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
Global Context: Orientation in space and time
Key Concept: Change Related Concept: Interaction and Movement
Learner Profile Trait - Inquirer
| unit_3.2_overview_and_vocabulary.pdf |
Unit Lessons:
Lesson 1 - Layers of the Earth
| layers_of_the_earth_-_class_notes.pdf |
| layers_of_the_earth_notes_and_diagrams.pdf |
Lesson 2 - Theory of Plate Tectonics
| theory_of_plate_tectonics_-_class_notes.pdf |
| theory_of_plate_tectonics_outline_notes_2017_version.pdf |
Video Link: Plate Tectonics and Theories
Lesson 3 - Plate Movement
| plate_tectonics_web_quest_student_pages.pdf |
Lesson Re-teach - Slideshare on Plate Tectonics
Lesson 4 - The Earth's Crust (Snack Tectonic Lab)
| snack_tectonics_lab_class_instructions.pdf |
| snack_tectonics_lab_student_page.pdf |
| plate_tectonics_and_boundaries_reading.pdf |
We will stop here for the Mid-Term Exam. Lessons after this message will occur in January
Lesson 5 - Exploring Continental Drift
| pangaea_lab_activity_-_student_instructions.pdf |
| pangaea_lab_activity_-_student_instruction_packet.pdf |
Mapping our Earth:
Lesson 6: Maps
| mapping_our_earth_-_introducing_maps.pdf |
| map_skills_packet__2017-18.pdf |
Resources for Map Packet:
1. Parts of Maps
2. Latitude and Longitude
3. Types of Maps and Map Types (click the embedded links for map images)
4. Map Terms Glossary
5. Globes and Maps
6. GPS - How does GPS work?
7. GIS - What is GIS?
8. Satellites and maps
1. Parts of Maps
2. Latitude and Longitude
3. Types of Maps and Map Types (click the embedded links for map images)
4. Map Terms Glossary
5. Globes and Maps
6. GPS - How does GPS work?
7. GIS - What is GIS?
8. Satellites and maps
| map_vocabulary_terms.pdf |
Lesson 7 - The Science of Maps
| the_science_of_maps_-_class_notes.pdf |
| the_science_of_maps_outline_notes.pdf |
Independent Practice Student Page:
| satellites_and_changes_on_earth_-_independent_practice.pdf |
Independent Practice - Resources:
Step 1 - Reading and Response - How Do Scientists Monitor Changes To Earth's Surface?
| how_do_scientists_monitor_changes_to_earth_-_reading.pdf |
Step 2 - Watch Video and Interactive
1. El Nino causes Erosion (video)
2. Rock around the Park (interactive)
1. El Nino causes Erosion (video)
2. Rock around the Park (interactive)
Step 4 - Measuring Erosion
Link: Predicting Soil Erosion
Link: Predicting Soil Erosion
Lesson 8: Topographic Maps
| topographic_mapping_walking_notes_-_class_notes.pdf |
| topographic_maps_walking_notes.pdf |
| reading_topographical_maps_and_contour_lines_-_summary.pdf |
| erosional_features_reading.pdf |
In class lab: Mapping the Mountain -
| mapping_the_mountain_lab_2018.pdf |
Topo Maps HW: Read Unit 7, Lesson 4 in the science textbook (p. 386-397)
Unit Enrichment and Review:
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
Video: Introduction to Topo Maps
Tectonic Plate Movement
Plate Tectonics Information (Encyclopedia Britanica)
National Geographic - On Earth (tons of information!)
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
Video: Introduction to Topo Maps
Tectonic Plate Movement
Plate Tectonics Information (Encyclopedia Britanica)
National Geographic - On Earth (tons of information!)