Chris Lyijynen – 7th Grade Science Lesson Plans – January 4-8
Monday
TSW: Diagram various tectonic plate boundaries.
Activity & Assessment: Discuss prior knowledge of plate collisions. Individually, draw, label, and explain
diagrams showing each type of plate boundary collision. Follow guidelines and use text pages 22-36. Last,
review needed areas of guidelines.
HW: Boundary Diagrams due Thursday
Science Standard: S6C2P3,4,5, EL: S3E1,24,27
Tuesday
TSW: Diagram various tectonic plate boundaries.
Activity & Assessment: Discuss prior knowledge of plate collisions. Individually, draw, label, and explain
diagrams showing each type of plate boundary collision. Follow guidelines and use text pages 22-36. Last,
review needed areas of guidelines.
HW: Boundary Diagrams due Thursday
Science Standard: S6C2P3,4,5, EL: S3E1,24,27
Wednesday
TSW: Explain what happens when plates converge.
Activity & Assessment: In small groups w/ whiteboards, solve bell work. As a class, students take notes from
PowerPoint 1.4, follow text pages 30-36 and then create 4 Description Wheel vocab diagrams. View demo w/
modeling clay. Discuss √ Ur Reading questions as you read. Use Classzone.com and reading CD.
HW: 4 Description Wheel Diagrams
Science Standard: S6C2P3,4,5, EL: S3E1,24,27
Thursday
TSW: Explain what happens when plates converge.
Activity & Assessment: As a class, watch clip on Japan earthquake, then students take notes from PowerPoint
1.4, follow text pages 30-36. Individually, students solve page 36, 1-6 in notebooks. As a class, use
whiteboards to discuss questions.
HW: Page 36, 1-6,
Science Standard: S6C2P3,4,5, EL: S3E1,24,27
Friday
TSW: Demonstrate knowledge of plate tectonics.
Activity & Assessment: Discuss prior knowledge of plate collisions. As a class, watch entire video on Japan
Earthquake/ How the Earth Was Made. Last, review student questions and concerns.
HW: DVSA = 1/14, 15
Science Standard: S6C1P2-4, S6C2P3-5, EL: S3E1,24,27
Monday (11th)
TSW: Demonstrate knowledge of plate tectonics.
Activity & Assessment: Discuss prior knowledge of plate collisions. As a class, watch entire video on
Volcanoes from Discovery Ed. Last, review student questions and concerns.
HW: DVSA = 1/14, 15
Science Standard: S6C1P2-4, S6C2P3-5, EL: S3E1,24,27