1. 8 th Grade Science Professional Development Tuesday, February 10, 2009 So Happy to See You Today!

2. Materials and Resources Unpacked? Accessible? Being used? Taking up space? Don’t know how to use? Can’t use? Why not?

3. 8th Grade Science Teacher Observations Schedule SchoolDateScheduled VisitPlanning Time Holbrook Middle School17-Feb 10:35-12:16 Stanley Middle School17-Feb 1:35-3:11 Mount Holly Middle School17-Feb 8:25-10:01 Belmont Middle School17-Feb 8:35-9:51 Cramerton Middle School17-Feb 10:45-12:01 Grier Middle School18-FebAfter 11:00 AM8:30-10:06 York Chester Middle18-Feb 10:07-11:58 Southwest Middle School18-Feb 10:10-11:44 W.C. Friday Middle20-Feb 10:14-11:45 John Chavis Middle20-Feb 8:45-10:11 Bessemer City Middle20-Feb 11:30-1:01 Warlick20-Feb 11:45-1:01

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5. Scope and Sequence 1 st Nine WeeksChemistry Goal 4 25% - 30% 2 nd Nine WeeksHydrology Goal 3 28% - 32% 3 rd Nine WeeksEvolution Goal 5 20% - 25% 4 th Nine WeeksCells / Microbiology Goal 6 / 7 8% - 12%

6. Goal 5: Evolution / Earth’s History The learner will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of evidence of evolution in organisms and landforms.

7. Goal 5: Evolution / Earth’s History 5.01 Interpret ways in which rocks, fossils, and ice cores record Earth’s geologic history and the evolution of life including: - geologic time scale (U6,P2,3)(SD 22-30) - index fossils (U6,P1,2)(SD 31-49) - law of superposition (U6,P2)(SD 50-63) - unconformity (U6,P2) - evidence of climate change (U6,P1,2)(SD 14-21,64-65) - extinction of species (U6,P1)(SD 85-89) - catastrophic events (U6,P3)(SD 66-75)

8. Goal 5: Evolution / Earth’s History 5.02 Correlate evolutionary theories and processes: - biological (U6,P1,3)(SD 14-65,76-89) - geological (U6,P2,3)(SD 66-75) - technological (U6,P3)

9. Goal 5: Evolution / Earth’s History 5.03 Examine evidence that the geologic evolution has had significant global impact including: - distribution of living things (U6,P2)(SD 76-84) - major geological events (U6,P3)(SD 66-75) - mechanical and chemical weathering (U6,P2)

10. Goal 5: Evolution / Earth’s History 5.04 Analyze satellite imagery as a method to monitor Earth from space (U1,P1,2)(SD 90-94) : - spectral analysis - reflectance curves

11. Goal 5: Evolution / Earth’s History 5.05 Use maps, ground truthing and remote sensing to make predictions regarding (U1,P1,2) : - changes over time - land use - urban sprawl - resource management

12. Foss Kit: Earth’s History processes and systems that have operated over geological time (5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.05) sedimentary rocks and fossils from the Grand Canyon to discover clues that reveal Earth's history (5.01, 5.02, 5.03) processes that create sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks and organize their observations and inferences into the Rock Cycle (5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.05) data gained from observing rocks to make inferences about organisms, environments, and events that occurred over Earth's history (5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.05)

13. Professional Development Thursday March 19, 2009 8:00 – 3:00 @ Rader Center Goal 6: Cell Theory Goal 7: Microbiology