South Carolina Science Grade 8

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Unit 1: Earth's Biological History

Chapter 1: The Nature of Science

Section 1: What is science?
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Section 2: Science in Action
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Section 3: Models in Science
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Section 4: Evaluating Scientific Explanation
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Chapter 2: Measurement

Section 1: Description and Measurement
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Section 2: SI Units
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Section 3: Drawings, Tables, and Graphs
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Chapter 3: Clues to Earth's Past

Section 1: Fossils
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Section 2: Relative Ages of Rock
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Section 3: Absolute Ages of Rock
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Chapter 4: Geologic Time

Section 1: Life and Geologic Time
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Section 2: Early Earth History
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Section 3: Middle and Recent Earth History
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Unit 2: Earth's Structure and Processes

Chapter 5: Plate Tectonics

Section 1: Continental Drift
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Section 2: Seafloor Spreading
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Section 3: Theory of Plate Tectonics
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Chapter 6: Earthquakes

Section 1: Forces Inside Earth
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Section 2: Features of Earthquakes
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Section 3: People and Earthquakes
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Chapter 7: Rocks and Minerals

Section 1: Minerals—Earth's Jewels
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Section 2: Igneous and Sedimentary Rocks
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Section 3: Metamorphic Rocks and the Rock Cycle
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Chapter 8: Earth's Energy and Mineral Resources

Section 1: Nonrenewable Energy Resources
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Section 2: Inexhaustible and Renewable Energy Resources
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Section 3: Mineral Resources
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Chapter 9: Views of Earth

Section 1: Landforms
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Section 2: Viewpoints
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Section 3: Maps
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Unit 3: Astronomy: Earth and Space Systems

Chapter 10: The Sun-Earth-Moon System

Section 1: Earth
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Section 2: The Moon-Earth's Satellite
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Section 3: Exploring Earth's Moon
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Chapter 11: Ocean Motion

Section 1: Ocean Water
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Section 2: Ocean Currents
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Section 3: Ocean Waves and Tides
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Chapter 12: The Solar System

Section 1: The Solar System
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Section 2: The Inner Planets
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Section 3: The Outer Planets
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Section 4: Other Objects in the Solar System
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Chapter 13: Stars and Galaxies

Section 1: Stars
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Section 2: The Sun
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Section 3: Evolution of Stars
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Section 4: Galaxies and the Universe
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Chapter 14: Exploring Space

Section 1: Radiation from Space
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Section 2: Early Space Missions
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Section 3: Current and Future Space Missions
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Unit 4: Forces, Motion, and Waves

Chapter 15: Motion and Momentum

Section 1: What is motion?
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Section 2: Acceleration
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Section 3: Momentum
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Chapter 16: Force and Newton's Laws

Section 1: Newton's First Law
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Section 2: Newton's Second Law
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Section 3: Newton's Third Law
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Chapter 17: Waves, Sound, and Light

Section 1: Waves
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Section 2: Sound Waves
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Section 3: Light
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Chapter 18: Lights, Mirrors, and Lenses

Section 1: Properties of Light
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Section 2: Reflection and Mirrors
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Section 3: Refraction and Lenses
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Section 4: Using Mirrors and Lenses
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