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FRAMEWORK |
Lesson/Activity |
Web Resources |
Questions
MC = Multiple Choice
OR = Open Response
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ESS.8.4.1
Locate natural divisions of Arkansas:
- Ozark Plateau
- Ouachita Mountains
- Crowley’s Ridge
- Mississippi Alluvial Plain (Delta)
- Coastal Plain
- Arkansas River Valley
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Arkansas Relief Map |
Arkansas and other States - Landsat 7
Images - USGS
DLESE - Digital Library for Earth
System Education
Minerals and Geology (USDA Forest Service)
Natural Divisions of Arkansas - Arkansas
Natural Heritage Commission
Physiographic Regions - Virtual Fieldtrip
(Bauxite Mine)
Science-Literature Links
Treasure Arkansas - FREE Booklet
Virtual Geology Field Trips |
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ESS.8.4.2
Analyze the impact of using natural
resources
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Bauxite, Arkansas (History)
Fossil Fuels - UT
How Long Does It Last? - HSNP
Salt: Up Close & Personal - AAAS |
Earth & Space Science - Learning Science
Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot
Minerals Activities Procedures - USDA
Forest Service
Reclamation of Mined Lands - USDA Forest
Service
Water
Resources of the United States - USGS
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ESS.8.4.3
Differentiate between renewable and
non-renewable resources
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How Long Does It Last? - HSNP
Renewable/Non-renewable Resources - UT |
Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot
Groundwater Lessons - EPA
Mineral Deposit, The Life Cycle of a -
Hands-on Activities - USGS
Natural
Resources - Mineral Information Institute
Water
Resources of the United States - USGS
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ESS.8.4.4
Evaluate the impact of water pollution
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All the Water in the World - EPA
Chemicals - UT
How Long Does It Last? - HSNP
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Groundwater Lessons - EPA
Pollution (Nonpoint Source) - "What's
Wrong With This Picture?" - EPA
Project WET
Water
Resources of the United States - USGS
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ESS.8.4.5
Evaluate the impact of Arkansas’
natural resources on the economy, including but not limited
to
- farming
- timber
- tourism
- hunting
- fishing
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Bauxite, Arkansas (History)
Web of Life - UT |
Common Objects Made of Minerals
Minerals Activities Procedures - USDA
Forest Service
Natural
Resources - Mineral Information Institute |
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ESS.8.4.6
Evaluate human use of Arkansas’
natural resources on the environment, including but
not limited to
- mining
- clear cutting
-
dredging
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Environmental Concerns - UT
Environmental Problems/Solutions - UT
Minerals of Arkansas (Rockhounding
Arkansas) |
Arkansas Geologic Commission
Arkansas Minerals Map
Mineral Deposit, The Life Cycle of a -
Hands-on Activities - USGS
Minerals Activities Procedures - USDA
Forest Service
Minerals of Arkansas
Natural
Resources - Mineral Information Institute |
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ESS.8.4.7
Describe the processes of the water
cycle:
- precipitation
- evaporation
- condensation
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Water Cycle - UT |
Clouds - NOAA
Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot
Water in the Earth System
Water - Quizzes & Lessons - MSU
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Predict by Cloud Type #26 (MC) - NAEP |
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ESS.8.4.8
Organize weather data into tables or
charts to identify trends and patterns
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Wacky Weather Wonders - TrackStar
Weather 101
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ESS.8.4.9
Demonstrate safety procedures related to
severe weather
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Flash Flood - Weather Eye
Lightning Experiments - Weather Eye
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Lightning - NOAA
Lightning - NWS
Lightning
Safety - National Institute
NOAA Tornadoes
Preparing for Natural Disasters - Science
Friday |
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ESS.8.4.10
Describe weather-related natural
disasters
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Disaster Spot - Weather Eye |
NOAA Tornadoes
Preparing for Natural Disasters - Science
Friday
Weather Forecasting Through the Ages |
Predict Snow #9 (MC), Weather Data #10
(MC) - NAEP
Predicting Temperature
#27 (MC) - NAEP |
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ESS.8.4.11
Construct and read instruments to
collect weather data:
- barometer
- weather vane
-
anemometer
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Atmospheric Conditions - UT
GO Temp Activities
Weather Predictions - UT |
WeatherBug - Interactive Lessons |
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ESS.9.4.1
Analyze changes to Earth’s surface:
- erosion
- glaciation
- weathering
- earthquakes
-
volcanic activity
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Creating Custom Maps - EET
Life Along the Faultline - Exploratorium
Model of Sea Floor Spreading
Model Volcanoes - AAAS |
America's Volcanic Past - Arkansas - USGS
Earth & Space Science - Learning Science
Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot
How Do Rocks Undergo Change? - Exploring
Earth
Magnetic Reversal Animation
Plate Tectonics - "The Dynamic Earth" -
USGS
Sea
Level Rise - Flood Maps by NASA
Weathering, Soil & Erosion - Exploring
Earth
When the Earth Moves: Seafloor Spreading
and Plate Tectonics |
Clay, Water, Sand
#14(MC) - NAEP
Rock Type #22 (MC) - NAEP
Sandstone Formation
#34 (OR) - NAEP
Volcano Rocks #11 (OR) - NAEP |
