Grade Level & Subject: 8^th Grade Earth Science		Curriculum Map	Year Revised 2004-2005
Calendar	August	September	October/November
	Second Nine Weeks - November - January
Possible Resources	Earth Science, Glencoe, 2002
Nine Weeks Focus	Chapter 10, 11, 12 pages 274 – 363, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes Related Wild Sites activities
Skills/Standards	Earth and Space Sciences 9. Describe the interior structure of Earth and Earth's crust as divided into tectonic plates riding on top of the slow moving currents of magma in the mantle. 10. Explain that most major geological events (e.g., earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hot spots and mountain building) result from plate motion. 12. Explain that some processes involved in the rock cycle are directly related to thermal energy and forces in the mantle that drive plate motions. 13. Describe how land forms are created through the combination of destructive (e.g. globes, topographical maps, and satellite images). 14. Explain that folding, faulting and uplifting can rearrange the rock layers so the youngest is not always found on top. 15. Illustrate how the three primary types of plate boundaries (transform, divergent and convergent) cause different landforms (e.g., mountains, volcanoes and ocean trenches). Life Sciences Physical Sciences 5. Demonstrate that vibrations in materials may produce waves that spread away from the source in all directions (e.g., earthquake waves and sound waves). Science and Technology Scientific Inquiry Scientific Ways of KnowingIN T E N T S TA N D A R D S
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