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Curriculum map Earth Science 8 Week Concepts/Objectives Student will be able to.... Resources and Power Activities Standards SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 1 o o o o Measurement Review - mass, Use metric Measuring Scientific measurement tools Activity for inquiry uses area, volume, density, speed and units Review multiple appropriately Does it float? methods to activity explore and Variables & constants Reliability of results - repetition, reproducibility o o o o o o o o o o volume, distance, temperature, o o o o Graphing motion o Acceleration o describe the natural world. Formulate Rolling Ramp experimental Activity an object can be question choice to described in explore one variable terms of speed, only. direction, and and make repetitive Calculations and measurements. graphing Construct a lab report problems to allow reproduction of the experiment. Use the speed formula to calculate distances travelled during different time segments - graph distance vs time. o Recognize that a straight line graph (d vs t) represents constant speed and that the slope of the line indicates speed. o change of Carry out experiment with sufficient detail o o The motion of questions, narrow Be able to explain acceleration as change in speed and relate to d vs t graph. position. 2 o o o o Science vs engineering o Recognize the Engineering is Fact vs opinion difference between the use of Observation vs prediction vs science and science to make inference engineering humans more Accurately pick out comfortable or statements based on productive. Laws vs theories o fact and statements based on opinion o Make observations using a variety of senses, predict based on observations, and infer based on previous knowledge and observations. o Recognize the progression from scientific observation, theory, and law. MATTER & ENERGY 3 o o o Forms of energy Student will be able to.... Activities, resources o Become familiar with Introduction to Waves involve Energy transformation several types of Energy (The NEED the transfer of Heat transfer potential and kinetic Project) energy without energy Project the transfer of Be able to list presentations on matter. common energy types of energy o transformations o Observe and describe the three types of heat transfer 3-4 o Types of matter o Describe properties Quiz on 25 Matter is made of all matter elements of atoms and Know the 25 most In-class activity, molecules - that abundant elements' element or provides the symbols-names compound basis for Become familiar with (answers in forms understanding Physical & chemical changes the Periodic Table on GoogleApps) the properties of Conservation of mass (families, series, Acid-base & matter. metals vs nonmetals, indicators (purple natural vs synthetic, cabbage juice) solid-liquid-gas) Models of solid, Recognize and liquid, gas (dots) compounds o o o o o o pure - elements & o mixtures Properties of matter States of matter & change of state o o describe the difference between elements vs compounds. o List the 4 states of matter, their particle arrangement & spacing, and main characteristics. o Observe, describe, and recognize the difference between physical and chemical changes. o Relate the Law of Conservation of Mass to common reactions ASTRONOMY 5 Motion of earth o rotation, revolution, day/night, seasons Earth's Moon o rotation, revolution, phases, eclipses, tides Student will be able to.... Resources, activities Explain how revolution results Labeled The in year and rotation results in drawings of combination of day. revolution, eath's position Recognize the tilt and seasons, solstices and motion revolution are the cause of & equinoxes results in seasons. Measuring and specific Name the equinoxes and drawing 23.5 conditions solstices and relate them to degrees (tilt of depending on earth's position in space. the earth's axis) latitude, season, Correctly label lunar and solar Vocabulary and time. eclipses (positions of the sun- terms. earth-moon) Graphing water Graph tidal variations level variations (recognizing 2 highs & lows per for a coastal day) location. Activity marshmallow eclipses. 6-7 The solar system o the sun - interior, rxns, surface, layers, solar wind o o sun's gravity, orbits planets, asteroids, comets, meteors Compare and contrast sizes, Vocab intro The Earth is the locations, and compositions of (word find) third planet the planets and moons in our Make ellipses from the sun ina solar system (tack & string system that Determine year length, day method), add includes the length, and weight on planets sun, earth, moon, the sun, when given basic data about labels... seven other the planets. Make scale model planets and Identify the main types of of the solar their moons, bodies in a solar system - star, system. and smaller planets, asteroids, comets, Activity - age and objects. meteors weight Use astronomical units to calculations The sun is the describe location of planets in Assign group principal relation to the sun. projects on external energy planets. source for the earth. 8 Stars o o o o o o Know that the sun is a star composition reactions the electromagnetic spectrum types (sizes, colors, magnitude) Life cycle arrangement (galaxies) Discussion about (medium sized, medium star The sun is one temperature) characteristics of billions of Draw and identify the shape of stars int he the Milky way and it's main Group projects Milky Way parts on zodiac galaxy, unique Recognize that there are constellations only in it's billions of stars in the Milky (using IPad distance from Way and many, many galaxies Starwalk). earth. beyond. Drawings of sun's Become familiar with light year layers and as a distance measurement surface unit. characteristics. Content worksheets and review with Activote. TEST. Week Concepts Student will be able to... Activities, resources EARTH'S AIR & WATER 9-10 Water distribution on Earth Describe the location, composition and use of major o oceans, ice caps & glaciers, lakes, water reservoirs and the wetlands, groundwater & aquifers transfer of water among them. The Water Cycle o evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, run-off, transpiration, respiration