Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, & Volcanoes
Monday, 8/17 - "Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, & Volcanoes" Unit Pretest; Pangaea Phenomenon Puzzle
Tuesday, 8/18 - Read 5-2 and name landmasses - Revise model of Pangaea
Wednesday, 8/19 - View "Pangaea" and "Pangaea The History of Continents"; Work with the Interactive Pangaea Puzzle; Analyze Pangaea samples - Revise Model of Pangaea
Thursday, 8/20 - "Pangaea Puzzle" Worksheet and Crossword - Revise Model of Pangaea
Friday, 8/21 - Peer Review of individual Pangaea models; Final Revisions; Go public with Final Model
Monday, 8/24 - Phenomenon - Convection Currents Lab Activity - Create poster model illustrating theories about convection currents
Tuesday, 8/25 - Go public with Convection Currents Poster. Discuss convection currents within the mantle and their effect on plate
movement.
Wednesday, 8/26 - Discuss plate boundaries and their implications. Create individual posters showing the three types of boundaries
(convergent, divergent, and transform).
Thursday, 8/27 - Presentation of Plate Boundary Posters. View video of Nepal Earthquake and explore earthquakes on Kidsgeo.com
Read about earthquakes on p.272-278 for Friday.
Friday, 8/28 - Richter Scale worksheet together in class. Famous Earthquakes mini-research project.
Monday, 8/31 - Finish Famous Earthquakes mini-research project.
Tuesday, 9/1 - View and research videos about Earthquake-Proof Design.
Wednesday, 9/2 - Finish research and sketch design for Thursday's Earthquake-Proof Design Challenge.
Thursday, 9/3 - Earthquake-Proof Design Challenge
Tuesday, 9/8 - Intro to Volcanoes; Read 5-3 p.262-266; Complete the Volcano Activity Packet (Where Are Volcanoes?,
From Magma to Lava, Ways Volcanoes Erupt, and Volcano Variety) for Wednesday
Wednesday, 9/9 - Go over Volcano Activity Packet; Complete Volcano Either/Or Questions Assessment and write a narrative for
"Volcano Alert!"
Thursday, 9/10 - Mapping the Ring of Fire Project - Day 1
Friday, 9/11 - Mapping the Ring of Fire Project - Day 2
Monday, 9/14 - Density Column Lab Activity
Tuesday, 9/15 - Density Column Lab Activity (cntd.)
Friday, 9/18 - "Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes" Post-test
Tuesday, 8/18 - Read 5-2 and name landmasses - Revise model of Pangaea
Wednesday, 8/19 - View "Pangaea" and "Pangaea The History of Continents"; Work with the Interactive Pangaea Puzzle; Analyze Pangaea samples - Revise Model of Pangaea
Thursday, 8/20 - "Pangaea Puzzle" Worksheet and Crossword - Revise Model of Pangaea
Friday, 8/21 - Peer Review of individual Pangaea models; Final Revisions; Go public with Final Model
Monday, 8/24 - Phenomenon - Convection Currents Lab Activity - Create poster model illustrating theories about convection currents
Tuesday, 8/25 - Go public with Convection Currents Poster. Discuss convection currents within the mantle and their effect on plate
movement.
Wednesday, 8/26 - Discuss plate boundaries and their implications. Create individual posters showing the three types of boundaries
(convergent, divergent, and transform).
Thursday, 8/27 - Presentation of Plate Boundary Posters. View video of Nepal Earthquake and explore earthquakes on Kidsgeo.com
Read about earthquakes on p.272-278 for Friday.
Friday, 8/28 - Richter Scale worksheet together in class. Famous Earthquakes mini-research project.
Monday, 8/31 - Finish Famous Earthquakes mini-research project.
Tuesday, 9/1 - View and research videos about Earthquake-Proof Design.
Wednesday, 9/2 - Finish research and sketch design for Thursday's Earthquake-Proof Design Challenge.
Thursday, 9/3 - Earthquake-Proof Design Challenge
Tuesday, 9/8 - Intro to Volcanoes; Read 5-3 p.262-266; Complete the Volcano Activity Packet (Where Are Volcanoes?,
From Magma to Lava, Ways Volcanoes Erupt, and Volcano Variety) for Wednesday
Wednesday, 9/9 - Go over Volcano Activity Packet; Complete Volcano Either/Or Questions Assessment and write a narrative for
"Volcano Alert!"
Thursday, 9/10 - Mapping the Ring of Fire Project - Day 1
Friday, 9/11 - Mapping the Ring of Fire Project - Day 2
Monday, 9/14 - Density Column Lab Activity
Tuesday, 9/15 - Density Column Lab Activity (cntd.)
Friday, 9/18 - "Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes" Post-test
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