8th Grade Science Guide

8.4 Natural Resources 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 4

○ Language Supports: ■ Abstract nouns to introduce concepts (effect, relationship, systems, predict, decrease, increase) ■ Connectors to link clauses (as a result of, therefore, instead, however, on the other hand) ■ Clause types to express causality (if/then)

DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

● Natural Hazards Text Set ● Gizmos - Earthquake Proof Homes ● Gizmos - Flood & Storm Proof Homes

Skill Building

● Indonesia capital move is a wake-up call for many cities ● What is a Climate Refugee? ● Students could read about climate refugee’s and how Indonesia is dealing with increases in Sea Level. Students could research Sea Level rising in the United States, and what scientists are predicting to occur. Sea Level Rise - Map Viewer.

Extension

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

● SEEd 8.4.5 Formative Assessment

ELA CONNECTIONS ● RST.6-8.1 Cite specifc textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts. ● RST.6-8.7 Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a fowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table). ● WHST.6-8.1 Write arguments focused on discipline content. ● WHST.6-8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. ● WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. ● WHST.6-8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. ● WHST.6-8.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, refection, and research.

MATH CONNECTIONS ● MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.