Teacher: Susan Hammer
Lesson Plans - Dates: 1/31 – 2/4
Grade/Subject: 7th grade Science
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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EQ-What are constructive and destructive forces?
EQ- How do scientists locate an earthquake’s epicenter?
OBJ- I can demonstrate understanding of constructive
and destructive forces by completing a task sheet with
80% or higher accuracy.
OBJ- I can demonstrate understanding how scientists
locate an earthquake’s epicenter by completing a lab with
80% or higher accuracy.
Instructional Strategies:
Methods/Activities –
 As a class we differentiate between
constructive and destructive forces.
 Students will complete a task sheet that
describes the difference between these two
forces and describes examples landforms
made form each.
Instructional Strategies:
Methods/Activities –
 As a class we will model how scientists find the
origin of an earthquake using yarn and poster
seismometers.
 After discussion, students will complete a lab in
which the students will find the epicenter of an
earthquake.
Evaluation:
EXIT SLIP
Constructive and Destructive Forces
Evaluation:
EXIT SLIP
Epicenter Lab Sheet
Evaluation:
EXIT SLIP
Rock Graphic Organizer
Thursday
Friday
Additional Information:
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EQ- What are the three types of rocks and how are they
formed? What is the rock cycle?
EQ- What are the three types of rocks and how are they
formed? What is the rock cycle?
OBJ- I can demonstrate understanding of the rock
cycle by drawing a visual with 80% or higher
accuracy.
Instructional Strategies:
Methods/Activities –
 Students will draw a visual of the rock cycle
making sure that they include the processes in
which create each rock type.
OBJ- I can demonstrate understanding of the rock cycle
by drawing a visual and completing a lab with 80% or
higher accuracy.
Instructional Strategies:
Methods/Activities –
 Students will finish their graphic organizer and
the rock cycle visual.
 When students have completed this they will
complete the rock cycle lab. In this lab students
will use crayons to mimic the rock cycle
processes and rock type creation
Evaluation:
EXIT SLIP
Rock Cycle Visual
Evaluation:
EXIT SLIP
Rock Cycle Lab
EQ- What are the three types of rocks and how are
they formed?
OBJ- I can demonstrate understanding how the
three types of rock form by reading and
completing a graphic organizer with 80% or
higher accuracy.
Instructional Strategies:
Methods/Activities –
 As a class we will read about the three
types of rocks and how they form.
 Students will complete a graphic
organizer describing each rock and how
they form.