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Identifying Essential Standards: What Do We Expect Students to Learn?
Grade Level: 8
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Prior Skills
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Common
Assessment
When Taught?
Earth’s Systems and Resources – 9 weeks
EQ: What is the
8.E.5A.3 Obtain and
composition of the
communicate
Earth’s layers?
information about
the relative position,
density, and
composition of Earth’s
layers to describe the
crust, mantle, and
core.
Cornell Notes
Note taking skills sheet
Graphic Organizers
PASS Coach:
Lesson 14
Prior:
Knowledge of different
layers of Earth
Plate Tectonics
and Geological
Time Test
Week 1-2
Plate Tectonics
and Geological
Time Test
Week 2-3
EV:
Crust
Mantle
Core
Diagrams/Models of
Earth’s Layers
8.E.5A.4 Construct
explanations for
how the theory of
plate tectonics
accounts for (1)
the motion of
lithospheric plates,
(2) the geologic
activities at plate
EQ: What causes
lithospheric plates
in the Earth to
move?
EQ: How have
landform areas
changed throughout
time?
Lesson M
PASS Coach:
Lesson 15
Models/Diagrams
Prior:
Knowledge of plate
tectonics
Pangea
Students know what
Volcanoes are
EV:
Plate Tectonics
boundaries, and (3)
the changes in
landform areas
over geologic time
8.E.5A.5 Construct
and analyze
scientific
arguments to
support claims that
plate tectonics
accounts for (1)
the distribution of
fossils on different
continents,
8.E.5A.5
Construct and
analyze scientific
arguments to
support claims that
plate tectonics
accounts for (2)
Gizmo
EQ: What is the
difference between
divergent,
convergent, and
transform
boundaries? How
have they caused
geologic activities?
EQ: Why are
similar fossils found
Cornell Notes
on different
continents?
Lesson B
EQ: How are plate
tectonics
responsible for
distributing similar
fossils on different
continents?
Lithospheric Plates
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Pangaea
Prior Knowledge:
Knowledge on fossils and
how they are created
Plate Tectonics
and Geological
Time Test
Week 2-3
Earthquakes
and Volcanoes
Test
Week 4-5
EV:
Plate tectonics
Fossils
PASS Coach:
Lesson 9
EQ: How do plate
tectonics cause
earthquakes?
Lesson N
EQ: How do plate
tectonics form
different features in
Prior Knowledge:
Knowledge on
earthquakes/volcanoes and
what type of damage they
cause.
Articles:
Claims/Arguments
EV:
the occurrence of
earthquakes, and
(3) continental and
ocean floor
features (including
mountains,
volcanoes, faults
and trenches).
the Earth?
8.E.5B.1 Analyze
and interpret data
to describe patterns
in the location of
volcanoes and
earthquakes related
to tectonic plate
boundaries,
interactions, and
hot spots.
EQ: Describe the
relationship of plate
tectonics and the
location of
earthquakes and
volcanoes.
8.E.5B.2 Construct
explanations of
how forces inside
Earth result in
earthquakes and
volcanoes.
Earthquakes
Faults
Trenches
Volcanoes
Cornell Notes
Maps of
Earthquake and
Volcano Locations
Prior Knowledge:
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Seismic waves
Plate tectonics
Earthquakes
and Volcanoes
Test
Week 4-5
Earthquakes
and Volcanoes
Test
Week5-6
EV:
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Tectonic Boundaries
Seismic Waves/Activity
Hot Spots
EQ: How do forces
inside the Earth
create earthquakes
and volcanoes?
EQ: What type of
force causes
earthquakes?
Lesson F and G
PK:
Basic earthquake and
volcano knowledge
EV:
Tectonic Force
Lithospheric plates
Fault line
Ring of Fire
Lava
8.E.5B.3 Define
problems that may
be caused by a
catastrophic event
resulting from
plate movements
and design
possible devices or
solutions to
minimize the
effects of that
event on Earth’s
surface and/or
human structures.
8.E.5A.1 Develop
and use models to
explain how the
processes of
weathering,
erosion, and
deposition change
surface features in
the environment.
8.E.5A.2 Use the
rock cycle model
to describe the
EQ: What type of
catastrophic events
can be caused by
plate movements?
EQ: How do
volcanoes and
earthquakes effect
humans?
PASS Coach:
Lesson 12
Earthquake and
Volcano Videos
Earthquakes
and Volcanoes
Test
Week5-6
Earth’s
Processes and
Rock Cycle
Test
Week 7-8
Earth’s
Processes and
Rock Cycle
7-8
EV:
Fault Zones
Seismic Waves
Local Effects
Global effects
EQ: What can
humans do to
prepare for these
catastrophic events?
EQ: How does
Cornell Notes
weathering, erosion,
and deposition
change the Earth’s
surface?
Models/Diagrams
EQ: What is the
rock cycle?
PK:
Seismic waves
Students should have an
understanding of the
effects of both catastrophic
events
Lesson H, I , J
PK:
Earth’s processes taught in
previous grades
EV:
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Chemical Weathering
Physical Weathering
PK:
Students should have
previous knowledge on the
relationship
between the
processes and
forces that create
igneous,
sedimentary, and
metamorphic
rocks.
8.E.5C.1 Obtain
and communicate
information
regarding the
physical and
chemical
properties of
minerals, ores, and
fossil fuels to
describe their
importance as
Earth resources.
EQ: What are the
three types of rock?
EQ: What is the
relationship
between the rock
cycle and the three
types of rocks?
EQ: What are
physical and
chemical
properties?
EQ: What are the
physical and
chemical properties
of minerals, ores,
and fossil fuels?
EQ: Why are
minerals, ores, and
fossil fuels
important resources
for humans?
PASS Coach:
Lesson 18
Gizmo
Diagram of cycle
Cornell Notes
PASS Coach:
Lesson 19
rock cycle and 3 types of
rocks
Test
EV:
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Rock Cycle
PV:
Students have previous
knowledge of all EV from
7th grade.
EV:
Chemical Properties
Physical Properties
Minerals
Ores
Fossil Fuels
Unit/Strand Name – Projected Amount of Time
Earth’s
Processes and
Rock Cycle
Test
8-9
Unit/Strand Name – Projected Amount of Time
1. Standard: What is the essential standard to be learned? Describe in student-friendly vocabulary.
2. Example or Rigor: What does proficient student work look like? Provide an example or description.
3. Prior Skills Needed: What prior knowledge, skills, or vocabulary are needed for a student to master this
standard?
4. Common Assessment: What assessments will be used to measure student mastery?
5. When will this standard be taught?
Revised 8/2/2016