NYCDOE Magnet Program District 25 & 28
JHS 185 Magnet School
Grade 7
<Joseph DiLallo>
Essential Question: How do geological substances and events affect the health of
humans?
Suggested Time Frame: 10 weeks
Magnet Theme: Medicine
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Essential Question: How do geological substances and events
affect the health of humans?
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Stage 1- Desired Results
Standards-Based Learning Goals: PS 1.1e, 1.1f, 1.1h, 2.1c, 2.1e, 2.1f, 2.1g, 2.1h, 2.1i, 2.2a,
2.2b, 2.2c, 2.2d, 2.2e, 2.2g, 2.2f, 2.2h, 3.3a, 3.3c - S 1.2b, 2.1 2.2 2.3, 3.1b - LE 3.2b, 3.2c
Big Ideas for this Unit:
Geological substances and events can
affect the health of humans.
Concepts
Magnet School Theme: Medicine
Relevant/Connected Big Idea:
Knowledge of the geological properties of the Earth
can lead humans to adapt their lifestyle to maintain
a healthy standard of living.
Enduring Understandings:
1. Landforms have a direct relationship
with climate which can affect human
health.
2. Maps show that different latitudes,
longitudes and elevations have similar
patterns of climate.
3. There are different classifications of
rocks and minerals some of which
impact human health.
4. Weathering and erosion can alter the
landscape on which humans inhabit
thus can affect human health.
5. Fossils tell a story about what
organisms inhabited a location long
ago, what the climate may have been,
how long ago this all happened and
give insight on what may have caused
the change in the environment if one
exists.
6. Plates can separate or collide causing
environmental changes locally and
globally.
Overarching Essential Question(s):
1. How do various landforms affect human
health?
2. How can topographic maps be used to locate
areas that may be beneficial or adverse to
human health?
3. How can knowledge of rocks and minerals be
used to enhance human health?
4. How do weathering and erosion change a
landscape and why should people be
concerned about their health?
5. How can fossils be used as a guide about past
events and why that is important to the
lifestyle of people today?
6. What are the effects of plate tectonics that may
raise concern about the health of humans?
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Content and Skills
Skills (verbs)
Students will be able to…
Content (nouns)
Students will know…
Plains, coastal plains, interior plains,
plateaus, mountains, folded mountains,
upwarped mountains, fault-block
mountains, volcanic mountains,
topographic map, contour line, contour
interval, elevation, map scale, map legend,
geologic maps, mineral, rocks, crystal, gem
ore, cleavage, fracture, color, streak, luster,
hardness, specific gravity, igneous rocks,
extrusive, intrusive, lava, magma,
sedimentary rocks, detrital rocks, chemical
rocks, organic rocks, metamorphic rocks,
foliated, nonfoliated, rock cycle,
weathering, mechanical weathering,
chemical weathering, ice wedging, root
action, natural acids, plant acids, oxidation,
soil, parent rock, slope of land, climate,
burrowing, decomposers, erosion, gravity,
mass movement, creep, slump, rock slides,
mudflows, glacial erosion, glacial
deposition, wind, deflation, abrasion,
water, runoff, sheet flow, rills, gullies,
streams, fossils, permineralized fossils,
carbon film, mold, cast, trace fossils,
original remains, trails, index fossils,
principle of superposition, relative ages,
unconformities, angular uncomformity,
disconformity, nonconformity, absolute
age, radioactive decay, alpha decay, beta
decay, half-life, radiometric ages,
radiocarbon dating, uniformitarianism,
Pangaea, continental drift, seafloor
spreading, subduction zone, friction,
magnetic time scale, ridges, plate tectonics,
plates, continental crust, oceanic crust,
upper mantle, lower mantle, lithosphere,
athenosphere, outer core, inner core, plate
boundaries, convection current, rift valleys,
earthquake, seismic wave, faults, normal
fault, reverse fault, strike-slip fault, focus,
epicenter, seismograph, magnitude, Richter
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Compare and contrast the different types of
landforms, how they formed and impacts they
have on our lives.
Create maps and locate points using latitude,
longitude and elevations.
Use various methods of classification to
categorize rocks and minerals based off of their
properties and characteristics.
Recognize the cyclic pattern of rocks in the
rock cycle.
Compare and contrast all the different types of
weathering and erosion and how it can alter a
landscape.
Explain what the different types of fossils are
and how they can be used to retrieve
information about the past.
