Lesson Plans

Earth Science

Lombard Middle School

Mrs. Moore 8th Grade

September 23- Oct 4th

Weekly reading - 

Week 4

https://www.anl.gov/article/nextgeneration-camera-for-the-south-pole-telescope-takes-data-of-early-universe

 Week 5

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/10/news-solar-system-object-pluto-planet-x-sun-space/

Monday/ Tuesday- Continue with planets to scale for 25 minutes. We will walk outside to compare

our planets with the size of the sun.  Students will take a skyward quiz when we return inside. After

quiz students will participate in a Sun Earth size and distance comparison.  We will discuss how

models tell us information. Students will receive a homework worksheet using scientific notation and

our solar system. This will be due at our next class, do your best, it is not easy.  Students will be

asked to look at the Moon tonight.

Wednesday/ Thursday - Start with a skyward assignment on the Sun.  Notes on the geography of

our Sun. We will then turn our thinking to the Earth Moon system.  Students will be given multiple

manipulatives to explain the Moon Cycles. Students will learn the 8 named Moon Cycle positions

and why people on Earth see only portions of the Moon at night.  We will demonstrate rotation,

revolutions, eclipses, and seasons. We will watch a video on neap and spring tides.There will be

another skyward assignment at the end of class covering moon cycles. This can be done for

homework too if students need more time.

Friday/ Monday - Start with a skyward assignment . Same as the end skyward assignment

yesterday. Students will create a model of the moon cycle with oreos first.  Students will be assigned

to create their own visual model explaining moon cycles. Students can create a game, a video, a

slide presentation etc to show how and why we have moon cycles on Earth. This will be an

individual project. This assignment will be due by Oct 4th.  A video about the origins of the moon and

moon cycles will be in class. Mrs. Moore will be gone on Friday.  

Tuesday/ Wednesday-  We will research why the Americans went to the Moon.  Students will be

asked a series of questions and using their chromebook they will piece together the events that led

to the Moon Landing in 1969.  Also we will celebrate Sputnik Day with tang. Students will be asked

to create a “rocket” that can carry a hard boiled egg over the barrier and land on a pillow.  Lots of

manipulatives will be available to use.

Thursday/ Friday-  Start with a skyward assignment.  We will then continue to work on our “rocket”

creations and discuss what we need to know or do to improve our devices.  Students will end with a

writing assignment answering the following question - What do you think was the biggest hindrance

to the human race when attempting to leave the planet?  This will be at least a 5 paragraph paper -

mostly opinion based on actual facts.

Week 1 Article to be read - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/10-solutions-for-climate-change/

Respond to the article on the skyward assignment by Monday 8-26.

Week 2 Article to be read - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-solutions/ 

Respond to the article on the skyward assignment by Tuesday 9-3

Week 3 Article to be read - https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/dark-matter/en/

Respond to the article on the skyward assignment by Monday 9-11

Week 4 Article to be read https://www.anl.gov/article/nextgeneration-camera-for-the-south-pole-telescope-takes-data-of-early-universe

Respond to the article on the skyward assignment by Friday September, 27

Week 5 Article to be read

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/10/news-solar-system-object-pluto-planet-x-sun-space/

Lesson Plans Earth Science Lombard Middle School Mrs. Moore 8th Grade

August 26th - 30th and Sept 3rd - 6th

Weekly reading - 

Week 2 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-solutions/ 

Week 3

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/dark-matter/en/

Monday / Tuesday -  Review safety and take safety Post test. We will review our lab from last week and see our good and bad points.    We will go over the correct procedures to light a science burner. Astronomy Pretest on skyward. Each question is worth .1 points total is 5 points.  Final test is worth 50 points. Homework is a matching terms with definitions sheet on astronomy terms. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qHGgG3TfqQYwbl7smYgLK9sRRD3_GYvECgVmCPtPzLo/edit Homework is due Wednesday of next week 9-5.

Wednesday/ Thursday    Review density lab from last week. Students will complete a lab on convection currents - students will create a lava lamp of sorts.  We will relate this to gravity, density, volume, and mass. Any remaining time can be spent on homework worksheet or the weekly reading. This lab will be graded for content.

