Continental Drift: Map Hunt

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• CW/HW: INGO Flashcards.

• DN: What is glacial till?

• Reminder: Quiz tomorrow.

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now.

20min Map Hunt Activity. Using current maps and a map of Pangea students will use their knowledge of continental drift and the present location of resources to predict where other resources might be located.

15min Students play INGO then turn INGO sheet into 16 flashcards with definitions on the back. (Alfred Wegener, Striations, Glacial Till, Strong Evidence, Seafloor Spreading, Pangea, Continental Drift, Fossil Match, Weak Evidence, Paleoclimate, Magnetic Reversal, Continent, Plate Tectonics, Shape Match, Supercontinent, and Mineral & Oil Match.)

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

Continental Drift: Island Activity

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• CW: Island Match Activity (Paragraph).

• DN: What evidence do we have for continental drift?

• Reminder: Quiz on Wednesday.

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now.

15min Island Match Activity Set Up. Teacher outlines the procedure:

• Draw random shaped island.

• Add a mountain range. Indicate rock type and age.

• Add fossils to each side of the mountain range.

• Cut out island.

15min Island Match Activity. Students determine which islands went together and how using the information on each island. (Note shape evidence has the lowest priority.)

10 min Discussion on the steps (sequence/order) for finding which islands fit together. Paragraph summary of discussion

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

Continental Drift: Cake Core Samples

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• CW: Cake Core Sampling Data via Schoology & CER Paragraph.

• DN: A = Halloween; B = Free Candy; and C = Fun. Write CER Paragraph

RESOURCES

Cake Core Sampling Data (via schoology)

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now by answering question.

5min Clean and clear tables.

15min Core Sampling Activity. Students take core samples from the model (cake) and record their findings (ie Layer Color, Fossil Type & Location) into a shared spreadsheet via google classroom. [Sesame seed = Flower Fossil; Poppy Seeds = Seaweed Fossil; Chili Flake = Fish Fossil; and Raisin = Spider Fossil]

5min Class overviews evidence. Teacher double-checks findings.

10min Students use evidence to write a CER that provides evidence and reasoning for the land not being together in the past.

5min Students share CER paragraphs .

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

Plate Tectonics: Ancient Earthquakes

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• CW: Complete Ancient Earthquakes 365 Handout.

• DN: Take handout and read text from Roman historian Ammianus Macellinus.

RESOURCES

Ancient Earthquakes 365 Handout

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now.

5min Review the events of the 365 earthquake based on historic accounts from people in Alexandria.

5min Brief explanation of earthquake waves.

10min> Determining Distance from Epicenter. Demonstration on using time gap between earthquake waves to determine distance. Students determine distances for other cities.

10min> Triangulation. Demonstration on how to use map key, a pen, and ruler/paper/compass/string to mark distances away from each city. The epicenter is where all the marks for every city intersect.

10min> Students finish answering questions on the handout.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

MiniLab: Marshmallows

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• CW: MiniLab Report

• DN: What’s an independent variable?

RESOURCES

Marshmallow MiniLab Sample Data

MiniLab Blank Template Handout

LESSON OUTLINE

5min Students complete the Do Now.

5min Teacher outlines the procedure for the MiniLab.

10min Students collect marshmallow data. (Number of marshmallows out of 10 caught at different distances.) Students calculate the averages for 5, 10, 15 and 20ft .

5min Students determine the independent variable, dependent variable, constants, hypothesis, and title.

10min Students plot their data; add an appropriate trendline; complete an analysis; and make a prediction for 7.5ft.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.