Science Weekly Assignments
Title
Week of January 18th, -January 22, 2015
Subject
Science
Author
C. Johnson Howard Middle School
Grade level
Time duration
Overview
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Monday- Friday
S6E5d: Investigate & Understand Mineral formation and its’ contribution of
minerals to rock composition. Describe the rock cycle.
S6E5c Explain the Rock formation process, classify rocks by their process
formation. (Sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic) and understand rock
composition.
S6E5g: Define fossils, and fossil formation, discuss how fossils can inform us
about plate movement. Describe the type of soil in which fossils are found.
Discuss fossils location on earth, and explain that fossils can also be found on
the ocean floor. Describe the timeline for fossils formation, and explain how
the core of Earth plays a role in fossil formation. Explain how fossils show
evidence of the changing surface and climate of the Earth; and why the
remains of organisms are preserved in sedimentary rocks.
S6E5i: Discuss the Effects of human activity on erosion as it relates to fossil
formation.
Objective The learner will:
Describe the different forms of minerals and explain how they are formed.
List the properties of all minerals.
List the characteristics used to identify rocks.
List the three major groups of rock by their formation.
Explain the characteristics of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock and
how people use them.
Describe the rock cycle.
Define fossils, and explain how fossils contribution rocks’ formation.
Describe and explain geological time line for rock and fossil formation.
Explain fossils’ contribution to earth’s changing surface and climate.
Explain human’s effects on fossil formation
Materials
Activities and procedures
Power point notes presentations, you tube videos, various worksheets and
handouts designed to engage and inform students of the material necessary to
ensure that they master the required standard.
This week students were required to complete the following activities
Phase 2: Delivered Curriculum
Monday: MLK holiday No school
Tuesday Maintenance Bell work Questions use the diagram to answer the questions
1.
Which part of the geosphere is entirely liquid?
a.)A
c.) C The outer core is liquid.
b.)B
d.)D
2.
3.
What provides the energy that keeps the water cycle moving? Explain (the sun)
At which location would earthquakes be least likely to occur?
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A.) 1 (This is the answer as there is no plate movement at this site)
B. ) 2
C.) 3
D. ) 4
Wednesday: Maintenance Bell work
Limestone chips dissolve after they are placed in a beaker of dilute acid.
1. Which geologic process is this most similar to?
a.) Faulting
b.) Folding
c.) Chemical Weathering (this is the answer)
d.) Subduction
2. How do scientists identify minerals? List at least 5 tests they must perform.
Thursday Bell work
1. What are minerals & why is color not always a reliable way of identifying mineral? (Factors
such as weathering and Inclusion or impurities can affect the mineral’s color.)
2. What property do minerals that glow under ultraviolet light display? (florescence)
Friday: Bell work
1.The rock shown is composed primarily of large crystals that were formed by —
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A.) cooling magma (this is the answer)
B.) compacting shells
C.) weathering
D.) faulting
2. When granite is subjected to high enough amounts of heat and pressure to change it but not
melt it, granite changes into —
A.) a metamorphic rock (this is the answer)
B.) a sedimentary rock
C.) sediments
D an igneous rock
Mini lesson
Monday- MLK Holiday No School.
Tuesday: Target Your Reading anticipation guide (pg62b Glencoe Georgia
science textbook) Max teaching
Wednesday. Brain pop mineral’s movie Next: Display or show photographs of
a piece of pencil lead (graphite) and a diamond. Explain that both substances
are composed of carbon. Ask students to brainstorm about how two
substances with such different properties can from from atoms of the same
element.
Thursday- Have students work in small groups to determine a classification
system for minerals based on observable physical properties. Give groups a
number of minerals or photographs of a variety of minerals to classify. After
students have created the classification system give them new sample to add to
their system. (textbook page 64)
Friday- Target your reading anticipation guide (page 90B Glencoe Georgia
science textbook, or Mr. Pharr’s YouTube rock cycle song videos.
Work Session
Monday: MLK Holiday no school
Tuesday: TW provide/ students will take power point “Mineral” notes. Next
student will use the earth science textbook to complete a guided reading
worksheet “Chapter 3 & 4-Rocks and Minerals Earth Science Textbook”
Wednesday: Using academic games such as Kahootit, or Jeopardy (teacher’s
preference) Teacher/ students will review concepts of earthquake/volcanoes
in preparation for upcoming test. Then students will finalize the rock and
mineral worksheet.
Thursdays: Earthquake and volcano quiz or test. Then students will take Rock
cycle notes from teacher provided power point presentation. Next students
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will began the assignment “Journey on the Rock Cycle”. In this assignment
students will write about their experiences as a rock during a journey on the
rock cycle. S/W will need to describe their adventures at each spot on the
journey and describe the kind of rock that they had become. Finally S/W be
challenge to Create a comic strip story of their experiences from their journey
through the rock cycle! Note this assignment was moved to week 1-25)
Friday: finalize any unfinished notes then continue work on the Journey on the
rock cycle activity. If time permits have students work in groups to complete
the critical thinking work sheet “Rock Solid” students should be able to cite
evidence from the text to support their answers. (paired reading max teaching
strategy)
Conclusions Please encourage students to study science notes each night.
Up coming Students should continue to work on The “Our Dynamic Earth Project In
which students create a board game based on the topic covered within this unit
is due January 27, 2016. No other homework has been assigned.
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