Lesson plans may change throughout the week.

Earth Science - 8th Grade 
February 20th-24th

Monday

No School!

Tuesday
  • Highlight the major content of science project by writing an abstract using 250 words or less.
  • Analyze, review, and practice letter writing.

Assignment:  Make changes to abstract.  Letter to self about science fair.

Wednesday
  • Identify the layers of the Earth by their composition.
  • Identify the layers of the Earth by their physical properties.
  • Describe a tectonic plate.
  • Explain how scientists know about the structure of Earth’s interior.

Assignment:  Plate Tectonics Quiz.  Plate Tectonics Notes.

Thursday
  • Identify the layers of the Earth by their composition.
  • Identify the layers of the Earth by their physical properties.
  • Describe a tectonic plate.
  • Explain how scientists know about the structure of Earth’s interior.

Assignment:  Plate Tectonics Notes.

Friday
  • Describe Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift.
  • Discuss how sea-floor spreading provides a way for continents to move.
  • Describe how new oceanic lithosphere forms at mid-oceanic ridges.
  • Explain how magnetic reversals provide evidence for sea-floor spreading.

Assignment:  Plate Tectonics Notes.

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