In “Our Ever Changing Earth” Unit, we will be studying both slow and

rapid processes that cause changes on our planet.

 

Students will participate in experiments simulating physical and chemical weathering:

erosion by wind, water, and ice; and plate movement causing volcanoes, earthquakes,

and mountains.

 

Check out the SMART Lessons page to download daily science (and math) lessons.

 

You can also find links to websites related to our science topics of study on the

Science Links page.

 

 

Changing Earth Objectives

 

-  Describe how wind, water and ice shape and reshape Earth's land surface by eroding rock

       and soil in some areas and depositing them in other areas producing characteristic

        landforms (e.g., dunes, deltas, glacial moraines). (1759)

 

-  Identify and describe how freezing, thawing and plant growth reshape the land surface by

       causing the weathering of rock. (1760)

 

-  Describe evidence of changes on Earth's surface in terms of slow processes (e.g., erosion,

       weathering, mountain building, deposition) and rapid processes (e.g., volcanic eruptions,

       earthquakes, landslides). (1761)

 

-       Analyze a series of events and/or simple daily or seasonal cycles, describe the patterns and infer

    the next likely occurrence. (1776)

 

-  Develop, design and conduct safe, simple investigations or experiments to answer questions. (1777)

 

-  Explain the importance of keeping conditions the same in an experiment. (1778)

 

-  Describe how comparisons may not be fair when some conditions are not kept the same between

   experiments. (1779)

 

-  Record the results and data from an investigation and make a reasonable explanations. (1782)

 

-  Explain why keeping records of observations and investigations is important. (1784)