Grade 08 Science - EC: S8.B.3.3.1
Grade 08 Science - EC: S8.B.3.3.1
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
8th Grade
Course, Subject
Science
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- List 5 things that can be found in your local environment.
- List 5 things that can be found in your regional environment.
- List 5 things that can be found in your global environment.
- Summarize how building a new highway will positively and negatively affect your local environment, you regional environment, and you global environment.
- Your community is thinking about establishing a state park nearby. Write a letter to the planning committee to explain your opinion about the park. Do you think it will benefit or hurt the local environment? The regional environment? The global environment?
Answer Key/Rubric
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Local schools
- Grocery stores
- Post office
- Cars
- Local roads
- Houses
- Banks
- Gas stations
- Squirrels
- Birds
- Trees
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Shopping mall
- Watershed
- Airport
- Highway
- Neighboring school districts
- Farms
- Forests
- Deer
- Cows
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Great Wall of China
- Eiffel Tower
- Canada
- Africa
- Giraffes
- Polar bears
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Make travel through local area faster
- Increase traffic through local area
- Increase pollution in region (land, noise, light)
- Bring tourism to area – good for economy
- Increase global air pollution
- Student should clearly state their opinion and follow it with a proper explination.
Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:- Will increase tourism
- Good for local economy
- Could increase land pollution
- Opportunities for environmental education in region
- Will protect habitat of plants and animals
- Preserving this land will create jobs to maintain plants and control animal populations
- Can combat deforestation
