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Science — Grade 8
Goal 5, Objective 5.03
Resources aligned to this objective
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- Shifting coastlines
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.3
- In their study of North Carolina's changing coastline during the Paleoindian and Archaic periods, students will determine the positions of the coastline at different times and decide what types of archaeological information has been lost due to rising sea levels.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 Science and Social Studies)
- Analyzing North Carolina's natural history
- In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 1.4
- These two short activities will allow students to examine the changes that occurred as the earth formed and assess their impact on what is now North Carolina.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science and Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
Resources on the web
- Sardines
- In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how the humble sardine could save the lives of countless sea creatures. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to helpful... (Learn more)
- Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)
- Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- The rise and fall of the mammoths
- This Science NetLinks lesson is designed to help students develop an understanding of the evolution of species. Specifically, students will use web resources to explore the evolution and extinction of the wooly mammoth. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Preserving biodiversity
- Students examine maps and then create a map that shows where some endangered species live around the world. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–12 Science)
- Provided by: National Geographic
- Paleoanthropology: A complex career choice
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the field of paleoanthropology. They consider how National Geographic Emerging Explorer Dr. Zeray Alemseged chose paleoanthropology as his career as they learn more about the multifaceted field itself. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- Provided by: National Geographic
- Paleo-what? The life and work of Emerging Explorer Zeray Alemseged
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the field of paleoanthropology. They consider how National Geographic Emerging Explorer Dr. Zeray Alemseged chose paleoanthropology as his career as they learn more about the multifaceted field itself. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science)
- Provided by: National Geographic
- Mass extinction
- In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a study that may cast doubt on the belief that a giant asteroid wiped out most of life on earth almost 250 million years ago. (Learn more)
- Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)
- Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Dinosaur detectives
- Students learn that discoveries about dinosaurs have a long history and that each paleontologist adds his or her work to a body of fossil evidence used to support theories about dinosaurs. Students will form groups to conduct research about a particular paleontologist... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- Provided by: Discovery Channel School
- Crocs, then and now
- Students investigate the geographical distributions, habitats, and other features of modern crocodilians and the so-called SuperCroc (Sarcosuchus imperator). Students will consider the things they can learn about one species by studying the other. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science)
- Provided by: National Geographic
