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Science Unit #:
S5E1: Constructive
and Destructive
processes
Grade: 5th grade
Week 1
Concepts:
*The Earth
*Layers of the earth
*Theories of Pangaea
*Theories of Plate
Tectonics
Focus on:
Pangaea, Plate Tectonics,
Continental Drift
Activities: PowerPoint
Presentation over The
Earth, Plate Tectonics,
and theories of Pangaea.
*Tennis ball activator
strategy demonstrating
the different plates of the
earth and how Pangaea
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Concepts:
*Destructive Forces to the
Earth’s Surface:
Concepts:
Volcanoes as constructive
forces to the Earth’s
surface
Concepts:
Constructive Forces to the
Earth’s surface
Focus on: Erosion,
physical weathering,
chemical weathering,
earthquakes, earth’s plate
boundaries
Activities:
PowerPoint Presentation
over destructive forces to
the Earth’s surface
*Lab- Erosion table lab
showing how erosion
takes away from the
earth’s surface.
Focus on:
Volcanic eruptions
creating new landforms,
Hawaiian islands, ring of
fire
Activities:
PowerPoint Presentation
covering surface features
of the Earth caused by
constructive forces, with a
focus on volcanoes.
Focus on: Deposition,
types of volcanoes
Activities:
PowerPoint Presentation
over constructive forces to
the earth’s surface.
*Promethean FlipchartIntroduction to Georgia
Week 5
Concepts: Human
interventions
Focus on:
Flood control, and beach
reclamation
Activities:
PowerPoint presentation
over beach reclamation
and flood control practices
by humans
Week 6
Review
Centers/differentiated
menu
*Possible
reviews/assessments for
learning: Who Wants to b
a Millionaire, Jeopardy,
Kaboom!
*I Have Who Has
constructive and
destructive changes
may have been formed.
*Perimeter walks of
school looking for
evidence and examples of
erosion.
Resources:
The Earth and plate
tectonics PPT
presentation
Resources:
PowerPoint Presentation
over destructive forces to
the Earth’s surface
Promethean Planet
Promethean Planet
Pete’s Power Point Station
Pete’s Power Point Station
Assessments:
Literary connections:
Narrative writing
discussing how life would
have been different if
Pangaea was still intact
present day.
Assessments: Discussion
guides over destructive
processes to the earth’s
surface, pre and post
erosion lab questions.
Landforms
Resources:
United streaming videos
over different types of
volcanoes and how
different surface features
are formed as a
constructive result of
volcanic eruptions.
*Promethean Planet
*Pete’s PowerPoint
Station
Assessments:
Framework brochure
over the Ring of Fire
. Literary Connections:
Research project over
earthquakes throughout
history identifying what
plate boundaries these
earthquakes occurred on.
*Compare and Contrast
(double bubble or Venn
Resources:
United Streaming videos
discussing catastrophic
eruptions in history.
Resources:
Promethean Planet
*Promethean Planet
*Pete’s PowerPoint
Station
Literary Connections:
Research project and
presentations over historic
volcanic eruptions:
Pompeii, etc. Groups
generate questions for
other groups to answer
during their presentations
and discussions follow
presentations
Literacy Connection:
Persuasive paper over
whether Global Warming
is a contributing factor to
beach erosion backed by
research and facts.
Diagram) over
characteristics of
constructive or destructive
forces or examples of
constructive and
destructive forces.