Explain how relative and radiometric dating of
fossils and rock layers can be used to provide
information about Earth’s past and the
organisms that inhabit it.
Visualize how the continents once formed
Pangaea, describe how plate tectonics caused
Pangaea to split apart and hypothesize changes
it had on the environment.
Describe how earthquakes and volcanoes occur,
the impact they have on the lifestyle of people,
and how this knowledge can be used to protect
people against them.
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Scale, Tsunamis, seismic safe, shield
volcanoes, cinder cone volcanoes,
composite volcanoes, crater, fissure
eruptions, divergent plate boundary,
convergent plate boundary, hot spots.
Stage 2- Summative Assessment Evidence
If students understand, know and are able to do the items in Stage 1, they should be able to
show their understanding by completing an authentic task found in the world beyond the
classroom.
 Design the Culminating/Summative Project:
G- (goal): Demonstrate an understanding of geological substances and
events and the impact they have on human health.
R- (role): Geologist with a medical background who is hired by The
American Federation for Natural Remedies.
A- (audience): Members of the American Federation for Natural
Remedies, politicians and media.
S- (situation): The world’s pharmaceutical companies have been raising
the cost of medicine so much that many of the poor can not purchase
them. Since people are living a lot longer the pharmaceutical companies
are thriving off of the great demand of people wanting to live a
comfortable lifestyle. The American Federation for Natural Remedies is
trying comfort the people unable to afford the drug prices by offering
natural remedies from plants at affordable prices. The Joshua Tree
(Yucca brevifolia) is a vital plant because its roots can be used to
combat arthritis, inflammation and acts as an anti-oxidant.
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Unfortunately the plant, which is only found in the Mojave Desert
(western United States), is under threat of extinction due to some
unknown causes. Your only clues are that Earthquakes have been
frequently increasing and volcanic activity can be observed. Given
that greenhouse growth will only raise the cost, thus failing to aid the
lower socioeconomic in purchasing the drugs, it is your mission to
find the exact cause of the plans endangerment and propose a
solution to the problem. Millions of lives are affected by your
research…..are you up to the challenge?
P- (purpose and product): Research the cause of the depopulation of the
Joshua tree and write a research paper based off of experimental
investigations. The research paper must be given to the members of the
American Federation for Natural Remedies, politicians and media.
S- (standards for performance)
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Culminating Project
(Write the culminating project on this page, as you would present it to your students)
Student Task
The world’s pharmaceutical companies have been raising the cost
of medicine so much that many of the poor can not purchase them.
Since people are living a lot longer the pharmaceutical companies are
thriving off of the great demand of people wanting to live a comfortable
lifestyle as they get older. The American Federation for Natural
Remedies is trying to comfort the people unable to afford the drug prices
by offering natural remedies from plants at affordable prices. The
Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) is a vital plant because its roots can
be used to combat arthritis, inflammation and acts as an antioxidant. Unfortunately the plant, which is only found in the Mojave
Desert (western United States), is under threat of extinction due to
some type of natural causes. Given that greenhouse growth will
only raise the cost, thus failing to aid the lower socioeconomic in
purchasing the drugs, it is your mission to find the exact cause for
the reduction of the Joshua Tree population and propose a solution
to that problem. Millions of lives are affected by your research…..are
you up to the challenge?
******** Abstract for Objectives *******
1. Read and review the initial research on the basic needs of the Joshua
Trees, the average weather charts of the area and the 2009
demographic, topographic and geological maps. All information
provided by the Teacher.
2. Research the landscape of where most Joshua trees reside.
Find out what type of landscape, topography, rocks, minerals and
sediment the Joshua Trees prefer. You will have to refer to the initial
research packet given to you by your teacher for this section. At the end,
each student will make a summary of the preferences [JOSHUA TREE
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PREFERENCE LIST] and save it in your portfolios so that it may used for a
later section of this activity.
3. Research the cause of the diminishing Joshua Trees
Discover the causes of the diminishing population of Joshua Trees by
focusing on the increased activity of earthquakes and volcanoes. Begin by
researching plate tectonics and see if there is any relationship with
volcanoes and earthquakes. In addition find out what are the effects the
volcanoes and earthquakes have on the Joshua Tree population. At the
end, each student will make a summary of the causes and save it in your
portfolio so that it may used for a later section of this activity.
