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Week Of: Jan 31
Subject: science
Periods:1,3,5,6,7
Grade: 7
Monday
Essential Question:
Arrival Activity:
Learning Activities:
Writing:
Learning Objective:
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the physical layers of
Describe the 5 physical layers
the Earth.
of the Earth
Summarizing Activity: Whole class review
Fill in planner for the week.
Relevant Practice:
Digital lesson and Cornell notes. Students to
Booklet
write a fold booklet with a written paragraph and
an illustration for each of the Earths physical
layers. Finish for homework.
Booklet
Inquiry:
Booklet
Collaboration:
Reading:
Notes and
digital lesson
Benchmark(s):
SC7E6.2
SC7E6.7
Tuesday
Essential Question:
Arrival Activity:
Learning Activities:
Writing:
Learning Objective:
Students will understand and model aspects of plate tectonics.
What is plate tectonics and
how does it affect Earth?
Summarizing Activity: Summarize notes
Set up notebook for Cornell
notes.
Relevant Practice:
Hand in booklet Power notes on plate tectonics.
Pangea map
Using a world map, students will cut out and
recreate Pangea.
Notes
Inquiry:
Map
Collaboration:
Reading:
notes
Benchmark(s):
SC7E6.1
SC7E6.2
Wednesday
Essential Question:
Arrival Activity:
Learning Activities:
Writing:
Learning Objective:
Students will understand and model aspects of plate tectonics
What is plate tectonics and
how does it affect Earth?
Summarizing Activity: Summarize notes
Learning log entry. And hand
in map
Relevant Practice:
Power Point notes on types of plate boundaries.
foldable
Plate boundary foldable.
Notes, foldable
Inquiry:
Foldable
Collaboration:
Reading:
notes
Benchmark(s):
SC7E6.5
Thursday
Essential Question:
Arrival Activity:
Learning Activities:
Writing:
Foldable
Learning Objective:
Students will understand and model aspects of plate tectonics
What is plate tectonics and
how does it affect Earth?
Summarizing Activity: Whole class review
Leaning log entry.
Relevant Practice:
Complete Plate boundary foldable. Clay models
Clay models and foldable
of plate boundaries.
Inquiry:
Clay model
Collaboration:
Partner
Reading:
foldable
Benchmark(s):
SC7E6.5
Friday
Essential Question:
Arrival Activity:
Learning Activities:
Writing:
Lab write up
Learning Objective:
Students will understand and model aspects of plate tectonics
What is plate tectonics and
how does it affect Earth?
Summarizing Activity: Gallery walk of cookie models.
Learning log entry
Relevant Practice:
Cookie models of Earths plate boundaries, or
Cookie model or virtual lab
virtual lab if supplies are not brought in.
Inquiry:
Cookie model
Collaboration:
Lesson plans subject to change
Partner,
gallery walk
Reading:
Benchmark(s):
SC7E6.5