Friday/ Tuesday  Chromebook notes on Astronomy terms with pictures. Each student will be given a term to illustrate.  We will share a copy of our illustrated notes with everyone. We will discuss how mass, volume,space, and gravity plays a part in our universe. While students are creating their illustration each will be called up to practice light the burner with the aid of the teacher. Homework worksheet will be due Wednesday 9-5. 

Wednesday/ Thursday  - VIdeo on the beginning of the Universe.  Students will watch 3 different videos to help understand the concept.  Students will be asked to create a chart that explains which video was the best for them to understand the concept. Students will be asked to think of models that would represent the concept.  We will share our papers/charts and models in class and turn it in at the end of the class. No homework except to finish the weekly reading.

Friday - All classes  Math day. We will look at the numbers of the expansion and try to understand what it really means. We will cover scientific notation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  There will be 6 word problems that will be given to work on in class if time. The work not completed in class will be homework.

Week 1 Article to be read - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/10-solutions-for-climate-change/

Respond to the article on the skyward assignment by Monday 8-26.

Week 2 Article to be read - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-solutions/ 

Respond to the article on the skyward assignment by Tuesday 9-3

Week 3 Article to be read - https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/dark-matter/en/

Respond to the article on the skyward assignment by Monday 9-9

Earth Science Class Mrs. Moore

Lombard Middle School
Mrs. Moore
Earth Science
May 28th - June 6th


Tuesday/ Wednesday - Start with a skyward assignment. We will discuss the weekends weather and watch the forecast.  We will look at El Nino Work and create a world map to explain the weather phenomena. We will continue  in class on a packet that goes with a web site on Climate Change.  We will do parts together and the remaining material will be homework.
Thursday/ Friday - start with our skyward assignment and end with our skyward assignment.  Students will have time to finish the climate change packet and start work on the end of the year review questions. We will have a kahoot on weather too.
Monday - All classes. Review for the end of the year test!!!
Tuesday - Fun City Day
Wednesday - All Classes - final in science.
Thursday - start in advisory and go to our awards assembly.  We will return to our advisory for all of our class time. 

Earth Science Class Mrs. Moore Lesson Plans

May 13- May 24th

Monday/ Tuesday -  Start with a short skyward assignment. We will work together on a

packet of notes about the motion of the atmosphere and the oceans.  Students will watch a

BIll Nye on the atmosphere and complete a sheet with the video. Students will be asked to

memorize the four layers of the atmosphere, the three major wind systems, and the major

reasons for the motion of the ocean and atmosphere.  We will have a quiz at our next class.

Wednesday/ Thursday - Start with a quiz,  Review notes. Students will look at what makes

a cloud and complete a demonstration of a cloud in a bottle.  Students will review a few

experiments we did last week and discuss what was really happening and why. We will look

at the egg in a bottle, crushed can, candle in the water, wacky bottle, ping pong ball hair

dryer, and spitwad in a container and relate it to weather.  Homework is to complete the

worksheet on types of clouds.

Friday/ Monday  Start with notes on how a cloud forms followed by the creation of storms.

 We will look at air masses and the fronts that form from the interaction. There will be

several video clips.  We will discuss the formation of supercells and tornadoes. Homework

is to find data on one tornado that took place in tornado alley.  There will be a worksheet to

complete with the information.

Tuesday/Wednesday  Hurricane day!  We will discover the process of development of a

hurricane.  We will watch a short video clip. We will look at current data and the increase of

hurricanes both quantity and intensity.  We talk about what this means and how the cycling of many different systems interact to cause this increase. Homework is to find out the name of

the next hurricane in the Atlantic and the South Pacific.

Thursday/ Friday - we will wait to see where we need to go next!

Tuesday/ Wednesday

Thursday/ Friday

Monday - review for final

Tuesday - Fun City

Wednesday - Finals

Thursday - awards day!!!!

Earth Science Class

Mrs. Moore

Lesson Plans

May 6th-10th

Period 3,5, 10

Period 2,4,9

Monday/ Tuesday - Skyward review start. Go over the Lithosphere/ Biosphere/ Atmosphere/

Hydrosphere with a paper to clarify cycles that work through/within the sphere.  We will look

at the rock cycle, carbon cycle, water cycle, nitrogen cycle, and oxygen cycle. We will

discuss the water and wind patterns on a global scale. We will look at how the Earth

changes as a result of the interaction.  We will use river systems and demonstrate the complexities of the Earth interacting systems. We will dig into our sandbox of science with

a demonstration of how a river system develops and is constantly changing through time. Key terms will be drainage basin, oxbow lake, meanders, young, mature, and old streams,

alluvial fan, deltas, load,  and levees. Homework is to locate and label the world’s major

river systems.

