Alvarado Intermediate School 2015-2016
Teacher: Sloan
Week: Dec. 7 – 11, 2015
Grade: 4th
Unit 4: Changing Earth
Content Area: Science
Content TEKS Covered:
Cross-Curricular STAAR TEKS Supported:
4.7A Examine properties of soils, including color and texture, capacity to retain water, (non-tested content areas only)
and ability to support the growth of plants.
4.2B Collect and record data by observing and measuring, using the metric system
and using descriptive words and numeral such as labeled drawings, writing.
4.7B Observe and identify slow changes to the Earth’s surface caused by
weathering, erosion, and deposition from water, wind, and ice.
Essential /Guiding Question(s):
What are the properties of a soil that give it the ability to support the growth of
plants?
What natural agents contribute to weathering?
What natural agents contribute to erosion?
What kinds of factors contribute to deposition?
How does water cause weathering, erosion, and deposition?
How does ice cause weathering, erosion, and deposition?
Academic Vocabulary:
air; clay; gravel; humus; loam; minerals;
nutrients; organic material; particle; sand;
sediment; silt; soil; topsoil; water; capacity;
aroma; sediment; components; weathering;
erosion; deposition; wind; water; glacier; ice;
u-shaped valleys; fjords; canyons; caves;
deltas; sand dunes; beaches; rock arches;
pinnacles; hoodoos
How does wind cause weathering, erosion, and deposition?
WICOR Components (highlight):
Writing
Learning
Engage
Inquiry
Explore
Collaboration
Explain
Organization
Elaborate
Objective(s):
Monday
We will…
observe and
Reading
Evaluate
Closing
Task(s):
Students imitate
weathering by
rubbing two
pieces of
How Does Your
Garden Grow? Make
observations of
Take turns
reading aloud
in table group,
Writing
Assignment:
Why would a
home builder
I will… create a
Venn diagram
comparing
identify slow
sandstone
together and
observe results.
Class discussion
of weathering,
erosion, and
deposition.
soil
investigations
and record data.
Tuesday
Take turns in
In triads,
We will……
triad, reading
changes to the
Earth’s surface
caused by
weathering,
erosion, and
passage
pertaining to
“Acid Rain”.
weathering and
need to
understand
weathering,
erosion and
deposition?
erosion and
share with my
triad.
deposition.
identify slow
Connect the
aloud Changing Dots - activity
Earth. Choose
using the terms
changes to the
one term to
landform,
Earth’s surface
illustrate:
weathering,
caused by
landform;
erosion and
weathering,
weathering;
deposition –
erosion, and
erosion; or
finding ways
deposition.
deposition
the terms can
observe and
I will…write a 32-1 summary of
today’s activity.
be connected
and write a
short summary.
Share with
class if time
permits.
Wednesday
How Does Your
Vocabulary
Soil quiz re-
We will…
Garden Grow?
matching with
tests
examine
- Make
soil terms in
paragraph
properties of
observations of
table group
using 5 soil
soils.
soil
I will…write a
vocabulary
investigations
words.
and record
data.
Thursday
Weathering,
How Does Your
Complete “ice”
We will…
Erosion, and
Garden Grow?
section of
I will… complete
observe and
Deposition by
- Make
Changes to
a “Quick Write”
identify slow
Ice – discussion
observations of
Earth’s Surface
that
changes to the
and short video
soil
booklet &
summarizes
Earth’s surface
about slow
investigations
complete
how ice can
caused by
changes
and record
glossary terms
change the
weathering,
caused ice
data.
– weathering;
surface of the
erosion, and
erosion;
Earth.
deposition.
deposition;
glacier;
landform
Friday
Weathering,
How Does Your
Complete
We will…
Erosion, and
Garden Grow?
“water” section
I will… explain to
observe and
Deposition by
- Make
of Changes to
my triad, how
identify slow
Water –
observations of
Earth’s Surface
water can
changes to the
discussion and
soil
booklet
cause changes
Earth’s surface
short video
investigations
caused by
about slow
and record
weathering,
changes
data.
erosion, and
caused by
deposition.
water
to the Earth.
Individual Customized Learning
Differentiated Academic Support:
Bilingual/ESL Language Support:
Mon: F; O; U; V
Mon: E; F; G; H; I; J; K;
Behavioral Support:
Tues: F; N; O; S; V; W
Tues: C; F; I; M;
Weds: F; V; X; AD
Weds: B; F
Thurs: O; S;
Thurs: D; I; K;
Fri: F; O; S
Fri: D; F; I; K;
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