Earth Science Class Mrs. Moore Lesson Plans October 22-25th

Period 2,4, and 9 Monday and Wednesday

Period 3,5, and 10 Tuesday and Thursday

Earth’s Systems (Geology)

1. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6 billion-year-old history
2. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process
3. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales
4. Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions
5. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes

Phenomena Pictures -  See above

Monday/ Tuesday - Start with a review of our thinkcerca lesson.  Less than 20 minutes of time in class
will be spent.  Submit work before Friday - but only submit when you have quality work.

* Review your work -you are allowed to put it on a document and have me review it before you submit it.

** Follow the form correctly - Intro- connect, summary, claim. Body paragraphs - reason, evidence,
reasoning. Conclusion- sum up with up without repeating verbatim.

We will continue on our new unit Geology.  Look at our Phenomena picture and ask questions and
hypothesize  the answer. What do we need to know to figure out the past? Why would be want to know
our past? Who would value the information and why?
We will start with a relative dating moon activity. This activity will be with partners and students will
have to explain their decisions and justify to those who disagree.
We will guess our way through the examples of rock strata on the front board trying to figure out the
history from oldest to youngest.   Students will be given notes on the 7 Principles of Historical
Geology. The notes will be on the chromebook.  We will search for images that show the principle and
then write our own definition for the geological principle. Homework will be given.  The worksheet is
at file:///home/chronos/u-7a340433fdd79e2e928d6d8387d2d03358c909ef/Downloads/relative_dating
_homework%20(1).pdf  A paper copy will be given in class, a copy will be attached in skyward too.

Wednesday/ Thursday

Start with a skyward review assignment.  I will collect homework worksheets. Students will start a
petrification activity with sponges.  Students will work in groups trying relative dating problems. We
will turn our attention to absolute dating with an activity to demonstrate the concept.  We will use our
spreadsheet program on the computer to complete simple absolute dating problems.

Students will have time to look at the index fossil in the room plus the 15 common minerals that are on
display.  Homework is a simple worksheet on absolute decay. A paper copy will be given and a copy
will be attached to skyward.  

Fun Information we will cover is below!

1. Uniformitarianism - What happens in the past will happen again geologically.
2. Two types of dating rocks - relative and absolute (radioactive decay)
3. Types of Rocks - Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
4. Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
5. Unique characteristics of all minerals
1. Solid
2. Made by nature
3. Crystal pattern
4. Organic
5. Unique formula

6.  Types of Fossils

1. Petrified
2. Molds and casts
3. Index
4. Carbonaceous
5. Original remains
6. Trace

7.   Fundamental Principles of Geology

1. Law of Superposition -
2. Principle of original horizontality  -
3. Principle of original lateral continuity -
4. Principle of intrusive relationships -
5. Principle of  cross-cutting relationships
6. Unconformities -para, non, dsc, angular
7. Fossil succession -

8. Common Minerals of Illinois

1. Brachiopods
2. Cephalopods
3. Crinoids
4. Sponges
5. Gastropods
6. Blastoids
7. Corals
8. Trilobites

Minerals we will id by sight Rocks we will id by sight

Pyrite Mica Slate Shale Pumice

Rose quartz Halite Granite Scoria Limestone

Crystalline quartz Basalt Coquina Gneiss

Hematite Copper Schists Sandstone Obsidian

Sulfur Fluorite Marble Coal Conglomerate

Talc Kaolin

Gypsum Galena

Calcite Graphite

Identification Testing  

Name	Feel	Streak	Smell	Luster	Magnetic	Chemical Test (HCl)
Hardness	Mass	Volume	Density	Crystal Pattern		Cleavage or Fracture
Fluorescent	Tenacity	Diaphaneity	Flame		Color	Formula