Unit One



Port Clinton Science Course of Study | |

|GRADE: 8 |UNIT: Inside the Restless Earth |Suggested Time: 9 weeks |

|Standard Earth Sciences |

|Students demonstrate an understanding about how Earth systems and processes interact in the geosphere resulting in the habitability of Earth. This includes |

|demonstrating an understanding of the composition of the universe, the solar |

|system and Earth. In addition, it includes understanding the properties and the interconnected nature of Earth's systems, processes that shape Earth and Earth's |

|history. Students also demonstrate an understanding of how the concepts and |

|principles of energy, matter, motion and forces explain Earth systems, the solar system and the universe. Finally, they grasp an understanding of the historical |

|perspectives, scientific approaches and emerging scientific issues associated with Earth and space sciences. |

|TOPICS/ |Rocks and Minerals |Earth Structure |Changes in Earth |

|CONCEPTS | | | |

| |What are minerals and rocks? |What is the composition of Earth’s |What are features in Earth’s crust? |

|Benchmarks |How are rocks classified? |interior? |What causes features to change in Earth’s |

| |What causes rocks to change from one type to |What are the layers of the Earth? |crust? |

|Essential Questions |another type? | |Where is there evidence of change in Earth’s |

| |How are minerals and rocks useful? | |crust? |

| |How are fossils produced? | | |

| |How can geologic time be determined? | | |

|Indicators | Explain that rocks are made of one or more |Describe the interior structure of Earth |Explain that most major geological events |

| |minerals. Identify minerals by their |and Earth’s crust as divided into tectonic|(e.g., earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hot |

|What Students |characteristic properties |plates riding on top of the slow moving |spots and mountain building) result from plate |

|Need To KNOW |Describe the rock cycle and explain that |currents of magma in the mantle. |motion |

| |there are sedimentary, igneous and |Use models to analyze the size and shape |Use models to analyze the size and shape of |

|Students will… |metamorphic rocks that have distinct |of Earth, its surface and its interior |Earth, its surface and its interior (e.g., |

| |properties (e.g., color, texture) and are |(e.g., globes, topographic maps, satellite|globes, topographic maps, satellite images |

|NOTE: |formed in different ways |images). |Describe how landforms are created through a |

|Code by |Explain that some processes involved in the | |combination of destructive (e.g., weathering |

|Grade-Stand.# |rock cycle are directly related to the | |and erosion) and constructive processes (e.g., |

|[3-Physical.3] |thermal energy and forces in the mantle that | |crustal deformation, volcanic eruptions and |

| |drive plate motions. | |deposition of sediment). |

|OR | | |Explain that folding, faulting and uplifting |

| | | |can rearrange the rock layers so the youngest |

|Going Beyond The Standard| | |is not always found on top. |

|[Physical+] | | |Illustrate how the three primary types of plate|

| | | |boundaries (transform, divergent and |

| | | |convergent) cause different landforms (e.g., |

| | | |mountains, volcanoes, ocean trenches). |

| | | |Apply appropriate math skills to interpret |

| | | |quantitative data (e.g., mean, median, mode). |

| | | |Demonstrate that vibrations in materials may |

| | | |produce waves that spread away from the source |

| | | |in all directions (e.g., earthquake waves, |

| | | |sound waves) |

|TOPICS/ |Rocks and Minerals |Earth Structure |Changes in Earth |

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|Indicators |Choose the appropriate tools or instruments and|Identify the difference between |Examine how choices regarding the use of |

| |use relevant safety procedures to complete |description (e.g., observation and |technology are influenced by constraints |

|What Students |scientific investigations. 8- SI.1 |summary) and explanation (e.g., inference,|caused by various unavoidable factors (e.g.,|

|Need To Be Able To DO |Examine how choices regarding the use of |prediction, significance, importance). |geographic location, limited resources, |

|[SI/SWOK/ST] |technology are influenced by constraints caused|8-SWOK.1 |social, political and economic |

| |by various unavoidable factors (e.g., | |considerations). 8-ST.2 |

|Students will… |geographic location, limited resources, social,| | |

| |political and economic considerations). 8-ST.2 | | |

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|Going Beyond The Standard| | | |

