Phenomena picture
Period 2,4, and 9 Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday
Period 3,5, and 10 Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday
Earth’s Systems (Geology)
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 historyDevelop 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
We will continue with our unit on Geology. Look at our Phenomena picture and ask questions
and hypothesise 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?
Monday/ Tuesday
Student will look at our petrified cotton balls. We will discuss what what they tell us about the past. We will revisit a phenomena picture and ask questions from above.Short skyward assignment. Walk around the room and look at rocks and minerals.
5 ½ minute video on Earth’s History.
Mrs. Moore will demonstrate/ give notes on Historical Geology from 4.6 BIllion years to today. Time will be divided into four eras, with three of the eras divided into periods.
Students will manipulate sheets of paper with geological events on them in order to create a timeline of Earth’s History. Participation points will be given.
Students will read quietly the Geological TImeline Project - next week Tues/Wed. Worth 25 points. Class time will be given to work on the project. Those not focussed on the project will have to complete the work outside of class. Students will choose to work in groups of 1 or 2.
If we have time we will use our geo timeline cards to line up in the back of the room. Can we get it correct? Rewards for the classes that can complete this in a timely manner.
Wednesday/ Thursday
Start with a short skyward assignment. (5 minutes)Group activity using our geo timeline cards. (7 minutes)
Re read our Geological TImeline Project quietly to ourselves. Students will have 30 minutes to work on the project in class. A class participation grade will be given.
As a class work through the Evidence of Evolution packet - Fossils, embryology, comparative anatomy, and molecular biology. Packet will be collected and graded. Students are required to complete all work on the packet by following along in class.
Friday/ Monday
Play it by ear, we will see how far we get in the week and move on from that point. If we need
to slow down and repeat our material we will. IF not the following will be completed.
Read an article about Climate Change. We will discuss the claim of the article and the evidence if it is valid or not.
Students will be asked to agree or disagree with statements and support their reasoning.
We will end with a video on the evolution of animals in the ocean, ocean to land animals, and dinosaur to birds.
Tuesday/ Wednesday
Depending on how we have progressed we may or may not accomplish the following.
Show and share our geo timelines and display them in the classroom.
Start looking at the rock cycle - what does it tell us about the past? What is the cycling process and how can that give us clues about the past and the future?
We will reconstruct geo history from numerous examples.
No homework!!!
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