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Grade Integrated Science

UNIT 2 GEOSCIENCE!

Dates
Title

10/19 10/23/15
Model of the Earth
ESS2-1. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earths materials
and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Bring in a rock, pebble or soil from around your house.

Homework
Content
Objective

I will visualize the 3 LAYERS of the Earth and Tectonic Plates AND describe
their properties using the EARTH EGG.

Language
Objective

I will draw and label the Layers of the Earth using the EARTH EGG as a
guide for your illustration.

Agenda

Do Now
Vocabulary/
Words to Know

Do Now
Yoga
Weebly and Layers of the Earth
Brain Pop
(https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/earthsstructure/)
Egg Earth
WEDN Elephant in the Sand
What is geoscience? The prefix geo- means?

Geoscience
Crust
Mantle
Core
Commonly Misspelled:
mantle

Dates
Title

10/26 10/28/15
Layers of the Earth
ESS2-1. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earths materials
and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Bring in a rock, pebble or soil from around your house.

Homework
Content
Objective

I will create a flipbook on the layers of the Earth to use as a resource for
this unit.

Language
Objective

I will write, draw and picture and give an example of each earth layer.

Agenda

Do Now
Vocabulary/
Words to Know

Dates
Title

Do Now
Yoga
Flipbook #2
Summary on Back
Google Form ESS2.1
How are Unit 1 (Ecosystems) and Unit 2 (Geoscience) connected?

Geoscience
Crust
Mantle
Core
Commonly Misspelled:
mantle

11/2 11/6/15
Plates of the World
ESS2-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how
geoscience processes have changed Earths surface at varying time

and spatial scales.

Complete your flipbook

Homework
Content
Objective

I will locate and find (designate in per 6) the boundaries of the PLATES
of the WORLD on a map.

Language
Objective
Agenda

I will use color-coding to discriminate between the boundaries of each plate

on my map.

Do Now
Science Dictionary (Crust, Core, Mantle)
Color-code Boundary Map
Achieve 3000 Why is Denver a Mile High?
What is a boundary?

Do Now
Vocabulary/
Words to Know

Dates
Title

Boundary
Convergent
Divergent
Commonly Misspelled:
Plate tectonics

11/9 11/13/15
Pangaea!

ESS2-3. Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and

rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence

of the past plate motions.

Complete your PLATE MAP!

Homework
Content
Objective

I will arrange our present day continents into the SUPERCONTINENT of

Pangaea using evidence from the map.

Language
Objective
Agenda

I will cut out, arrange and color the continents of Pangaea onto our map.

Do Now
Vocabulary/
Words to Know

Dates
Title

Homework

Do Now
Brain Pop
(https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/platetectonics/)
Pangaea
How does the movement of the plates affect us?

Pangaea
Supercontinent
Commonly Misspelled:
Pangaea

11/16 11/20/15
Water AND Rock Cycles!

LS2-3. Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of

energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Complete Water Cycle Poster

Content
Objective

I will be able to recognize and describe the steps to the water cycle using
the scientific names of the components.

Language

I will draw and label my water cycle poster using the words RUNOFF,

Objective
Agenda

Do Now
Vocabulary/
Words to Know

TRANSPIRATION, EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, INFILTRATION,

PERCOLATION, PRECIPITATION.

Do Now

Water Cycle BrainPop

https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/water/
https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/watercycle/
groundwater https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/groundwater/

Water Cycle Poster

Magic School Bus at the WATERWORKS!

Achieve 3000 - Water Worries, The Water Cops

Give 5 reasons why water is important
RUNOFF
TRANSPIRATION
EVAPORATION
CONDENSATION
INFILTRATION
PERCOLATION
PRECIPITATION
Commonly Misspelled:

Dates

Thanksgiving Break!!!!
Geoscience Unit 2 Benchmark!! 11/30 12/4

Title
Homework
Content
Objective
Language
Objective
Agenda

Do Now
Vocabulary/
Words to Know