8th Grade Science Guide

8.4 Natural Resources 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 4

■ Declarative statements (Geological process like ________, lead to uneven distribution of resources by_______.)

DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

● The distribution of Natural Resources - Readings & Lab ● Newsela - How the Rock Cycle Works ● Newsela - A new theory behind the formation of the Rocky Mountains ● Subduction Zone Images ● The Mineral Industry of Utah ● Rocks & Minerals - Utah Geological Survey ● Kennecott Copper Mine Virtual Tour ● Map of Natural resources in US ● Students could choose a natural resource found in the Utah Kennecott Copper Mine and research how that mineral is used in the real world. (Copper, Molybdenum, Tellurium, etc.)

Skill Building

Extension

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ● SEEd 8.4.1 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.