Grade 8 Science

Reporting Individual Student Report
ALAME, SARIA Grade 8 Science 2023-2024

Student ID: FL000003166439 | Student DOB: 8/25/2010 | Enrolled Grade: 8 HILLSBOROUGH(29)
Date Taken: 5/14/2024 | Test Reason: Spring 2023-24 Science RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL(29-3620)
Scale Score: 228 Achievement Level: Level 5
How Did Your Student Do on the Test? How Does Your Student's Score Compare?
260
Level 5 Mastery: Students who score in this level demonstrate mastery of the Name Average Scale Score
state academic standards for their grade. They are highly likely to excel in the
next grade. Florida 197
Score 225
HILLSBOROUGH 196
228 Level 4 Proficient: Students who score in this level demonstrate proficiency in
the state academic standards for their grade. They are likely to excel in the RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL 213
next grade.
Meets State Standard
215
Level 3 On Grade Level: Students who score in this level demonstrate an on Please visit the FAST Portal at www.flfast.org to
grade level mastery of the state academic standards for their grade. They may access additional information and resources, including
need additional support to excel in the next grade. a Parent Guide that explains each element of this
report and what it means for your student.
203
Level 2 Below Satisfactory: Students who score in this level demonstrate a Please note, the information in the comparison table is
Does Not Meet State Standard
below satisfactory level of mastery of the state academic standards for their based on the averages at the time this report was
grade. To be prepared for the next grade, they are likely to need substantial generated.
support.
185
Level 1 Inadequate: Students who score in this level demonstrate an
inadequate level of mastery of the state academic standards for their grade.
To be prepared for the next grade, they are highly likely to need substantial
support.
140
How Did Your Student Perform on Different Areas of the Test?

The table and the graph below indicate student performance on individual reporting categories. The black dot indicates the student’s score on each reporting category. The lines to the left and right of the dot show the
range of likely scores your student would receive if he or she took the test multiple times.
Category Achievement Achievement Level Achievement Level Description
1. Nature of Science Above the Standard The student performance is above the standard.
Below the Standard Above the Standard
2. Earth and Space

At/Near the Standard The student performance is at/near the standard.
Science Below the Standard Above the Standard
3. Physical Science Above the Standard The student performance is above the standard.
4. Life Science Above the Standard The student performance is above the standard.
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How Did Your Student Perform on Each Test Question?

1. Nature of Science
Points
Question
Benchmark Key Benchmark Earned/Points
#
Possible
Define a problem from the eighth grade curriculum using appropriate reference materials to support scientific
understanding; plan and carry out scientific investigations of various types, such as systematic observations or
2 N|N.1|SC.8.N.1.1|SC.8.N.1.3|12 experiments; identify variables; collect and organize data; interpret data in charts, tables, and graphics; analyze 1/1
information; make predictions; and defend conclusions. (Also assesses SC.6.N.1.1, SC.6.N.1.3, SC.7.N.1.1,
SC.7.N.1.3, SC.7.N.1.4, SC.8.N.1.3, and SC.8.N.1.4.)
Recognize and explain the difference between theories and laws and give several examples of scientific
9 N|N.3|SC.7.N.3.1|SC.7.N.3.1|3 1/1
theories and the evidence that supports them. (Also assesses SC.6.N.3.1 and SC.8.N.3.2.)
Explain that scientific knowledge is durable because it is open to change as new evidence or interpretations are
13 N|N.2|SC.6.N.2.2|SC.6.N.2.2|2 1/1
encountered. (Also assesses SC.7.N.1.6, SC.7.N.1.7, SC.7.N.2.1, and SC.8.N.1.6.)
Describe the methods used in the pursuit of a scientific explanation as seen in different fields of science such as
19 N|N.1|SC.7.N.1.5|SC.8.E.5.10|3 1/1
biology, geology, and physics. (Also assesses SC.7.N.3.2, SC.8.N.1.5, and SC.8.E.5.10.)
Differentiate replication (by others) from repetition (multiple trials). (Also assesses SC.6.N.1.2, SC.6.N.1.4, and
24 N|N.1|SC.7.N.1.2|SC.6.N.1.2|3 1/1
SC.8.N.1.2.)
Explain that scientific knowledge is durable because it is open to change as new evidence or interpretations are
28 N|N.2|SC.6.N.2.2|SC.7.N.1.6|1 1/1
encountered. (Also assesses SC.7.N.1.6, SC.7.N.1.7, SC.7.N.2.1, and SC.8.N.1.6.)
Recognize and explain the difference between theories and laws and give several examples of scientific
35 N|N.3|SC.7.N.3.1|SC.8.N.3.2|2 1/1
theories and the evidence that supports them. (Also assesses SC.6.N.3.1 and SC.8.N.3.2.)
Define a problem from the eighth grade curriculum using appropriate reference materials to support scientific
understanding; plan and carry out scientific investigations of various types, such as systematic observations or
39 N|N.1|SC.8.N.1.1|SC.8.N.1.1|4 experiments; identify variables; collect and organize data; interpret data in charts, tables, and graphics; analyze 1/1
information; make predictions; and defend conclusions. (Also assesses SC.6.N.1.1, SC.6.N.1.3, SC.7.N.1.1,
SC.7.N.1.3, SC.7.N.1.4, SC.8.N.1.3, and SC.8.N.1.4.)
Differentiate replication (by others) from repetition (multiple trials). (Also assesses SC.6.N.1.2, SC.6.N.1.4, and
45 N|N.1|SC.7.N.1.2|SC.7.N.1.2|3 1/1
SC.8.N.1.2.)
2. Earth and Space Science

