8th Grade Science
May 5th-9th

South Dakota Science Standard(s) Covered:
8.E.1.3.  Students are able to explain the factors that create weather and the instruments and technologies that assess it.

Monday
bulletDescribe the structure of Earth's atmosphere.
bulletInvestigate temperature, density, and pressure changes in layers of Earth's atmosphere.
bulletIdentify meteorological and astronomical phenomena that occur in layers of Earth's atmosphere.

Assignment:   What is the structure of Earth's atmosphere? 


 

Tuesday
bulletDemonstrate that air takes up space, and puts pressure, or pushes, on everything around it.
bullet Analyze the composition of Earth’s atmosphere.
bulletHypothesize why air pressure changes with altitude.
bulletInterpret how air temperature changes with altitude.
bulletDetermine the layers of the atmosphere.

Assignment:  Review Properties of Air Activities. 

Wednesday
bulletAnalyze the relationship between dew point and condensation.
bulletUse the scientific method to conduct an experiment to determine the average dew point of the science classroom.
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Measure the dew point and discover the relationship between dew point and relative humidity.

Assignment: Dew Point Lab.

Thursday
bulletAnalyze the relationship between dew point and condensation.
bulletUse the scientific method to conduct an experiment to determine the average dew point of the science classroom.
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Measure the dew point and discover the relationship between dew point and relative humidity.

Assignment:  Dew Point Lab Due.

Friday
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Assignment: 

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