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Georgia
Quality Core Curriculum Addressed in Unit Plan 2
Science:
Grade 8, Life Science
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Content
Standard
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Concept
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| S.8.5 |
Recognizes the effect human beings have on pollution
and the environment.
5.1 Identifies ways human beings cause and can
correct pollution of water bodies, the atmosphere,
and the land
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Human
Interactions with the Environment |
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The
activities of humans on earth have positive and negative effects
on the environment, weather, and atmosphere. |
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Recognizes that constructive and destructive Earth
forces (e.g. , continental drift, earthquakes, volcanoes,
plate tectonics, weather and erosion) change the
Earth's surface..
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Geology |
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Land
forms are the result of constructive and destructive forces.
Constructive forces involve crystal deformation, volcanic eruptions,
and deposition of sediments. Destructive forces include weathering
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Describes the water cycle and its relationship to the
movement of surface and subsurface water.
16.1 Identifies parts of the water cycle.
16.2 Describes the formation of a river system.
16.3 Describes the distribution and quality of fresh
water on the Earth
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Hydrology |
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Water, |
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S.8.17 |
Describes the characteristics, composition and
movement of the oceans.
17.3 Discusses the movements of ocean water
in currents, tides and waves
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Hydrology |
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Oceans
cover 75 per cent of Earth's surface and have definite characteristics,
composition, features, movements, and life forms. |
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S.8.26 |
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Describes the relationships of the motions between
the sun, moon and Earth.
26.4 Discusses the effect of the sun and moon on tides
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Astronomy |
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Most
objects in the solar system are in regular and predictable motion.
This motion explains such phenomena as the day, the year, phases
o the moon, eclipses, tides, and seasons. |
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