Georgia Performance Standards to be covered this week:
S6E5. Students will investigate the scientific view of how the earth’s surface is formed.
a. Compare and contrast the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core including temperature, density, and composition.
e. Recognize that lithospheric plates constantly move and cause major geological events on the earth’s surface.
f. Explain the effects of physical processes (plate tectonics, erosion, deposition, volcanic eruption, gravity) on geological features including oceans (composition, currents, and tides).
Week of November 9 - 13
Monday: Do Now/Presentation of Projects on the Earth's Interior
Homework: Review characteristics of the crust, mantle and core.
Tuesday: Do Now/Students were asked a series of questions about the crust, mantle and core and then were asked to turn them in for teacher to assess their knowledge of the content/Video on Plate Tectonics/Class Discussion on energy transfer
Homework: Complete drawing of radiation, conduction and convection
Wednesday: Veteran's Day Holiday!
Thursday: Do Now/Activity on the Lithosphere and Asthenosphere using caramel and peppermint to represent them/Teacher Demonstration of Convection Currents/Partner Activity to Introduce the concepts of Pangaea and Continental Drift
Homework: Review your vocabulary (Assignment #2) for next weeks vocabulary test!
Week of November 2 - 6
Monday: Do Now/Organized notebook for new unit on plate tectonics/Reviewed requirements for project on the interior of the Earth/Worked on vocabulary template on assigned vocabulary words
Homework: Work on your project which is due on November 9th.
***Students turned in Assignments 1 - 16 in their notebooks and then I helped them organize their notebook over the next unit. Every student should have assignments 1, 2, and 3 in their notebook for "Plate Tectonics."
Tuesday: Do Now/Completed notes on the Interior of the Earth/Class discussion over the notes
Homework: Continue work on project.
Wednesday: Do Now/Review of Earth's Interior/Completion of Performance Task #2/Video clip on crust, core and mantle
Homework: Work on your project.
Thursday: Do Now/Review of Performance Task #2/Create a foldable of the earth's interior
Homework: Work on your project.
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