The
Water Planet (soon)
The water cycle is an example of a
closed system. Water is never lost or gained. The oceans play a large part in
the water cycle. They also contain important landforms and ecosystems that
often affect life on land.
Goals:
1. What Is the Water Cycle?
2. What Are the Characteristics of the
Ocean?
3. What Lives in the Ocean?
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1.
What Is the Water Cycle?
Objectives:
*Recognize how groundwater forms.
* Understand the water cycle.
* Identify ways to protect water
resources.
Vocab: water cycle,
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, groundwater.
2.
What Are the Characteristics of the Ocean?
Objecticves:
* Demonstrate how the ocean floor can be
mapped.
* Identify different regions of the ocean
floor..
* Describe how the ocean affects climate.
Vocab: continental shelf,
continental slope, abyssal plain, currents.
3.
What Lives in the Ocean?
Objectives:
* Observe an aquatic ecosystem.
* Recoginze different ocean ecosystems.
* Understand how the environment affects
ocean ecosystems.
Vocab: intertidal zone,
near-shore zone, open-ocean zone, coral reefs
Resources & Techonology:
>>> Lab, Internet Research, Library
Research, Powerpoint Presentation, Activity Video/DVD, Homework, Quizzes, End
of Unit Assessment.
Index
Fossils
Fossils
(current)
Fossils
help us understand past life on Earth. Studying the patterns of change that
fossils show may help us understand the changes that have taken place on Earth.
Goals:
1.
How Do Fossils Form?
2.
What Do Fossils Tell Us About Earth?
3.
What Do Fossils Tell Us About Life in the Past?
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1.
How Do Fossils Form?
Objectives:
*
Model how a fossil is formed.
*
Understand how fossils and fossil fuels are formed.
*
Recognize different types of fossils.
Vocab:
fossil, mold, cast, fossil fuel.
2.
What Do Fossils Tell Us About Earth?
Objectives:
*
Understand how fossils are used to find the ages of rock layers.
*
Describe what an index fossil is.
*
Relate what fossils tell us about Earth's history.
Vocab:
index fossil.
3.
What Do Fossils Tell Us About Life in the Past?
Objectives:
*
Compare fossilized organisms with modern organisms.
*
Understand how fossils can be used to learn about ancient ecosystems.
*
Recognize how fossils can be used to learn about the historty of life on
Earth?
Vocab:
mass extinction.
Resources
& Techonology:
>>>
Lab, Internet Research, Field Trip, Library Research, Powerpoint Presentation,
Activity Video/DVD, Homework, Quizzes, End of Unit Assessment.
Earth's
Rocks
Rocks
are changed from one kind to another through ordinary processes at Earth's
surface and just below it. Soil is weathered rock that has some organic matter
added to it.
Goals:
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How Are Minerals Identified?
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How Are Rocks Classified?
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What is the Rock Cycle?
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How Do Soils Form?
1.
How are Minerals Identified?
Objectives:
* Describe ways to compare minerals.
* Identify properties of minerals.
* Explain how minerals form.
Vocab: Mineral
2.
How Are Rocks Classified?
Objectives:
* Classify rocks.
* Identify the three types of rocks and
how they form.
* Describe some uses of rock.
Vocab: Igneous rock, lava, magma,
sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, metamorphism
3.
What Is the Rock Cycle?
Objectives:
* Explore how rock changes from one
type to another.
* Describe the rock cycle.
* Describe plate boudaries.
Vocab: rock cycle
4.
How Do Soils Form?
Objectives:
* Explore how to stop erosion
* Describe how soil forms.
* Explain how to conserve soil.
Vocab: Bedrock, topsoil
Resources
& Techonology:
> Lab, Internet Research, Field
Trip, Library Research, Powerpoint Presentation, Activity Video/DVD, Homework,
Quizzes, End of Unit Assessment.
Exploring
Earth
9/15-30
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Lesson
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Pacing
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Vocabulary
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Objectives
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Proc.
& Eval.
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1.How Does Earth's Surface Change?
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3 days
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crust, mantle, core, weathering,
erosion, deposition, glacier
(index cards)
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** identify Earth's layers as inner
core, outer core, mantle, and crust.
** recognize the importance of the
asthenosphere in the movement of plates.
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** Assess Prior Knowledge
_ show the picture of Mt. Fuji, in
Japan. Engage students in discussion about the formation.
_ Ask, how can a volcanic eruption form
a mountain?
_ Earth's Layer activity
** Graphic organizer:
1. Draw and complete the graphic
organizer.
2. Summarize; Make a table that shows
different agents of weathering and how each agent can change Earth's surface.
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2.
What Are Plates and How Do They Move?
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2
days
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plate tectonics, mid-ocean ridge,
rift, sea-floor spreading
(index cards)
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** Explain how Earth's plates move.
** Describe the different types of
plate boundaries.
** Recognize what happens when plates
move.
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** Build on Prior Knowledge; use the
Fast Fact for discussion starter about the lesson topic (p.238; Harcourt
School Publisher - Earth Science)
** Activity: How Earth's Plates More
(p. 239)
** Draw Conclusions: The Himalayas are
mountains between India and the rest of Asia. They grow several centimeters
each year. What do you think causes this?
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3.
What Causes Earthquakes and Volcanoes"
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3 days
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fault, earthquake, focus, epicenter,
volcano
(index cards)
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** Locate the epicenter of an
earthquake.
** Explain what causes earthquakes and
volcanoes.
** Compare three types of volcanoes
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** Build on Prior Knowledge; Use the
Fast Fact (p. 246) for a discussion. Why is the volcano in this picture
erupting What is a volcano? What is an earthquake?
_ Activity: Locating an Earthquake (p.
247)
** Vocabulary: Write an imaginary news
report about an earthquake that just occurred. Use the terms earthquake,
epicenter, fault, and focus.
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4.
Review and Test Preparation
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1day
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Practice/ review index cards
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Assess learned knowledge
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Pre-Test
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assessment
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1
day
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Testing
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Testing
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Testing
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