8th Grade Science
April 13th-17th

South Dakota Science Standard(s) Covered:

8.E.2.1.  Students are able to compare celestial bodies within the solar system using composition, size, and orbital motion.

bullet Describe the composition of the Sun, the planets, asteroids, and comets.
Monday
bulletDetermine the order in which the planets orbit the sun.
bulletDetermine how the planets in our solar system were discovered.
bulletDifferentiate between the inner planets and outer planets.
bullet Contrast planet’s period of rotation and period of revolution.
bullet Contrast prograde and retrograde rotation.
bullet Compare Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
bullet Determine the characteristics that make Earth suitable for life.
bullet Compare and contrast gas giants and terrestrial planets.
bullet Compare Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Assignment:  Planet Pages in notebook. Notebook Rubric.  Planet Poetry Rubric.

  
Tuesday
bulletDetermine the order in which the planets orbit the sun.
bulletDetermine how the planets in our solar system were discovered.
bulletDifferentiate between the inner planets and outer planets.
bullet Contrast planet’s period of rotation and period of revolution.
bullet Contrast prograde and retrograde rotation.
bullet Compare Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
bullet Determine the characteristics that make Earth suitable for life.
bullet Compare and contrast gas giants and terrestrial planets.
bullet Compare Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Assignment:  Planet Pages in notebook. Notebook Rubric.  Planet Poetry Rubric.

  
Wednesday
bulletDetermine the order in which the planets orbit the sun.
bulletDetermine how the planets in our solar system were discovered.
bulletDifferentiate between the inner planets and outer planets.
bullet Contrast planet’s period of rotation and period of revolution.
bullet Contrast prograde and retrograde rotation.
bullet Compare Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
bullet Determine the characteristics that make Earth suitable for life.
bullet Compare and contrast gas giants and terrestrial planets.
bullet Compare Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Assignment:  Planet Pages in notebook. Notebook Rubric.  Planet Poetry Rubric.

  
Thursday
bulletDetermine the order in which the planets orbit the sun.
bulletDetermine how the planets in our solar system were discovered.
bulletDifferentiate between the inner planets and outer planets.
bullet Contrast planet’s period of rotation and period of revolution.
bullet Contrast prograde and retrograde rotation.
bullet Compare Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
bullet Determine the characteristics that make Earth suitable for life.
bullet Compare and contrast gas giants and terrestrial planets.
bullet Compare Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Assignment: Planet Pages in notebook. Notebook Rubric.  Planet Poetry Rubric.

  
Friday
bulletDetermine the order in which the planets orbit the sun.
bulletDetermine how the planets in our solar system were discovered.
bulletDifferentiate between the inner planets and outer planets.
bullet Contrast planet’s period of rotation and period of revolution.
bullet Contrast prograde and retrograde rotation.
bullet Compare Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
bullet Determine the characteristics that make Earth suitable for life.
bullet Compare and contrast gas giants and terrestrial planets.
bullet Compare Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Assignment:  Present Poetry.

  

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