Earth Science Independent
Activities
Work independently this week to complete
as many of these tasks as possible. Use my
website, your checklist, and this power point
to guide your learning.
Task #1 - Opposing Forces – Science
Copy this example onto your story board!
Story / Title Page
Plate Tectonics
Pictures you would like to
use
Sounds / Explanation of
title page
• Pic of the Earth split
into plates
• Diagrams that show the
different types of plate
boundaries
• Volcanoes
Plate Tectonics is the
theory that the Earths
Crust is split into 7 plates.
The plates move slowly
and when they collide,
spread apart, or slide
against they act as
opposing forces. These
forces change and shape
the appearance of the
Earth!
Task #2 – Use the opposing forces page on
my website to fill in AT LEAST 3 more
examples for your story board.
Story / Title Page
Choose from the examples
I put on my website.
Pictures you would like to
use
Sounds / Explanation of
title page
Brainstorm pictures that
will support your
explanation.
Answer the question: What
2 forces are opposing and
what is the result of the
opposing forces?
Task #3 - Notebook Set Up
 Pages
129 and 130
 Title: Earth Science Activities
 Date: 5/20/13
 NO CORNELL NOTES NEEDED
Task #4 – Copy Learning Targets
onto page 129
 I can list and describe the 3 parts of the biosphere.
 I can list and describe the layers of the Earth.
 I can explain the Theory of Plate Tectonics.
 I can identify heat transfer as radiation, conduction or
convection.
 I can read and interpret a rock cycle diagram.
 I can use streak, hardness, luster and color tests to
identify unknown minerals.
Task #5 – Magic School Bus
 Label your notebook with the title of the video.
 Take at least 5 bulleted notes while watching.
Task #6 – Mr. Lee Rock Cycle Rap
 Label your notebook with the title of the video.
 Write down 5 things you learn from listening.
 Write down 5 questions you have about the lyrics.
Task #7 – Earth Science Videos
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Label your notebook with the title of this task.
Copy these questions into your notebook.
Watch the videos and answer the questions.
Then explain which video you think best answers
these questions?
How do rocks change over time?
What is the rock cycle?
How many different types of rocks exist?
What are rocks made of?
What are minerals?
Task #8 – Rock Cycle Reading
 Ask your sub for a copy of the rock cycle article. Read
it and answer the questions as you go. Hand this article
into your color class bin at the front of the room.
Task # 9 – Rock Cycle Vocabulary
 Label your notebook with the title of this task.
 Use the website provided to explore the rock cycle
 Define the following words using the website
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Metamorphic Rock
2. Sedimentary Rock
3. Igneous Rock
4. Sediment
5. Magma
6. Weathering and Erosion
7. Heating and Pressure
8. Compaction and Cementing
9. Melting
10. Cooling
Task 10 – Create your own rock
cycle diagram.
 Label your notebook with the title of this task.
 Use google images to search different diagrams of the
rock cycle.
 Choose your favorite.
 Re-create that diagram in your own notebook using
colored pencils.
 Make sure to include LABELS!!!
Task 11 – How can minerals be
defined by their properties?
Label your notebook with the title of this task.
Use the link to visit the interactive site.
Follow the instructions on the left hand side of the page.
Make sure you watch the video to learn how to use the
interactive mineral test website.
5. Copy these questions into your notebook and answer
them:
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What are 2 different kinds of minerals?
What are the properties scientists use to identify minerals?
Draw a diagram that shows how a student would complete a
streak test.
Draw a diagram that shows how a student would complete a
scratch test.
Finished? 
 Use the final exam review page on my website:
 Study the final exam review sheet.
 Practice answering Science 8 State questions
 Play I have / who has games!
 Create an I have / who has game for Earth Science!