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Landforms |
| Day 1 Students will read and discuss pages 400-413 in their science textbooks. Students will discuss plate movement and changes in the earth's crust. Students will discuss the major differences in weathering and erosion. Students will complete a worksheet titled "Earth's Changing Crust". Students will write vocabulary words in science spirals. CW - vocabulary and Earth's Changing Crust worksheet HW - vocabulary and Earth's Changing Crust worksheet due Friday, September 29. |
| Day 2 Continue working on Earth's Changing Crust. |
| Day 3
Write lab report for Landforms Kit investigation 1. Prepare materials
for investigation 1. Create a three-dimensional model of the school
area. CW-write lab report HW-none |
| Day 4
Finish create 3-D models of school area, write vocabulary words in science
spirals, and discuss the models with the class. CW-finish models, vocabulary, and discussion questions HW-unfinished class work |
| Day 5
Using their 3-D models, students create an overlay grid map of their school
yard. Read Science story: Maps and How They Are Made and Ancient Maps
discuss. Write vocabulary words in science spiral and discuss science
stories. Finish conclusion for the lab report CW-overlay map grid and vocabulary HW-Schoolyard Models Lab Report due Thursday October 5th. |
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Day 6 Students will
view a poster of the Grand Canyon and discuss how the Grand Canyon
was formed. Students will watch a video about the famous landform and
take notes about the video. CW-discussion, science story, and video HW-Notes on Grand Canyon video |
| Day 7 Students
will begin writing the lab report for the Erosion Lab. Students will
create a river using a stream table. They will observe the landforms
that occur within their stream tables. They will record their
observations in their lab reports. Discussion and vocabulary. Students will do a
vial shake test using the sand mixture and water. Read Science
story "Real People in the Grand Canyon" and discuss. Students will
finish the lab report and write the conclusion. CW-create a river and vocabulary. HW- finish Erosion Lab report. |
| Day 8
Students will begin writing the lab report for the Deposition Lab. Students
will create another river and discuss where the water flows and how the
earth material is deposited. Students will
use food coloring to determine the water flow. Discussion questions
and vocabulary. Students will finish Deposition Lab Report. CW-water flow model and vocabulary HW-finish Deposition Lab report. |
| Day 9
Students will begin writing the lab report for the Slope Lab. Students
will create a slope and examine 2 water sources, a standard water source and
a flood source. Discussion questions and vocabulary. This Lab
will take 2 days. Students will also investigate floods and what
damage they can cause. Students will read 2 stories in the Landforms
book, Rivers and Shapes of
Earth. Students will answer questions and write facts about each story. CW-create a slope and vocabulary HW-finish Slope Lab report |
| Day 10
Student
will write the lab report for building a mountain. Students
will build a foam mountain and compare it to a real mountain. They
will write vocabulary in their science spirals and draw a picture of a
topographic map. CW-create a mountain and vocabulary HW-finish Mountain Lab report |
| Day 11 Students
will answer TAKS questions about Landforms and Earth Science.
Students will create a poster of the 4 major types of weathering and
erosion.
CW-Guided TAKS practice using CPS and Weathering and Erosion poster HW-Independent TAKS questions and posters |
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