Science 8

2013 - 2014

Oyster Bay East Norwich School District Curriculum Map

UNIT 1 - CHEMISTRY
Enduring
Understandings/
Essential
Questions
ATOMIC THEORY AND
STRUCTURE
1. Historical
contributions
(e.g., Rutherford)
2. Subatomic
particles (protons,
neutrons,
electrons)
3. Atomic number,
atomic mass
4. Ions, isotopes

Learning Standards
Addressed
Performance Indicators
3.3a
3.3e

Skills to be Targeted
(Students will be
able to)
1.
2.
3.

4.

5.

Describe the structure

of an atom
Define atomic mass
and atomic number
Explain what
distinguishes one
atom from another
Relate subatomic
particles to ions and
isotopes
describe historical
developments that
support the
theoretical existence
of atoms and
subatomic particles

Formative and
Summative
Assessments

Strategies/ Activities
1.

2.

Determine the
identity of an
unknown element
using physical and
chemical properties.
Construct models of
different atoms or
ions

Labs & Activities

Do Nows
Exit Slips
Individual
whiteboards

Weekly Quizzes
Unit Exam

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UNIT 1 - CHEMISTRY
Enduring
Understandings/
Essential
Questions
MATTER
1. Substances &
mixtures
2. Physical vs.
chemical
changes
3. Temperature &
solubility

CHEMICAL
BONDING
1. Covalent
2. Ionic

Learning Standards
Addressed
Performance Indicators
3.1a 3.1i
3.2a 3.2c
3.3a 3.3b

Skills to be Targeted
(Students will be able
to)
Determine the
difference between
elements,
compounds, and
mixtures
Contrast the
arrangement of
atoms in solids,
liquids, and gases
Relate temperature
to the motion of
atoms/molecules

Relate bonding to
valence electrons

Formative and
Summative
Assessments

Strategies/ Activities
Students will
separate the
components of a
mixture
Students will
distinguish
between chemical
and physical
changes

Use molecular
model kits to
construct models
of various
molecules and
simulate the
covalent bonding

Labs & Activities

Do Nows
Exit Slips
Individual
whiteboards

Weekly Quizzes
Unit Exam

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2013 - 2014

UNIT 1 - CHEMISTRY
Enduring
Understandings/
Essential
Questions
HEAT & ENERGY
1. Types of energy
2. Forms of
energy (kinetic
& potential)
3. Kinetic Theory
4. Heating &
Cooling (Phase
changes)
Conservation of
Energy

Learning Standards
Addressed
PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS
4.1d
4.1e
3.3b
3.1c
4.2a 4.2e

Skills to be Targeted
(Students will be able
to)
Distinguish
between types of
physical changes
that release energy
and absorb energy
Relate temperature
to the motion of
molecules (Kinetic
Molecular Theory)

Formative and
Summative
Assessments

Strategies/ Activities

ACS Chemistry Labs

Molecules in
Motion
Heat,
Temperature, and
Conduction
Changing State

Labs & Activities

Do Nows
Exit Slips
Individual
whiteboards

Weekly Quizzes
Unit Exam

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UNIT 1 - CHEMISTRY
Enduring
Understandings/
Essential
Questions
CHEMICAL
REACTIONS
1. Types of
Reactions
2. Conservation of
Mass
3. Balancing
chemical
equations

Learning Standards
Addressed
PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS
3.3d
3.2e
4.3a

Skills to be Targeted
(Students will be
able to)
Identify different
types of chemical
reactions
Use the Law of
Conservation of
mass to determine
the mass of the
products of a
reaction
Use the Law of
Conservation of
Mass to balance
chemical equations

Formative and
Summative
Assessments

Strategies/ Activities
Conservation of
Mass Lab: Baking
soda and vinegar
Demonstrations of
reaction types

Labs & Activities

Do Nows
Exit Slips
Individual
whiteboards

Weekly Quizzes
Unit Exam

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UNIT 2 Earths Interior

Enduring Understandings/ Essential

Questions
EARTHQUAKES
1.

2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.

Types of Faults
a. Normal
b. Reverse
c. Strike-slip
Primary, secondary, & surface waves
Epicenter vs. Focus
Seismic evidence of Earths layers
a. Inner & outer core
b. Mantle
c. Crust
Magnitude & Richter Scale
Tsunamis
Earthquake Safety

Learning
Standards
Addressed
PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS
2.2a 2.2f

Skills to be Targeted
(Students will be able
to)

LAYERS OF THE EARTH

8.

9.

Theory of Continental Drift

a. Jigsaw puzzle
b. Fossil & plant records
Plate Tectonics
a. Convection in the asthenosphere
b. Plate boundaries
i. Divergent (sea floor spreading)
ii. Convergent
1. Oceanic & Continental
2. Oceanic & Oceanic
3. Continental &
Continental

Contrast normal,
reverse, and strike-slip
faults
Contrast primary,
secondary, and surface
seismic waves
Contrast earthquake
focus and epicenter
Describe a method used
to determine the
location of an
earthquakes epicenter
Discuss seismic
evidence of Earths
interior structure
Relate the magnitude of
an earthquake to the
Richter scale
Explain how a tsunami
develops
Describe ways to
prepare for an
Earthquake

Discuss evidence
supporting plate
tectonics,

Strategies/
Activities

Use earthquake
data to map the
location of its
epicenter

Formative and
Summative
Assessments

Labs &
Activities
Do Nows
Exit Slips
Individual
whiteboards

Weekly
Quizzes
Unit Exam

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iii. Transform

continental drift,
and seafloor
spreading
Explain convection
within the molten
mantle and relate it
to the movement of
lithospheric plates
Contrast geologic
activity at
convergent and
divergent
boundaries

VOLCANOES
1.
2.
3.

Types/classification
Conditions that lead to eruption
Environmental impact

Contrast three types

of volcanoes and
explain the
formation of each
Relate the explosive
force of a volcano to
the composition of
its lava
Describe conditions
that lead to volcanic
eruptions (plate
movement)
Discuss effect of
volcanic eruptions
on climate
conditions

Study the
correlation of
geologic activity
and plate
boundaries using
a geodynamics
database