4. Hypothesize a solution to the problem.
Come up with a theoretical solution to the problem. Try to use your
imagination, but reflect a realistic point of view.
5. Write your Research Paper consisting of the following parts;
a) Explain what arthritis and inflammation are, and why antioxidants are good for you. Then link it to the importance of the
Joshua Tree Root as alternative medicine to pharmaceutical drugs.
b) Using your summary [step 2, job D] identify the ideal conditions
the Joshua Tree prefers in order to survive.
c) Using your summary [step 3, job D] identify the causes for the
diminishing population of the Joshua Tree.
d) Hypothesize a solution to the problem
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**********Detailed Description of Objectives***********
1. Read and review the initial research on the basic needs of the Joshua
Trees, the average weather charts of the area and the 2009
demographic, topographic and geological maps. All information
provided by the Teacher.
2. Research the landscape of where most Joshua trees reside.
i. Job A <LANDFORMS>:
 Analyze the demographic of Joshua Trees in the Mojave Desert
using the demographic map given to you in the initial research
packet.
 Link it to the type of landforms
o Which promotes the greatest amount of Joshua trees; plains,
plateaus, and/or mountains.
ii. Job B: <TOPOGRAPHIC MAP>
 Analyze the elevation of the area with the highest population of
Joshua Trees
o Contour lines indicating elevations
o Use of map scale
 Analyze the gradient of the area with the highest population of
Joshua Trees
o Separation of contour lines indicating gentle or steep
gradients
o Hypothesize why there is a difference in gradients.
iii. Job C: <ROCKS AND MINERALS>
 Analyze the geologic map given of the area with the highest
population of Joshua Trees.
o Locate and color code the different layers rocks;
(1)Sedimentary
(2) Igneous
(3) Metamorphic
o Which rock layers appear to be the oldest? The youngest?
 Principle of Superposition
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 Are there any intrusions? If so hypothesize why
they occurred?
o What types of rocks do the Joshua Trees prefer?
o What minerals are found in the preferred rocks?
o What type of sediment do the Joshua Trees prefer?
 Given the basic needs of water, oxygen and pH provided to you
in the Initial Research Packet, analyze the following using
laboratory skills.
o Permeability of sediment
o Effect of pH caused by rock layers.
iv. Job D: <JOSHUA TREE PREFERENCE LIST>
 Make a summary of the optimum environment for Joshua
Trees consisting of the following;
 Preferred weather conditions
 Preferred landform and why.
 Preferred Topography and why.
 Preferred Rock layers, sediment and minerals and why.
3. Research the cause of the volcanic activity and Earthquakes.
i. Job A: <PLATE TECTONICS>
 Identify the plates involved in causing the desert like
conditions.
 Are the plates convergent or divergent?
 Analyze the relationship between plate tectonics and volcanoes.
 Analyze the relationship between plate tectonics and
earthquakes.
o Faults – normal fault, strike-slip fault, reverse fault
ii. Job B: <Volcanoes>
 Identify the subduction zones and link with;
o friction
o molten rock
 Compare the density of molten and solid rocks and associate
with the cause of an eruption.
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 Analyze the effects of the acidic ash on the preferred rock layer
of Joshua Trees [review the Joshua Tree Preference List] using
laboratory skills.
o Associate with mechanical and chemical weathering
o Link the acid test with minerals to the acid test of rocks
and find the relationship between mineral affected and
rock affected.
 What effect will increased levels of ash flow have on the
current geological map?
o Compare depth of preferred rock layers using the 2009
geological map with the current depth of preferred rock
layer.
o Use index fossils to approximate the relative age of the
rock layers, then compare that to the 2009 geological
map to see what percent weathered over the course of 1
year.
 Using your Joshua Tree Preference List, hypothesize what will
happen to the Joshua tree demographic if the volcanic activity
continues to increase and how long till extinction.
iii. Job C: <Earthquakes>
 What type of erosion was most common according to the
weather map given?
 Is this fast or slow pace erosion?
 What type of erosion is caused by the earthquakes;
a) gravity - (slump, rock slide, mudslide, creep)
b) water
c) wind
d) ice
 Using your Joshua Tree Preference List , hypothesize, what
effect this will have on the topography needed to spawn Joshua
Trees?
 How will earthquake magnitude affect the rate of erosion?
iv. Job D: <SUMMATION OF CAUSES>
 Plate Tectonics
 Volcanoes
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 Earthquakes
4. Hypothesize a solution to the problem.
 Come up with a theoretical solution to the problem
 Try to use your imagination, but reflect a realistic point of view.
