JORDAN RIVER BILINGUAL SCHOOL & INSTITUTE

JORNALIZACION 2014
Asignatura:

EARTH SCIENCE (8th Grade)

OBJETIVO GENERAL: Los alumnos al final del ao podrn

explicar y describir cual es el estudio de la Geologa y
explicar las caractersticas de nuestro planeta Tierra y los
objetos del sistema solar.
Unidad de
Aprendizaje
OPENING CLASS
UNIT 1: EXPLORING
PLANET EARTH

Fecha de
Ejecuci Observacione
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s

Temas
Diagnostic
activities

prior

knowledge

Feb. 03- 07

What is Science?
The Study of Earth Science

Chapter 1: Introduction to
Earth Science

Feb. 10-14
Safety in the Science Laboratory
Exploring Earths Surface
Feb. 17 21
Models of Earth

Chapter 2: Mapping Earth

s Surface
Topographic Maps

Feb. 24-28

Properties of Minerals
Chapter 3: Minerals

March 03-07

How Minerals Form

Using Minerals
March 10 - 14

Chapter 4: Rocks

Classifying Rocks
Igneous,
Sedementary,
Metamorphic Rocks

and

The Rock Cycle

Chapter 5: Plate Tectonics

Earths Interior
March 17-21
Drifting Continents
Sea-Floor Spreading
The Theory of Plate Tectonics

Chapter 5: Plate Tectonics

March 24 28
Forces in Earths Crust

March 31

EVALUACIONES I PARCIAL

April 04

Earthquakes and Seismic Waves

Chapter 6: Earthquakes

April 07 - 11
Monitoring Earthquakes
Earthquake Safety

Chapter 7: Volcanoes

UNIT 2: EARTHS
CHANGING SURFACE
Chapter 8: Weathering and
Soil Formation

and

FERIADO DE SEMANA SANTA

April 14 - 18

Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

Properties of Magma
Volcanic Eruptions and
Landforms

April 21 25

Rocks and Weathering

How Soil Forms

April 28
May 02

Soil Conservation

Chapter 9: Erosion and

Deposition

Changing Earths Surface

Water Erosion
The Force of Moving Water
Glaciers, Waves, Wind

May 05 - 09

Fossils
Chapter 10: A Trip Through
Geologic Time

The Geologic Time Scale

May 12 - 16

Early Earth

Chapter 10: A Trip Through

Geologic Time

Eras of Earths History

May 19 - 23

Chapter 11: Energy

Resources

Fossil Fuels

Chapter 11: Energy

Resources

Fossil Fuels

May 26 - 30

EVALUACIONES II PARCIAL

June 02 06

UNIT 3: EARTHS
WATERS

Water on Earth
Surface Water

June 09 13

Water Underground
Chapter 12: Fresh Water
Water to Drink
Ensayo general Talent Show
14

June 16 20

SEMANAS
LIBRES
POR Junes 23 27
DESCANSO SEMESTRAL
June 30
July 04
Tides
Chapter 13: Ocean Motions Currents and Climate
UNIT 4: WEATHER
AND CLIMATE
The Air Around You
Chapter 15: The
Atmosphere

Air Pressure

Chapter 15: The

Atmosphere

Air Quality in Honduras

And Pollution

Chapter 15: The

Atmosphere

July 07 - 11

July 14 - 18

July 21 - 25

July 28
Aug 01

The Layers of Atmosphere

Energy in Earths Atmosphere

Chapter 16: Weather

Factors

Water in the Atmosphere

Aug 04 08

Precipitation

Chapter 17: Weather

Patterns

Air Masses and Fronts

Aug 11 15
Storms
Predicting the Weather

EVALUACIONES III PARCIAL

Aug 18 22

What Causes Climate?

Chapter 18: Climate

Climate Regions

Chapter 18: Climate

Change

Long-Term Changes in Climate

Global
Changes
Atmosphere

UNIT 5: ASTRONOMY

Aug 25 29

in

the

Sept 01 05

Earth in Space
Sept 08 - 12

Chapter 19: Earth

Gravity and Motion

FERIADO
DIA
DE
INDEPENDENCIA Y DIA DEL
MAESTRO

Sept 15 19

Chapter 19: Moon and Sun

Phases, Eclipses and Tides

Earths Moon

Sept 22 - 26

Observing the Solar System

Sept 29

Chapter 20: The Solar

System

The Sun

Chapter 20: The Solar

System

The Inner Planets and

Outer Planets
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors

Oct 03

Oct 06 - 10

Chapter 21: Stars and

Galaxies

Characteristics of Stars
Lives of Stars
Star Systems and Galaxies

Oct 13 - 17

Chapter 21: The Universe

The Expanding Universe

Oct 20 24

EVALUACIONES IV PARCIAL

October 27-31