“Create an 8th-grade science vocabulary support worksheet for the IQWST unit “How Is the Earth Changing?” This worksheet is ONLY for vocabulary support. Do NOT include comprehension questions, multiple-choice questions, quizzes, or other science questions. Use important vocabulary from the unit, including: tectonic plate, plate tectonics, lithosphere, crust, mantle, core, continental crust, oceanic crust, plate boundary, convergent boundary, divergent boundary, transform boundary, subduction, fault, earthquake, volcano, magma, lava, seafloor spreading, mid-ocean ridge, ocean trench, continental drift, Pangaea, density, thermal energy, convection, evidence, pattern, and model. For EACH vocabulary term, include these four sections: 1. Vocabulary Word Clearly display the science term. 2. Definition Provide a short, accurate, student-friendly definition appropriate for an 8th-grade student. 3. In My Own Words Leave 2–3 blank lines. Students will rewrite the definition using their own words. DO NOT complete this section for them. 4. How Can I Draw It? Give students a very short and simple suggestion for how they could visually represent the vocabulary word. The directions should be easy enough for a student to sketch with a pencil. For example: * Convergent Boundary: “Draw two arrows pointing toward each other. Show one plate beginning to move underneath the other.” * Divergent Boundary: “Draw two pieces of Earth with arrows pointing away from each other. Draw magma coming up through the opening.” * Transform Boundary: “Draw two plates next to each other with arrows showing them sliding in opposite directions.” * Subduction: “Draw one plate bending and sinking underneath another plate.” * Mantle: “Draw a simple cutaway of Earth. Label the thick layer underneath the crust.” * Convection: “Draw a circle of arrows. Show hot material rising and cooler material sinking.” After the drawing suggestion, provide a large blank box labeled “My Drawing” where students create their own visual. Keep drawing instructions SIMPLE. Students should not need artistic ability to complete them. Use arrows, basic shapes, labels, and simple diagrams whenever possible. Organize the vocabulary into logical sections: * Earth’s Structure * Plate Tectonics & Movement * Types of Plate Boundaries * Earthquakes & Volcanoes * Evidence of Earth’s Changing Surface * Scientific Thinking Vocabulary Keep the worksheet clean, spacious, and easy to read. The purpose is for students to read the scientific definition, translate it into their own words, visualize the concept, and then draw that visualization themselves.”