2011-2012 LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Teacher’s Name: Sayra Adkins
Week 0f: 9-12 to 9-16
Course Title and Periods Taught: Pre-AP Earth Science 3
Unit Title: Volcanoes
List daily lesson topic and
List learning target
Briefly outline daily lesson activities/agenda:
Depth of Knowledge:
(related to Core Academic Standard):
Monday
I can describe the formation of volcanoes and Students will take notes and discuss the
Lesson Topic: Formation of
the major volcano zones based on the theory formation of volcanoes.
volcanoes and the major
of plate tectonics.
Students will complete an activity mapping
volcano zones based on plate
both volcanoes and earthquakes using a world
tectonics
map and data given in table form.
Critical Vocab: volcanism, hot
spot, flood basalt, fissure
conduit, vent crater, caldera,
shield volcano, cinder cone
volcano, and composite volcano
Tuesday
Lesson Topic: Types of
volcanoes and their
characteristics. Types of magma
an how it influences volcanic
activity.
Critical Vocab: shield volcano,
cinder cone volcano, composite
volcano, pyroclastic flow, and
viscocity
Wednesday
Lesson Topic: Volcanoes and the
characteristics of each type.
Bellringer
Formative Assessment
Writing to learn
Writing to demonstrate learning
Cooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab
I can describe the three major types of
volcanoes and the magma associated with
each.
Students will complete a guided reading as a review
over the content from yesterday.
Students will complete drawings of each of the three
types of volcanoes. The drawings will include
characteristics, type of magma and type of eruption.
Bellringer
Formative Assessment
Writing to learn
Writing to demonstrate learning
Cooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab
I can use the understanding of volcano types
and characteristics to complete a quiz.
Students will watch a video on volcanoes
while completing a video guide.
Students will review the topic of volcanoes.
Students will complete a quiz over formation,
type, location and characteristics of
volcanoes.
I can explain the causes of an earthquake and
describe the events that occur.
Students will complete a guided reading about
earthquakes. Students will read an account of
an actual earthquake and write about this in
terms of the reading.
Bellringer
Formative Assessment
Writing to learn
Writing to demonstrate learning
Cooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab
Bellringer
Formative Assessment
Writing to learn
Writing to demonstrate learning
Cooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab
Critical Vocab:
Thursday
Lesson Topic: Forces within the
earth that cause earthquakes
and the type of waves that are
produced.
Critical Vocab: elastic
deformation, plastic
deformation, seismic wave,
Check all that apply
each day:
Please post completed form for each course you teach weekly. (Updated 12/06/10)
2011-2012 LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
primary wave, secondary wave,
sufface wave, focus, and
epicenter
Friday
Lesson Topic: Location of the
epicenter of an earthquake
using triangulation and data
provided.
I can locate the epicenter of an earthquake
using the data provided.
Students will complete an activity to
determine the location of the epicenter of an
earthquake using the theory of triangulation
and provided data.
Critical Vocab:
Please post completed form for each course you teach weekly. (Updated 12/06/10)
Bellringer
Formative Assessment
Writing to learn
Writing to demonstrate learning
Cooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab