Earth Science Class

Mrs. Moore

Lesson Plans

May 6th-10th

Period 3,5, 10

Period 2,4,9

Monday/ Tuesday - Skyward review start. Go over the Lithosphere/ Biosphere/ Atmosphere/

Hydrosphere with a paper to clarify cycles that work through/within the sphere.  We will look

at the rock cycle, carbon cycle, water cycle, nitrogen cycle, and oxygen cycle. We will

discuss the water and wind patterns on a global scale. We will look at how the Earth

changes as a result of the interaction.  We will use river systems and demonstrate the complexities of the Earth interacting systems. We will dig into our sandbox of science with

a demonstration of how a river system develops and is constantly changing through time. Key terms will be drainage basin, oxbow lake, meanders, young, mature, and old streams,

alluvial fan, deltas, load,  and levees. Homework is to locate and label the world’s major

river systems.

Wednesday / Thursday - Start by making sediment sticks and observing 2 minute deposition

patterns.  Keep a pattern log for 10 minutes. Students will see many pictures of mouths of

river systems. We will discuss the variables that affect the differences in the deposition of

sediments.  We take a short quiz over weathering , erosion, and deposition. This quiz will be

on the computer. When finished student will take data from atmosphere temperatures and

create a graph that shows the layering of our atmosphere.  There will be questions about the

created graph. What is not finished in class will be homework.