Intro word Water, which search and covers the completion majority of the questions (USGS Earth's surface, online water circulates Understand that the water cycle references) through the purifies water. crust, oceans, Recognize that people create Activity - the and atmosphere water cycle in what is problems with the earth's water supply. known as the Research and water cycle. shared Problems with water o acid rain, groundwater Utilize a variety of techniques presentation to purify a contaminated water about one water sample. issue. Man's Write questions interactions with contamination, hardness, waterborne disease, oil spills, Define the differences among about water Earth systems distribution & resource fresh water, saline water, hard issues. can have lasting management issues, marine water, soft water. Do WS of negative impact questions about on water supply. debris Know the formulas and names water issues Water purification of the main salts in the ocean. (answers to be The Oceans Compare and contrast the types presentations) o Properties (contents, layers, currents) found in shared of motion of water in the ocean (waves, tsunamis, currents, Lab - purify "foul tides) Water" Explain how wind and Drawings of temperature differences cause waves and their either surface or density parts currents. Activity - density layering in water Review worksheet TEST 11-13 THE ATMOSPHERE o Students will know Journal writing Patterns of Describing local conditions of the the major as introduction to atmospheric atmosphere: components of our daily lessons. o o o o o o o o Composition Structure o Heat transfer and temperature Lab activity - climate and Relate how increase Percent oxygen local weather. CO2 in the Winds Cloud types Precipitation types o atmosphere has Assignment - Weather is the increased the scale drawing of combination of Greenhouse Effect. the layers of the heat, moisture, Describe the layered atmosphere. and pressure conditions. structure of the Describing local changes in the atmosphere o o o importance of each. in combustion and an composition in our air. increased level of Pressure Humidity L and H pressure Air Masses Fronts atmosphere, Demonstrations - recognizing that it is observe and very thin and that describe the weather and life types of heat activities occur in the transfer. troposphere. Describing global patterns of weather o o o o o o o o Prevailing westerlies Coriolis o o Jet stream o Monsoons Sea & land breezes Orographic patterns Know about the three Mapping low and high pressure methods of heat transfer. areas and Be able to interpret predicting winds. an isotherm and El Nino & La Nina Ocean currents movement influence global atmosphere and the o isobar map. Lab activity - Recognize that the using a earth's surface is psychrometer to heated unevenly. measure Compare and contrast humidity. the heat absorbing abilities of water vs land. o Use tools of science to measure atmospheric temperature, pressure, winds, and humidity. o Explain wind creation in terms of uneven heating and pressure differences. o Recognize the main cloud types and the weather conditions associated with each. o Describe the conditions necessary for creation of different types of precipitation o Use a psychrometer to measure relative humidity. o Recognize the importance of pressure differences in weather changes o relate wind and cloud changes to the passing of fronts. o Use a climatograph to show climate of our area. o Recognize the importance of ocean currents in global weather. Week Concepts Student will be able to.... Activities and resources EARTH'S SURFACE & INTERIOR 14 o o o Earth's interior structure Describe the interior structure Earth's surface features of the earth Earth's composition o o Drawings of earth's interior The Earth's surface is Describe major surface features Mineral divided into Minerals of the earth identification tectonic plates- Rocks Identify 3 main minerals that activity the movement are abundant in rocks Rock sample of which results Distinguish among the 3 main observations in seismic rock types activity and Draw and describe changes that landforms. happen in the rock cycle. 15 The movement o o The Rock record Forces in the crust o o o o faulting folding mountain building Plate tectonics o o o o crustal plates plate motion types of boundaries Ring of Fire Describe folds, fractures, and Definitions and of tectonic faults. drawings of folds plates results Recognize that earthquakes and fault types from and volcanoes occur mainly in (online) interactions of areas along plate boundaries. Lab activity on the mantle and Know the difference between viscosity. crust. constructive and destructive Measurement of plate boundaries. slope to Landforms are Find the main mountain belts of determine type of the result of a the world. volcano. combination of Relate types of volcanic Discussion, constructive and eruption to lava characteristics notes, and destructive and resulting shape. mapping processes. Identify 3 major e-quake and activities volcanic zones in the world. regarding mountain belt locations. 16 o o o Weathering Distinguish between Video - erosion Weathering, Erosion mechanical and chemical (look for and erosion, and Deposition weathering recall agents of glacial activity Identify the major agents of erosion have shaped erosion discussion) Minnesota's Compare and contrast Summarize topics current constructive and destructive - prepare processes. GoogleApps landscape. presentation to be shared with the class. MCA Science Testing 17-18 The Scientific Method Use the scientific method to .. Activities - Scientists use Refine questions to make them Bubble gum certain steps to suitable for investigation. sugar content solve problems Propose hypotheses Penny - these include Write and refine experimental composition questioning, procedures to suit problem Paper towel hypothesizing, question. testing and data Design suitable tables and analysis (but the graphs for data collected. steps need to be Analyze data and write results modified to suit statements which include the problem). answer to problem question and reference back to hypothesis