Unit 1: Earth Processes Approximate Days: 10 Standard(s): E-SSE2-2; E-SSE3-2 Student Outcomes Inquiry Based Learning Activities Materials/Resources Students will know that: NJCTL EARTH PROCESSES SMART Materials Needed: – *Cause-and-effect relationships are routinely NOTEBOOK LEARNING ACTIVITIES identified, tested, and used to explain change. Computers Science Journal *Engineers improve existing technologies or The following are activities that can be found Pencils develop new ones to increase benefits, decrease within the above link from NJCTL. (All activities Markers risks, and meet societal demands. include Smart Notebook Presentation, Homework, Homework Handouts Paper Labs, Quizzes and Assessments) *A variety of hazards result from natural processes -Modeling Chemical Weathering Scissors (e.g., earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, volcanic -Earth’s Systems Walk Resources: eruptions). The following resources are from the Model LABS Curriculum *Humans cannot eliminate the hazards, but they can *Ice Breaks Rocks : This activity helps to demonstrate the take steps to reduce their impacts. importance of rocks, soils, and minerals in engineering and how using the right material for *Research on a problem should be carried out *Water Weathers the right job is important. The students build 3 before beginning to design a solution. different sand castles composed of varying amounts of sand, water, and glue. The 'buildings' *Testing a solution involves investigating how well * Chemical Weathering in this lesson are made of sand and glue, sand it performs under a range of likely conditions. being a soil and glue being composed of different minerals. They then test them for strength (load *At whatever stage, communicating with peers * Erosion bearing), and resistance to weathering. The about proposed solutions to a problem is an students will then compare possible solutions and
Unit 1: Earth Processes Approximate Days: 10 Standard(s): E-SSE2-2; E-SSE3-2 Student Outcomes Inquiry Based Learning Activities Materials/Resources Students will know that: *Cause-and-effect relationships are routinely identified, tested, and used to explain change. *Engineers improve existing technologies or develop new ones to increase benefits, decrease risks, and meet societal demands. *A variety of hazards result from natural processes (e.g., earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions). *Humans cannot eliminate the hazards, but they can take steps to reduce their impacts. *Research on a problem should be carried out before beginning to design a solution. *Testing a solution involves investigating how well it performs under a range of likely conditions. *At whatever stage, communicating with peers about proposed solutions to a problem is an NJCTL – EARTH PROCESSES SMART NOTEBOOK LEARNING ACTIVITIES The following are activities that can be found within the above link from NJCTL. (All activities include Smart Notebook Presentation, Homework, Labs, Quizzes and Assessments) -Modeling Chemical Weathering -Earth’s Systems Walk LABS *Ice Breaks Rocks *Water Weathers * Chemical Weathering * Erosion Materials Needed: Computers Science Journal Pencils Markers Homework Handouts Paper Scissors Resources: The following resources are from the Model Curriculum : This activity helps to demonstrate the importance of rocks, soils, and minerals in engineering and how using the right material for the right job is important. The students build 3 different sand castles composed of varying amounts of sand, water, and glue. The 'buildings' in this lesson are made of sand and glue, sand being a soil and glue being composed of different minerals. They then test them for strength (load bearing), and resistance to weathering. The students will then compare possible solutions and
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