Objectives: SWBAT describe and define plate
tectonics, convey information discovered through
World Wide Web investigations
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Evaluation
Photosynthesis:
Gardner’s Multiple
Intelligences: Intrapersonal,
Spatial, Existential
Additives: Filamentality Web Site
Assessment: Students will be assessed through a
quantifiable rubric in accord with the stated objectives
Lesson 6
Plate
Tectonics
Lesson 1
Elements of
Earth Science
MST Inquiry Unit
Exploring Earth
Science
Objectives: SWBAT define erosion, compare and
contrast differing varieties of erosion
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Synthesis
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences: Interpersonal,
Naturalistic, Bodily-Kinesthetic
Additives: Compare/contrast chart
Assessment: Students will be assessed through a
quantifiable rubric in accord with the stated objectives
Objectives: SWBAT describe the difference
between rocks and minerals, describe a function of
soil, define “erosion”, define “plate tectonics”
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic
Additives: Web-based scavenger hunt
Assessment: Students will be assessed through a
quantifiable rubric in accord with the stated
objectives
Lesson 2
Classifying
Specimens
Objectives: SWBAT compare and contrast various rock
forms and minerals, differentiate between various rock
forms and minerals
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences: Visual-Spatial,
Interpersonal
Additives: Manipulative task - Grouping objects; Venn
diagram
Assessment: Students will be assessed through a
quantifiable rubric in accord with the stated objectives
Eric C. Powell
Lesson 5
ED 7204T.NET1
Erosion
Objectives: SWBAT compare and contrast different soil
types, make predictions, create a graph illustrating soil and
water mixtures
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Analysis
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical
Additives: Line graph/Bar graph/Pictograph
Assessment: Students will be assessed through a
quantifiable rubric in accord with the stated objectives
Lesson 4
Soil
Lesson 3
It’s A Clay,
Clay World!
Objectives: SWBAT examine a topographic feature,
construct a clay topographic feature, define and explain
“topography”
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Application
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences: Bodily-Kinesthetic,
Interpersonal, Naturalistic
Additives: Manipulative task - Modeling clay
Assessment: Students will be assessed through a
quantifiable rubric in accord with the stated objectives