Mrs. McKelvy
Shackelford Junior High
March 23, 2015
8th Grade Lesson Plan March 23, 2015
Unit
Plate Tectonics
TEKS
(8.9) The student knows that natural events can impact Earth systems.
standard
Student
(C) Interpret topographical maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional
Expectations
features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering.
Learning
objective
Activities
Assessment
Homework
SWBAT describe the force that moves tectonic plates.

Bell Ringer: What are contour lines? How do you read them?
 Analyze campus CA
 Review Topography using W/S “Analyzing topographical maps
and making predictions”
Share your own topographical maps and profiles.
Topographic Map Worksheet #2
8th Grade Lesson Plan March 24, 2015
Unit
Plate Tectonics
TEKS
(8.9) The student knows that natural events can impact Earth systems.
standard
Student
(C) Interpret topographical maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional
Expectations
features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering.
Learning
objective
Activities
Assessment
Homework
SWBAT describe the difference between weathering, erosion, and deposition.

Bell Ringer: When a chemical change takes place, what happens at the
atomic level?
o Notes: W.E.D.
o Drawing – Chemical vs physical
Distinguish between weathering erosion and depositon.
Review notes.
8th Grade Lesson Plan March 25, 2015
Unit
Plate Tectonics
TEKS
(8.11) The student knows that interdependence occurs among living systems and the
standard
environment and that human activities can affect these systems.
Student
(A) describe producer/consumer, predator/prey, and parasite/host relationships as they occur
Expectations
in food webs within marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems.
Learning
SWBAT analyze a food web from land, freshwater, and marine ecosystems.
objective
Activities
 Bell Ringer: What type of organism is the basis for life in an ecosystem?
o Food Web review
o Notes: Parasite/host, predator/prey, producer/consumer
Assessment
Create a fictional food web for a fictional ecosystem.
Homework
Illustrate and color fictional food webs.
8th Grade Lesson Plan March 26, 2015
Unit
Plate Tectonics
TEKS
(8.11) The student knows that interdependence occurs among living systems and the
standard
environment and that human activities can affect these systems.
Student
(A) describe producer/consumer, predator/prey, and parasite/host relationships as they occur
Expectations
in food webs within marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems.
Mrs. McKelvy
Learning
objective
Activities
Assessment
Homework
Shackelford Junior High
March 23, 2015
SWBAT describe different learning standards we have covered this week.
Bell Ringer: What type of weather is expected around a low pressure system?
Folder Walk today – Review for assessment.
Plate Tectonics
None
8th Grade Lesson Plan March 27, 2015
Unit
Plate Tectonics
TEKS
(8.11) The student knows that interdependence occurs among living systems and the
standard
environment and that human activities can affect these systems.
Student
(A) describe producer/consumer, predator/prey, and parasite/host relationships as they occur
Expectations
in food webs within marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems.
Learning
SWBAT describe how organisms interact in different ecosystems.
objective
Activities
Bell Ringer: Why do hurricanes form over warm ocean water?
 Weekly Assessment
Assessment
Weekly Assessment
Homework
None