1. Essential Understanding As fast as plate tectonics can create land, weathering destroys it.

2. Section 5.1 Learning Objective: Student will be able to… 1.explain the difference between weathering and erosion 2.explain the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering, providing examples of each. 3.identify factors that affect the rate of weathering Section 5.2 Learning Objective: Student will be able to… 1.explain how soil varies with depth 2.compare and contrast the three types of soil Section 5.3 Learning Objective: Student will be able to… 1.Explain mass movement and identify the factors that trigger this phenomenon 2.Classify the various types of mass movement

3. Standards: SES3: Students will explore the actions of water, wind, ice, and gravity that create landforms and systems of landforms (i.e., landscapes). SCsh1: Students will evaluate the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science. SCsh6: Students will communicate scientific investigations and information clearly. SCsh9: Students will enhance reading in all curriculum areas

4. Section 5.1 Learning Objective: Student will be able to… 1.explain the difference between weathering and erosion 2.explain the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering, providing examples of each. 3.identify factors that affect the rate of weathering

5. Section 5.1 Key Vocabulary 1.mechanical weathering 2.chemical weathering 3.frost wedging 4.talus slope 5.exfoliation

6. Section 5.2 Learning Objective: Student will be able to… 1.explain how soil varies with depth 2.compare and contrast the three types of soil

7. Section 5.2 Key Vocabulary 1.regolith 2.soil 3.soil horizon 4.soil profile 5.pedalfer 6.Pedocal 7. Literite

8. Section 5.3 Learning Objective: Student will be able to… 1.Explain mass movement and identify the factors that trigger this phenomenon 2.Classify the various types of mass movement

9. Section 5.3 Key Vocabulary 1.mass movement 2.rockfall 3.rockslide 4.slump 5.mudflow 6.earthflow 7.creep