Points
Question
#
Possible
Explore the scientific theory of plate tectonics by describing how the movement of Earth’s crustal plates
3 E|E.6|SC.7.E.6.5|SC.7.E.6.7|7 causes both slow and rapid changes in Earth’s surface, including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and 0/1
mountain building. (Also assesses SC.7.E.6.1 and SC.7.E.6.7.)
Describe and classify specific physical properties of stars: apparent magnitude (brightness), temperature
6 E|E.5|SC.8.E.5.5|SC.8.E.5.5|8 1/1
(color), size, and luminosity (absolute brightness). (Also assesses SC.8.E.5.6.)
Differentiate and show interactions among the geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and
11 E|E.7|SC.6.E.7.4|SC.6.E.7.2|8 0/1
biosphere. (Also assesses SC.6.E.7.2, SC.6.E.7.3, SC.6.E.7.6, and SC.6.E.7.9.)
Distinguish the hierarchical relationships between planets and other astronomical bodies relative to solar
16 E|E.5|SC.8.E.5.3|SC.8.E.5.3|2 system, galaxy, and universe, including distance, size, and composition. (Also assesses SC.8.E.5.1 and 0/1
SC.8.E.5.2.)
Explain and give examples of how physical evidence supports scientific theories that Earth has evolved over
20 E|E.6|SC.7.E.6.4|SC.7.E.6.4|3 1/1
geologic time due to natural processes. (Also assesses SC.7.E.6.3.)
Explain how energy provided by the Sun influences global patterns of atmospheric movement and the
21 E|E.7|SC.6.E.7.5|SC.6.E.7.1|3 1/1
temperature differences between air, water, and land. (Also assesses SC.6.E.7.1.)
Compare and contrast the properties of objects in the Solar System, including the Sun, planets, and moons
27 E|E.5|SC.8.E.5.7|SC.8.E.5.4|6 to those of Earth, such as gravitational force, distance from the Sun, speed, movement, temperature, and 0/1
atmospheric conditions. (Also assesses SC.8.E.5.4 and SC.8.E.5.8.)
Identify the patterns within the rock cycle and relate them to surface events (weathering and erosion) and
31 E|E.6|SC.7.E.6.2|SC.7.E.6.2|17 subsurface events (plate tectonics and mountain building). (Also assesses SC.6.E.6.1, SC.6.E.6.2, and 1/1
SC.7.E.6.6.)


