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Unit 3.2 Earth's Balance
An inquiry into the forces on earth

Unit 3.2 Earth's Balance

Unit Overview:
Inquiry Statement -  Scientists use evidence and models that demonstrate changes which occur from the interaction of forces that cause movements on Earth.
Global Context:  Orientation in space and time
Key Concept:     Change                                                               Related Concept:  Interaction and Movement
Learner Profile Trait - 
​Inquirer
Unit 3.2 Overview (English)                                                                                       Unit 3.2 Overview (Spanish)
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Unit Lessons:

Lesson 1 - Layers of the Earth
Class Presentation:                                                                                                    Student Notes:
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Video Link: Layers of the Earth

Lesson 2 - Dynamic Earth - Plate Movement
Class Presentation:                                                                                           Student Notes:
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Videos associated with the Class Presentation:
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Webquest:                                                                                                  Student Packet for Webquest:
Webquest Link: Dynamic Earth
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Lesson Re-teach - Slideshare on Plate Tectonics
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Video summary - Plate Tectonics

Lesson 3 - Theory of Plate Tectonics
​Step 1: Wegener and Pangaea
activity_-_wegener_and_pangaea_-_student_pages.pdf
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Step 2: Building a Timeline
Use this link - Encyclopedia Britannica to create a timeline
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Step 3 - Video Review
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Lesson 4 - The Earth's Crust (Snack Tectonic Lab)
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We will stop here for the Mid-Term Exam. Lessons after this message will occur in January

Lesson 5 - Engineering for Earthquakes - can you build an Earthquake Proof Building?
Class Presentation:                                                                                            Student Worksheet:
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Lesson Links:
Living Labs  or  Earthquakes Living Lab
Faultline
USGS Earthquake Map

Lesson Videos:

Lesson 6 - Our Changing Earth
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wed_graphic_organizer.pdf
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Student Instructions: Click each resource to open it in a new window. Use the page below to answer the questions asked.
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Google Earth Tips on finding landforms

Lesson 7: Mapping Our Earth
Class Notes:
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Mapping Patagonia (video)
Student Page for notes and activities:
mapping_our_earth_student_notes.pdf
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map_vocabulary_terms.pdf
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Independent Practice Student Page:
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Independent Practice  - Resources:
Step 1 - Reading and Response - How Do Scientists Monitor Changes To Earth's Surface?
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Step 2 - Watch Video and Interactive
1. El Nino causes Erosion (video)
​2. Rock around the Park (interactive)
Step 3 - Comparing Satellite Images
Link: NASA takes the Best Images
Step 4 - Measuring Erosion
​Link: Predicting Soil Erosion
Enrichment Reading - Why your mental map of the world is probably wrong.

Lesson 8 and 9 - Topographic Maps
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reading_topographical_maps_and_contour_lines_-_summary.pdf
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erosional_features_reading.pdf
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Online links to topographic maps:
1. Round Rock and Round Rock 2
2. Big Bend National Park
​3. Interactive Williamson County Map
4. 
Video: Introduction to Topo Maps
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Mini-lab: Mapping a Mountain - 
mapping_a_mountain_mini_lab_2019.pdf
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Textbook Reading: Read Unit 7, Lesson 4 in the science textbook (p. 386-397)
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Unit Enrichment and Review:

Texas Gateways Interactive Review on Unit 3.2 - Earth Science
Quizlet - Plate Tectonics
CK - 12: Geological Stresses
​Continental Boundary Information and Practice
CK-12 Information Website - Topo Maps
Video: Tectonic Plates
Documentary (50 min) on Tectonic Plates
​Website - NOAA - Tectonic Plates and Types of Boundaries
KidsGeo.com - Plate Boundaries
​Explaining Plate Boundaries
​Tectonic Plate Movement
​Plate Tectonics Information (Encyclopedia Britanica)
​National Geographic - On Earth (tons of information!)
​Kahoot Review Game on Tectonic Plates
Video: Introduction to Topo Maps
Kahoot - Topographic Maps
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Quizlet on Topo Mps
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  • Announcements and Calendar
  • 8th Grade Units
    • Unit 1 - How does Science Work?
    • Unit 2 - What are we Made of?
    • Unit 3.1 How is Balance Achieved? >
      • Sports
    • Unit 3.2 Earth's Balance
    • Mid-Term Review
    • Unit 4.1 What are Celestial Cycles?
    • Unit 4.2 What are Earth's Cycles?
    • Unit 5 What is your legacy?
    • Unit 6 - Are We Alone?
    • STAAR Review
    • End of the Year Assignment
  • MYP and Science Resources
    • Science Resources
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    • Labs and Lab Reports
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  • Archives - 2016-17 year
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