New York Science Grade 8

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Unit 1: Reproduction, Heredity, and Evolution

Chapter 1: The Nature of Science
What is science?
Doing Science
Science and Technology

Chapter 3: Plant Reproduction
Introduction to Plant Reproduction
Seedless Reproduction
Seed Reproduction

Chapter 4: Classifying Animals
What is an animal?
Invertebrate Animals
Verebrate Animals

Chapter 5: Heredity
Genetics
Genetics Since Mendel
Advances in Genetics

Chapter 6: Regulation and Reproduction
The Endocrine System
The Reproductive System
Human Life Stages

Chapter 7: Adaptations over Time
Ideas About Evolution
Clues About Evolution
The Evolution of Primates

Unit 2: Humans in their Environments

Chapter 8: Conserving Resources
Resources
Pollution
The Three Rs of Conservation

Chapter 9: Conserving Life
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology

Chapter 10: Immunity and Disease
The Immune System
Infectious Disease
Noninfectious Diseases

Unit 3: The Sun-Earth-Moon System

Chapter 11: The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Earth
The Moon—Earth's Satellite
Exploring Earth's Moon

Chapter 12: Ocean Motion
Ocean Water
Ocean Currents
Ocean Waves and Tides

Chapter 13: The Solar System
The Solar System
The Inner Planets
The Outer Planets
Other Objects in the Solar System

Chapter 14: Stars and Galaxies
Stars
The Sun
Evolution of Stars
Galaxies and the Universe

Unit 4: Forces and Motion on Earth

Chapter 15: Motion and Momentum
What is motion?
Acceleration
Momentum

Chapter 16: Force and Newton's Laws
Newton's First Law
Newton's Second Law
Newton's Third Law

Chapter 17: Forces and Fluids
Pressure
Why do objects float?
Doing Work with Fluids

Chapter 18: Electricity
Electric Charge
Electric Current

Chapter 19: Magnetism
What is magnetism?
Electricity and Magnetism

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