2. Earth and Space Science (Continued)
Points
Question
#
Possible
Explain the impact of objects in space on each other including: 1. the Sun on the Earth including seasons
34 E|E.5|SC.8.E.5.9|SC.8.E.5.9|2 and gravitational attraction 2. the Moon on the Earth, including phases, tides, and eclipses, and the relative 1/1
position of each body.
Differentiate and show interactions among the geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and
37 E|E.7|SC.6.E.7.4|SC.6.E.7.9|4 1/1
biosphere. (Also assesses SC.6.E.7.2, SC.6.E.7.3, SC.6.E.7.6, and SC.6.E.7.9.)
Identify the patterns within the rock cycle and relate them to surface events (weathering and erosion) and
42 E|E.6|SC.7.E.6.2|SC.6.E.6.1|15 subsurface events (plate tectonics and mountain building). (Also assesses SC.6.E.6.1, SC.6.E.6.2, and 1/1
SC.7.E.6.6.)
Explain how energy provided by the Sun influences global patterns of atmospheric movement and the
50 E|E.7|SC.6.E.7.5|SC.6.E.7.5|5 0/1
temperature differences between air, water, and land. (Also assesses SC.6.E.7.1.)
3. Physical Science
Points
Question
#
Possible
Recognize that light waves, sound waves, and other waves move at different speeds in different materials.
1 P|P.10|SC.7.P.10.3|SC.7.P.10.2|3 1/1
(Also assesses SC.7.P.10.2.)
Classify and compare substances on the basis of characteristic physical properties that can be demonstrated
or measured; for example, density, thermal or electrical conductivity, solubility, magnetic properties, melting
4 P|P.8|SC.8.P.8.4|SC.8.P.8.4|4 1/1
and boiling points, and know that these properties are independent of the amount of the sample. (Also
assesses SC.8.P.8.3.)
Investigate and describe types of forces including contact forces and forces acting at a distance, such as
12 P|P.13|SC.6.P.13.1|SC.8.P.8.2|2 1/1
electrical, magnetic, and gravitational. (Also assesses SC.6.P.13.2 and SC.8.P.8.2.)
Investigate and describe the transformation of energy from one form to another. (Also assesses SC.6.P.11.1
15 P|P.11|SC.7.P.11.2|SC.6.P.11.1|2 1/1
and SC.7.P.11.3.)
18 P|P.9|SC.8.P.9.2|SC.8.P.9.2|1 Differentiate between physical changes and chemical changes. (Also assesses SC.8.P.9.1 and SC.8.P.9.3.) 1/1
Recognize that there are a finite number of elements and that their atoms combine in a multitude of ways to
22 P|P.8|SC.8.P.8.5|SC.8.P.8.5|6 produce compounds that make up all of the living and nonliving things that we encounter. (Also assesses 1/1
SC.8.P.8.1, SC.8.P.8.6, SC.8.P.8.7, SC.8.P.8.8, and SC.8.P.8.9.)
Observe and describe that heat flows in predictable ways, moving from warmer objects to cooler ones until
26 P|P.11|SC.7.P.11.4|SC.7.P.11.4|3 1/1
they reach the same temperature. (Also assesses SC.7.P.11.1.)
Illustrate that the Sun’s energy arrives as radiation with a wide range of wavelengths, including infrared,
29 P|P.10|SC.7.P.10.1|SC.8.E.5.11|3 visible, and ultraviolet, and that white light is made up of a spectrum of many different colors. (Also assesses 1/1
SC.8.E.5.11.)
Investigate and describe that an unbalanced force acting on an object changes its speed, or direction of
32 P|P.13|SC.6.P.13.3|SC.6.P.13.3|3 1/1
motion, or both. (Also assesses SC.6.P.12.1.)
43 P|P.9|SC.8.P.9.2|SC.8.P.9.3|2 Differentiate between physical changes and chemical changes. (Also assesses SC.8.P.9.1 and SC.8.P.9.3.) 1/1


