Wednesday, November 4, 2015 (Weathering and Erosion)
Standards Covered
(06ESS21)
Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives
this process.
Learning Target
I can identify and describe the types of weathering and erosion.
Vocabulary
Mechanical weathering
Chemical weathering
Carbonic acid
Sulfuric acid
Acid rain
Gravity
Wind
Rain
Rivers
Oceans
Glaciers
Topsoil
Sandbars
Rain splash erosion
Instructional Method
Students will follow the agenda for the class. Teacher lead lesson: I will explain expectations and
the work for today. Student work time will include independent work and partner work.
Strategies/Activities
Students will then begin working on their graphic organizers about weathering. When they
finish the graphic organizers they will be expected to add to the chatroom as if it were an anchor
chart. They will also be able to ask each other questions about the material in the chatroom. I will
post some questions in the chatroom and reward those with the best answers.
After students have completed their weathering graphic organizer they will start the organizer on
erosion.
Assessments
Warmup
1. What do you know about weathering and erosion? Is there a difference between the two or are
they the
same?
2. Should we be concerned about weathering and erosion? Why or why not?
3. What are the three types of plate boundaries?
Flashbacks
The process that powers plate tectonics is
A. Radiation
B. Convection
C. Conduction
D. Subduction
What is the heat source for convection currents in the mantle?
A. Asthenosphere
B. Mantle
C. Inner core
D. Crust
Exit Slip
1. Weathering involves the
A. Picking up of rock fragments
B. Movement of rock fragments
C. Mechanical and chemical breakup of rocks
D. Formation of rocks by the action of weather
2. Carrying rock fragment to a new location is called
A. Mechanical weathering
B. Chemical weathering
C. Erosion
D. Transportation
E. Weathering
3. Erosion involves
A. Movement of rock fragments
B. Mechanical and chemical breakup of rocks
C. Formation of rocks by the action of weather
D. None of the above
Accommodations
Students with special needs are given modifications daily based on IEP’s, 504’s, and other special
circumstances
Homework
Science article summary due Friday.
Thursday, November 5, 2015 (Weathering and Erosion Lab)
Standards Covered
(06ESS21)
Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives
this process.
Learning Target
I can create a model of weathering and erosion.
Vocabulary
Igneous rock
Metamorphic rock
Sedimentary rock
Lava
Magma
Rock cycle
Mechanical weathering
Chemical weathering
Subduction
Instructional Method
Teacher lesson
Students create hands on model of rock cycle
Students look up definitions for vocabulary
Students complete a flowchart about the rock cycle
Strategies/Activities
Teacher lecture
Partner work
Creating a model (lab)
Assessments
Warmup
Flashbacks
Weathering involves the
A. Picking up of rock fragments
B. Movement of rock fragments
C. Mechanical and chemical breakup of rocks
D. Formation of rocks by the action of weather
Carrying rock fragment to a new location is called
A. Mechanical weathering
B. Chemical weathering
C. Erosion
D. Transportation
E. Weathering
Erosion involves
A. Movement of rock fragments
B. Mechanical and chemical breakup of rocks
C. Formation of rocks by the action of weather
D. None of the above
Exit Slip
Please describe how a sedimentary rock is formed.
Please describe how an igneous rock is formed.
Please describe how a metamorphic rock is formed.
Accommodations
Students with special needs are given modifications daily based on IEP’s, 504’s, and other special
circumstances
Homework
Any unfinished classwork.
Science article summary due Friday. The science article organizer can be found at the link
below.
Friday, November 6, 2015 (Weathering, Erosion, and Rock Cycle Quiz)
Standards Covered
(06ESS21)
Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives
this process.
Learning Target
I can demonstrate my knowledge on wreathing, erosion, and the rock cycle.
Vocabulary
Igneous rock
Metamorphic rock
Sedimentary rock
Lava
Magma
Rock cycle
Mechanical weathering
Chemical weathering
Subduction
Mechanical weathering
Chemical weathering
Carbonic acid
Sulfuric acid
Acid rain
Gravity
Wind
Rain
Rivers
Oceans
Glaciers
Topsoil
Sandbars
Rainsplash erosion
Instructional Method
Independent work on quiz
Reading until all are finished
Partner work on fossil and stratigraphy reading (lesson for Monday)
Strategies/Activities
Independent quiz
Teacher lead review of quiz
Partner work on stratigraphy
Assessments
Warmup
Flashbacks
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
A. Metamorphic rock
B. Extrusive rock
C. Sedimentary rock
D. Igneous rock
Many sedimentary rocks have visible layers because of the process of
A. Eruption
B. Deposition
C. Intrusion
D. Crystallization
If the heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be
A. Metamorphic rock
B. Magma
C. Sedimentary rock
D. Igneous rock
Accommodations
Students with special needs are given modifications daily based on IEP’s, 504’s, and other special
circumstances
Homework
Any unfinished classwork.
Science article summary due Friday.