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--FIRST DRAFT-Grade Level or Course: 7th Grade Science
Authors: Glenda Charles, Thomas Stanford
Assessment Topic: Earth’s Structure
Selected Power Standards: List standards by number and include the full text
here. Then “unwrap” to identify what students need to know and be able to do.
Underline the concepts (important nouns or noun phrases) and circle the skills
(verbs).
C 20 Explain how the boundaries of tectonic plates can be inferred from the
location of earthquakes and volcanoes
C INQ.7 Identify and present relationships between variables in appropriate
graphs.
GLE’s
1. Illustrate and describe in writing the composition of the three major
layers of the Earth’s interior.
2. Explain how Earth’s internal energy is transferred to move tectonic
plates.
3. Demonstrate the processes of folding and faulting of the Earth’s
crust.
4. Correlate common geological features/events 9trenches, mountains,
earthquakes, volcanoes) with the location of plate boundaries.
5. Analyze and interpret data about the location, frequency and
intensity of earthquakes.
6. Examine and compare geological features that result from
constructive and destructive forces shaping the Earth over time.
Graphic Organizer of “Unwrapped” Concepts and Skills
Concepts: Need to Know about
Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Structure
Crust, Mantle, Core, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core,
Inner Core, Tectonic Plate, Sea-Floor Spreading, Mid-Ocean Ridge,
Continental Drift, Pangaea, Fossils, Convergent Boundary, Divergent
Boundary, Transform Boundary, Convection, GPS, Deformation,
Compression, Tension, Fault, Hanging Wall, Foot Wall, Normal Fault,
Reverse Fault, Strike-Slip Fault, Mountains, Earthquake, Seismology,
Earthquake Zone, Seismic Wave, Seismograph, Epicenter, Focus, Richter
Scale, Volcano, Explosive Eruption, Non-Explosive Eruption, Magma, Lava,
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Pyroclastic Material, Shield Volcano, Cinder Cone Volcano, Composite
Volcano, Hot Spots
Skills: Be able to Do
(Next to each skill, write number in parentheses indicating approximate level of
Bloom’s Taxonomy of thinking skills. Refer to Bloom’s Taxonomy resource in
supporting documents.)
Describe (1)
Explain (2)
Big Ideas from “Unwrapped” Power Standards
1. Earth’s crust is broken into different tectonic plates that float on
molten rock and move very slowly. The theory of plate tectonics
explains the formation, movement and seduction of Earth’s
plates.
2. Most volcanoes and earthquakes are located at tectonic plate
boundaries where plates come together or move apart from
each other. Volcanic activity and the folding and faulting of rock
layers during the shifting of the Earth’s crust affect the
formation of mountains, ridges and valleys.
3. The solid Earth has a core, mantle and crust, each with distinct
properties. Earthquake energy travels as waves through the
Earth’s interior or as surface waves along the surface of the
Earth. Connecticut shows evidence of continental collisions,
rifting, and folding that have shaped its structure.
Essential Questions Matched to Big Ideas
1. How does the theory of plate tectonics explain the
formation of mountains?
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2. Why do most volcanoes and earthquakes occur at tectonic
plate boundaries?
3. What is some of the evidence supporting the theory of
plate tectonics and do we see any of this evidence here in
Connecticut?
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