Earth Science QUICK LINKS
Class Schedule: Wednesday Schedule:
8:00- 8:20 Home Room 8:00-8:20 Home Room
First Period 8:20-9:05 Earth Science 8:20-8:56 First Period
Second Period 9:09-9:53 Earth Science 9:00-9:36 Second Period
Third Period 9:57-10:40 Earth Science 9:40-10:16 Third Period
Fourth Period 10:44-11:29 Earth Science 10:20-10:56 Fourth Period
Fifth Period 12:50-1:41 Enrichment 11:00-11:36 Sixth Period
Sixth Period 1:07-1:52 Team Time 11:40-1:10 Enrichment
Seventh Period 1:56-2:41 Earth Science 1:14-1:50 Seventh Period
Eighth Period 2:45-3:30 Planning 1:54-2:30 Eighth Period
8:00- 8:20 Home Room 8:00-8:20 Home Room
First Period 8:20-9:05 Earth Science 8:20-8:56 First Period
Second Period 9:09-9:53 Earth Science 9:00-9:36 Second Period
Third Period 9:57-10:40 Earth Science 9:40-10:16 Third Period
Fourth Period 10:44-11:29 Earth Science 10:20-10:56 Fourth Period
Fifth Period 12:50-1:41 Enrichment 11:00-11:36 Sixth Period
Sixth Period 1:07-1:52 Team Time 11:40-1:10 Enrichment
Seventh Period 1:56-2:41 Earth Science 1:14-1:50 Seventh Period
Eighth Period 2:45-3:30 Planning 1:54-2:30 Eighth Period
Important LINKS:
1st Trimester:
Graphing Packet
Brain Stretchers
Graphing packet quizzlet
Pick a Park presentation (enrichment)
National Parks Quizzlet (enrichment)
Earth Layers Quizzlet
mountain building MiX AND matchboard
Mountain Building quizzlet
Volcanoes quizzlet
Plate tectonics Mix & match board
Plate Tectonics Quizzlet
National Parks Maps Quiz
National Parks quizzlet
Pangaea Webquest
Geological Time Scale Informational Guide
Earthquake quizzlet
earthquake mix & match Board
Earthquake Web quest
Geologic change over time quizzlet
relative dating quizzlet
2nd Trimester:
Absolute Dating quizzlet
geologic time scale quizzlet
Structure of the Universe Quizzlet
FACES OF ASTRONOMY WEB QUEST
Weight Out of this world lab
Gravity Quizzlet
solar system poster
planet's Quizzlet
Small bodies in the solar system webquest
Small bodies quizzlet
Constellation Packet & Constellation Questions
Moon phase diagram
3rd Trimester:
EARTHS DAY, YEARS, AND SEASONS QUIzzlet
Earth's Days, Years, & Seasons Mix & Match Board
Moon phases & Eclipses Mix & match board
Moon Phases & Eclipses Quizzlet
Moon Phases Quizzlet
Gravity MIx & Match Board
Tides quizzlet
Water cycle web quest
water cycle illustration
water cycle mix & match board
Water & Its Properties quizzlet
Water cycle quizzlet
Surface & Groundwater Quizzlet
Atmosphere quizzlet
2nd Atmosphere Quizzlet
Weather and Clouds Quizzlet
End of the Year book
Important websites & Videos
First Trimester:
Earth Layers Videos (1,2)
Plate Tectonics (1 & 2)
Quizlet for Plate Tectonics
Quizzlet for Mountain Building
Big Bang theory Video
The Solar SYstem Video
how far can we go?
What is light?
human Origins
Topmarks.com (Games link etc...)
NASA
The Wall of Fame
STANDARDS:
Unit 1 Plate Tectonics
SCI. 08. 01
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the structure of earth and its processes that change the earth’s surface.
SCI. 08. 01. 01
Students will diagram the layers of Earth.
SCI. 08. 01. 02
Students will explain why the Earth’s plates move.
SCI. 08. 01. 03
Students will correlate the type of plate boundary to earth’s features. (Ex. Mountains, volcanoes, trenches, islands,)
SCI. 08. 01. 04
Students will explain how plate movement creates earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
SCI. 08. 01. 05
Students will identify types of rock and forces that create them.
Unit 2 Earth History
SCI. 08. 02.
Students will analyze the physical evidence to demonstrate understanding of earth’s physical and biological history.
SCI. 08. 02. 01
Students will use fossils to show how life and environmental conditions have changed over time.
SCI. 08. 02. 02
Students will summarize the plate movements from Pangaea, 250 million years ago to the present position of the continents and predict where the continents will be 200 million years from now.
