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M/J COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE I
Course Code: 200204001
BODY OF KNOWLEDGE: E: Earth and Space Science; N: Nature of Science
TOPIC VI: Landforms and Changes to the Geosphere
ESSENTIAL CONTENT
A. Weathering
1. Physical weathering
a. Types
b. Effects
2.Chemical weathering
a. Types
b. Effects
B. Erosion
1. Agents of Erosion
2. Wind erosion
3. Water erosion
4. Glacial erosion
5. Land/Mud slides
C. Deposition
D. Types of Landforms
1. Mountains
2. Rivers, deltas, lakes
3. Coastlines, dunes
4. Glaciers
OBJECTIVES
 Differentiate among weathering, erosion, and deposition
 Describe and explain how Earth’s surface is built up and
torn down through the processes of physical and chemical
weathering, erosion, and deposition
 Investigate local landforms that were developed as a result
of erosion and deposition
 Differentiate and describe the various interactions among
Earth systems contributes to weathering and erosion (i.e.,
atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, geosphere,
geosphere, and biosphere)
 Differentiate between the different types of landforms on
Earth’s surface and relate these landforms as they apply to
Florida
Pacing
Traditional
Block
QSBA1/Unit 3
Assessment
14 days
7 days
Dates
10-23-14 to 11-14-14
10-23-14 to 11-14-14
10-23-14 to 11-14-14
INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS
Core Text Book: Pearson Interactive Science Florida Ch.
3.1; 3.3 and Ch. 4.1 – 4.4
Vocabulary: physical weathering, ice wedging, abrasion,
chemical weathering, oxidation, carbonation, acid precipitation,
erosion, sheet erosion, glacier, glacial erosion, mass movement,
deposition, acid rain, sediment, limestone, permeable, sand
dune, sand bar.
Technology:
1. Pearson My Science Online: Interactive Art: Ch. 4.3
Effects of Waves; Art in Motion: Mechanical and
Chemical Weathering; Untamed Science: Why Does the
Rock Look Like a Sponge?, What Reshaped These
Rocks?
2. Study Jams: Weathering and Erosion,
3. Geography4kids-Erosion, Weathering
4. Weathering
E. Florida Landforms
1. Coastal features
a. sandbars
b. barrier islands
c. beaches/dunes
2. Wetlands
3. Ridges and hills
4. Rivers/lakes
5. Sinkholes
6. Caves
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M/J COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE I
SC.6.E.6.1
SC.6.E.6.2
SC. 6. N.1.1
LAFS.68.WHST.1.2
MAFS.6.EE.3.9
Course Code: 200204001
Rock Cycle
Standard: SC.6.E.6.1
Video
Image
Describe and give examples of ways in which Earth's surface is built up and torn down by physical and chemical weathering, erosion, and
deposition. Assessed as SC.7.E.6.2 (Cognitive Complexity: Level 2:Basic Application of Skills & Concepts)
Physical Weathering
Physical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
A Rock's Susceptibility to Weathering
Erosion
Agents of Erosion and Review
The Ice Ages
Water Erosion
Mass Wasting
Erosion by Gravity and Ice
Wind
Weathering and Erosion
Humans' Effect
Weathering & Erosion
Extreme Erosion
Weathering and Erosion
The Forces of Wind and Water: Weathering and Erosion
Niagara Falls: A Force of Nature
Glaciers
Erosive Forces: Wind, Water, Ice, and Air
Rivers
The Mississippi River: A Drainage Basin of 31 States
Dams
From By the Sea to Under the Sea: Beach Erosion: Depleting Our
The Mississippi Delta
Coasts
Part One: Erosion: Landslide
The Desert: A Victim of Wind Erosion
Part Two: Erosion: Landslide
Splash Erosion: The Impact of Raindrops
Earth Science for Students: Weathering and Erosion
Farmers: Erosive Forces at Work
Weathering
Glaciers: A Great Erosive Power
Erosion; stone arch caused by weathering
Weathering; hematite
Weathering; roots on rocks
Weathering, mechanical
Weathering, rock showing effects of extreme
Weathering; ice weathering rock
Weathering rate
Frost on grass & leaf; deposition
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Exploration
Forces That Shape the Earth
The Ever-Changing River
Interactive
Glossary
oxidation
erosion
Audio
Science
Content
Collection
Standard:
SC.6.E.6.2
Video
Course Code: 200204001
Rock and Roll
Beach Erosion
The Earth: Weathering & Erosion
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Erosion by Gravity
Erosion by Water
Recognize that there are a variety of different landforms on Earth's surface such as coastlines, dunes, rivers, mountains, glaciers, deltas, and lakes
and relate these landforms as they apply to Florida. Assessed as SC.7.E.6.2 (Cognitive Complexity: Level 2:Basic Application of Skills &
Concepts)
Introduction
Shoreline Types
Continents, Islands, & Oceans
High and Low Energy Zones
Shorelines
Using Coastline Classification Systems
Landforms
The Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
The Changing Landscape
Protecting the Coasts
Landforms
What are Estuaries?
