"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."
- Carl Sagan
Earth's Water and Atmosphere
Grade 8 Core Standards: Interaction and Change
Unit 1 - Earth's Water
Standard: 6.2E.1 Explain the water cycle and the relationship to land-forms and weather.
Lesson 1: Water and its Properties
Lesson 2: The Water Cycle
S.T.E.M. Engineering and Technology
Lesson 3: Surface Water and Groundwater
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Talking Water Gardens Field Trip
Unit 2 - Oceanography
Standard: 8.2E.3 Explain the causes of patterns of atmospheric and oceanic movement and the effects on weather and climate.
Lesson 1: Earth's Ocean and the Ocean Floor
Think Science
Lesson 2: Ocean Waves
People in Science
Lesson 3: Ocean Currents
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Unit 3 - Earth's Atmosphere
Standard: 7.2E.2 Describe the composition of Earth's atmosphere, how it has changed over time, and implications for the future.
Lesson 1: The Atmosphere
Lesson 2: Energy Transfer
Standard: 8.2E.3 Explain the causes of patterns of atmospheric and oceanic movement and the effects on weather and climate.
Lesson 3: Wind in the Atmosphere
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Unit 4 - Weather and Climate
Standard: 8.2E.3 Explain the causes of patterns of atmospheric and oceanic movement and the effects on weather and climate.
Lesson 1: Elements of Weather
Lesson 2: Clouds and Cloud Formation
Lesson 3: What Influences Weather?
Lesson 4: Severe Weather and Weather Safety
Lesson 5: Weather Maps and Weather Prediction
Lesson 6: Climate
Standard: 7.2E.2 Describe the composition of Earth's atmosphere, how it has changed over time, and implications for the future.
Standard: 7.2E.3 Evaluate natural processes and human activities that affect global environmental change and suggest and evaluate possible solutions to problems.
Lesson 7: Climate Change
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