Earth Science Class Mrs. Moore Lombard Middle School Lesson Plans 1-13 to 1-31st

Earth Science Class

Monday/ Tuesday Start with a skyward assignment. Watch a short 1 minute video that

shows the difference between weathering, erosion, and deposition.  Go over the simple

mechanical weathering lab and graph the results together. Requirements for a graph are -

title, x and y axis labels, key, and correct data.  Students will then complete a chemical

weathering lab with two graphs. We will take the data and write conclusion statements.

Students will have a choice to complete one of my already written labs or to create their own

chemical weathering lab. Graphs need to be emailed to Mrs. Moore at

smoore2@galesburg205.org.  Homework is a worksheet due at our next class.  The

worksheet is attached to skyward and a copy can be found on my web page.  The link is 

I will get the link on Monday!!!

Wednesday/ Thursday  Start with a skyward assignment. Students will watch a video

showing water erosion on a beach - one picture a day for 365 days.  Students will complete

a wind erosion lab with two graphs. Students will have a choice to complete one of my

already written wind labs or to create their own wind erosion  lab. Two graphs need to be

created with the data and emailed to Mrs. Moore. If time allows, students can work on their

article readings.

Friday- Start with a skyward assignment.  Students will have time in class to read and
respond to the science article readings for the 3rd quarter.  We will also watch a
short video lesson on weathering and erosion. Homework is to finish the first three articles.

Tuesday/ Wednesday - Start with a skyward assignment.  Complete two of the three

running water labs.  Students will choose between speed of water, meanders, and slope as

there variables.  The students will be responsible for writing accurate and concise

hypothesis statements, complete an experiment write up identifying constants and the

control, collect data, graph data, and write a precise conclusion statement. 

Thursday/ Friday  Finish running water labs.  Notes on Gravity - Mass movement of land,

and glaciers.  We will look at pictures of deposition and explain what has happened in the

past to create the landforms. Homework is a skyward assignment due by Monday of next

week.  

Monday/ Tuesday-  Students will create a landform in their sandboxes that can withstand
wind, water,a glacier, or gravity. A list of materials will be available to use. Everyone will
have the same materials. Students will pick from the deck of erosion and their creation will
experience the erosion.  Students will be given one redo. Students will be scored on their
ability of their landform creation to withstand the erosion. 1-5 points. Verbal explanations
will be necessary. 

Wednesday/ Thursday - time for adjustments.  IF time allows we will share our labs in

class showing how we connected our hypothesis to our conclusion statements. We

will look at the district rubric on public speaking and relate it to scientific knowledge. 

We will look at what we can and cannot say. :)

Friday- Test on Weathering, erosion, deposition, and the scientific method.  The test will be
multiple choice and essay. We will again try to write a statement about our future based on
our past.  

Monday - Feb3rd - Start Thinkcerca.

Earth Science Class 1-7 to 1-10

Mrs. Moore

Lesson Plans 

1-7 to 1 - 10
New unit - Weathering and Erosion (short) will lead into the larger
Unit on Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes.

Start period 2 with the review of expectations with rotations around the school.

Tuesday/ Wednesday- Review of the Earth from the beginning to today.  We will review the

universe beginning, the Earth’s beginning, and the consistent processes that shape our

world today.  We will review uniformitarianism. Students will complete a skyward review

assignment in partners. Students will create a model of the earth’s layers on a paper plate. 

Students will diagram the continental crust, the oceanic crust, the mantle (lithosphere and

asthenosphere), the outer core, and the inner core. Please bring your colored pencils or

markers to class.  Homework is to read the weathering lab and prepare a testable

hypothesis, create the lab procedures and data collection chart. If this is not completed

before our next class it will only be given 50% credit. FIll in the yellow highlighted portion of

the lab sheet.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Colf7bEGjTcKMAKbyHfrhrkVoEl4DSgjDneFpguQEs/edit

Thursday/ Friday - Skyward assignment to start. Turn in testable hypothesis, the lab

procedures and data collection chart.  Students will review their materials with Mrs. Moore

and then begin the weathering lab. The lab will be about mechanical weathering and what

causes more weathering.  Students will maintain one variable per experiment and control the

constants. We will discuss what makes the lab valid and reliable. We will graph our results

on sheet and include two different graphs - title, x and y axis, key, and data.  A logical

conclusion statement should be made after reflecting on the data collected and confirm or

deny the hypothesis statement. The lab will be shared verbally with our peers next week.