An Introduction to Continental Drift
The Importance of the Estuary Ecosystem
Pangea: The History of the Continents
Life in the Estuary
The Ocean Floor: Clues About Continental Drift on Earth
Human Interaction with Estuaries
Plate Tectonics
What are Wetlands?
How the Inner Structure of Planet Earth Affects Plate Tectonics
Plants and Animals of the Wetlands
Earthquakes
Bogs, Swamps, and Marshes
Volcanoes
The Importance of Wetlands
Mountains
How Wetlands are Endangered
A Review of Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
Outburst Floods, Crevasses, and Other Glacial Terminology
Forces That Affect the Earth's Crust
Glacial Creations: Natural Phenomena Shaped by Glaciers
Building the Glacier
Two Types of Glaciers: The Difference Between Continental and
Types of Glaciers
Alpine Glaciers
Glacial Movement
Coastline Geology
Characteristics of Alpine Glaciers
What is an Estuary?
Mountain Features Caused by Glaciers
What is a Wetland?
Continental Glaciers and the Water Cycle
Types of Wetlands
Effects of Continental Glaciers
Wetlands and People
The End of a Glacier
Shifting Plates Change Land Forms
Evidence of Ice: Other Landforms
Himalayan Mountains Formed from Plate Collision
Glaciers and How They Affect Us
Kavachi Undersea Volcano
Value in the Coastline
How Islands Form from Volcanoes
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Image
Interactive
Glossary
Reading
Passage
Science
Content
Collection
Course Code: 200204001
Plate tectonics; continental drift
Plate tectonics; continental drift
Plate tectonics; continental drift
dune
mountain
volcano
glacier
delta
landform
On Solid Ground
Structure based on Composition
Structure based on Physical Characteristics
How We Study the Interior of the Earth
All activities are hyperlinked.
Video
Florida Is Running Out of Sand
Torrential Rain, Mudslides Batter China
California Subdivision Sinks into the Ground
As Sea Levels Rise, Is Beach Living Sustainable?
Landslide “Looks Like the End of the Earth”
Beaches Suffering from Receding Sand Line
Flood of Mud: Rain, Mudslides, Kill More Than 40 in Madeira,
Portugal
Massive Mudslide in Southern Italy Captured on Video
Wash-Out: Sandy Beaches All Along U.S. Coastline Are Eroding
Concrete Reef, Just Offshore, May Slow, Even Reverse, Beach
Erosion
Image
The pH Scale
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Waterfront Dwellers Put Houses on Stilts, Shore Up Beaches to
Slow Erosion
Lost Topsoil: Erosion in America's Corn and Grain Belts
Beach Erosion Theory: Greenhouse Effect Melts Polar Ice,
Raises Sea Level
Acid Rain Problem Greater Than Expected
Acid Rain Is Already an International Problem
A Tour of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Extreme Weather Floods, Freezes, Countries Around the Globe
in 2010
Measuring the Force of Tornado Winds 1
"Restoration Ecology" Is Emphasized in Hawaii
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