Understandings: Essential Questions: Students will understand that…….. How do the materials in and on Earth’s crust change over time? Earth is constantly changing due to natural How does water influence and shape Earth’s cycles surface? geoscience provide resources needed by society but also cause natural hazards that present risks to society technology enables us to better understand Earth’s systems and the impact of Earth’s systems on human activity the flow of energy from the cycling of matter within and among different systems Knowledge: Skills: Students will know…… Students will be able to….. all Earth processes are the result of energy demonstrate proficiency in developing and flowing and matter cycling within and among using models and constructing explanations develop a conceptual model the rock cycle the planet’s system and how it relates to the change of Earth’s rocks are continually cycling from one kind to surface over time another due to earth's processes develop a conceptual model the water cycle metamorphic rocks form from the and how it relates to the change of earth's deformation of Earth’s heat and pressure surface over time igneous rock forms from melting, cooling, investigate weathering and erosion as processes that break down and build up and crystallization Earth’s surface sedimentary rock forms from weathering, construct explanations based on real erosion, deposition, compaction, and geoscience data cementation explain how weathering changes the Earth’s soil is a natural uneven distribution of surface over time by breaking rock into resources as a result of past processes smaller pieces soil is one of Earth’s most valuable natural explain that erosion is the wearing away of the Earth’s surface by water, wind, ice and resources because everything that lives on gravity land, including humans, depends directly or debate ways that natural resources (water, indirectly on soil soil, rocks, etc) are needed and used by soil comes from weathered rock fragments, society minerals and decaying organic material soil is found in layers, each having a different chemical composition and texture water’s movements both on the land and underground cause weathering and erosion, which change the land’s surface features and create underground formations global movements of water and its changes in form are propelled by sunlight and gravity weathering, erosion and deposition act together in a cycle that wears down and builds up Earth’s surface most sediment washed or falls into a river as a result of mass movement or run-off
Understandings: Students will understand that…….. Earth is constantly changing due to natural cycles geoscience provide resources needed by society but also cause natural hazards that present risks to society technology enables us to better understand Earth’s systems and the impact of Earth’s systems on human activity the flow of energy from the cycling of matter within and among different systems Essential Questions: How do the materials in and on Earth’s crust change over time? How does water influence and shape Earth’s surface? Knowledge: Students will know…… all Earth processes are the result of energy flowing and matter cycling within and among the planet’s system rocks are continually cycling from one kind to another due to earth's processes metamorphic rocks form from the deformation of Earth’s heat and pressure igneous rock forms from melting, cooling, and crystallization sedimentary rock forms from weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation soil is a natural uneven distribution of resources as a result of past processes soil is one of Earth’s most valuable natural resources because everything that lives on land, including humans, depends directly or indirectly on soil soil comes from weathered rock fragments, minerals and decaying organic material soil is found in layers, each having a different chemical composition and texture water’s movements both on the land and underground cause weathering and erosion, which change the land’s surface features and create underground formations global movements of water and its changes in form are propelled by sunlight and gravity weathering, erosion and deposition act together in a cycle that wears down and builds up Earth’s surface most sediment washed or falls into a river as a result of mass movement or run-off Skills: Students will be able to….. demonstrate proficiency in developing and using models and constructing explanations develop a conceptual model the rock cycle and how it relates to the change of Earth’s surface over time develop a conceptual model the water cycle and how it relates to the change of earth's surface over time investigate weathering and erosion as processes that break down and build up Earth’s surface construct explanations based on real geoscience data explain how weathering changes the Earth’s surface over time by breaking rock into smaller pieces explain that erosion is the wearing away of the Earth’s surface by water, wind, ice and gravity debate ways that natural resources (water, soil, rocks, etc) are needed and used by society
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