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8 Grade Science
Teacher: Mr. Barrett
School Phone: 642-5253
Email: [email protected]
Planning Period: 1:39 – 2:39
Course Objective:
This class will follow the High School Earth Science HSCE’s (or
benchmarks for learning) in order to prepare the students for their High
School career.
Grading Weighting System:
Learning Activities – 30% of the student’s grade is based upon homework,
worksheets, labs, etc.
Assessment – 70% of the student’s grade is based upon tests, quizzes,
and projects.
Textbook: Earth Science, Prentice Hall ©2007
Grading Scale:
A
94-100%
A90-93%
B+ 87-89%
B
84-86%
BC+
C
C-
80-83%
77-79%
74-76%
70-73%
D+
D
DE
67-69%
64-67%
60-63%
0-59%
Classroom Expectations:
1. Have a positive attitude
2. Respect each other
3. Listen Carefully and follow directions
4. Stay on task
Late Work Policy:
This will be in accordance with the Hemlock Middle School late work
policy.
Materials Needed for Class:
 Textbook
 Folder
 Pencil
 Spiral Notebook, or lined paper
Curriculum:
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Life Science Review – Compass Learning
Physical Science Review – Compass Learning
Earth Science Review
E2.1 Earth System Overview
a. The earth is a closed system
b. All of the earth’s systems interact with each other
c. A change in one system affects the other systems
E3.2 The Interior of the Earth – Chapter 5
a. The earth’s layers
b. The magnetic field of the earth
c. The earth’s different types of crust
d. Discrepancies in interior earth models
E3.3 Plate Tectonics Theories – Chapter 5
a. Plate tectonics causes sea floor spreading, mid-ocean ridges, subduction zones,
earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains
b. Why the plates move
c. Describe the motion history of geologic features (e.g., plates, Hawaii) using
equations relating rate, time, and distance
d. Distinguish between different types of plate boundaries by depth and earthquake
magnitude
E3.1 Advanced Rock Cycle – Chapter 3 & 4
a. Distinguish between igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks
b. Explain relationship between rock cycle and plate tectonics in regard to the origin
of the three rock types
c. Explain how the size and shape of grains in a sedimentary rock indicate the
environment of formation (including climate) and deposition.
d. Explain formation and crystal size of intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks
e. Explain how the texture (foliated, nonfoliated) of metamorphic rock can indicate
whether it has experienced regional or contact metamorphism.
E3.4 Earthquakes and Volcanoes – Chapter 6 & 7
a. Use the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes to locate and determine the
types of plate boundaries.
b. Describe how the sizes of earthquakes and volcanoes are measured or
characterized
c. Describe the effects of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions on humans
d. Explain how the chemical composition of magmas relates to plate tectonics and
affects the geometry, structure, and explosivity of volcanoes.
e. Explain how volcanoes change the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and other Earth
systems.
f. Explain why fences are offset after an earthquake, using the elastic rebound
theory
E5.3 Earth History and Geological Time – Chapter 10
a. Explain how the solar system formed
b. Describe the process of radioactive decay
c. Relate major events to geological time scale
d. Describe how index fossils determine a time sequence
E4.1 Hydrogeology – Chapter 12
a. Compare and contrast service water systems (lakes, rivers, streams, & ground
water)
b. Explain ground water and the changes in aquifers over the last one-hundred
years
c. Explain how water quality is affected by land use
E4.2 Oceans and Climate – Chapter 13 & 14
a. The causes of ocean currents
b. Explain how the interaction of oceans in the atmosphere affect climate
c. Describe the dynamics of El Nino
d. Factors affecting salinity and density of water and describe how density affects
ocean layering and currents
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e. Describe maritime and continental climates with regards to ocean currents
f. Explain how the Coriolis effect controls oceanic circulation
g. Describe how El Nino effects economy
E4.3 Severe Weather – Chapters 15, 16, & 17
a. Describe conditions that form severe weather
b. Explain damage and social impact of severe weather
c. Describe severe weather and flood safety and mitigation.
d. Describe the seasonal variations in severe weather
e. Describe conditions associated with frontal boundaries that result in severe
weather (thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes)
f. Describe how mountains, frontal wedging (including dry lines), convection, and
convergence form clouds and precipitation
g. Explain the process of adiabatic cooling and adiabatic temperature changes to
the formation of clouds
E5.4 Climate Change – Chapter 18
a. Explain the greenhouse effect with comparison of different greenhouse gasses
b. Describe naturally mechanisms that could result in climate change
c. Analyze the relationship between carbon dioxide emission, atmosphere carbon
dioxide, and temperature over the last 150 years
d. Explain the consequences of warmer oceans
e. Explain how the melting of polar ice caps can impact climate
f. Describe geological evidence that implies climates were colder in geological
record
E2.4 Resource and Human Impact on Earth – Chapter 11
a. Describe renewable and non-renewable resources and their effects on the
environment
b. Explain how the impact of human activities on the can be understood through
the analysis of interactions between the four Earth systems.
c. Explain ozone depletion in the stratosphere and methods to slow human
activities to reduce ozone depletion
d. Explain the life cycle of a product from production to disposal
E5.1 The Earth and Space – Chapter 19
a. Describe the position and motion of the solar system in our galaxy
b. Describe the Big Bang theory
c. Explain how observations of the cosmic microwave background have helped
determine the age of the universe
d. Differentiate between the cosmological and Doppler red shift
E5.2 The Sun – Chapter 20
a. Identify patterns in solar activities
b. Relate events on the sun to phenomena such as auroras, disruption of radio and
satellite communication, and power grid disturbances
c. Describe how nuclear fusion produces energy in the sun
d. Describe how nuclear fusion and other process in stars have lead to the
formation of all other chemical elements
E5.2X Stellar Evolution – Chapter 21
a. Explain how the H-R diagram can deduce distance
b. Describe the temperature, lifespan, and mass of a star using the H-R diagram
c. Explain how the balance between fusion and gravity controls the evolution of a
star (equilibrium)
d. Compare the evolution paths of low-, moderate-, and high-mass stars using the
H-R diagram