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This Earth and Space Science course is intended to be
implemented in a seventh or eighth grade virtual classroom. The course will
satisfy all 8th grade Earth and Space Academic Standards as well as enrich
the students with the benefits of utilizing technology in a meaningful way to
complete research, planning, collaboration, and presentation.

         The student will be engaged in many activities
for the benefit of content learning and presentation,
Including group discussions, reflective journals, individual
Web quests, small group presentations, and large group
projects. Through these activities, the students will
experience various technological capabilities and
their applications.
•   The students will describe how Earth and the Moon work as a system
    (characteristics, mass, gravity, rotation, revolution, etc.) through a web
    quest product.

•   The students will present a detailed model of the solar system as a
    whole group (characteristics, mass, gravity, rotation, revolution, etc.)
    through a collaborative presentation.

•   The students will explain the cycles found within the Earth and Moon
    system, as well as the solar system and their effects on our lives
    through an online exam (essay format)
   Reflective Journal
   One reflective journal entry per week via an online blog.

   Web Quest Activity
   Each student chooses 1 item in the Solar System Project
   Research the item using provided resources found in the structured web quest activity
   Present the completed web quest via Dropbox©

   Whole Group Cyber Project
   Each student sets up a Prezi account and complete a Prezi training module
   Each student imbeds their chosen Solar System item into the whole group Prezi file in
    a meaningful and interactive way.

   There will be 4 scheduled podcast meetings throughout the course for the
    collaborative planning of the Prezi presentation.

   Individual Online Exam
   Each student will complete an online exam (essay format) describing the cycles
    learned through this course as they pertain to our lives on earth.

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8th grade earth & space science online course

  • 1. This Earth and Space Science course is intended to be implemented in a seventh or eighth grade virtual classroom. The course will satisfy all 8th grade Earth and Space Academic Standards as well as enrich the students with the benefits of utilizing technology in a meaningful way to complete research, planning, collaboration, and presentation. The student will be engaged in many activities for the benefit of content learning and presentation, Including group discussions, reflective journals, individual Web quests, small group presentations, and large group projects. Through these activities, the students will experience various technological capabilities and their applications.
  • 2. The students will describe how Earth and the Moon work as a system (characteristics, mass, gravity, rotation, revolution, etc.) through a web quest product. • The students will present a detailed model of the solar system as a whole group (characteristics, mass, gravity, rotation, revolution, etc.) through a collaborative presentation. • The students will explain the cycles found within the Earth and Moon system, as well as the solar system and their effects on our lives through an online exam (essay format)
  • 3. Reflective Journal  One reflective journal entry per week via an online blog.  Web Quest Activity  Each student chooses 1 item in the Solar System Project  Research the item using provided resources found in the structured web quest activity  Present the completed web quest via Dropbox©  Whole Group Cyber Project  Each student sets up a Prezi account and complete a Prezi training module  Each student imbeds their chosen Solar System item into the whole group Prezi file in a meaningful and interactive way.  There will be 4 scheduled podcast meetings throughout the course for the collaborative planning of the Prezi presentation.  Individual Online Exam  Each student will complete an online exam (essay format) describing the cycles learned through this course as they pertain to our lives on earth.