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Willmar Public Schools
Curriculum Mapping
Earth Science – Grade 8
Month
Content (Tells what
the student will
know)
Intro to Science,
History and Nature
Standard Addressed
Skill (Tells what the
student will do)
Assessment
Essential Question (Creates a reason for student to
learn the content).
Students will understand that scientific
inquiry is used by scientist to investigate
the natural world in a systematic way.
Metric measurement,
organize data, graphing,
problem solving
Quizzes, labs,
problem solving,
tests
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The student will use multiple skills to
design and conduct scientific
investigations
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The student will understand how scientific
discovery, culture, societal norms and
technology have influenced one another in
different periods.
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Can the student use the metric system for
measurement?
How do you make and interpret graphs?
How can problem-solving skills be developed
and applied?
What are characteristics of a sound scientific
investigation?
How have scientists and scientific discoveries
been influence by the political and cultural
pressures in society?
How do scientist use models to simulate
patterns and change in the environment?
The students will know that science and
technology are human efforts that both
influence and are influenced by
civilizations and cultures worldwide.
Students will understand that scientific
inquiry is used by scientist to investigate
the natural world in a systematic way.
Matter: atoms,
elements, states,
changes, properties
Students will understand the nature of
matter including its forms, properties and
interactions
Observe, investigate
compare/contrast
Quizzes, list,
labs, activities
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Minerals and Rocks
The student will identify Earth’s
composition, structure and processes.
Observe, Test, Keying,
Research, Analyze,
Categorize, Research
Labs, Quizzes,
Presentations,
Lab Practical
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Earth Structure and
Processes
The student will identify Earth’s
composition, structure and processes
Modeling,
Compare/Contrast,
Analyze, Categorize,
Diagram, Mapping,
Investigate
Labs, Models,
Test, Project,
Mapping,
Timelines
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What are the basic concepts of matter and how
do they apply to earth science?
What types of information are included in a
table of elements?
How can you differentiate between physical
and chemical change?
How are rocks and minerals formed?
How does formation affect the properties of
minerals and rocks?
How can the property be used to identify rocks
and minerals?
How are rock and minerals important to
society?
What are the processes that form, model,
recycle earth’s crust and create landform?
How do these forces produce earthquakes,
volcanoes, mountain building, landforms, etc?
What are the affects of these processes
landforms and events on human populations?
Willmar Public Schools
Curriculum Mapping
Earth Science – Grade 8
Month
Content (Tells what
the student will
know)
Earth History
Standard Addressed
Skill (Tells what the
student will do)
Assessment
The student will identify Earth’s
composition, structure and processes.
Essential Question (Creates a reason for student to
learn the content).
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Astronomy
The student will understand how
biological evolution provides a scientific
explanation for the fossil record of ancient
life forms, as well as for the striking
similarities observed among the diverse
species of living organism
The student will compare objects in the
solar system and explain their interactions
with the earth
Observe, Chart, Collect
Data, Modeling, Research,
Problem Solving
Quiz, List, Labs,
Projects, Problem
Solving, models
The student will describe the composition
and structure of the universe
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Water Cycle,
Weather and
Climate
Students will investigate how atmosphere
interacts with the Earth system.
Observe, collect data,
measure, research,
analyze, compare/contrast,
graph, predict, modeling,
investigate, field study,
formulate questions
Labs, quizzes,
test, projects,
presentations,
graphs
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Environmental
Issues
Students will investigate the impact
humans have on the environment.
Formulate questions,
Research, Observe, Test
Variables, Analyze,
Compare/Contrast,
Mapping, Investigate
Multimedia
presentations,
Projects
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How has the earth’s surface, climate and life
forms changed over time?
How do fossils and the rock record show
evidence of the earth’s age, change in life
forms and geologic history?
What are the characteristics of the objects that
make up the solar systems?
What are the forces that affect the interaction
and balance of the objects in the Solar system?
How does the interaction of the sun, moon,
and earth affect the earth physically and
biologically?
What are stars and galaxies and their
relationships in
the universe.
How does the sun heat the earth’s atmosphere?
What is the atmosphere composed of and how
is it structured?
How do the atmospheric factors interact to
create weather?
How does the rotation of the earth affect
winds and ocean currents?
What are the cycles that maintain the balance
in the atmosphere and how do they flow
through the system?
How have weather patterns and climate
changed over time?
What is the relationship between earth science
and our environment?
What are the relationships between humans
and cause/effect?
How do humans affect the global environment
both positively and negatively?