Content Standards
8.5.1: Describe how changes in the physical environment affect the survival of organisms
Natural Selection
Rainfall and Bird Beaks - Metric
8.6.3: Identify the characteristics and properties of mechanical and electromagnetic waves
Longitudinal Waves
Refraction
Ripple Tank
Sound Beats and Sine Waves
8.7.1: Explain that every object has mass and therefore exerts a gravitational force on other objects
8.8.1: Compare the characteristics of the three main types of rocks
8.8.2: Illustrate the rock cycle and explain how igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks are formed
8.8.3: Describe how the Earth's motions and tilt on its axis affect the seasons and weather patterns
Seasons Around the World
Seasons in 3D
Seasons: Why do we have them?
8.8.5: Explain the concepts of continental drift and plate tectonics
Building Pangaea
Plate Tectonics
8.8.9: Explain the predictable motions of the Earth and moon
Comparing Earth and Venus
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phases
8.8.10: Compare the characteristics and movement patterns of the planets in our solar system
Comparing Earth and Venus
Gravity Pitch
Solar System Explorer
8.8.12: Describe the role of gravitational force in the motions of planetary systems
Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020