Period 2,4, and 9 Monday and Wednesday
Period 3,5, and 10 Tuesday and Thursday
Our lessons will focus on trying to solve the following
question. We will spend the rest of the year
researching, modeling, and experimenting to figure
out the answers.
“How do the materials in and on Earth’s crust change over time, How does the movement of
tectonic plates impact the surface of Earth, How does water influence weather, circulate in
the oceans, and shape Earth’s surface, What factors interact and influence weather, and
How have living organisms changed the Earth and how have Earth’s changing conditions
impacted living organisms?” Taken from the NGSS website.
Monday/ Tuesday- Start with finding pictures of National Monuments; Mount Rushmore, Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon, Statue of Liberty, Grand Tetons, Garden of the Gods and
examples from students. We will have a discussion about why the areas look the way it
does today and will it remain the same in 100 years, 10,000 years or 1,000,000 years. Why the change and what causes the change. We will make a list of questions that may need to be answered to make our assumptions. We will watch 3 video clips from my web page.
Students will work together on Assignment 1 for the unit - a worksheet on the two types of
weathering. Students will identify the four types of erosion. Students will pile 100 mL of soil, gravel, and sand on a tray on their student desks. Students will be asked to create a
testable hypothesis and place it on the shared document. We will review the hypothesis
and pick a few to complete in class. Students will write the procedure to correctly obtain the
answer to the hypothesis. Students will prepare a data table to accurately record the
independent variable from the experiments. The material for the lab will be on hapara. The
next class students will collect data, graph it, and make conclusions.
Wednesday/ Thursday - Finish lab write up information and complete lab. The students
will perform the lab, collect data, graph it, adn make conclusions. All work will be on the
hapara program. Students will keep their area clean and organized and safety will be a top
priority.
