60-Day STAAR-Targeted Plan

8th GRADE Science

60-Day STAAR-Targeted Plan

January 20th – April 18th

SE Focus / MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRIDAY
8.9B,C
(B)relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
(C)interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering. / Jan 20
Review District Benchmark
TLW:
Review the District Benchmark. / Jan 21
Topographic Maps
TLW:
Explain the natural events that impact Earth systems
Vocabulary:
Canyons, deltas, mountains, rivers, islands, topographic maps, weathering, erosion
Engage:
Discovery Education Video Clip on “Land Forms”
Explain: Edusmart
Explore:
FOSS- Land Forms
Elaborate:
Create foldable on the Earths Layers
Evaluate:
Question and Answer
Resources:
Homework:
Measuring Up-pg 104-105
Motivation Science pg 101-104,
Textbook pg 692 / Jan 22
Topographic Maps
TLW:
Interpret Topographic maps to identify land
Engage:
Discovery Education Video Clip- “Topographic Maps”
Explain: Edusmart
Explore:
Lab Aids-Making & Interpreting Topographic Maps
Elaborate:
Lab Report
Evaluate:
Quiz, Question and Answer
Resources:
Edusmart,
LabAids: Making & Interpreting topographic maps
Measuring Up-pg 104-105,
Motivation Science pg 101-104,
Textbook pg 692 / Jan 23
Topographic Maps
TLW:
Interpret satellite views to identify land features
Engage:
Discovery Education Video Clip- “Topographic Maps”
Explain: Edusmart
Explore:
Lab Aids-Using remote sensing to determine topography
Elaborate:
Lab Report
Evaluate:
Quiz, Question and Answer
Resources:
Edusmart,
LabAids: Topography, Remote Sensing,
Measuring Up-pg 104-105
Motivation Science pg 101-104,
Textbook pg 692
TEA Activity-Topographic Map on your knuckle / Jan 24
Topographic Maps
TLW:
Interpret satellite views to identify erosional features and how these features may be reshaped by weathering
Engage:
Discovery Education Video Clip- “Weathering & Erosion”
Explain: Edusmart
Explore:
Topographic Satellite Images
Evaluate:
Test-Topography, Weathering & Erosion
Resources:
Edusmart,
Topographic Satellite Images
Measuring Up-pg 104-105,
Motivation Science pg 101-104,
Textbook pg 692
8.9A,B
(A)describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
(B)relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features; / Jan 27
Plate Tectonics
TLW:
Describe historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory. Explain continental drift
Vocabulary:
Plate Tectonics, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Continental Drift, Oceanic trench, Convergent, Divergent, Subduction, Pangaea
Engage:
Discovery Education Video Clip on “Plate Tectonics”
Explain: Edusmart-Effects of plate tectonics
Explore:
LWS-Plate Tectonics
Elaborate:
Create Pangaea Activity
Evaluate:
Quiz, Question and Answer
Resources:
Edusmart
Measuring Up-pg 95-96, 99-101
Motivation Science-91-94
Pangaea Activity / Jan 28
Plate Tectonics
TLW:
Explain Fossil and Rock Correlation that supports plate tectonic.
Engage:
Discovery Education Video Clip on “Plate Tectonics”
Explain: Edusmart-Effects of plate tectonics
Explore:
LWS-Plate Tectonics
Elaborate:
Lab Report Activity
Evaluate:
Quiz, Question and Answer
Resources:
Edusmart
Measuring Up-pg 95-96, 99-101
Motivation Science-91-94
Pangaea Activity / Jan 29
Plate Tectonics
TLW:
Explain Sea Floor spreading that supports plate tectonic.
Engage:
Discovery Education Video Clip on “Sea Floor Spreading”
Explain: Edusmart-Effects of plate tectonics
Explore:
Sea Floor Spreading Activity
Elaborate:
Lab Report on Activity
Evaluate:
Quiz, Question and Answer
Resources:
Edusmart
Measuring Up-pg 95-96, 99-101
Motivation Science-91-94
Pangaea Activity / Jan 30
Plate Tectonics
TLW:
Explain magnetic stripping and Harry Hess that supports plate tectonic.
Engage:
Discovery Education Video Clip on “Magnetic stripping”
Explain: Edusmart-Effects of plate tectonics
Evaluate:
Quiz, Question and Answer
Resources:
Edusmart
Measuring Up-pg 95-96, 99-101
Motivation Science-91-94
Pangaea Activity / Jan 31
Plate Tectonics
TLW:
Explain magnetic stripping and Harry Hess that supports plate tectonic.
Engage:
Discovery Education Video Clip on “Magnetic stripping”
Explain: Edusmart-Effects of plate tectonics
Explore:
Sea Floor Spreading Activity
Elaborate:
Lab Report on Activity
Evaluate:
Quiz, Question and Answer
Resources:
Edusmart
Measuring Up-pg 95-96, 99-101
Motivation Science-91-94
Pangaea Activity
8.7A,B
(A)model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the Sun causing changes in seasons;
(B)demonstrate and predict the sequence of events in the lunar cycle; / Feb 3
Day/Night & Seasons
Engage: Why do we have day and night? Why do we have seasons?
Vocabulary: rotational axis, autumnal equinox, vernal equinox, rotate, revolve, summer solstice, winter solstice, axis, counter clockwise / Feb 4
Day/Night & Seasons
Explore/Explain: Handout-Reason for the Seasons, Handout-Sun, Earth, Moon model
