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EARTH.7.B

apply relative dating methods, principles of stratigraphy, and index fossils to determine the chronological order of rock layers;

ELA.8.11

Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful. The student is expected to:

EARTH.7.C

construct a model of the geological time scale using relative and absolute dating methods to represent Earth's approximate 4.6-billion-year history;

ELA.8.11.A

compose literary texts such as personal narratives, fiction, and poetry using genre characteristics and craft;

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Writing Literary Text with an Engaging Story Line

Resource ID: E8WrM1L1 Grade Range: 8 Subject: ELA & Reading

You will learn how to write an imaginative story that sustains reader interest and includes well-paced action, an engaging story line, and a believable setting.

Write Literary Text That Develops Interesting Characters

Resource ID: E8WrM1L2 Grade Range: 8 Subject: ELA & Reading

You will learn how to write an imaginative story that develops interesting characters and believable dialogue.

Write a Personal Narrative

Resource ID: E8WrM1L4 Grade Range: 8 Subject: ELA & Reading

You will learn how to write a personal narrative that has a defined focus and includes reflections about decisions, actions, and/or consequences.

9 OnTRACK Grade 8 English: Writing

Grade Range: 8 Subject: ELA & Reading

OnTRACK Grade 8 English Writing, Module 1 Lessons 1–9. Students will learn how to write literary texts, personal narratives, expository/procedural texts, and persuasive tests.

EARTH.7.D

explain how sedimentation, fossilization, and speciation affect the degree of completeness of the fossil record;

ELA.8.11.B

compose informational texts, including multi-paragraph essays that convey information about a topic, using a clear controlling idea or thesis statement and genre characteristics and craft;

EARTH.7.E

describe how evidence of biozones and faunal succession in rock layers reveal information about the environment at the time those rocks were deposited and the dynamic nature of the Earth; and

ELA.8.11.C

compose multi-paragraph argumentative texts using genre characteristics and craft; and

EARTH.7.F

analyze data from rock and fossil succession to evaluate the evidence for and significance of mass extinctions, major climatic changes, and tectonic events.

ELA.8.11.D

compose correspondence that reflects an opinion, registers a complaint, or requests information in a business or friendly structure.

EARTH.8

Science concepts. The student knows how the Earth's interior dynamics and energy flow drive geological processes on Earth's surface. The student is expected to:

ELA.8.12

Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety of purposes. The student is expected to:

EARTH.8.A

evaluate heat transfer through Earth's systems by convection and conduction and include its role in plate tectonics and volcanism;

ELA.8.12.A

generate student-selected and teacher-guided questions for formal and informal inquiry;

EARTH.8.B

develop a model of the physical, mechanical, and chemical composition of Earth's layers using evidence from Earth's magnetic field, the composition of meteorites, and seismic waves;

ELA.8.12.B

develop and revise a plan;

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Edison: Boyhood and Teen Years

Resource ID: PBS401 Grade Range: 3 - 8 Subject: ELA & Reading

Find out how young Thomas Edison’s curiosity got him into trouble, and how, during his teen years, he lost his hearing but gained confidence as an aspiring inventor, in this video adapted from AMERICA...

EARTH.8.C

investigate how new conceptual interpretations of data and innovative geophysical technologies led to the current theory of plate tectonics;

ELA.8.12.C

refine the major research question, if necessary, guided by the answers to a secondary set of questions;

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Edison: Boyhood and Teen Years

Resource ID: PBS401 Grade Range: 3 - 8 Subject: ELA & Reading

EARTH.8.D

describe how heat and rock composition affect density within Earth's interior and how density influences the development and motion of Earth's tectonic plates;

ELA.8.12.D

identify and gather relevant information from a variety of sources;

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Edison: Boyhood and Teen Years

Resource ID: PBS401 Grade Range: 3 - 8 Subject: ELA & Reading

EARTH.8.E

explain how plate tectonics accounts for geologic processes, including sea floor spreading and subduction, and features, including ocean ridges, rift valleys, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain ranges, hot spots, and hydrothermal vents;

ELA.8.12.E

differentiate between primary and secondary sources;

EARTH.8.F

calculate the motion history of tectonic plates using equations relating rate, time, and distance to predict future motions, locations, and resulting geologic features;

ELA.8.12.F

synthesize information from a variety of sources;

EARTH.8.G

distinguish the location, type, and relative motion of convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries using evidence from the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes; and

ELA.8.12.G

differentiate between paraphrasing and plagiarism when using source materials;

EARTH.8.H

evaluate the role of plate tectonics with respect to long-term global changes in Earth's subsystems such as continental buildup, glaciation, sea level fluctuations, mass extinctions, and climate change.

ELA.8.12.H

examine sources for:

EARTH.9

Science concepts. The student knows that the lithosphere continuously changes as a result of dynamic and complex interactions among Earth's systems. The student is expected to:

ELA.8.12.H.i

reliability, credibility, and bias, including omission; and

EARTH.9.A

interpret Earth surface features using a variety of methods such as satellite imagery, aerial photography, and topographic and geologic maps using appropriate technologies;

ELA.8.12.H.ii

faulty reasoning such as bandwagon appeals, repetition, and loaded language;

EARTH.9.B

investigate and model how surface water and ground water change the lithosphere through chemical and physical weathering and how they serve as valuable natural resources;

ELA.8.12.I

display academic citations and use source materials ethically; and

EARTH.9.C

model the processes of mass wasting, erosion, and deposition by water, wind, ice, glaciation, gravity, and volcanism in constantly reshaping Earth's surface; and

ELA.8.12.J

use an appropriate mode of delivery, whether written, oral, or multimodal, to present results.

EARTH.9.D

evaluate how weather and human activity affect the location, quality, and supply of available freshwater resources.

EARTH.10

Science concepts. The student knows how the physical and chemical properties of the ocean affect its structure and flow of energy. The student is expected to:

EARTH.10.A

describe how the composition and structure of the oceans leads to thermohaline circulation and its periodicity;

EARTH.10.B

model and explain how changes to the composition, structure, and circulation of deep oceans affect thermohaline circulation using data on energy flow, ocean basin structure, and changes in polar ice caps and glaciers; and

EARTH.10.C

analyze how global surface ocean circulation is the result of wind, tides, the Coriolis effect, water density differences, and the shape of the ocean basins.

EARTH.11

Science concepts. The student knows that dynamic and complex interactions among Earth's systems produce climate and weather. The student is expected to:

ELA.RE.1

The student uses a variety of word recognition strategies. The student is expected to:

EARTH.11.A

analyze how energy transfer through Milankovitch cycles, albedo, and differences in atmospheric and surface absorption are mechanisms of climate;

ELA.RE.1.A

apply knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, language structure, and context to recognize words; and

EARTH.11.B

describe how Earth's atmosphere is chemically and thermally stratified and how solar radiation interacts with the layers to cause the ozone layer, the jet stream, Hadley and Ferrel cells, and other atmospheric phenomena;

ELA.RE.1.B

use dictionaries, glossaries, and other sources to confirm pronunciations and meanings of unfamiliar words.

EARTH.11.C

model how greenhouse gases trap thermal energy near Earth's surface;

ELA.RE.2

The student acquires vocabulary through reading and systematic word study. The student is expected to:

ELA.RE.2.A

expand vocabulary by reading, viewing, listening, and discussing;