Wednesday / Thursday - Start by making sediment sticks and observing 2 minute deposition

patterns.  Keep a pattern log for 10 minutes. Students will see many pictures of mouths of

river systems. We will discuss the variables that affect the differences in the deposition of

sediments.  We take a short quiz over weathering , erosion, and deposition. This quiz will be

on the computer. When finished student will take data from atmosphere temperatures and

create a graph that shows the layering of our atmosphere.  There will be questions about the

created graph. What is not finished in class will be homework.

Earth Science Lesson Plans

April 29th - May 3rd

Monday, Wednesday Period 2,4,9

Tuesday Thursday Period 3,5,10

Unit - Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Monday/ Tuesday - Review Start, reducing erosion activity.  Students will build sand castles with

popsicle sticks, straws, and a bag.  The goal will be to build it as high as possible with building

techniques that will help it with stand  erosion of some sort. Students will fill out a sheet explaining

their processes. After the surprise erosion the students will have an opportunity to rebuild.  A

worksheet will be completed by a partnered group and is to be turned in when completed.

Wednesday / Thursday - Students will review all material from the year with the goal of seeing how it

all fits together and will culminate with our study of the Earth’s weather.  Students will graph the

layers of the atmosphere, map the world water currents and world wind patterns. We will again

discuss the convection currents (density differences) and how it is one of many interacting forces

that constantly underscores the motions on our planet.  Homework is to complete the slide

presentation with visuals from the lithosphere, atmosphere, and the hydrosphere. There will be a

slide on gravity too. Presentation should be completed next week.

*****  Friday we are going to Western Illinois University for a visit.  Please bring a lunch if you did not one from school. We will leave right at 8:15, please do not be late to school.   We will be back by2:15. Be ready to see what a real university looks like!

Earth Science Class

Mrs. Moore

Lesson Plans

March 18th -21st

Period 2,4, and 9 Mon. Wed. Fri

Period 3,5, and 10 Tues. Wed. Thurs

Illinois State Science Test is Wednesday

Our lessons will focus on trying to solve the following question.  We will spend time researching,

modeling, and experimenting to figure out the answers.

“How do the materials in and on Earth’s crust change over time, How does the movement of tectonic

plates impact the surface of Earth, How does water influence weather, circulate in the oceans, and

shape Earth’s surface, What factors interact and influence weather, and How have living organisms changed the Earth and how have Earth’s changing conditions impacted living organisms?”  Taken

from the NGSS website.

Unit - Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Essential Questions:

• How does interaction between the Earth's lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere lead to the wide range of beautiful and complex landscapes we see today?
• How do climate and types of materials influence the landscapes we see in different regions on Earth?
• How does classification help us understand the great variety and complexity of Earth's materials?

Monday/ Tuesday - Start with a skyward assignment.  Students will create labs about weathering chalk.  Students will take a topic and create a hypothesis, write up the lab procedures, and perform the lab collecting data as well as graphing the data on a hapar basic lab sheet. The students will write a conclusion based on their data.  Students will add their data to the class data table and analyze the overall class results. We will discuss the constants and constrains of the experiments. We will examine the validity of the experiments by generating a list of possible flaws and a list of improvements to make the data more accurate and relevant to our hypothesis.  Homework is to complete the packet of practice questions for Wednesday.

Wednesday- review for Illinois Science Test.  We will go through our pack of practice questions and then work through several simulations on the chromebook.  https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/practicetest.asp

Thursday - ISA Testing with your Period 3, 5 10 teacher

Friday - Meet with your 2-4-9 teacher - we will start our erosion testing with Running water. We work to complete slope, speed of water, and meander labs. We will conclude with self directed labs with the topic of wind erosion.   Day 1 will have class Friday, Monday - Thursday with Mrs. Moore. All labs must be completed by Thursday. Each lab sheet must have a hypothesis, experimental procedures, data collected and graphed, and a conclusion statement.  All this will be collected on the hapara program and students can turn them in as groups.