Hearne ISD
Science
Course: Sixth Grade
Unit: Earth Systems
TEKS
Guiding
Questions/
Specificity
6.10(A) build a model
to illustrate the
structural layers of
Earth, including the
inner core, outer core,
mantle, crust,
asthenosphere, and
lithosphere;
Guiding Questions
How does the
asthenosphere affect the
lithosphere?
(B) classify rocks as
metamorphic, igneous,
or sedimentary by the
processes of their
formation
Which layer is believed
to control the earth’s
magnetic field?
(C) identify the major
tectonic plates,
including Eurasian,
African, IndoAustralian, Pacific,
North American, and
South American; and
(D) describe how plate
tectonics causes major
geological events such
as ocean basins,
earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, and mountain
building.
Hearne ISD
What layer comprises
the continents and
ocean basins?
Assessment
Sample Assessment
Questions:
1. What factors
contribute to how the
crust is formed?
2. How can plate
tectonics help in
earthquake prediction?
3. Explain the three
types of rocks and how
they are formed?
What forces cause the
earth’s plates move?
What are the major
tectonic plates?
What properties the
different rock types?
Identify types of
geologic activities in the
development and
formation of
earthquakes, volcanoes,
mountains, trenches,
mid-ocean ridges,
faults, islands, island
arcs, rift valleys, and
folded mountains.
3. Which diagram above
best represents the type
of plate movement that
results in mountain
building?
Designated Six Weeks: 5th Six Weeks
Days to teach: 29 Days
Vocabulary
Instructional
Strategies
EARTH’S CRUST &
BELOW
Lithosphere
Mantle
Asthenosphere
Outer Core
Inner Core
Compression
Compaction
Stress
Rock Cycle
Convection (currents)
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Mineral
Hardness
Moh’s Scale
Streak
Luster
PLATE TECTONICS
Alfred Wegener
Plate Tectonics (know 6
plates)
Pangaea
Plasticity
Plate Boundaries
Examples of
Instructional
Strategies:
Journals
Cooperative learning
Discovery Learning
Graphic Organizers
KWL Chart
Scaffolding
Link to ELPS
Instructional
Strategies:
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.u
s/rules/tac/chapter074/c
h074a.html
4F – Graphic
Organizers,
Visual/Videos, and
Manipulatives (soil)
3H- Accountable
conversation stems
1C – Word Wall,
Word Sort
2H – Book Review
2D – KWL
Resources/
Weblinks
STEMsccpes:
www.stemscopes.com
Teacher Notes
TEKS Explanations
Plate Tectonics
www.science-class.net
United Streaming
Earth's Catastrophic Past
14 minutes: PlateTectoni
Restless Planet
27 Minutes: Introduction
Continental Drift
23 Minutes: Why are Mo
High
Plate Tectonics
http://www.ucmp.berke
ley.edu/geology/tectoni
u
Hearne ISD
Course: Sixth Grade
Unit: Earth Systems
TEKS
Science
Guiding
Questions/
Specificity
Assessment
6.6(C) test the physical
properties of minerals,
including hardness,
color, luster, and streak
(minerals are taught
more in depth in the 5th
6 weeks. Spiraled into
the 1st 6 weeks for
properties)
Resources/
Weblinks
cs.html
http://www.education.n
oaa.gov/Ocean_and_Co
asts/Ocean_Floor_Feat
ures.html
4 Based on the map abov
that are moving further a w
each other are the
.
A. Nazca and South
American plates
B. South American and
African plates
C. Eurasian and IndoAustralian plates
D. Pacific and North
American plate
Hearne ISD
Designated Six Weeks: 5th Six Weeks
Days to teach: 29 Days
Vocabulary
Instructional
Strategies