Mr. Johnson 7/8 Science

August

Strand 4: Life Sciences

Concept 3:

Resources

Populations of Organisms in an Ecosystem

PO 1.  Compare food chains in a specified ecosystem and their corresponding food web. 

PO 2.  Explain how organisms obtain and use resources to develop and thrive in:

·         niches

·         predator/prey relationships

PO 3.  Analyze the interactions of living organisms with their ecosystems:

·         limiting factors

·         carrying capacity

FOSS

Populations and Ecosystems Investigation 4, Parts 1-2; Investigation 7

Populations and Ecosystems Resources

Populations and Ecosystems CD-ROM

Populations and Ecosystems Investigation 6, Parts 1-3

Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker

Arizona Science Essentials:

Lessons A, B, C,D,E,F

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Food Chains and Webs

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Food chain

Nettrekker by standard

Artic Hare Food Web

September

Strand 4: Life Sciences

Concept 3:

Resources

Populations of Organisms in an Ecosystem

PO 4.  Evaluate data related to problems associated with population growth (e.g., overgrazing, forest management, invasion of non-native species) and the possible solutions.

PO 5.  Predict how environmental factors (e.g., floods, droughts, temperature changes) affect survival rates in living organisms.

PO 6.  Create a model of the interactions of living organisms within an ecosystem.

FOSS

Populations and Ecosystems Investigation 3, Parts 1-3; Investigation 4, Parts 1-2; Investigation 5, Part 4; Investigation 7.

Populations and Ecosystems CD-ROM

Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker

Arizona Science Essentials:

Lessons A,B,C,D, E

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Nettrekker by standard

October

Strand 6: Earth and Space Science

Concept 1:

Resources

Structure of the Earth

PO 1.  Classify rocks and minerals by the following observable properties:

·         grain

·         color

·         texture

·         hardness

PO 2.  Describe the properties and the composition of the following major layers of the Earth:

·         crust

·         mantle

·         core

PO 3.  Explain the following processes involved in the formation of the Earth’s structure:

·         erosion

·         deposition

·         plate tectonics

·         volcanism

FOSS

Earth History Resources

Earth History CD-ROM

Earth History Investigation 8, Parts 1-2

Earth History Investigation 7, Parts 1-2.

Earth History Investigation 4, Parts 1-6.

Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker

Arizona Science Essentials:

Lessons I, L, M (minerals)

Lessons J, K, N,  DD (rocks)

Glencoe:

Ch 9 (minerals)

Ch 10 (rocks)

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Closer Look at Earth-The Earth’s Layers segment

DLESE search

The Earth’s Layers

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Ch 8.1 (erosion/weathering)  plate tectonics & volcanism

November

Strand 6: Earth and Space Science

Concept 1 and Concept 2

Resources

Structure of the Earth

PO 4.  Describe how the rock and fossil record show that environmental conditions have changed over geologic and recent time.

Earth’s Processes and System

PO 1.  Explain the rock cycle.

PO 2.  Distinguish the components and characteristics of the rock cycle for the following types of rocks:

·         igneous

·         metamorphic

·         sedimentary

FOSS

Earth History Investigation 4, Parts 1-6.

Earth History Resources and CD-ROM

(Note:  the term “rock cycle” is not used, but the rock types are explored and described.)

Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker

Arizona Science Essentials:

Lessons J, K

Lesson U (continental drift)                      Lesson V (plate tectonics)

Lesson EE (seafloor spreading)              Lesson FF (earthquakes/faults)

Lesson GG (volcanoes/plates)                        

Lesson HH (types of volcanoes

Glencoe

Ch 10.1

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Rock cycle

Lithospheric plate movement

December

Strand 6: Earth and Space Science

Concept 2:

Resources

Earth’s Processes and System

PO 3.  Analyze the evidence that lithospheric plate movements occur.

PO 4.  Explain lithospheric plate movement as a result of convection.

