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Unit Title: Earth Dates: October 06 thru October 17, 2014 Course Name: Sixth Grade Science Creators: Williams 1. What do we want the students to learn? TEKS/standards ELPS. Language Arts Objective 6.1 - 6.4, 6.3B, 6.3C, 6.5 B 6.10 A, 6.10 C, 6.10D The Earth's layers; a limited number of the many known elements comprise the largest portion of solid Earth, living matter, oceans, and the atmosphere; the major tectonic plates: describe how plate tectonics causes major geological events. 2. Identify Verbs from the TEKS Describe identify interpret recognize plan implement 3. What skills or knowledge do we want our students to gain from this unit? Identify the limitation in the use of models. Identify the impact of research on scientific thought and society. Describe the layers of our biosphere. Identify the plates of the Earth and their movement.. 4. Key Vocabulary Inner Core Ocean Basin Troposphere Outer Core Earthquake Stratosphere Mantle Rift Valley Mesosphere Asthenosphere Tsunami Ozone Layer Lithosphere Volcano Thermosphere Crust Mountain Ionosphere Magma Trench Exosphere Lava Mid-ocean Ridge Gravity Convergent Ring of Fire Uplifting Divergent North American Plate Transform South American Plate African Plate Eurasian Plate Pacific Plate Subduction Indo-Australian Plate 5. Higher Order Questions Which tectonic plate do you live on? What produce the earthquakes that took place today? 6. Reflecting on question 4, what design qualities will we utilize to engage the learner, and how will they be incorporated? 1. Affirmation-(teacher & student) 2. Protection from Adverse Consequences-(group work, redos) 3. Authenticity(make it real & relevant to students) 4. Choice (multiple activities covering topics-student pick) Planning Calendar (Can be personalized per department or per teacher/teacher group)-See project rubric Teachers using this plan: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Daily Warm-up and quick review. Learners will work on chosen project Daily Warm-up and quick review. Learners will work on chosen project Daily Warm-up and quick review. Learners will work on chosen project Daily Warm-up and quick review. Learners will work on chosen project Weekly Review quiz Learners will work on chosen project No School for students Daily Warm-up and quick review. Learners will work on chosen project Daily Warm-up and quick review. Learners will work on chosen project Review Exam Instructions: Each activity you choose must be about Earth. Sixth Grade Science – Each activity you complete will give you points towards your final grade. Maximum grade is 100. You may choose one assignment for extra credit towards a daily grade. All activities may be done in groups of specified sizes, except for the individual activities. INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITES: Visual SEE IT! Auditory HEAR IT! TOPIC: Safety Create a poster Map earthquake activity and relate it to the positions of the Earth's tectonic plates. 15 pts 1-2 group members Draw out the rock cycle describe and label the parts 15 pts. Individual project Create a poster listing the minerals use in your home and present the list to the class 15 pts. Individual project Group TALK ABOUT IT! Create and present to the class a poster identifying plate tectonics. 10 pts Individual project Create a poster on the formation of the Hawaiian Islands. 15 pts 1-2 group members Create a Safety Three fold Present a seven minute talk Present what Mohs Mineral flyer, to show what safety to the class Elements that Hardness Scale is used for planning takes place in areas of and present it on a poster. make up earth. earthquakes 15 pts 15 pts 15 pts 1-2 group members 1-2 group members 1-2 group members Kinesthetic TOUCH IT! Expressive CREATE IT IN YOUR OWN STYLE! Quick Lab – Students Write a poem or a song/rap will determine the Identifying and describing how Richter Magnitude of modern transportation has that quake from the changed over time and how far same recordings-virtual man has traveled. lab 15 pts 20 pts 1-2 group members 1 group members Quick Lab – Students Create a trifold on the will determine the ages vocabulary concerning our of rocks and ancient atmosphere. artifacts – virtual lab 10 pts 20 pts 1-2 group members 1 group members Quick Lab – Students Create model of a volcano, will determine the describing each parts. effects of running water on Earth – virtual lab 29 pts 20 pts 1-2 group members 1 group members Individual DO IT ON YOUR OWN! Create three fold showing factors that affect the transfer of force through saturated soil. 15 pts. Individual project. Create presentation on erosion, what is creates and how to prevent it. 15 pts. Individual project Read a current event article 10 pts Individual project Virtual Labs: http://www.sciencecourseware.org/VirtualEarthquake/ http://www.sciencecourseware.org/VirtualRiver/ http://www.sciencecourseware.org/VirtualDating/