*Resources:
Edusmart and LWS
DSM module
Textbook p. 93 / Feb 5
Day/Night & Seasons
Explore/Explain: Handout-Reason for the Seasons, Handout-Sun, Earth, Moon model / Feb 6
Day/Night & Seasons
Elaborate: Handout-Duration of Sunlight and Seasons p.11 / Feb 7
Day/Night & Seasons
Evaluate: “How it Works” Explain and illustrate the Earth, moon phases, and the reason for the seasons.
8.7B,C
(B)demonstrate and predict the sequence of events in the lunar cycle;
(C)relate the position of the Moon and Sun to their effect on ocean tides. / Feb 10
Moon Phases & Tides
Engage: Put a phase of moon on screen. Ask student if they have ever seen the moon look like this.
Vocabulary: tides, waxing, waning, New moon, full moon, lunar eclipse, solar eclipse, Spring tide, Neap tide / Feb 11
Moon Phases & Tides
Explore: Lunar Pops Handout
*Resources:
Edusmart and LWS
Textbook p. 481-485
DSM kit
Birthday moon handout / Feb 12
Moon Phases & Tides
Explain: Explain why we see different phases of the moon.
Explain how the phases of the moon affect the tides. / Feb 13
Moon Phases & Tides
Elaborate & Evaluate: Write a “How it Works” booklet to explain and illustrate the Earth, Sun and Moon cycles include day, night, seasons, lunar phases, eclipses, and tides. / Feb 14
Moon Phases & Tides
Continue Elaborate & Evaluate: Write a “How it Works” booklet to explain and illustrate the Earth, Sun and Moon cycles include day, night, seasons, lunar phases, eclipses, and tides.
8.10A,B,C
(A)recognize that the Sun provides the energy that drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents;
(B)identify how global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather using weather maps that show high and low pressures and fronts;
(C)identify the role of the oceans in the formation of weather systems such as hurricanes. / Feb 17
Ocean & Weather Systems
Engage: Hurricane clip-United streaming. Ask why do our oceans have different temperatures? Bean boiling activity
Vocabulary: convection currents, ocean currents, Jet stream, Gyres, Gulf Stream, High and low pressure, fronts, Weather patterns: La Nina, El Nino, hurricanes, Tsunami, Air mass, ocean currents
* / Feb 18
Ocean & Weather Systems
Explore/Explain: Weather maps-“Create a weather map” handout.
* Resources:
Mentoring Minds p. 131-134.
Motivation Science p. 111-114, 121-124.
Measuring Up p. 108-110.
Edusmart and LWS / Feb 19
Ocean & Weather Systems
Explain: Explain the different weather symbols and weather fronts. Explain air masses and humidity. Why does the Earth have wind and ocean currents? Weather fronts handout. Ocean Currents and Climate handout.
* / Feb 20
Ocean & Weather Systems
Elaborate/ Evaluate: Research and map the national weather for an Autumn day and a Spring day, indicating the location of High and Low pressure areas, warm and cold fronts, jet stream, and winds, for those selected days.
* / Feb 21
End of the Six Weeks
Ocean & Weather Systems
Elaborate/ Evaluate: Research and map the national weather for an Autumn day and a Spring day, indicating the location of High and Low pressure areas, warm and cold fronts, jet stream, and winds, for those selected days.
*
8.8E,A
(E)research how scientific data are used as evidence to develop scientific theories to describe the origin of the universe
(A)describe components of the universe, including stars, nebulae, and galaxies, and use models such as the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for classification; / Feb 24
Components of the Universe
TLW:
Explain the components of the Universe including stars, nebulae, and galaxies and use models such as the Hertzpsrung-Russell diagram for classification.
Vocabulary:
Star, galaxy, Elliptical, Spiral, Irregular, Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, Nebulae, life cycle
Engage:
The scale of the Universe 2 (Interactive Video)
/ Feb 25
Components of the Universe
Explain: Edusmart: 6th Grade: Components of the Solar System and characteristics of the Sun.
EduSmart 8th Grade: Universe / Feb 26
Components of the Universe
Explore:
Birth and Death of the Star flow chart.
Students will create their own H-R Diagram. / Feb 27
Half a Day
Holiday
Components of the Uni-verse
Elaborate:
Life Cycles of Stars, Page 10b
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Activity 2, pp 36
Hertzprung-Russell diagram worksheet. / Feb 28
Charro Day Holiday
8.8A,D
(A)describe components of the universe, including stars, nebulae, and galaxies, and use models such as the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for classification;
(D)model and describe how light years are used to measure distances and sizes in the universe; / Mar 3
Components of the Universe
Elaborate:
Exploring the Galaxies.
Motivation Station Scientific Fact pp35 / Mar 4
Components of the Universe
Evaluate:
Motivation Science, Unit 4, pp 37-69
Resources:

• Copycat worksheet
• What can observing stars tell us.
• Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Activity 2, pp 36
• Life Cycles of Stars, Page 10b
• Exploring the Galaxies.Motivation Station Scientific Fact pp35
• Motivation Science, Unit 4, pp 37-69

/ Mar 5
Universe Distance and Sizes
TLW:
Model and describe how light years are used to measure distances and sizes in the universe
Vocabulary:
Light year
Engage: Youtube Video: How far is a light year? / Mar 6
Universe Distance and Sizes
Explain:EduSmart 8th Grade: Universe: Distances and Size and Interactivity / Mar 7
Universe Distance and Sizes
Explore:
Birth and Death of the Star flow chart.
8.8B,C
(B)recognize that the Sun is a medium-sized star near the edge of a disc-shaped galaxy of stars and that the Sun is many thousands of times closer to Earth than any others
(C)explore how different wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum such as light and radio waves are used to gain information about distances and properties of components in the universe; / Mar 17
Sun & Electromagnetic Spectrum
TLW:
Explain the components of the Universe including stars, nebulae, and galaxies and use models such as the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for classification.
Vocabulary:
Radio waves, Infrared, gamma, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, microwave, wavelength
Engage:
Solar Flares Video Clips / Mar 18
Sun & Electromagnetic
Spectrum
Explain: Difference between the interior of the Sun and the Earth / Mar 19
Sun & Electromagnetic Spectrum
Explore:
Spectroscope Lab / Mar 20
Sun & Electromagnetic Spectrum
Elaborate:
Measuring Up: Universe, pp 79-81 / Mar 21
Sun & Electromagnetic Spectrum
Evaluate:
Motivation Science, Unit 6, Guided practice pp 57-60
Resources:

• Spectroscope Lab
• Measuring Up: Universe, pp 79-81
• Motivation Science, Unit 6, Guided practice pp 57-60

Review of all
Category 4
Organisms & Environments / Mar 24
8.11A, B, C, D / Mar 25
7.10B, C
7.11A, C / Mar 26
7.12B / Mar 27
6.12D
7.12D, F / Mar 28
7.14 B, C
Review of all
Category 3
Earth & Space / Mar 31
8.7 A, B, C
6.11B / Apr 1
8th grade STAAR Math Test / Apr 2
8th grade STAAR Reading Test / Apr 3
8.8A, B, C, D
8.9A, B / Apr 4
8.9C
8.10A,B,C
7.8C
Review of all
Category 1
Matter & Energy / Apr 7
8.5A, B / Apr 8
8.5C
6.6A
6.5C / Apr 9
8.5D, E, F / Apr 10
7.6B
6.6B / Apr 11
7.5C
7.6A, B
End of the Six Weeks
Review of all
Category 2
Force, Motion, & Energy / Apr 14
8.6A
6.8A / Apr 15
8.6B
6.8C, D
Reinforce Speed / Apr 16
8.6C / Apr 17
7.7A
6.9C / Apr 18
Good Friday
Holiday