PO 5.  Relate plate boundary movements to their resulting landforms, including:

·         mountains

·         faults

·         rift valleys

·         trenches

·         volcanoes

FOSS

Earth History Resources and CD-ROM

Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker

Arizona Science Essentials:

Lesson V (plate tectonics)         Lesson EE (seafloor spreading)

Lesson FF (earthquakes/faults)     Lesson GG (volcanoes/plates)

Lesson HH (types of volcanoes)      Lesson II (Igneous rock features)

DLESE search

Lithospheric plate movement

Animations

January

Strand 6: Earth and Space Science

Concept 2 and Concept 3

Resources

Earth’s Processes and System

PO 6.  Describe how earthquakes are measured.

Earth’s in the Solar System

PO 1.  Explain the phases of the Moon in terms of the relative positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon.

PO 2.  Construct a model for the relative positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon as they relate to corresponding eclipses.

Arizona Science Essentials:

Lessons O,  JJ

FOSS

Planetary Science Investigation 3, Parts 1-3; Investigation 9, Parts 1-4.

Planetary Science Resources

Planetary Science CD-ROM

Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker

February

Strand 6: Earth and Space Science

Concept 3:

Resources

Earth’s in the Solar System

PO 3.  Explain the interrelationship between the Earth’s tides and the Moon.

PO 4.  Explain the seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres in terms of the tilt of the Earth’s axis relative to the Earth’s revolution around the Sun.

PO 5.  Identify the following major constellations visible (seasonally) from the Northern Hemisphere:

·         Orion

·         Ursa Major (Great Bear)

·         Cygnus

·         Scorpius

·         Cassiopeia

FOSS

Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker

Arizona Science Essentials:

Lesson KK

Lesson LL

Lesson NN

DLESE search

Phases of the moon

Eclipse model

ASSET

The Reasons for the Seasons

March

Strand 6: Earth and Space Science

Strand 2: History and Nature of Science

Concept 3

Resources

Earth’s in the Solar System

PO 6.  Explain the relationship among common objects in the solar system, galaxy, and the universe.

History of Science as a Human Endeavor

PO 1.  Identify how diverse people and/or cultures, past and present, have made important contributions to scientific innovations (e.g., Rachel Carson [scientist], supports Strand 4; Luis Alvarez [scientist] and Walter Alvarez [scientist], support Strand 6; Percival Lowell [scientist], supports Strand 6; Copernicus [scientist], supports Strand 6).

PO 2.  Describe how a major milestone in science or technology has revolutionized the thinking of the time (e.g., global positioning system, telescopes, seismographs, photography).

FOSS

Planetary Science Investigation 3, Parts 1-3; Investigation 9, Parts 1-4; Investigation 10, Parts 1-3.

Planetary Science Resources

Planetary Science CD-ROM

Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker

Arizona Science Essentials:

Lesson NN, OO, PP, QQ, RR, TT, UU

ASSET/DLESE search

Objects in the solar system

FOSS

Earth History Resources

Earth History CD-ROM

Planetary Science Investigation 2, Parts 1-2; Investigation 5, Parts 1-3.

Planetary Science Resources

Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker

ASSET/Unitedstreaming search by standard

DLESE search by standard

People in science

Nettrekker search by standard

History and nature of science

April

Strand 2: History and Nature of Science     

Strand 3: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Concept 3

Concept 1

Resources

History of Science as a Human Endeavor

PO 3.  Analyze the impact of a major scientific development occurring within the past decade

PO 4.  Analyze the use of technology in science-related careers.

Changes in Environment

PO 1.  Analyze environmental risks  (e.g., pollution, destruction of habitat) caused by human interaction with biological or geological systems.

FOSS

Earth History Resources

Planetary Science Investigation 1, Parts 1-3; Investigation 2, Parts 1-2; Investigation 7, Part 3.

Planetary Science Resources and CD-ROM

Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker

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DLESE search by standard

May

Strand 3: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Concept 1

Resources

Changes in Environment

PO 2.  Analyze environmental benefits of the following human interactions with biological or geological systems:

·         reforestation

·         habitat restoration

·         construction of dams

PO 3.  Propose possible solutions to address the environmental risks in biological or geological systems.

FOSS

Earth History Resources Grand Canyon Flood

Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker

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Nettrekker search by standard

Glencoe (green)

Ch 13 Our Impact on Land

Ch 14 Our Impact on Water and Air

ASSET/Unitedstreaming search

Enviro-Tacklebox: Module 3: Topics and Issues in Environmental Science: Student Solutions