Yay, December! This week students will be allowed to participate in dress up days to prepare for the homecoming game next Monday (12/10). The days are as follows:
Tuesday (12/4)- Ultimate fan day (does not have to be sports)
Wednesday- Tacky Tourist Day
Thursday- Meme/Vine Day
Friday- Decades Day
Monday (12/10)- Bon Lin Day
Now for the Science aspect, here is a potential look for the week (as always, please remember that plans are subject to change):
Monday- Plate Tectonics- Why notes (Convection Cycles in Earth's Lithosphere)
Tuesday- Rock Cycle TC from memory (students received these notes on Friday), results from plate tectonics (mountains, volcanoes, etc).
Wednesday- Plate Tectonics mapping
Thursday- Results of plate tectonics: distribution of natural resources
Friday- finalize plate tectonics
Standards Addressed:
8.ESS2.4 --> Gather and evaluate evidence that energy form the earth’s interior drives convection cycles within the asthenosphere which create change in the lithosphere including plate movements, plate boundaries, and sea-floor spreading.
8.ESS2.5 Construct a scientific explanation using data that explains the gradual processes of plate tectonics accounting for A) the distribution of fossils on different continents, B) the occurrence of earthquakes, and C) continental and ocean floor features (including mountains, volcanoes, faults, and trenches).
8.ESS3.1 Interpret data to explain that Earth’s mineral, fossil fuel, and groundwater resources are unevenly distributed as a result of tectonic processes.
8.ESS3.2 Collect data, map, and describe patterns in the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes related to tectonic plate boundaries, interactions, and hotspots
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify the source of heat within earth’s core.
- Describe the effects of earth’s inner heat on the mantle (asthenosphere).
- Explain plate movement, plate boundaries, and sea floor spreading as a result of convection in earth’s mantle.
- Conduct experiments to illustrate the results of plate tectonics.
- Using evidence from the experiments, explain the types of plate boundaries that result in earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes, faults, and trenches.
- Identify and map locations in North America of freshwater aquifers, fossil fuel (oil and coal) deposits, and mineral resources (such as gold, copper, iron, etc).
- Describe the rock layers in which water and fossil fuels are found.
- Explain how plate tectonics cause the uneven distribution of natural resources using the map and rock layers information from previous activities.
- Identify and map locations of volcanoes, earthquakes, and hot spots
- Describe in detail the type of plate composition and interactions that results in volcanoes, earthquakes, and hotspots.
- Conduct research and explain the engineering practices used in locations of tectonic activity in comparison to relatively stable locations
