Download Decision One: Concept Map and Learning Unit

Decision One: Concept Map and Learning Unit
Vocabulary
Unit Essential Question
What are the causes and effects of
the forces involved in the changing of
earth’s surface? 5.25-5.29
Chemical weathering, physical
weathering, acid rain, erosion,
deposition, plate tectonics,
landforms, fault movement,
earthquakes, volcanoes,
wind/water forces, dams, levees,
terraces, contour plowing,
Unit Topic/Concept
Earth
Science
Major Concept/Skills
Physical & Chemical
Weathering 5.25
Plate Tectonics
And Faults
5.27
Erosion/Deposition
5.26
Ice and Wind
Forces 5.28
Technology
5.29
Break-Up of
U.S.S.R
Unit Planning Guide
Teacher/Team: 5th Grade
School/Grade/Subjects: Science
Unit Topic: Earth Science
Decision 2: What are the Essential Questions of the Unit?
Make sure most important/critical questions also have
extending/refining questions.
1. What is weathering? Compare/contrast physical and chemical
weathering.
2. What forces are involved in the changes of earth’s surface?
Compare/contrast erosion and deposition.
3. How have wind and ice changed the shape of earth’s surface?
4. What forces cause earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains?
What is a fault? What effect do plate tectonics have on
changes in earth’s surface?
5. How can technology help control land and water forces?
Decision 3: What is the performance or product project that is the
culminating activity of the unit?
Students’ Assignment Page for the Culminating Activity
Essential Question of the Culminating Activity:
By observing graphics of landforms, can we apply what we’ve learned to
determine which weathering process formed various landforms?
Paragraph Description of Culminating Activity:
Have the students collect magazine and newspaper articles and photographs
that relate to the effects of moving water on land. Challenge them to use
graphic sources for information in order to determine which weathering
process is occurring in the photographs: erosion, deposition, or mass
movement. Create a web display of the visuals.
Steps or Task Analysis of Culminating Activity: (See above)