Plate Tectonics: Notes
CW/HW: [1] Projects are due tomorrow. Don’t forget to turn in your diagrams. [2] Complete margin questions and paragraph summaries.
DN: What causes earthquakes?
EQ: What are the characteristics of each boundary?
Reminders: Notebook check tomorrow.
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CW/HW: [1] Projects are due tomorrow. Don’t forget to turn in your diagrams. [2] Complete margin questions and paragraph summaries.
DN: What causes earthquakes?
EQ: What are the characteristics of each boundary?
Reminders: Notebook check tomorrow.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
20min Plate Tectonic Notes. (Diagrams on p42, Notes 43, & Paragraph Summary p45.)
10min Complete Margin Question and paragraph summary.
10min Earthquake Survey
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Rock Cycle: QUIZ
HW: Solo projects are due Friday. Don’t forget to turn in your designs.
CW: Learn & Perform the Tectonic Dance.
DN: What is the difference between compaction and cementation?
Reminder: Notebook check this week.
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HW: Solo projects are due Friday. Don’t forget to turn in your designs.
CW: Learn & Perform the Tectonic Dance.
DN: What is the difference between compaction and cementation?
Reminder: Notebook check this week.
ReSOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Independent Review.
15min Rock Cycle Quiz.
5min Teacher demonstrates the Plate Tectonic dance.
15min Students practice performing the Plate Tectonic Dance until they are in sync.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Rock Cycle: Review + Ketchup
HW: [1] Study for your quiz. [2] Finish work on your project and turn in design.
DN: Take handout and glue on p40, then complete the rock drawings on the handouts.
Reminder: Notebook check this week.
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HW: [1] Study for your quiz. [2] Finish work on your project and turn in design.
DN: Take handout and glue on p40, then complete the rock drawings on the handouts.
Reminder: Notebook check this week.
Resources
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now .
15min Rock Cycle Card Game. Students model the steps and processes of the rock cycle by playing the card game and trying to get rid of the picture cards (lava, sediments, igneous rock, metamorphic rock, and sedimentary rock).
15min Review Game.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Rock Cycle: INGO
HW: Start thinking about your Chuck-Ken Trap designs.
CW: [1] Completed INGO board and write definitions of the back. [2] Random Rock Cycle.
DN: Make INGO Sheet.
Reminders: Notebook check soon!
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HW: [1] Finish flashcards. [2] Finish Chuck-Ken Trap Project due this Friday.
CW: [1] Completed INGO board and write definitions of the back. [2] Random Rock Cycle.
DN: Make INGO Sheet.
Reminders: Notebook check soon!
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
15min Students play INGO then turn INGO sheet into 16 flashcards with definitions on the back. (Rock, Minerals, LAVA, MAGMA, SEDIMENTARY Rock, IGNEOUS Rock, METAMORPHIC Rock, SEDIMENTS, Weathering, Erosion, Heat & Pressure, Melting, Cooling, Compaction , Cementation, Ore, Cooled FAST, and Cooled SLOW.)
10min Random Rock Cycle. The parts of the rock cycle are randomly placed and students must draw and label the arrows in the correct orientation. Students compare diagrams and discuss.
10min Chuck-Ken Trap must follow the following rules:
The Chuck-Ken sets off the trap by PULLING on the bait. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Pulling on the bait will release/let go a spring, weight, and or rubber band.
The release of the spring/weight/rubber band will somehow force a door to swing up to shut.
The door will stay closed once it shuts, trapping the Chuck-Ken.
Trap is to be made from things you have at home.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Rock Cycle: Identifying Rocks & Minerals
Work on Chuck-Ken Trap Project. Chuck-Ken Trap due dates: Pairs - Friday, 11/14 & Solo -Friday, 11/21.
CW: Completed Rock & Mineral Identification worksheet.
DN: Take handout. Prep hat.
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Work on Chuck-Ken Trap Project. Chuck-Ken Trap due dates: Pairs - Friday, 11/14 & Solo -Friday, 11/21.
CW: Completed Rock & Mineral Identification worksheet.
DN: Take handout. Prep hat.
Resources
Rock & Mineral Identification Worksheet
Chuck-Ken Trap Video Project Rubric
Lesson Outline
5min Students complete the Do Now by wearing their mineral hat and reading notes.
5-10min Mineral Hat Showcase Runway.
20min Rock & Mineral Identification Activity. Students identify rocks by type (metamorphic, sedimentary, or igneous) or minerals by name at 8 different stations.
10min Students complete the worksheet by answering questions.
5min Clean up. Wrap up.