Bayou View Middle School – Weekly Lesson Plans
Teacher: Angelia Wallace
Week of: February 2, 2015
Subject: 6th Science
Plate Tectonic Theory development
Lesson Plan subject to change due to needs of students.
Classroom News/Due Dates:
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Power Hour- Monday
Progress Reports Thursday
3.2 Assessment Friday- Pangaea and Plate Tectonics (NOT open notebook)
Mardi Gras Holiday February 16-18
Standards:
6.4a Compare and contrast the relative positions and components of the Earth’s crust (e.g., mantle, liquid and solid core, continental
crust, oceanic crust).
8.4a Compare and contrast the lithosphere and the asthenosphere.
a. Composition, density, and location of continental crust and oceanic crust
b. Physical nature of the lithosphere (brittle and rigid) with the asthenosphere (plastic and flowing)
c. How the lithosphere responds to tectonic forces (faulting and folding)
7.4a Justify the importance of Earth materials (e.g., rocks, minerals, atmospheric gases, water) to humans.
6.4b Explain and raw conclusions about the causes and effects of historical processes that contributed to the shaping of planet Earth.
a. Movements of the continents through time
b. Continental plates, subduction zones, trenches, etc.
c. Explain the causes and effects of historical processes shaping the planet Earth
8.4b Describe the cause and effect relationship between the composition of and movement within the Earth’s lithosphere.
a. Seismic wave velocities of earthquakes and volcanoes to lithospheric plate boundaries using seismic data
b. Volcanoes formed at mid‐ocean ridges, within intra‐plate regions, at island arcs, and along some continental
edges
c. Modern distribution of continents to the movement of lithospheric plates since the formation of Pangaea
Day/Date
Procedures
Assessment
Objectives
Bell Schedule
Bell Work
Regular
schedule
Closure
ANTICIPATORY SET : Pass out Oreos and set up notebook paper for the
inquiry lab we are doing today.
Monday
2-9-15
TI = Teacher Input, M = Modeling, GP = Guided Practice, IP = Independent Practice
TTW = “The teacher will…”
TSW = “The students will…”
(“The student will…”)
Read “Sea
Floor
Spreading”
and answer
comprehensi
on
questions.
The student can
make
observations that
pertain to plate
boundaries.
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TSW complete bellwork
TTW go over bellwork
TTW pass out Oreos for today’s activity
TSW complete a chart making observations about transform,
divergent, and convergent plate boundaries.
TTW discuss the results of this inquiry activity
TSW summarize what they did in class today.
Students will be
assessed by textbased questions.
How does this
activity relate
to the
movement of
the
lithosphere?
Tuesday
2-10-15
Regular
Schedule
Read “Going
Deep With
Plate
Tectonics”
and answer
comprehensi
on
questions.
The student
can read,
understand,
and summarize
information
about plate
tectonics.
Wednesday
2-11-15
Regular
Schedule
Copy plate
boundaries
chart into
notebook.
The student can
recall and build
upon knowledge
of the plate
boundaries.
Thursday
2-12-15
Regular
Schedule
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TSW complete BW
TTW go over BW
TSW create a foldable using the information from the text
TTW check for accuracy
ANTICIPATORY SET: Jot though! Quickly jot all the information you already
know into the chart!
 TTW give guided notes to students about plate tectonics.
 TSW fill in a chart about each boundary and see examples of each.
 TSW work with classmates to find more information about the plate
boundaries in their textbooks.
 TSW be assigned a boundary and will create an anchor chart to share
with the class.
Teacher
observation
Teacher
observation
Class discussion
Sing the
song!
Teach the
class using
anchor charts,
time
permitting.
ANTICIPATORY SET: Task Card activity.
Make sure all
assignments
are complete
before test
tomorrow.
Friday
2-13-15
ANTICIPATORY SET: Plate Boundaries sung (sung to the tune of “Adams
Family”)
Sharpen
pencils
The student can
show mastery of
plate tectonic
topics by
completing a
task card review
activity
The student can
show mastery of
topics covered in
class.
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TSW work through a task card activity with their groups.
TTW go over the activity and have students self-check for accuracy
TSW highlight missed information in their notebooks to help them
study for the 3.2 assessment on Friday.
Teacher
observation
Final
questions and
clarifications!
Assessment Grade
Turn in test
and read
quietly until
everyone has
finished
testing.
ANTICIPATORY SET: Sharpen pencil, get a book to read after the test, put up
testing screens.
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3.2 Assessment- Pangaea and Plate Tectonics.
Regular
***This test is NOT open notebook so study!!!!***
Schedule
Earth Guide Classroom online http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/eoc/teachers/t_tectonics/t_tectonics.html