5. Write your Research Paper consisting of the following parts;
I. Explain what arthritis and inflammation are, and why antioxidants are good for you. Then link it to the importance of
the Joshua Tree Root as alternative medicine to
pharmaceutical drugs.
II. Using your summary [step 2, job D] identify the ideal
conditions the Joshua Tree prefers in order to survive.
III. Using your summary [step 3, job D] identify the causes for
the diminishing population of the Joshua Tree.
IV. Hypothesize a solution to the problem
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Model of Culminating Project
(Create a model of the culminating project that you can share with your students)
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Rubric For Culminating Project
Skill
Research the
optimum
environment for
Joshua Trees
Research the
cause for the
diminishing
population of the
Joshua Tree.
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
The landscapes,
The landscapes,
The landscapes,
The landscapes,
topography,
topography,
topography,
topography,
rocks, minerals
rocks, minerals
rocks, minerals
rocks, minerals
and sediments are and sediments are and sediments are and sediments are
explained in detail
explained in
explained in
explained in very
as contributing to
above-average
below-average as
poor detail as
an optimum
detail as
contributing to an contributing to an
environment for contributing to an
optimum
optimum
Joshua Trees
optimum
environment for
environment for
environment for
Joshua Trees
Joshua Trees
Joshua Trees
Earthquakes,
Earthquakes,
Less than half of
Less than half of
Volcanoes, Plate
Volcanoes, Plate
the Earthquakes,
the Earthquakes,
Tectonics,
Tectonics,
Volcanoes, Plate
Volcanoes, Plate
Weathering and
Weathering and
Tectonics,
Tectonics,
Erosion are all
Erosion are
Weathering and
Weathering and
well explained in explained in how
Erosion are well
Erosion are
how they
they contributed
explained in how explained in how
contributed to the to the diminishing they contributed
they contributed
diminishing
population of the to the diminishing to the diminishing
population of the
Joshua Tree but
population of the population of the
Joshua Tree
done so in
Joshua Tree.
Joshua Tree but
mediocrity.
done so in
mediocrity.
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Laboratory Skills
Map Analysis
Laboratory
procedures
provide accurate
data, are
performed under
proper safety
regulations and
have a well
developed lab
report.
Topographic,
geological and
demographic
maps are
accurately
analyzed and
related to the
survival of the
Joshua Trees.
Laboratory
procedures
provide accurate
data, are
performed under
proper safety
regulations and
have a mediocre
developed lab
report.
Topographic,
geological and
demographic
maps have an
above average
analysis and
related to the
survival of the
Joshua Trees.
Laboratory
procedures
provide accurate
data, are not
performed under
proper safety
regulations and
have a mediocre
developed lab
report.
Topographic,
geological and
demographic
maps have a
below average
analysis and
related to the
survival of the
Joshua Trees.
Laboratory
procedures
provide
inaccurate data,
are not performed
under proper
safety regulations
and have a poorly
developed lab
report.
Topographic,
geological and
demographic
maps have a poor
analysis and are
not related to the
survival of the
Joshua Trees.
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
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Unit Essential Question:
Mini-Unit
Title
Landforms
&
Topography
<2 week>
Big Ideas of
the mini-unit/
Concept
Statement
Geological
substances and
events can affect
the health of
humans
Knowledge
Important content to know
about mini-unit (nouns)
Plains, coastal plains, interior
plains, plateaus, mountains,
folded mountains, upwarped
mountains, fault-block
mountains, volcanic
mountains, topographic map,
contour line, contour
interval, elevation, map
scale, map legend
Skills
What should
students be able
to do?
(verbs)
Connection
to Magnet
Theme
Compare and
contrast the
different types of
landforms.
How do various
landforms
affect human
health?
Demonstrate that
landforms have a
direct relationship
with climate which
can affect human
health.
How can
topographic
maps be used
to locate areas
that may be
beneficial or
adverse to
human health?
Medicine
Analyze a
topographic map
Rocks &
Minerals
<2 weeks>
Weathering
&
Geological
substances and
events can affect
the health of
humans
Geological
substances and
events can affect
Possible
Topical
Essential/
Focus
Questions
Mini-Unit
Assessment
Quiz
Contour Mapping
Lab
Multiple Choice /
Fill in Test.
