Lesson Plan – Mr. Harrold – 7th Grade Science
Week of: Oct. 27, 2014
Purpose: This week we will be introduced to geologic history. Monday, we will finish the film and look at
what scientists theorize what happen in the past that shaped the earth. (Theories of Uniformatarianism and
Catastrophicism). Tuesday, the students will be working in groups to complete a lab on looking at artifacts
and trying to draw a story of what happened. Wednesday, students will look at relative dating and how
scientists use this to put a date to things. Thursday and Friday, students will look at geologic columns in a
lab activity.
These lessons address PSSA standards:
S8.D.1.1.4 - Explain how fossils provide evidence about plants and animals that once
lived throughout Pennsylvania's history (e.g., fossils provide evidence of different
environments).
Schedule: (subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances or student mastery of skills)
Objective
Reference
Modality/Activity
Materials
Students will
-Notebook
Monday
Large Group
-Film
 Compare
 Students will finish the film
uniformitarianism
 Students will receive a directed -Directed
reading
and catastrophism.
reading activity on Chapter 6
Section 1. Students will use the -Book
 Explain the role of
paleontology in the
book to complete in class
study of earth
history
Students will
-Notebook
Tuesday
Large Group
Students and teacher will review
-Penny lab.
 Compare
directed reading activity on Chapter 6 - Directed
uniformitarianism
Section 1.
reading
and catastrophism.
 Explain the role of
Small Group
paleontology in the
Students will be given the penny lab
study of earth
and will conduct the experiment in
history
class
-Notebook
Wednesday Students will
Large Group
Students
will
complete
the
penny
lab.
-Directed
 Explain how relative
and hand it in to the teacher. Students reading
dating is used in
then will receive the Chapter 6 Section -Penny lab
geology
2 Directed Reading and they will
 Explain the law of
complete using the book.
superposition
Students will
- Notebook
Thursday
Large Group
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Friday
Describe how the
geologic column is
used in relative
dating
 Identify event and
features that disrupt
rock layer
Students will
 Describe how the
geologic column is
used in relative
dating
 Identify event and
features that disrupt
rock layer
Teacher will review the Directed
Reading with the students and will
then get the Rock ages activity to
complete in class.
- Directed
reading
-Rock Ages
Lab.
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Large Group
Students will get into groups of two.
Students get the Sedimentary Strata
Kit. They are to receive all material
and will conduct the lab and hand in
the lab to the teacher.
- Notebook
- Directed
reading
- Sedimentary
Strata Kit.
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