Student Learning Map for Unit: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (4.3)
Key Learning(s):
The Earth is made up of different layers that are dynamic. There is a connection between the features of the Earth and the rock
cycle. Phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes result from tectonic activity. The current location of the continents is the result
of past plate movement and is continually changing. Sand forms in many different ways. There are differences between
active/passive and primary/secondary coasts. Humans make modifications to the coastline for many reasons.
Unit Essential Question(s):
How is Earth’s inside different from its outside?
What is Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading?
What can sediments tell you about biological productivity and ecological concerns?
How do we classify sediment?
How do sedimentation processes differ based on their location?
How are coasts classified and how do they change over time?
Concept:
Concept:
Concept:
Coastal Classification
Coastal Dynamics
Biological Processes and
Human Activity
Lesson Essential Question(s):
Lesson Essential Question(s):
Lesson Essential Question(s):
How are coasts classified? (ET)
What forces do scientists think cause
primary coasts? (A)
What forces do scientists think cause
secondary coasts? (A)
How do scientists think wave erosion
coasts and marine deposition coasts
form? (A)
How are coasts changed? (ET)
How does long shore drift move material
along the coastline? (A)
Where does sand come from? (ET)
A beach is composed of what 3 sections?
(A)
What is a coastal cell? (A)
What causes a spit or a tombolo to form?
(A)
What are the differences between fringing
reefs, barrier reefs, and atolls? (A)
What wave characteristic can allow plant
communities to dominate the coast? (A)
What are the primary motivations for
humans to modify the coastline? (ET)
What is beach renourishment? (A)
What type of coasts do scientists attribute
to erosion, sedimentation, volcanic and
tectonic activity? (A)
KEY:
(A) – Acquisition Lesson
(ET) – Extended Thinking
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Active coast
Combination coast
Delta
Drowned river valley
Estuaries
Fault coasts
Fjord coasts
Highly stratified estuaries
Passive coast
Primary coast
Salt wedge
Secondary coast
Slightly stratified estuaries
Vertically mixed estuary
What 5 features make up a “typical” barrier
island? (A)
What are the differences between river, tide,
and wave-dominated deltas? (A)
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Backshore
Barrier flat
Bay mouth barrier
Bioerosion
Coastal cell
Foreshore
Lagoon
Longshore current
Longshore drift
Longshore trough
Low-tide terrace
Offshore
River-dominated delta
Tide-dominated delta
Tombolos
Wave-dominated delta
Model from Learning-Focused Strategies. Thompson, M., Thompson, J. (2008)
Vocabulary:
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Atoll
Back reef
Barrier reef
Beach renourishment
Breakwater
Fore reef
Fringing reef
Groin
Jetty
Reef crest
Seawall