |
8 |
3 |
|
14 |
14.08.02 |
Earth Moon and Stars, Moons of Jupiter |
8 |
3 |
|
14 |
14.08.03 |
Messages From Space, Moons of Jupiter |
8 |
3 |
|
14 |
14.08.05 |
Earth Moon and Stars, Messages From Space, Moons of
Jupiter |
8 |
3 |
|
14 |
14.08.06 |
Earth Moon and Stars, Messages From Space, Moons of
Jupiter, Experimenting w/ Model Rockets |
8 |
4 |
Environmental Science |
15 |
15.08.01 |
Mapping Animal Movements, Mapping Aquatic Habitats,
Only One Ocean, Environmental Detectives |
8 |
4 |
|
15 |
15.08.02 |
Only One Ocean, Global Warming, Mapping Animal Movements,
Mapping Fish Habitats, Environmental Detectives, Acid
Rain |
8 |
4 |
|
15 |
15.08.03 |
Only One Ocean, Global Warming, Convection: A Current
Event |
8 |
4 |
|
15 |
15.08.04 |
Only One Ocean, Convection: A Current Event, Acid Rain,
Mapping Animal Movements, Mapping Fish Habitats, Global
Warming, Environmental Detectives |
8 |
4 |
|
16 |
16.08.01 |
Only One Ocean, Mapping Animal Movements, Mapping Fish
Habitats, Global Warming, Environmental Detectives, Acid
Rain |
8 |
4 |
|
16 |
16.08.02 |
Only One Ocean, Global Warming, Environmental Detectives |
8 |
4 |
|
16 |
16.08.03 |
Acid Rain, Mapping Animal Movements, Mapping Fish Habitats,
Global Warming, Environmental Detectives, Acid Rain |
8 |
4 |
|
16 |
16.08.04 |
Only One Ocean, Acid Rain, Mapping Animal Movements,
Mapping Fish Habitats, Global Warming, Environmental Detectives,
Acid Rain |
8 |
4 |
|
16 |
16.08.05 |
Only One Ocean, Global Warming, Environmental Detectives,
Acid Rain |
8 |
4 |
|
17 |
17.08.01 |
Acid Rain, Mapping Animal Movements, Mapping Fish Habitats,
Global Warming, Environmental Detectives, Acid Rain |
8 |
4 |
|
17 |
17.08.02 |
Only One Ocean, Global Warming, Environmental Detectives,
Acid Rain, Mapping Animal Movements, Mapping Fish Habitats |
8 |
4 |
|
17 |
17.08.03 |
Only One Ocean, Global Warming, Environmental Detectives,
Acid Rain, Mapping Animal Movements, Mapping Fish Habitats |
8 |
4 |
|
17 |
17.08.04 |
Acid Rain, Global Warming, River Cutters, Only One Ocean,
Environmental Dectives, Investigating Artifacts |
8 |
5 |
The History and Nature of Science |
18 |
18.08.01 |
Paper Towel Testing, Dry Ice Investigations, Learning
About Learning, All Guides |
8 |
5 |
|
18 |
18.08.02 |
Paper Towel Testing, Dry Ice Investigations, Learning
About Learning, All Guides |
8 |
5 |
|
18 |
18.08.03 |
Moons of Jupiter, Messages From Space, Investigating
Artifacts, Learning About Learning |
8 |
5 |
|
18 |
18.08.04 |
All Guides |
8 |
5 |
|
18 |
18.08.05 |
All Guides |
8 |
5 |
|
18 |
18.08.06 |
All Guides |
8 |
5 |
|
18 |
18.08.07 |
Paper Towel Testing, Dry Ice Investigations, Global
Warming, Environmental Detectives, all Upper Guides |
8 |
5 |
|
19 |
19.08.01 |
Paper Towel Testing, Dry Ice Investigations, Global
Warming, Environmental Detectives, All Upper Guides |
8 |
5 |
|
19 |
19.08.02 |
Acid Rain, Global Warming, Environmental Detectives,
Only One Ocean, River Cutters, Environmental Detectives,
Acid Rain, Moons of Jupiter, Messages from Space, Investigating
Artifacts |
8 |
5 |
|
19 |
19.08.03 |
All Upper Units |
8 |
5 |
|
19 |
19.08.04 |
Dry Ice Investigations, Paper Towel Testing, Only One
Ocean, Earth Moon and Stars, Environmental Detectives,
Acid Rain, Messages from Space, Stores In Stone, Moon’s
of Jupiter, Global Warming, Mystery Festival |
8 |
5 |
|
20 |
20.08.01 |
Only One Ocean, Earth Moon and Stars, River Cutters,
Environmental Detectives, Acid Rain, Messages from Space,
River Cutters, Stores In Stone, Moons of Jupiter, Messages
from Space, Convection: A Current Event, Global Warming |
8 |
5 |
|
20 |
20.08.02 |
Only One Ocean, Earth Moon and Stars, River Cutters,
Environmental Detectives, Acid Rain, Messages from Space,
River Cutters, Stores In Stone, Moons of Jupiter, Messages
from Space, Convection: A Current Event, Global Warming |
8 |
5 |
|
20 |
20.08.03 |
Only One Ocean, Earth Moon and Stars, River Cutters,
Environmental Detectives, Acid Rain, Messages from Space,
River Cutters, Stores In Stone, Moons of Jupiter, Messages
from Space, Convection: A Current Event, Global Warming |
8 |
5 |
|
20 |
20.08.04 |
All Upper Guides |
8 |
5 |
|
20 |
20.08.05 |
All Upper Guides |
8 |
6 |
Science Inquiry: Processes and Skills |
21 |
21.08.01 |
All 4-9 guides |
8 |
6 |
|
21 |
21.08.02 |
All 4-9 guides |
8 |
6 |
|
21 |
21.08.03 |
All 4-9 guides |
8 |
6 |
|
22 |
22.08.01 |
All 4-9 guides |
8 |
6 |
|
22 |
22.08.02 |
Dry Ice Investigations, Paper Towel Testing, All 4-9
guides |
8 |
6 |
|
22 |
22.08.03 |
All 4-9 guides |
8 |
6 |
|
23 |
23.08.01 |
All 4-9 guides |
8 |
6 |
|
23 |
23.08.02 |
All 4-9 guides, Learning about Learning, Math Around
the World |
8 |
6 |
|
23 |
23.08.03 |
All 4-9 guides |
8 |
6 |
|
23 |
23.08.04 |
All 4-9 guides |
8 |
6 |
|
23 |
23.08.05 |
All 4-9 guides |
8 |
6 |
|
23 |
23.08.06 |
All 4-9 guides |
8 |
6 |
|
24 |
24.08.01 |
All Guides |
8 |
6 |
|
24 |
24.08.02 |
All Guides |
8 |
6 |
|
24 |
24.08.03 |
All Guides |
8 |
6 |
|
24 |
24.08.04 |
All Guides |
8 |
6 |
|
24 |
24.08.05 |
All Guides |
8 |
6 |
|
24 |
24.08.06 |
Dry Ice Investigations, Paper Towel Testing, Cabbages
and Chemistry, Mapping Animal Movements, Environmental
Detectives, Acid Rain, Experimenting w/ Model Rockets,
Messages from Space, River Cutters, Mapping Fish Habitats |
|