Benchmarks,
Scaffolding
Towards
Culminating
Project
Students will be able
to identify the type
of landscape from
locations around the
United States,
including the Mojave
desert.
Students will be able
to look at a
topographic map of
the Mojave desert
and indicate at
which points are the
elevations and
gradients are the
greatest, the lowest.
Quizzes
geologic maps, mineral,
rocks, crystal, gem ore,
cleavage, fracture, color,
streak, luster, hardness,
specific gravity, igneous
rocks, extrusive, intrusive,
lava, magma, sedimentary
rocks, detrital rocks,
chemical rocks, organic
rocks, metamorphic rocks,
foliated, nonfoliated, rock
cycle
Be able to explain
that there are
different
classifications of
rocks and minerals
some of which
impact human health
weathering, mechanical
weathering, chemical
weathering, ice wedging,
Compare and
contrast the various
types of weathering
Medicine
How can
knowledge of
rocks and
minerals be
used to enhance
human health?
Color, Streak,
Hardness and
Acid Lab
Rock cycle poster
Geological map of
a selected area
Medicine
How do
weathering and
erosion change
Multiple Choice/
fill in Test
Quizzes
Chemical
Students will
analyze a geologic
map and identify the
varying rock types
and place them in
order of youngest to
oldest.
Students will use
laboratory skills to
identify that acid
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Erosion
the health of
humans
<2 weeks>
Fossils
< 1 week >
Plate
Tectonics
< 1 week >
Geological
substances and
events can affect
the health of
humans
Geological
substances and
events can affect
the health of
humans
root action, natural acids,
plant acids, oxidation, soil,
parent rock, slope of land,
climate, burrowing,
decomposers, erosion,
gravity, mass movement,
creep, slump, rock slides,
mudflows, glacial erosion,
glacial deposition, wind,
deflation, abrasion, water,
runoff, sheet flow, rills,
gullies, streams
fossils, permineralized
fossils, carbon film, mold,
cast, trace fossils, original
remains, trails, index fossils,
principle of superposition,
relative ages,
unconformities, angular
uncomformity,
disconformity,
nonconformity, absolute age,
radioactive decay, alpha
decay, beta decay, half-life,
radiometric ages,
radiocarbon dating,
uniformitarianism
Pangaea, continental drift,
seafloor spreading,
subduction zone, friction,
magnetic time scale, ridges,
plate tectonics, plates,
continental crust, oceanic
crust, upper mantle, lower
mantle, lithosphere,
athenosphere, outer core,
inner core, plate boundaries,
convection current, rift
valleys
and erosion.
a landscape and
why should
people be
concerned
about their
health?
Demonstrate an
understanding of
how weathering and
erosion can alter the
landscape on which
humans inhabit thus
can affect human
health
Weathering Lab
based on the
effects of acid
Gravity Erosion
Lab
Water vs. Wind
Erosion Lab
will lead to chemical
weathering of
certain rocks and
minerals.
Students will
observe the types of
erosions that occur
in a very arid
environment.
Multiple Choice/
Fill in Test
Quizzes
Identify the
different types of
fossils, how to tell
their age and
explain how they
can be used to
inform us about
Earth’s past.
Medicine
How can fossils
be used as a
guide about
past events and
why that is
important to the
lifestyle of
people today?
Mold vs. Cast
Fossil Lab
Relative Dating
Worksheet based
off of index
fossils.
Students will be
given the ages of
multiple fossils and
then use those ages
to tell the ages of the
rock layers they
exist in.
Multiple Choice /
Fill-In Test
Quizzes
Explain that plates
can separate or
collide causing
environmental
changes locally and
globally.
Medicine
What are the
effects of plate
tectonics that
may raise
concern about
the health of
humans?
Computer
software
simulation
analysis.
Multiple
Choice/Fill-In
Test
Students will
identify and map the
plates and their
boundaries.
They also need to
explain the dangers
associated with
plate tectonics.
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Earthquakes
& Volcanoes
< 2 week >
Geological
substances and
events can affect
the health of
humans
earthquake, seismic wave,
faults, normal fault, reverse
fault, strike-slip fault, focus,
epicenter, seismograph,
magnitude, Richter Scale,
Tsunamis, seismic safe,
shield volcanoes, cinder cone
volcanoes, composite
volcanoes, crater, fissure
eruptions, divergent plate
boundary, convergent plate
boundary, hot spots
Quizzes
Describe how
earthquakes and
volcanoes occur
and what their
effect is on the
health of people.
