G5+Sci+U2+-+Earth+Science


 * Unit 2: ** Earth Science
 * Enduring Understanding: ** Humans can manipulate their environment.
 * (What the students should walk away with ~ As humans we have the ability to change our environment for good or bad) **


 * Essential Question: ** What is the relationship between Americans and the land?
 * Standards: **

PS 2.1e- Differentiate between rocks and minerals. PS 2.1h- Investigate and explain how weathering leads to the formation of sediment. PS 2.2a, c, f- Identify events (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc.) that cause earth movements.
 * EfS Standards **

Comparing earth science to the Nature of Science || // Write how can we use the information that we learned in the nature of science unit to help with our studies in earth science? // || Recalling information || Layers Property || SWBAT share their prior knowledge about changes to the Earth ’ s surface. || KWL // “ //// What do you already know about how the Earth changes? //// ” // || // Find a current events article related to natural disasters or climate changes. // || Accessing prior knowledge || Luster 37, Hardness 38, Properties, Grains || SWBAT identify what minerals are and how they are different from each other. || Hands-on investigation of minerals; comparison of properties. || // Describe the methods a scientist uses to name a mineral. // || Main Idea and Details Comparing and Contrasting || Igneous 44 Sedimentary 46 Metamorphic 48 Grain || SWBAT identify how rocks form and how people use rocks. || Classification of rocks. || // Identify a type of rock and what it could be used for. // || Making Connections || Characteristics Color Texture Layers Air holes Fossils || SWBAT differentiate between different types of rocks. (**EARTH SCIENCE TEXTBOOK**) || Comparative study of rocks. || // Create a graphic organizer that compares and contrasts two different rocks. // || Comparing and Contrasting || Rock Cycle 56-57 Land form 70, Sediment 47 ,81 abrasion, deposition 56 - 57 || SWBAT identify how rocks change over time and move through the rock cycle. || Simulated erosion process. || // Describe the differences between a sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rock. // || Sequence || SWBAT Explain who was Lewis and Clark; and about their travels || Using a physical map Chart he path of Lewis and Clark || // Describe a major landform in North America // || Summarizing || Sinkhole 82 || SWBAT identify what causes weathering, erosion, and deposition. || Looking at agents of change and discovering their impact Weathering experiment ( earth science pg T141e &f) || // Describe what makes the Amazon delta unique. // || Cause and Effect || Deforestation Natural resources Contamination || SWABT describe how human action changes the land. || Adding to our list of agents of change by charting human impact on the land || Current event project || Cause and Effect || Earthquake 90 Epicenter 90 Fault 91 Magma 92 Lava 92 Oceanic crust 89 Volcano 92 || SWBAT identify how movements of the Earth ’ s crust change the surface. || Examining tectonic plates and the effects of the movement of the Earth ’ s surface. || // Write a letter to a fourth grader that explains why a volcano erupts. // || Cause and Effect || Recycle 315 Reducing 314 Reusing314-315 Sustainable Sustainable practices || SWBAT describe how humans can live sustainably thus enhancing their environment. || Examining sustainable practices; case studies. || // Write a pledge to make a lifestyle change that benefits the environment. // || Cause and Effect || Disney is creating a new historical theme park that demonstrates how humans interact with their land. Your engaging digital presentation must convince their panel that your historical event shows positive and negative impacts humans have had on their land. (Lewis and Clark, Gold Rush, Erie Canal, Dust Bowl, Westward Expansion)
 * B6- ** Demonstrate their awareness of human choices and their consequences, using their own choices as exemplars
 * B12- ** Demonstrate their ability to integrate their knowledge, skills and values by authentically applying what they have learned to their own lives and their communities
 * C1- ** See both the whole system and its parts, as well as place themselves within the system
 * C7- ** Perceive patterns within the system that connects the parts of the system to one another and to other systems over time.
 * C13- ** Demonstrate an understanding that there is no such thing as a closed system. All systems are nested in other systems
 * C14- ** Demonstrate an understanding that systems are dynamic; they develop and change over time.
 * C25- ** Consciously make choices read feedback and plan actions to achieve positive systemic impact.
 * C28- ** Define how their own (or other people ’ s) actions affect the systems they are in.
 * E5- ** Develop criteria that they can use to reconcile the conflicts that exist between our individual rights and our responsibilities as citizens in order to tend specific commons
 * F6- ** Articulate the implications of the distribution, acquisition, depletion and renewal of resources in determining the nature of societies and the rate and character of economic and social development.
 * F7e- ** Make a case for why global citizens should understand the basic natural laws and principles including: materials cycle
 * G24- ** Embrace making change, improving, innovating, and experimenting.
 * I20- ** Communicate their findings accurately and effectively (oral presentation, PowerPoint, spreadsheets, graphs, role play, mural, song, etc.)
 * ** Lesson ** || ** Vocabulary ** || ** Objectives/KBAD ** || ** Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Reading Focus Skill ** ||
 * 1 || Earth Science || SWBAT identify what is the area of earth science || VENN Diagram
 * 2 || Surface
 * 3 || Mineral 36, Streak 37
 * 4 || Rock 44
 * 5 || Properties
 * 6 || Weathering 54, Erosion 56,
 * 7 || Landform 70, Topography 70, Glacial grooves 72, Sand dune 73,78, Mountain 70-71, 94, River Valley, Plain 71, Canyon 74, 79, Coastlines, Oceans 80, sand spits 73, Barrier islands 73, hills 71 and Moraines 72 || SWBAT identify different landforms and what makes them unique.
 * 8 || Delta 81
 * 9 || Erosion
 * 10 || Tectonic plate 89
 * 11 || Conservation 314
 * Performance Task: **
 * Ongoing Activities: **
 * Current events project
 * Composting