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    This 8th grade Earth Science course covers topics including astronomy, geology, hydrology, geologic history, meteorology, and the application of scientific methods. The course aims to teach students about the structure and composition of the universe, solar system, and Earth. It will explore geological processes that shape the Earth's surface and interior over time, the water cycle and ocean currents, interpreting rock layers and fossils to understand Earth's history, how the atmosphere drives weather and climate patterns, and using data to predict weather. Students will learn through a textbook, supplemental materials, online resources, labs, and applying the scientific process.

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    This 8th grade Earth Science course covers topics including astronomy, geology, hydrology, geologic history, meteorology, and the application of scientific methods. The course aims to teach students about the structure and composition of the universe, solar system, and Earth. It will explore geological processes that shape the Earth's surface and interior over time, the water cycle and ocean currents, interpreting rock layers and fossils to understand Earth's history, how the atmosphere drives weather and climate patterns, and using data to predict weather. Students will learn through a textbook, supplemental materials, online resources, labs, and applying the scientific process.

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    This 8th grade Earth Science course covers topics including astronomy, geology, hydrology, geologic history, meteorology, and the application of scientific methods. The course aims to teach students about the structure and composition of the universe, solar system, and Earth. It will explore geological processes that shape the Earth's surface and interior over time, the water cycle and ocean currents, interpreting rock layers and fossils to understand Earth's history, how the atmosphere drives weather and climate patterns, and using data to predict weather. Students will learn through a textbook, supplemental materials, online resources, labs, and applying the scientific process.

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    This 8th grade Earth Science course covers topics including astronomy, geology, hydrology, geologic history, meteorology, and the application of scientific methods. The course aims to teach students about the structure and composition of the universe, solar system, and Earth. It will explore geological processes that shape the Earth's surface and interior over time, the water cycle and ocean currents, interpreting rock layers and fossils to understand Earth's history, how the atmosphere drives weather and climate patterns, and using data to predict weather. Students will learn through a textbook, supplemental materials, online resources, labs, and applying the scientific process.

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    Class: Earth Science

    Grade: 8
    General Course information: Topics covered in this class include
    1. Astronomy: the universe – galaxies/stars, the sun the solar system-planets,
    the earth and the moon;
    2. Geology: rocks and minerals, weathering, landforms, plate tectonics,
    earthquakes, volcanoes and forces that build up or wear down the earth’s
    surface
    3. Hydrology: groundwater, oceans, and the hydrologic cycle
    4. Geologic history: geologic time, fossils, geologic structures
    5. Meteorology: atmosphere, mechanisms of heat transfer, weather, and
    forecasting
    6. Application of scientific methods and science inquiry

    Outcomes
    Students will recognize that the universe consists of billions of galaxies/stars and
    will understand some of what is known and or theorized about stars/galaxies, the
    universe, the solar system-sun and the planets. Students will understand knowledge is
    limited by technology and theories change as new information is gained.
    Students will learn the processes that build up features on or below the surface,
    and the processes that destroy or change such features. In labs, students will learn how
    various processes work individually and together to create and destroy landforms;
    students will also describe various processes and interactions of the rock cycle.
    Students will discover how oceans, groundwater and other forms of water are
    interconnected in the hydrologic cycle, how when one piece is altered, all are affected.
    Student will understand how the role of Earth’s spin (coriollis effect) on wind and
    currents, and how oceans help moderate and control global climates.
    Students will interpret successive layers of sedimentary rocks and their fossils to
    document the age and history of the earth; student will identify and create classification
    charts for various fossil identification.
    Students will investigate how the atmosphere interacts with earth’s systems.
    Student will define radiation, conduction, and convection and explain their effects on
    weather and climate. Students will collect and use data to predict the weather.

    List of resources
    Prentice Hall Scientific Explorer – Textbook 2007
    Glencoe Science Earth Science – 2007
    Various on-line web-sites
    On-line science animations and demonstrations
    Earth Science Success
    Science inquiry lab manuals
    NSTA PROJECT EARTH SCIENCE – geology, meteorology, oceanography
    National Science Teacher Association Material

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