Department: Science Course: Grade 8
Essential and Enduring Learning: Understand the basic properties and principles
of Earth Science
Curriculum Code: SC-08-03
Task: Locate and identify landforms on maps and relate them to real life.
Identify and describe components of the Solar System.
Product: Students may use a variety of projects such as: journal writings
and drawings, graphs, webs, wheels, videos, presentations, and models to
describe the basic properties and principles of Life Science
Indicators | |||
| Identify and locate landforms and relate them to real life | Describe the formation of landforms based on Plate Tectonics | Identify and describe major components of the Solar System and their interactions. | |
| Level 4 Advanced |
Identifies, locates, and applies landforms to real life situations. | Shows high level of understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics. | Shows high level of understanding of the basic components in the Solar System and their interactions. |
| Level 3 Proficient |
Identifies and locates landforms. | Shows adequate understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics. | Shows adequate understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics. |
| Level 2 Partially Proficient |
Identifies landforms. | Shows some understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics. | Shows some understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics. |
| Level 1 Non Proficient |
Not able to identify landforms. | Shows little understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics. | Shows little understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics. |
Level 4 = Total 11 - 12
Level 3 = Total 9 - 10
Level 2 = Total 6 - 8
Level 1 = Total 3 - 5