Evangelical Christian Academy
Instructional Guide: Course Outline
Department: Science
Course Title: Earth Science
Course Length: 2 semesters
Optional Unit #5: Weathering, Mass Wasting
and Erosion
Chapter 18 Possibly glaciers Ch 20
Unit Length: 10 days
Essential Questions:
How does the interaction of air, water, and earth shape the surface?
Why does the Earth look the way it does?
How do humans change the earth’s surface?
How can erosional/depositional systems be modeled?
Instructional Objectives:
Students will be able to:
 Distinguish between chemical and mechanical weathering
 Describe the actions of weathering agents
 Describe the anatomy of a stream from source to mouth
 Compare and Contrast high- and low-gradient streams and glacier basins
 Describe the features of stream basins and the divides between them
 Investigate the types of eroded materials that a stream may carry
 Describe three types of stream depositional features
 Describe feature unique to glaciers
 Describe the anatomy of a glacier field and zone of wastage
Instructional Resources:
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ActivBoard
Student instructional manual
Bible
Sand/dishpan/ice
Biblical Integration:
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Rom 8:22 Discuss how Christ came in the fullness of time and that the heavens and
earth will too be changed.
Discuss the KJV “doth wax old as a garment” so students understand the old wording.
Assessments:
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Class participation/discussion (grammar, logic, and introductory rhetoric)
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Quizzes
Journal entries (grammar, logic)
Homework (review to develop understanding and mastery)
Test
Evaluation of lab investigations and accompanying questions on labs
Student Activities:
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Lab—erosion (logic, observation, and skill)
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