2011-2012 LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Teacher’s Name: Sharon Sutherland
Week 0f: January 23, 2012
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Course Title and Periods Taught: Pre-AP Earth Science, 1 & 4th
Unit Title: Plate Tectonics
List daily lesson topic and
List learning target
Briefly outline daily lesson activities/agenda:
Depth of Knowledge:
(related to Core Academic Standard):
Monday
Lesson Topic: Plate Boundaries
Critical Vocab: tectonic plate,
divergent boundary, rift valley,
convergent boundary,
subduction, transform boundary
Tuesday
Lesson Topic: Seafloor Mapping
Lab
Critical Vocab:
Wednesday
Lesson Topic: Seafloor Mapping
and Quiz Review
Critical Vocab:
continental drift, Pangaea,
magnetometer, magnetic
reversal, paleomagnetism,
seafloor spreading, tectonic
plate, divergent boundary, rift
valley, convergent boundary,
subduction, transform boundary
I can…
Compare and contrast the three types of
plate boundaries and the features associated
with each.
Summarize the processes associated with
subduction zones.
BR: Explain the process of seafloor spreading
Procedure:
 (seafloor spreading lab if not completed on Wednesday)
 PPT lecture: Plate Boundaries
 Study Guides 17-2 and 17-3
 Work Return
I can…
BR: compare and contrast the three types of plate boundaries
Operate the LabQuest device
Follow the directions given for executing the
lab
Analyze and discuss our results
Procedure:
 Complete Seafloor Mapping Lab
 Discuss lab results (if finished)
I can…
Identify the lines of evidence that led Wegener to
suggest that Earth’s continents have moved.
Discuss how evidence of ancient climates
supported continental drift.Summarize the
evidence that lead to the discovery of seafloor
spreading
Explain the significance of magnetic patterns on
the seafloor
Explain the process of seafloor spreading Compare
and contrast the three types of plate boundaries
and the features associated with each.
Summarize the processes associated with
subduction zones.
BR: Practice Question
 Go over Seafloor Mapping Lab
 Review For Quiz
Go over all study guides
Talk about essay and problem questions
Play Jeopardy review game
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2011-2012 LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Thursday
I can…
Lesson Topic: Plate Tectonics
Quiz
Identify the lines of evidence that led Wegener to
suggest that Earth’s continents have moved.
Discuss how evidence of ancient climates
supported continental drift.Summarize the
evidence that lead to the discovery of seafloor
spreading
Explain the significance of magnetic patterns on
the seafloor
Explain the process of seafloor spreading Compare
and contrast the three types of plate boundaries
and the features associated with each.
Summarize the processes associated with
subduction zones.
Critical Vocab:
continental drift, Pangaea,
magnetometer, magnetic
reversal, paleomagnetism,
seafloor spreading, tectonic
plate, divergent boundary, rift
valley, convergent boundary,
subduction, transform boundary
Friday
Lesson Topic: Earthquakes
Critical Vocab: stress, strain,
elastic deformation, plastic
deformation, fault, seismic
wave, primary wave, secondary
wave, focus, epicenter,
seismometer, seismogram,
Richter Scale, magnitude,
amplitude, momemt magnitude
scale, modified Mercalli scale,
soil liquefaction, tsunami,
seismic gap
Procedure:
I can …
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Plate Tectonics Quiz
Turn in Study Guides for grading
Work on Earthquake vocabulary
Procedure:
Define the key terms for the Earthquake
chapter.
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Return quizzes and discuss them
Work on earthquake vocabulary
Start lecture (time permitting)
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