Medicine
What are the
effects of plate
tectonics that
may raise
concern about
the health of
humans?
Computer
software
simulation
analysis.
Labs
Multiple
Choice/Fill-In
Test
Make a public
service
announcement that
explains the dangers
of Earthquakes and
volcanoes and what
safety
measurements to
follow during one.
Conduct a lab on the
effects of acidic ash
on agriculture
Unit Resources
Books: NYS Science Grade 8 Textbook, Student Science notebook
Websites:
http://dsc.discovery.com/guides/planetearth
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.html
Teacher Materials:
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3.
4.
Packet entailing research on the basic needs of the Joshua Trees, the average weather charts of the area and the demographic, topographic and geological maps of
various parts of the Mojave Desert, including the Sierra-Nevada Mountain Range.
Laboratory Worksheets, Ingredients and Equipment
Laptops
Drawing Materials
Other:
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A Week at a Glance – Week 1
WHERE is the student going and what is expected
HOOK with needed skills to experience and explore
Opportunity to REVISE and RETHINK their understanding
Monday - 1
Tuesday - 2
Content Focus: Compare and
Contrast Plains, Plateaus
and Mountains
Content Focus:
Analyzing the
health benefits that
plains, plateaus and
Hook: Students will use their mountains offer.
prior knowledge on their
current environment and
Hook: Provide
develop a conclusion on the
students with a list
type of landscape they live
of products that
on and which landscape
enhance health and
would they prefer to live on
have them pick
and why?
which landscape
they are indigenous
Daily Assessment:
with. Also have
Worksheet on labeling
them hypothesize
landscapes and matching the the effects of
correct characteristics with
elevation on their
the appropriate landscape.
health.
Daily Assessment:
The hypotheses and
inferences within
their collaborative
groups.
Allow students to EVALUATE work and implications
TAILOR work to student needs
Be ORGANIZED to maximize engagement
Wednesday- 3
Thursday – 4
Friday - 5
Content Focus:
Identifying the 4
major types of
mountains and
describing how they
formed.
Content Focus:
Explore if these
landscapes influence
weather patterns or
weather influences
the formation of these
landscapes
Content Focus:
Categorize the major
mountain ranges
across the world.
Hook: Look at real-life
pictures and
computer graphic
simulations on all 4
types of mountains
within the United
States; Hawaii,
Sierra-Nevada,
Appalachian and
Black Hills.
Daily Assessment:
Complete a foldable
comparing all 4 types
of mountains.
Hook: Work in groups
and 1st analyze the
weather conditions
within the landscapes
then hypothesize on
whether landscapes
influence weather
patterns or weather
influences the
formation of these
landscapes.
Daily Assessment:
Group presentation of
their conclusions
from their research.
Hook: Conduct
research using
laptops and
construct a
demographic on a
world map. Label
each mountain
range with a symbol
depicting its type
and create a map key
at the bottom of the
map.
Daily Assessment:
Quiz at beginning of
class and then assess
the mountain
demographics.
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A Week at a Glance – Week 2
WHERE is the student going and what is expected
HOOK with needed skills to experience and explore
Opportunity to REVISE and RETHINK their understanding
Monday - 1
Content Focus: Mapping
Elevations
Allow students to EVALUATE work and implications
TAILOR work to student needs
Be ORGANIZED to maximize engagement
Tuesday - 2
Content Focus: Mapping
Gradients
Wednesday- 3
Thursday – 4
Content Focus: Making Content Focus: Review
a Topographic Map.
Hook: Practice of Test
Hook: Students will
Hook: Students will
Hook: Students will be
learn how to indicate
learn how to indicate
given a plastic 3-D
Daily Assessment:
what the elevations are
what the gradients are
model, plastic wrap,
Assess through
in a topographic map
in a topographic map
water, markers and a questions
and why it is important. and why it is important. plastic container.
They will then
Daily Assessment:
Daily Assessment:
construct a
Completion of worksheets. Completion of worksheets. topographic map
indicating elevations
and gradients.
Friday - 5
Content Focus: Test of
landscapes and
topography.
Hook: Tests are 40%
of Quarterly Grade.
Daily Assessment:
Mini-Unit Test
Daily Assessment: Lab
questions.
20
5