8th Grade Science
March 3rd-7th

South Dakota Science Standard(s) Covered:
8.E.1.2.  Students are able to explain the role of plate tectonics in shaping Earth.

Monday
bullet Identify the layers of the Earth by their composition.
bullet Identify the layers of the Earth by their physical properties.
bullet Describe a tectonic plate.
bullet Explain how scientists know about the structure of Earth’s interior.
bulletDescribe Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift.
bulletExplain how sea-floor spreading provides a way for continents to move.
bulletDescribe how new oceanic lithosphere forms at mid-ocean ridges.
bulletExplain how magnetic reversals provide evidence for sea-floor spreading.
bulletDescribe the three types of tectonic plate boundaries.
bulletDescribe the three forces thought to move tectonic plates.
bulletExplain how scientists measure the rate at which tectonic plates move.

Assignment:  Outline pgs. 190-196 and 198-201 due. Tic-Tac-Toe Assignment.   



Tuesday
bullet Identify the layers of the Earth by their composition.
bullet Identify the layers of the Earth by their physical properties.
bullet Describe a tectonic plate.
bullet Explain how scientists know about the structure of Earth’s interior.
bulletDescribe Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift.
bulletExplain how sea-floor spreading provides a way for continents to move.
bulletDescribe how new oceanic lithosphere forms at mid-ocean ridges.
bulletExplain how magnetic reversals provide evidence for sea-floor spreading.
bulletDescribe the three types of tectonic plate boundaries.
bulletDescribe the three forces thought to move tectonic plates.
bulletExplain how scientists measure the rate at which tectonic plates move.

Assignment:  Tic-Tac-Toe Assignment.   


 

Wednesday
bullet Identify the layers of the Earth by their composition.
bullet Identify the layers of the Earth by their physical properties.
bullet Describe a tectonic plate.
bullet Explain how scientists know about the structure of Earth’s interior.
bulletDescribe Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift.
bulletExplain how sea-floor spreading provides a way for continents to move.
bulletDescribe how new oceanic lithosphere forms at mid-ocean ridges.
bulletExplain how magnetic reversals provide evidence for sea-floor spreading.
bulletDescribe the three types of tectonic plate boundaries.
bulletDescribe the three forces thought to move tectonic plates.
bulletExplain how scientists measure the rate at which tectonic plates move.

Assignment:  Tic-Tac-Toe Assignment.   

Thursday
bullet Identify the layers of the Earth by their composition.
bullet Identify the layers of the Earth by their physical properties.
bullet Describe a tectonic plate.
bullet Explain how scientists know about the structure of Earth’s interior.
bulletDescribe Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift.
bulletExplain how sea-floor spreading provides a way for continents to move.
bulletDescribe how new oceanic lithosphere forms at mid-ocean ridges.
bulletExplain how magnetic reversals provide evidence for sea-floor spreading.
bulletDescribe the three types of tectonic plate boundaries.
bulletDescribe the three forces thought to move tectonic plates.
bulletExplain how scientists measure the rate at which tectonic plates move.

Assignment:  Tic-Tac-Toe Assignment.   

Friday
bullet Identify the layers of the Earth by their composition.
bullet Identify the layers of the Earth by their physical properties.
bullet Describe a tectonic plate.
bullet Explain how scientists know about the structure of Earth’s interior.
bulletDescribe Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift.
bulletExplain how sea-floor spreading provides a way for continents to move.
bulletDescribe how new oceanic lithosphere forms at mid-ocean ridges.
bulletExplain how magnetic reversals provide evidence for sea-floor spreading.
bulletDescribe the three types of tectonic plate boundaries.
bulletDescribe the three forces thought to move tectonic plates.
bulletExplain how scientists measure the rate at which tectonic plates move.

Assignment:  Tic-Tac-Toe Assignment.   

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