Earth Science Class Mrs. Moore Lesson Plans Nov. 5th - Nov. 9th

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Period 2,4, and 9 Monday and Wednesday

Period 3,5, and 10 Tuesday and Thursday

All Classes Friday will go to Knox College.

Earth’s Systems (Geology)NGSS

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.
Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process
Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
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

Monday/ Tuesday

Student will start with dipping their cotton balls in the salt water to continue our petrification process. (3 minutes)
We will dig out our molds and create our casts of the pennies in class. 10 minutes
Skyward assignment on relative, absolute dating, fossils, and minerals. 8 minutes
Visible Geology activity with relative dating.  Students will be asked to create a history with 5 layers that have an angular unconformity, a fault, and an intrusion. Students will create a problem to solve.  We will exchange computers and try to construct an explanation of the geo history of the area. Score will be participation. 15 minutes
Students will walk around looking at minerals and rocks starting to learn them by sight. We will make a list of physical properties that we observe  in our minerals and our rocks. Students will complete paper listing one physical characteristics for each rock and mineral. They will be asked to write a short paragraph about the claim on the back of the sheet as homework. 15 minutes
We will watch a short video on geologic time. 5  minutes
Students will start our geo timeline activity by graphing our Eras( Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic)  on a spreadsheet. 15 minutes ALL GOOD Graphs get candy!

Wednesday/ Thursday
Student will start with dipping their cotton balls in the salt water to continue our petrification process.
We will have a practice quiz of the names of the rocks, minerals, and common Illinois fossils.  This will not be graded but used to guide further studies.
Students will organize 26 events into chronological order in an activity.  We will use this information to create a visual timeline in class.
As a group we will subdivide our timelines into the four eras. Students will work in groups of two or one by their own choice.  We will add five more geological events as a group and then the students will have to finish the rest. The students’ work will be to add 20 more events to the timeline to show Earth’s development to today.  A list of events will be shared with the student to guide their choices.

Friday - We have our second College trip to Knox College, Galesburg Illinois  All students are going!!!