Grade 08 Science - EC: S8.B.3.3.2
Grade 08 Science - EC: S8.B.3.3.2
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
- Define renewable resources.
- Define nonrenewable resources.
- Give an example of at least two renewable and two nonrenewable resources.
- Identify one renewable resource. Explain how this resource provides for human needs.
- Identify one nonrenewable resource. Explain how this resource provides for human needs.
- Identify one renewable resource and one nonrenewable resource. Assess how although this resource provides for human needs, there are disadvantages of its use.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Renewable resources are resources that can naturally replenish over time.
- Nonrenewable resources are resources that cannot be replenished at the same rate which it is consumed.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
Renewable Resources
- Wood/Trees
- Crops
- Sun
- Wind
- Water
- Geothermal energy
- Animals (through reproduction)
Nonrenewable Resources
- Oil
- Natural gas
- Petroleum
- Nuclear power
- Minerals
- Acceptable responses must identify a renewable resource and how it is used to provide for human needs.
Sample Responses:
- Crops- provide food for humans to eat, provide food for animals to eat (which humans in turn may consume)
- Sun- provides energy for plants to grow (which provides food for humans and animals), provides solar power to produce electricity
- Animals- provide food for humans, provide material for clothing production
- Acceptable responses must identify a nonrenewable resource and how it is used to provide for human needs.
Sample Response:
- Fossil fuels- provide fuel to provide heat, energy, gas for vehicles to assist humans and getting around to places
- Acceptable responses must include the identification of one renewable and one nonrenewable resource and assessment of its disadvantages.
Sample Responses:
Renewable:
- Wood- destroys habitats for animals, interrupts the control of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Nonrenewable:
- Fossil fuels- cause pollution, cannot be replenished as fast as they are used
