Week 7 - September 30 - October 4

Learning Goals: Compare folding and faulting as a response to stress and the four types of faults. Describe the different types of faults. Identify the types of plate collisions that build mountains. Describe major earthquake zones. Determine epicenter of virtual earthquake.



Monday - Continue with mountain building lab activity
HW: none

Tuesday - Introduce comparison two mountains assignment, Complete mountain building lab activity
HW: Complete lab activity

Wednesday - Types of mountains study chart, Work on two mountains assignment
HW: Two mountains assignment due 10/4

Thursday - Begin Mapping earthquakes assignment
HW: Map real time earthquake data for next 5 days

Friday - Virtual earthquake lab
HW: Complete lab/Continue to map real time earthquake data

Week 6 September 23 - 27

Learning Goals: Present plate boundary projects. Predict how isostatic adjustments will affect Earth’s crust and identify sources of stress in crustal rock. Compare folding and faulting as a response to stress and the four types of faults.



Monday - Complete DVD: How the Earth Was Made, Plate Boundaries Project Work Day 
HW: plate boundary project presentation

Tuesday - Present Plate Boundary projects 
HW: crust deformation questions

Wednesday - Isostasy Lab 
HW: none

Thursday - Continue with isostasy lab 
HW: lab due 9/30

Friday - Results of Stresses ppt, Begin Investigating Shape Activity: examine mountain photos, classify by shape, hypothesize about formation
HW: isostasy lab

Week 5 September 16 - 21

Learning Goals: Research and construct 3D models of plate boundaries for presentation. Describe major events in the formation of Earth.



Monday - Plate Boundaries Project Work Day 
HW: current events/convection currents lab

Tuesday - Present current events, Plate Boundaries Project Work Day 
HW: project ideas for model

Wednesday - No class

Thursday - Begin DVD: How the Earth Was Made 
HW: project ideas for model

Friday - Continue DVD: How the Earth Was Made 
HW: project ideas for model

Week 4 9/9 - 9/13

Learning Goals: Describe the evidence for continental drift. Describe the theory of plate tectonics. Model current events and relate to plate tectonics. Prepare 3-D model of a plate boundary.

 

 Monday -Evidence for continental drift and theory of plate tectonics, Work on Plate tectonics puzzle or current events
HW: topic for current events 

Tuesday - Work on current events or plate tectonics puzzle
HW: plate tectonics puzzle

Wednesday -Plate Tectonics of North America 
HW: complete plate tectonics

Thursday -Modeling convection currents lab 
HW: lab conclusion 

Friday -Introduce plate boundaries project, Begin research 
HW: project research, ideas


  

Week 3 - September 2 - 6

Learning Goals: Describe the zones of the earth. Describe evidence for continental drift theory.

  

Monday - Labor Day - No School

Tuesday - Layers of the earth

HW: complete zones of earth wksht

Wednesday - Discuss zones of earth, Begin activity: Where in the world was Lystrosaurus?

HW: study 

Thursday - Review for test, Complete Where in the world was Lystrosaurus?

HW: study 

Friday - Earth Characteristics and Origins Test

HW: current event topic due 9/10