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| |mineral |crust |earthquake |

|Engaging |rock |mantle |seismology |

|Vocabulary |igneous rock |core |seismic wave |

| |sedimentary rock |tectonic plate |volcano |

| |metamorphic rock |continental drift |magma chamber |

| |rock cycle |sea-floor spreading |rift zone |

| |fossil |plate boundary |hot spot |

| |geologic column |fault | |

| |rock properties | | |

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|TOPICS/ |Rocks and Minerals |Earth Structure |Changes in Earth |

|CONCEPTS | | | |

|Possible |Holt Science and Technology |Holt Science and Technology |Holt Science and Technology |

|Paper/Pencil |Inside the Restless Earth text Chapter 1,2 and |Inside the Restless Earth text Chapter 4 |Inside the Restless Earth text Chapters 5 |

|Assessment Items |3 Section Reviews and Chapter Reviews; also |Section Reviews and Chapter Review; also |and 6 Section Reviews and Chapter Reviews; |

| |accompanying review worksheets and tests |accompanying review worksheets and test |also accompanying review worksheets and |

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| | | |(Assessment CD) SCASS #038 Cliff Face |

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|Possible |Interview a mineral essay |Holt Science and Technology text Inside |Holt Science and Technology |

|Writing Prompts |Holt Science and Technology text Inside the |the Restless Earth Language Arts Activity |Text Inside the Restless Earth |

| |Restless Earth. |Writing Skill, Chapter 4 |Language Arts Activity Writing Skill, |

| |Language Arts Activity Writing Skill, Chapters | |Chapters 5 and 6 |

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|Possible |Organize a set of rocks using a dichotomous key|Holt Science and Technology text Inside |Holt Science and Technology text Inside the |

|Performance |Holt Science and Technology text Inside the |the Restless Earth Quick Labs and Skills |Restless Earth Quick Labs and Skills |

|Assessments |Restless Earth Quick Labs and Skills Practice |Practice Labs, Chapter 4 |Practice Labs, Chapters 5 and 6 |

| |Labs, Chapters 1,2, and 3 | | |

| |Ohio ORC “Minerals” #2599 |Ohio ORC “Crustal Sinking” #3119 |Ohio ORC “Earthquake Epicenter” #3120 |

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|Possible |Adopt, research, and describe a “pet rock” |Holt Science and Technology booklet Long |Holt Science and Technology booklet Long |

|Project |Holt Science and Technology booklet Long Term |Term Projects and Research Ideas, page 32 |Term Projects and Ideas, page 40 “A Whole |

|Assessments |Projects and Research Ideas, page 38 “The Hard |“How Big Is The Earth?”, #2 |Lotta Shakin,” #2 |

| |Rock Chronicles”, #4 | | |

| |(Assessment CD) SCASS #702 Geologic Time | | |

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|TOPICS/ |Rocks and Minerals |Earth Structure |Changes in Earth |

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|Teaching |Board Adopted Materials: |Board Adopted Materials: |Board Adopted Materials: |

|Resources |Holt Science and Technology text “Inside the |Holt Science and Technology text |Holt Science and Technology text |

| |Restless Earth” |“Inside the Restless Earth” |“Inside the Restless Earth” |

| |Chapter 1 “Minerals of the Earth’s Crust”,2 |Chapter 4 “Plate Tectonics” |Chapter 5 “Earthquakes”and 6 “Volcanoes” |

| |“Rocks: Mineral Mixtures”, and 3 “The Rock and | | |

| |Fossil Record” |Suggested Supplemental Resources: |Suggested Supplemental Resources: |

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| |Suggested Supplemental Resources: |The Ring of Fire |ODE-IMS :“Heat Up the Floating Plates” – |

| |ODE-IMS : |expeditions |Grade Eight |

| |“Mineral Match-Up” | | |

| |Grade six | | |

| | | |ODE-IMS :Mountains of Work” Grade Eight |

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| |ODE-IMS : “Science Rocks” | | |

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| |Microslide set #306 “Minerals” and microslide | | |

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| |Video (VHS) The Rock Cycle | | |

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|Literature Links |Science World magazine |Science World magazine |Science World magazine |

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|Teacher |Use mineral ,rock samples and fossils |Use globes and maps of the Earth |Use block models of crustal plates to show |

|Notes |collections as visual aid | |plate motion |

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