Grade 08 Science - EC: S8.A.3.1.5
Grade 08 Science - EC: S8.A.3.1.5
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
- What are the natural components of a dam? What are the human-made components?
- The carbon cycle is a naturally occurring cycle. Explain the relationship between the natural components and the components that are a result of human activity with this cycle.
- Betsy thinks that human-made systems are more efficient than natural systems. Do you agree with her? Why or why not?
Answer Key/Rubric
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Water (natural)
- River (natural)
- Tides (natural)
- Concrete (human-made)
- Turbines (human-made)
- Electricity (human-made)
- Reservoir (human-made)
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Coal is a natural component that is mined.
- Humans burn the coal to create energy.
- Animals breathe out carbon dioxide.
- Plants use carbon dioxide for photosynthesis.
- Deforestation decreases the plants available to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
- Decaying plants and animals produce carbon. Sometimes these remains make fossil fuels.
- Carbon dioxide is dissolved in the oceans.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Natural systems can function without human intervention.
- Humans interfere with natural systems to meet their needs.
- Natural systems do not alter human-made systems.
- Human made systems involve technology.
- Technology can malfunction.
- Special technicians are often needed to fix specialized technology.
- Natural systems change according to the environment.
- Organisms in an ecosystem can adapt to be able to survive when natural systems change.
- Human-made systems may complete the same function as a natural system more quickly.
