8th Grade Science Guide

8.4 Natural Resources 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 4

■​ Connectors to link clauses (as a result of, therefore, instead, however, on the other hand) ■​ Clause types to express causality (if/then) ■​ Declarative statements (Greenhouse gasses are important to our survival because _______. When we increase greenhouse gasses, ______ happens. The data indicate that _________.)

DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

●​ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data ●​ Global Average Temperature Report Data ●​ Student Climate Data Portal ●​ Nasa’s Vital Signs of the Planet ●​ Classroom Ready Data Resources ●​ Teaching Kids How to Analyze Data - Scaffolding ●​ Causes of Climate Change Text Set

Skill Building

Extension

Students could research how warming of the oceans is leading to stronger and more frequent hurricanes.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ●​ No available assessment at this time.

ELA CONNECTIONS ●​ RST.6-8.1 Cite specific 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 flowchart, 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, reflection, and research.

MATH CONNECTIONS ●​ MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively