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2011-2012 LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Teacher’s Name: Sayra Adkins
Week 0f: 11-28 to 12-2 2011
Course Title: Pre-AP Earth Science
Unit Title: Introduction to Continential Drift and Plate Tectonics
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of Knowledge:
I can diagram of the earth’s layers Students will take notes from a Power Point over the Earth’s layers.
Monday
Lesson Topic: Introduction to the
including the correct names and
Students will complete a diagram of the Earth’s layers from their
layers of the earth, their location and
the properties of each.
notes.
properties.
Tuesday
Lesson Topic: Continental drift and
plate tectonics.
I can explain the movement of the
earth’s plates based on the theory
of plate tectonics.
Students will watch a video titled “ Continents Adrift: An
Introduction to Continential Drift and Plate Tectonics”
Students will complete a video guide over the topics in the video.
Students will create a foldable over the topics in Ch 17.1.
Wednesday
Lesson Topic: Introduction to
continential drift and plate tectonics.
I can discuss and explain the
theory behind plate tectonics.
Students will complete a lab over density.
Students will complete a foldable on plate tectonics from yesterday.
Thursday
Lesson Topic: Plate movement and
plate boundaries
I can describe how Earth’s
tectonic plates result in many
geologic features, compare the
three types of plate boundaries
and discuss the process associated
with subduction zones.
Students will participate in a discussion about the results of the
movement of the earth’s plates.
Students will complete a writing assignment about the vocabulary
associated with the three types of boundaries that occur between
tectonic plates.
Students will participate in an activity about all three boundaries.
Friday
Lesson Topic: Seafloor spreading
I can successfully complete the
activity that helps to explain the
effects of seafloor spreading.
Students will complete an activity that explains seafloor spreading,
creation of new ocean floor, the dating of the seafloor, and the
methods used to determine these.
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