Science Composition and Structure of the Earth Updated June 23, 2009
K
Six Step
Vocabulary
/Target
Words
Complex
1
2
-soil
-sand
-clay
-humus
3
-erosion
-volcano
-earthquake
-fossils
-weathering
4
-igneous
-metamorphic
-extrusive
-intrusive
-sedimentary
-lava
-magma
-crystal
5
-luster
-crystal shape
-magnetism
-texture
-streak
-mechanical
-chemical
-deposition
6
-crust
-mantle
-inner core
-outer core
-mass extinctions
-divergent
-convergent
-subduction
-convection
7
-fossil record
-radio active
dating
-evolutionary
time
8
-renewable
-non-renewable
-dissolve
-petroleum
-coal
-oil
-natural gas
While
engaged in
tasks that
address the
composition
and structure
of the earth,
the student
demonstrates
an
understanding
of important
information,
such as…
-rocks have
different
shapes and
sizes and that
smaller and
that rocks
result from
breaking of
larger rocks
While
engaged in
tasks that
address the
composition
and structure
of the earth,
the student
demonstrates
an
understanding
of important
information,
such as…
-Earth’s
surface
features are
constantly
changed by
processes of
volcanoes,
earthquakes,
mountain
building,
erosion and
weathering
While
engaged in
tasks that
address the
composition
and structure
of the earth,
the student
demonstrates
an
understanding
of important
information,
such as…
-properties and
formation of
rocks and
minerals
While
engaged in
tasks that
address the
composition
and structure
of the earth,
the student
demonstrates
an
understanding
of important
information,
such as…
-mineral
identification
While engaged
in tasks that
address the
composition and
structure of the
earth, the
student
demonstrates an
understanding
of important
information,
such as…
-There are layers
in the Earth that
have different
characteristics
(i.e. inner/outer
core, mantle,
crust)
While engaged
in tasks that
address the
composition
and structure of
the earth, the
student
demonstrates
an
understanding
of important
information,
such as…
-explain how
living organisms
have played
many roles in
changes of
Earth’s system
through time (i.e.
atmospheric
composition,
creations of soil,
impact on
Earth’s surface
While engaged in
tasks that address
the composition
and structure of
the earth, the
student
demonstrates an
understanding of
important
information, such
as…
-understand the
geologic
conditions that
have resulted in
energy resources
in New Mexico
-soil is made
up of broken
rock and living
materials and
living
materials and
-fossils are
evidence of
earlier life and
-types of
weathering
-agents of
erosion
-know the Earth’s
crust is divided
into plates and
that the
interactions
between these
plates change
surface features
(i.e. continental
drift, plate
Science Composition and Structure of the Earth Updated June 23, 2009
that soils differ
Simple
(Recall and
Recognize)
provide
information
about plants
and animals
that lived long
ago
tectonics)
Recognizing
and recalling
specific
terminology
such as:
-soil
-sand
-clay
-humus
Recognizing
and recalling
specific
terminology
such as:
-erosion
-volcano
-earthquake
-fossils
-weathering
Recognizing
and recalling
specific
terminology
such as:
-igneous
-metamorphic
-extrusive
-intrusive
-sedimentary
-lava
-magma
-crystal
Recognizing
and recalling
specific
terminology
such as:
-luster
-crystal shape
-magnetism
-texture
-streak
-mechanical
-chemical
-deposition
Recognizing
and recalling
isolated
details such
as:
-rocks are
made of
different
materials that
help us identify
them
Recognizing
and recalling
isolated
details such
as:
-landforms (i.e.
mountain,
canyon, mesa,
island)
Recognizing
and recalling
isolated
details such
as:
-various
processes form
and reform
rocks and
minerals
Recognizing
and recalling
isolated
details such
as:
-use Moh’s
hardness scale
-changes
happen due to
erosion
-make up,
classification
and
identification
of rocks
-changes have
taken place over
geologic times as
evidenced by the
rock record
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology
such as:
-crust
-mantle
-inner core
-outer core
-mass extinctions
-divergent
-convergent
-subduction
-convection
Recognizing and
recalling
isolated details
such as:
-know that
geologic time
goes back 4.6
billion years
-the Earth’s crust
moves because of
differences in
heat and density
Recognizing
and recalling
specific
terminology
such as:
-fossil record
-radio active
dating
-evolutionary
time
Recognizing
and recalling
isolated details
such as:
-know that the
remains of living
things give us
information
about the history
of Earth
-layers of
sedimentary rock
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology such
as:
-renewable
-non-renewable
-dissolve
-petroleum
-coal
-oil
-natural gas