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IMPORTANT CONCEPTS YOUR STUDENT SHOULD KNOW AND ACTIVITIES TO DO AT HOME
EARTH LANDFORMS OF GEORGIA (Constructive and Destructive Forces)
DESCRIPTION
In this unit, students will become familiar with landforms around the world! They will learn about the constructive and destructive
processes that are continuously shaping our ever changing Earth. Students will explore places like where glaciers are found, the
Ring of Fire, the San Andreas Fault, and the ocean floor. In this unit of study, the students will explain what constructive and
destructive forces are at work, how those forces impact the environment, and how humans have used technology and/or
interventions in attempts to control the effects of these constructive and destructive processes that shape our earth.
KEY WORDS TO KNOW
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Constructive: the process of building up
Destructive: the process of breaking down
Topography: the arrangement of physical features of an area
Plate: Continent-sized slab of Earth's crust and upper mantle
Crust: The solid outside layer of the Earth
Mantle: The middle layer of the Earth
Core: The center of the Earth; The dense center of Earth; a ball made mostly of two
metals, iron and nickel
Lithosphere: The cool, solid portion of Earth that includes all of the crust and part of the
upper mantle
Continental Drift: A theory of how Earth's continents move over its surface
Magma: Melted rock inside Earth
Plate Boundary: Place where two pieces of Earth’s crust meet
Earthquake: The shaking of Earth's surface caused by movement of the crust and mantle
Volcano: An opening in Earth's surface from which lava flows
Lava: A melted rock that reaches Earth's surface
AT HOME VOCABULRY STRATEGIES
1. Read aloud with your child.
2. Use vocabulary words in daily
conversations.
3. Build a word wall or window.
4. Play simple vocabulary games.
5. Relate words to real life experiences.
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Children’s Literature (Available at your local public library or Amazon).
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Islands, by Catherine Chambers, ISBN 1-57572-523-1 (NSTA Recommends)
Into the Volcano: A Volcano Researcher at Work, by Donna O’Meara 1553376927 (NSTA Recommends)
Forces of Nature: The Awesome Power of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, & Tornadoes, by Catherine O’Neil Grace 0-7922-6328-6 (Outstanding
Science Trade Books 2005)
Tsumanis by Rochelle Baltzer (eBook on MyBackpack)
The creation of canyons by Amy Sterling Casil (eBook on MyBackpack)
EARTH LANDFORMS OF GEORGIA (Constructive and Destructive Forces)
Important Concepts
Addressed in this Unit
Sample Problems
S5E1. Students will identify surface features of the
Earth caused by constructive and destructive processes.
1. Name the layers of the Earth.
2. What is each of the layers of Earth
made of?
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Identify surface features caused by
constructive processes.
 Deposition (Deltas, sand dunes, etc.)
 Earthquakes
 Volcanoes
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Faults
Identify and find examples of surface features
caused be destructive processes.
 Erosion (water --- rivers and oceans, wind)
 Weathering
 Impact of organisms
How You Can Help Your Child
Interactive Learning Games
Structure of Earth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/surface_a
nd_interior/inside_the_earth
Plate Tectonics
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/earth_tecton
ics.html
Plate Tectonics
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0043plate-tectonics.php
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c.
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Earthquake
 Volcano
Relate the role of technology and human
intervention in the control of constructive and
destructive processes. Examples include but
are not limited to
 Seismological studies,
 Flood control, (dams, levees, storm drain
management, etc.)
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3. What evidence exists to support the
theory of continental drift?
Beach reclamation (Georgia coastal
islands)
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