8th Grade Science
March 10th-14th

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:  Review Outlines pgs. 190-196 and 198-201.  Tic-Tac-Toe Assignment.  Yellow Words due Thursday.

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: Earth's Crust WS.   


 

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  presentations.

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:  Review plate tectonics brainstorming.  Plate Tectonic Title Page due.  Yellow Words Quiz.

Friday Register for science fair.

2013-2014 Lesson Plans

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