Lesson plans may change throughout the week.

Earth Science - 8th Grade 
December 5th-9th

Monday

  • Compare the seven ways to determine the identity of minerals. 
  • Investigate special properties of minerals.
  • Test the properties of minerals.

Assignment:  Review Minerals ID Lab.  

Tuesday
  • Compare the seven ways to determine the identity of minerals. 
  • Investigate special properties of minerals.
  • Test the properties of minerals.

Assignment:  Review Minerals ID Lab.

Wednesday
  • Interpret the environment in which minerals form.
  • Compare the two types of mining.
  • Analyze two ways to reduce the effects of mining.

Assignment:  Little Miners PPT and questions.

Thursday
  • Interpret the environment in which minerals form.
  • Compare the two types of mining.
  • Analyze two ways to reduce the effects of mining.

Assignment:  Little Miners PPT and questions.

Friday
  • Understand the concept of density.
  • Learn that density is this property which causes some liquids to float on top of one another.
  • Use the following skills: observation and recording data based on the observations.

Assignment:  Discuss Layering Density Lab. 

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