Earth Science: Unit 1 Rocks and Minerals (The Earth Beneath Your Feet)

Lesson 1: The Earth’s Surface (C-38 to C-43) Vocabulary: landforms, plateau, plains, volcano, lava, magma, crust, mantle, core, deposition, Pangea, tectonic plates, geologist Highlight sheets: “Landforms”, “The Earth’s Interior”

Lesson 1 cont’d Multimedia-- United Streaming clips, Eyewitness “Volcano”....Bill Nye “Volcano”, “Earthquake”, and “The Earth’s Crust” Assignment: Lesson 1 Assessment

Lesson 2: Weathering and Erosion (C-44 to C-47) Vocabulary: weathering, erosion, chemical weathering, sand dune, soil Highlight Sheets: Weathering (2) Multimedia: United Streaming Assignment: “How Do Rocks Change”

Lesson 3: Rocks and Minerals (C-48 to C-53) Vocabulary: properties of minerals, Moh’s scale of hardness, rock cycle, igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary Vocabulary: properties of minerals, Moh’s scale of hardness, rock cycle, igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary Highlight Sheets: “Moh’s Scale”, “The Rock Cycle” (3) Highlight Sheets: “Moh’s Scale”, “The Rock Cycle” (3) Multimedia: United Streaming Multimedia: United Streaming Eyewitness “Rocks and Minerals” Bill Nye “Rocks and Minerals”

Rocks and Minerals Assignments: Assignments: “Let’s Rock” class activity “Let’s Rock” class activity “Minds On” rock cycle chart “How Do Rocks Form”

Lesson 4: Resources(C-56 to C-59) Highlight Sheets-- “Zingers”….. “Vocabulary Review” Multimedia-- United Streaming clips Assignments-- “Resource Review” “ Unit Review” ** Tentative test date: Friday, October 1st**