AM Story Lesson Plan
Title of Lesson/Chapter:
Earth Materials and
Structure of the Earth/ Plate Tectonics
Author(s): Janet McCreary and Sheryl Quarles
Subject Area(s): Science
State Standards
(Texas: TEKS)
Date: April 29-May 3, 2013
School District: Palestine ISD
Campus: Story Intermediate
Grade Level(s)/Course: 6th Grade
6.10A: Build a model to illustrate the structural layers of Earth, including the
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, asthenosphere, and lithosphere.
6.10B: Classify rocks as metamorphic, igneous, or sedimentary by the
processes of their formation.
6.10C: Identify the major tectonic plates, including Eurasian, African, IndoAustralian, Pacific, North American, and South American.
6.10D: Describe how plate tectonics causes major geological events such as
ocean basins, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building.
Stated Objective(s)
The student will understand the structure of the earth, the rock cycle, and
plate tectonics:
What properties are utilized to identify and define the layers of the Earth?
Why does Earth have layers?
What are the primary chemical components of the crust, mantle, and core?
What is the state of matter of the outer core and the inner core?
What is the state of matter of the lithosphere, and how can its location be
described?
What is the state of matter of the asthenosphere, and how can its location be
described?
What does plasticity have to do with the asthenosphere’s state of matter?
What should be considered when developing a model of Earth’s layers?
Activity
Pre-Assessment to determine prior knowledge
Vocabulary: inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, lithosphere, asthenosphere,
plasticity
Apple Earth
Boiled Egg Earth
Cutaway view of the Earth
Making a foldable for the layers of the Earth
Demonstration of Plasticity
Begin researching ways to develop and create models of the Earth’s structural
layers.
✔ as completed or
Noted otherwise
Assessment or Evaluation
Blank Template
Stemscope PreAssessment
Progress Monitoring Assessment
Performance Indicator
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