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

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Unit Lessons:

Lesson 1 - Layers of the Earth

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Video Link: Layers of the Earth

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Lesson 2 - Theory of Plate Tectonics

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Video links in notes:
1. Magnetic Reversals
​2.  Sea Floor Spreading (Bill Nye)
3.  Hydro-thermal vents

Pangaea Activity:

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Video Link: Plate Tectonics and Theories

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Lesson 3 - Plate Movement

Student Notes:

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Plate Tectonics Assignment - Webquest
Link: Dynamic Earth

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Lesson Re-teach - Slideshare on Plate Tectonics

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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

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Lesson 5 - Our Changing Earth

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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

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Lesson 6: Mapping Our Earth

Class Notes:

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Mapping Patagonia (video)

Student Page for notes and activities:

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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.

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Lesson 7 and 8 - Topographic Maps

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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

Mini-lab: Mapping a Mountain - 

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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
​Quizlet on Topo Mps