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 * Unit Plan **
 * Course: ** Science
 * Teachers: ** Ms. Kim Carvell and Mr. George Mikota lll
 * Unit Title: “Our Earth” **
 * Duration of Unit: ** 10 Days
 * Grade Level: ** 8th Grade

This unit is designed to develop students’ understanding of the different aspects of Earth as a system. At the completion of the unit, students should have a clearer understanding of Earth as a system and the overall effect of Earth’s physical processes.
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The goals of this unit are for students to be able to 1. Compare and contrast open and closed systems and explain the significance of Earth as a closed system. 2. Describe the four spheres of the Earth system and explain how they interact and change. 3. Describe the characteristics and purposes of the water cycle. 4. Describe the characteristics of the carbon cycle and how humans interact with the carbon cycle. 5. Describe and explain the energy cycle. 6. The students will understand who a scientist is and be able to explain some benefits of scientific work. 7. The students will be able to explain how the scientific discovery that their scientist worked on has changed the world. 8. The students will be able to assess the importance of their scientist's discovery and explain the necessity of that discovery. Instructional Objectives for the Unit: ** Upon completion of this unit of study, students should be able to 1. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting open and closed systems, and create a visual representation of earth as a system. 2. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Complete a web quest packet on the earth's spheres, and make a visual representation of a sphere of their choice. 3. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Complete a cycle organizer and flipbook of the water cycle. 4. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Complete the carbon cycle and explain their impact on it. 5. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Report on using solar energy to heat homes. 6. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Discover the importance of scientists and scientific discoveries have on our world. 7. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Complete a study of the life of a well known scientist and their discovery. Unit Overview: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">For this unit, assessment of student achievement will be both formative and summative. Formative assessments will be done with checklists and note-taking of student progress. Summative will be based on: 1. Student’s participation in centers. 2. Students completed work. 3. Student’s progress, participation, and “on-task” checklist during the web quest. 4. Completed Exit Slips. 5. Completed visual representations. 6. Completed bell ringer activities 7. Student’s achievement of understanding and thorough representation of the work of a well known scientist.
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