4. Life Science
Points
Question
#
Possible
Understand and explain that every organism requires a set of instructions that specifies its traits, that this
hereditary information (DNA) contains genes located in the chromosomes of each cell, and that heredity is
5 L|L.16|SC.7.L.16.1|SC.7.L.16.2|11 1/1
the passage of these instructions from one generation to another. (Also assesses SC.7.L.16.2 and
SC.7.L.16.3.)
Compare and contrast the relationships among organisms, such as mutualism, predation, parasitism,
8 L|L.17|SC.7.L.17.2|SC.7.L.17.2|3 1/1
competition, and commensalism. (Also assesses SC.7.L.17.1 and SC.7.L.17.3.)
Analyze and describe how and why organisms are classified according to shared characteristics, with
10 L|L.15|SC.6.L.15.1|SC.6.L.15.1|4 1/1
emphasis on the Linnaean system combined with the concept of Domains.
Investigate and explain the components of the scientific theory of cells (cell theory): all organisms are
14 L|L.14|SC.6.L.14.2|SC.6.L.14.3|2 composed of cells (single-celled or multicellular), all cells come from preexisting cells, and cells are the 1/1
basic unit of life. (Also assesses SC.6.L.14.3.)
Cite evidence that living systems follow the Laws of Conservation of Mass and Energy. (Also assesses
17 L|L.18|SC.8.L.18.4|SC.8.L.18.1|5 1/1
SC.8.L.18.1, SC.8.L.18.2, and SC.8.L.18.3.)
Identify and investigate the general functions of the major systems of the human body (digestive,
23 L|L.14|SC.6.L.14.5|SC.6.L.14.6|6 respiratory, circulatory, reproductive, excretory, immune, nervous, and musculoskeletal) and describe ways 1/1
these systems interact with each other to maintain homeostasis. (Also assesses SC.6.L.14.6.)
Explore the scientific theory of evolution by recognizing and explaining ways in which genetic variation and
25 L|L.15|SC.7.L.15.2|SC.7.L.15.1|4 environmental factors contribute to evolution by natural selection and diversity of organisms. (Also assesses 0/1
SC.7.L.15.1 and SC.7.L.15.3.)
Compare and contrast the structure and function of major organelles of plant and animal cells, including cell
30 L|L.14|SC.6.L.14.4|SC.6.L.14.4|3 1/1
wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria, and vacuoles.
Describe and identify patterns in the hierarchical organization of organisms from atoms to molecules and
33 L|L.14|SC.6.L.14.1|SC.6.L.14.1|4 1/1
cells to tissues to organs to organ systems to organisms.
Understand and explain that every organism requires a set of instructions that specifies its traits, that this
hereditary information (DNA) contains genes located in the chromosomes of each cell, and that heredity is
38 L|L.16|SC.7.L.16.1|SC.7.L.16.1|4 1/1
the passage of these instructions from one generation to another. (Also assesses SC.7.L.16.2 and
SC.7.L.16.3.)
Compare and contrast the relationships among organisms, such as mutualism, predation, parasitism,
40 L|L.17|SC.7.L.17.2|SC.7.L.17.3|7 1/1
competition, and commensalism. (Also assesses SC.7.L.17.1 and SC.7.L.17.3.)
Explore the scientific theory of evolution by recognizing and explaining ways in which genetic variation and
48 L|L.15|SC.7.L.15.2|SC.7.L.15.2|5 environmental factors contribute to evolution by natural selection and diversity of organisms. (Also assesses 1/1
SC.7.L.15.1 and SC.7.L.15.3.)

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Reporting Individual Student Report

ALAME, SARIA Grade 8 Science 2023-2024

Scale Score: 228 Achievement Level: Level 5

How Did Your Student Perform on Different Areas of the Test?

Category Achievement Achievement Level Achievement Level Description

2. Earth and Space

ALAME, SARIA Grade 8 Science 2023-2024

Scale Score: 228 Achievement Level: Level 5

How Did Your Student Perform on Each Test Question?

2. Earth and Space Science

ALAME, SARIA Grade 8 Science 2023-2024

Scale Score: 228 Achievement Level: Level 5

How Did Your Student Perform on Each Test Question?

ALAME, SARIA Grade 8 Science 2023-2024

Scale Score: 228 Achievement Level: Level 5

How Did Your Student Perform on Each Test Question?

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