Unit 5
I will be able to identify the layers of the earth. I will also be able to demonstrate the tectonic plate theory. I will be able to summarize the rock cycle, weathering, and erosion. I will demonstrate the relationship between different geological processes and how they affect the landscape and related environments of the earth.
Lesson 1 - Geology
Big Question : How did people's understanding of what was happening on the Earth's surface change over time?
Word of the Day : dense
Preview and discuss the areas of study
Preview vocab & read chapter 1
Lesson 2 - Earth's Layers and Plates
Big Question : How do tectonic plates and the Earth's layers interact to change the surface of the Earth?
Word of the Day : crust
Introduce comma usage & practice
Introduce suffix -ly and practice
Read and discuss chapter 2
Lesson 3 - Earth's Layer and Moving Plates
Big Question : How do tectonic plates and the Earth's layers interact to change the surface of the Earth?
Word of the Day : exert
Review similes and practice
Read the chapter excerpt and complete the chart
Draft a detailed explanation of a simile
Lesson 4 - Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Big Question : What happens beneath the earth's surface to cause earthquakes?
Word of the Day : fault
Read the excerpt and discuss
Practice comma usage and suffix -ly
Introduce informational pamphlet
Lesson 5 - Earthquakes and Tsunamis
What happens beneath the Earth's surface to cause earthquakes?
Word of the Day : trigger
Cite information from chapter 3
Draft info
for a tsunami pamphlet
Lesson 6 - Volcanoes, Geysers, and Hot springs
Big Question - How do scientists determine where volcanoes might develop?
Word of the Day : fine
Read chapter 4 and define dormant, extinct, and active
Practice quotation marks and commas in dialogue
Identify root "rupt" and practice
Lesson 7 - Myths and Volcanoes
Big Question : How do volcanic myths help explain volcanic activity?
Word of the Day : lofty
Practice taking notes on WB p72
Preview Wiki entries & rubric
Lesson 8 - Three types of rocks and the rock cycle
Big Question - How can changes in rocks over time be explained by the rock cycle?
Word of the Day - class
Practice taking notes and organizing information
As a team, create a wiki entry
Lesson 9 - Rocks and the rock cycle
How can changes in rocks over time be explained by the rock cycle?
Word of the Day : compact
Chapter 6 excerpt and questions
Review commas and root "rupt"
Rock cycle science experiment
Lesson 10 - Weathering and Erosion Pt 1
Big Question : How does weather and erosion continuously reshape the earth?
Word of the Day : state
Vocabulary practice on WB p 103
Continue working on wiki entry
Lesson 11 - Weathering and Erosion Pt 2
Big Question : How does weathering and erosion continuously reshape the earth?
Word of the Day : deposit
Close Reading of Chapter 7
Sequencing a list of adjectives
Discuss suffixes and roots
Lesson 12 - Mountains
Big Question : How do the movements and forces of tectonic plates form mountains?
Word of the Day : sheer
Metamorphic Rock
Mighty Morphin Power Rock
hard and smooth
glass
sedimentary rocks change under heat and pressure
I am very hard and found deep under the earth's
crust. Morph means to change.
"Man it's sure hot down here! I think it's time to
change into a new form!" said the Might Morphin Rock.
Read chapter 8 and discuss
Introduce a descriptive paragraph
Begin planning a descriptive paragraph
Lesson 13 - Under the sea part 1
Big Question : How does the movement of the tectonic plates shape and change the seafloor?
Word of the Day : expedition
Draft a descriptive paragraph
Continue planning a descriptive paragraph
Lesson 14 - Under the sea part 2
Big Question : How does the movements of the tectonic plates shape and change the seafloor?
Word of the Day : firsthand
Discuss firsthand vs secondhand
Discuss the chapter, suffixes, and roots
Practice sequencing adjectives
