Name: K. York
Subject: Earth Science
Periods: 4, 5, 6, 7,
Dates: Sept. 8-12, 2014
Guaranteed Curriculum - Unit 2 Earth’s Crust (Chapter 4 Introduction to Earth)
Management:
DIFFERENTIATION:
Mastery
Enhancement:
Students will demonstrate knowledge of rules and procedures. Students will also use cooperative learning rules and procedures for successful group work. Students operate
in groups of two or four with assignment responsibilities. Harry Wong and Kagan cooperative group procedures are used.
Enrichment station for early finishers and advance students.
GLE/CC
GLEs 3, 8, 10, 19, 26, 27, 29, 9, 35, 36
Reinforcement/daily review will be given as needed. Struggling
Concept
Students will be offered morning tutoring.
Reinforcement
Monday
Volleyball Game 4:30
Tuesday
Observation 2/Pep Rally
Instructional
Outcomes/Objectives:
Students will:
- Identify the characteristics of
Earth’s crust, mantle and core, and
describe how temperature and
pressure change inside Earth.
Bellringer: Why does subduction
occur?
Instructional
Outcomes/Objectives:
Students will:
-Explain how heat is transferred.
-Model how heat is transferred.
Engagement Activities:
-Work on foldable for Earth’s
interior with facts from reading.
-Fill in the Blank Notes Lesson 1 &
2
- Chapter 4 Vocab.
Engagement Activities:
-Finish Earth’s Layers foldable
-Earth Foldable Questions sheet.
Bellringer: What conditions allow
rock in the mantle to flow?
Wednesday
Instructional
Outcomes/Objectives:
Students will:
-Review and assess the
informational concepts of Earth
systems, its layers and convection
currents.
Bellringer: How does the inner
core differ from the outer core?
Engagement Activities:
-Untamed Science Video
-Chapter 4 PP
-Go over Lesson 1 & 2 Notes
- Earth Foldable Questions Sheet
-Read Ch. 4, Lesson 3 Convection
and the mantle, pages 150-153.
Homework: Ch. 4. Vocab. Test
on Friday
Homework: None
Homework: Finish Foldable
Assessment: observation /
discussions / assessment of notes /
Assessment: observation /
discussions / presentations /
Chapter 4 unit test on Tuesday,
Sept. 16th
Assessment: observation /
discussions / assessment of
chapter view
CC:
Thursday
Tiger Family/Interims
Instructional
Outcomes/Objectives:
-Review and assess the
informational concepts of Earth
systems, its layers and convection
currents.
Bellringer: What would happen
to the convection currents in the
mantle if Earth’s interior
eventually cooled down? Why?
Engagement Activities:
- Lesson 3 PP & Notes
- Vocab. Review
- Work on review and assessment
pages 155 and 156 for test
Homework: Ch. 4. Vocab. Test
tomorrow
Chapter 4 unit test on Tuesday,
Sept. 16th
Assessment: observation /
discussions / assessment of
questions and responses
Friday
Instructional
Outcomes/Objectives:
-Explain Alfred Wegener’s
hypothesis about the continents,
evidence supporting the
hypothesis, and whey the
hypothesis was rejected.
Bellringer: Why might rock sink
into Earth’s mantle?
Engagement Activities:
- Chapter 4 Vocab. Quiz
- Finish review and assessment
pages 155 and 156 for test.
- Read A Slice of Earth and Save
the Seeds, Save the World pgs
158-159.
-Write an open ended question for
each article to be answered by the
class.
Homework: Chapter 4 unit test
on Tuesday, Sept. 16th
Assessment: observation /
discussions /