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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/