8th Grade Science
December 9th-13th

South Dakota Science Standard(s) Covered:

Monday
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Consider the factors that led to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s

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Determine that natural earth processes can cause natural hazards that destroy human property and wildlife habitats.

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Understand that human activities can induce hazards through land use decisions that may accelerate natural processes.

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Realize that the composition of the soil in a particular area can change over time.

bullet Communicate scientific research.
bullet Work cooperatively.
bullet Budget time, organize work into manageable chunks, keep to a schedule, and delegate work.
bullet Use reading, writing, research, and computer skills.

Assignment: View Surviving the Dust Bowl. Analysis practice.  Analysis and conclusion due Friday.

Tuesday
bulletObserve, record and organize data, and draw conclusions.
bullet Communicate scientific research.
bulletBudget time, organize work into manageable chunks, keep to a schedule, and delegate work.
bulletUse reading, writing, research, and computer skills.

Assignment: Fix introduction, procedure, graphs, bibliography.

Wednesday
bulletPlace Introduction, Hypothesis, Procedure, and Bibliography on one page.

Assignment:  Research Plan Attachment. 

Thursday
bulletUnderstand the concept of density.
bulletLearn that density is this property which causes some liquids to float on top of one another.
bulletUse the following skills: observation and recording data based on the observations.

Assignment:  Layering Density Lab. 

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

Assignment:  Discuss Layering Density Lab.  Analysis and Conclusion due.

2013-2014 Lesson Plans

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