SCI. 08. 02. 03
Students will explain how life on the planet was affected by climate change and catastrophic events.
Unit 3 Solar System
SCI. 08. 03
Students will illustrate knowledge of the components and predictable patterns of our solar system.
SCI. 08. 03. 01
Students will diagram the solar system.
SCI. 08. 03. 02
Students will understand the effects of gravity on earth and in the solar system.
SCI. 08. 03. 03
Students will explain that the sun is the main energy source for earth and the solar system.
SCI. 08. 03. 04
Students will explain the reasons for seasons. (Tilt of the planet.)
SCI. 08. 03. 05
Students will predict phases of the moon and be able to draw eclipses.
SCI. 08. 03. 06
Students will differentiate between revolution and rotation of the planets.
Unit 4 Water Processes
SCI. 08. 04
Students will explain how the water cycle impacts the earth.
SCI. 08. 04. 01
Students will illustrate the water cycle and explain how it recycles and moves water from place to place.
SCI. 08. 04. 02
Students will explain that natural and human forces can contribute to contamination of surface water and groundwater.
SCI. 08. 04. 03
Students will demonstrate that water is a universal solvent and understand how that affects earth’s surface.
SCI. 08. 04. 04
Students will explain the nature of groundwater and its importance as a freshwater resource.
Unit 5 Atmosphere
SCI.08.05
Students will make a correlation between atmospheric properties and how they influence weather and climate.
SCI. 08. 05. 01
Students will organize in a drawing the layers of the atmosphere.
SCI. 08. 05. 02
Students will identify characteristics of each layer of the atmosphere.
SCI. 08. 05. 03
Students will draw the global wind patterns on the map and correlate them to ocean currents and the climate.
SCI. 08. 05. 04
Students will correlate convection currents in the atmosphere to hot air balloons, weather, and climate.
SCI. 08. 01
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the structure of earth and its processes that change the earth’s surface.
SCI. 08. 01. 01
Students will diagram the layers of Earth.
SCI. 08. 01. 02
Students will explain why the Earth’s plates move.
SCI. 08. 01. 03
Students will correlate the type of plate boundary to earth’s features. (Ex. Mountains, volcanoes, trenches, islands,)
SCI. 08. 01. 04
Students will explain how plate movement creates earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
SCI. 08. 01. 05
Students will identify types of rock and forces that create them.
Unit 2 Earth History
SCI. 08. 02.
Students will analyze the physical evidence to demonstrate understanding of earth’s physical and biological history.
SCI. 08. 02. 01
Students will use fossils to show how life and environmental conditions have changed over time.
SCI. 08. 02. 02
Students will summarize the plate movements from Pangaea, 250 million years ago to the present position of the continents and predict where the continents will be 200 million years from now.
SCI. 08. 02. 03
Students will explain how life on the planet was affected by climate change and catastrophic events.
Unit 3 Solar System
SCI. 08. 03
Students will illustrate knowledge of the components and predictable patterns of our solar system.
SCI. 08. 03. 01
Students will diagram the solar system.
SCI. 08. 03. 02
Students will understand the effects of gravity on earth and in the solar system.
SCI. 08. 03. 03
Students will explain that the sun is the main energy source for earth and the solar system.
SCI. 08. 03. 04
Students will explain the reasons for seasons. (Tilt of the planet.)
SCI. 08. 03. 05
Students will predict phases of the moon and be able to draw eclipses.
SCI. 08. 03. 06
Students will differentiate between revolution and rotation of the planets.
Unit 4 Water Processes
SCI. 08. 04
Students will explain how the water cycle impacts the earth.
SCI. 08. 04. 01
Students will illustrate the water cycle and explain how it recycles and moves water from place to place.
SCI. 08. 04. 02
Students will explain that natural and human forces can contribute to contamination of surface water and groundwater.
SCI. 08. 04. 03
Students will demonstrate that water is a universal solvent and understand how that affects earth’s surface.
SCI. 08. 04. 04
Students will explain the nature of groundwater and its importance as a freshwater resource.
Unit 5 Atmosphere
SCI.08.05
Students will make a correlation between atmospheric properties and how they influence weather and climate.
SCI. 08. 05. 01
Students will organize in a drawing the layers of the atmosphere.
SCI. 08. 05. 02
Students will identify characteristics of each layer of the atmosphere.
SCI. 08. 05. 03
Students will draw the global wind patterns on the map and correlate them to ocean currents and the climate.
SCI. 08. 05. 04
Students will correlate convection currents in the atmosphere to hot air balloons, weather, and climate.