Grade _9__ Subject: Earth Science Third Nine Weeks

Grade ___9____ Subject: Earth Science Third Nine Weeks Instruction Dates: 2/2-4/13 _45___Days

Curriculum Focus: In this nine weeks the emphasis will be on the structure of the Earth and the processes that drive volcano development, earthquakes, mountain building and continental drift. Students also will learn about minerals, rocks and the rock cycle. This nine weeks is “fully scheduled,” however there is the potential to start in the prior nine weeks and flow over into the following nine weeks. Each of those periods have scheduling buffers built into the planning.

Th Standard of Learning w/Essential Knowledge and Num Resources and Materials used for instruction ir Skills (from 2010 SOL Documents) ber d of days Qu 7/1 Text: Earth Science: Geology, the Environment and the ar Plate Tectonics Universe; Virginia Edition; Glencoe, 2013; Chapters 17, 18, 19 & te 4 20 r ES.7 The student will investigate and understand geologic processes including plate tectonics. Key Interactive notebook and: concepts include: b) tectonic processes. Zike, Dinah. Earth Science: Land Inside and Out. Dinah-Might Adventures LP. (Foldables) Essential Knowledge and Skills Zike, Dinah. Dinah Zike's Big Book of Science: Middle School &  analyze how multiple continental collisions and rifting events over the last billion years have created the current physiography High School. San Antonio, Tex.: Dinah-Might Adventures, 2001. of Virginia.  comprehend and apply the details of Plate Tectonics Theory to Pompeii:. Film. the formation of continents, mountain chains, island arcs, deep open trenches, earthquake zones, and continental and mid-ocean Supervolcano. Discovery Channel, 2007. DVD. volcanism.  analyze the composition and structure of the continental and PowerPoint presentation oceanic lithosphere in terms of topographic features, density, thickness, and rates of motion.  compare and contrast various types of volcanism and geothermal activity (i.e., Hawaii, Iceland, Mount St. Helens, Catoctin

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Greenstone, Tambora, the Deccan Traps, and Yellowstone).  compare and contrast different types of current and ancient plate boundaries (i.e., Japan, California, New Madrid, Missouri, the Appalachian system, Iceland, and Tonga).  analyze how seismic waves provide evidence of the structure of the deep Earth including the inner and outer core in terms of composition, density, and viscosity.  analyze the body of evidence for Plate Tectonics Theory (i.e., seafloor age, magnetic information, seismic profiles, laser- measured motion studies, fossil evidence, rock types associated with particular tectonic environments).  analyze the various structures produced in convergent plate boundaries.  offer interpretations of the tectonic history of an area based on the range and type of rocks found in that area.  compare and contrast the tectonic activity of the east coast and the west coast of North America.

Minerals 4/8 Text: Earth Science: Geology, the Environment and the ES.4 The student will investigate and understand how Universe; Virginia Edition; Glencoe, 2013; Chapters 17, 18, 19 & to identify major rock-forming and ore minerals 20 based on physical and chemical properties. Key concepts include a) hardness, color and streak, luster, cleavage, Geology of Virginia, CD-ROM Teacher ______Holt______Draft Date___8/14/15 Grade ___9____ Subject: Earth Science Third Nine Weeks Instruction Dates: 2/2-4/13 _45___Days

fracture, and unique properties; and Commonwealth of Virginia b) uses of minerals. Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Division of Mineral Resources Essential Knowledge and Skills  analyze why certain common metallic elements (iron, Interactive notebook and: aluminum, silicon) are rarely, if ever, found in the native state.  analyze the distribution and persistence of minerals at or near Zike, Dinah. Earth Science: Land Inside and Out. Dinah-Might Earth’s surface in terms of Earth’s general structure, plate Adventures LP. (Foldables) tectonics, and chemical and physical weathering.  analyze the relationship between the qualities of cleavage, Zike, Dinah. Dinah Zike's Big Book of Science: Middle School & fracture, and hardness and the molecular structure and chemistry High School. San Antonio, Tex.: Dinah-Might Adventures, 2001. of silicates, carbonates, and oxides.  identify minerals by their physical properties, such as hardness, PowerPoint presentation color, luster, and streak.  recognize some major rock-forming minerals such as quartz, feldspar, calcite, and mica.  recognize ore minerals including pyrite, magnetite, hematite, galena, graphite, and sulfur.

Th 4/8 Text: Earth Science: Geology, the Environment and the ir Universe; Virginia Edition; Glencoe, 2013; Chapters 17, 18, 19 & Rocks 20 d ES.5 The student will investigate and understand the Qu rock cycle as it relates to the origin and ar transformation of rock types and how to identify common rock types based on mineral composition Geology of Virginia, CD-ROM te and textures. Key concepts include Commonwealth of Virginia r a) igneous rocks; Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy b) sedimentary rocks; and Division of Mineral Resources c) metamorphic rocks. Zike, Dinah. Earth Science: Land Inside and Out. Dinah-Might Essential Knowledge and Skills Adventures LP. (Foldables)

 comprehend and identify various igneous rock textural features Zike, Dinah. Dinah Zike's Big Book of Science: Middle School & and mineral components with a hand sample or by description, High School. San Antonio, Tex.: Dinah-Might Adventures, 2001. and analyze the significance of these features in terms of mode of origin and history. PowerPoint Presentation  analyze and identify various sedimentary rocks in terms of mode of origin and history, using sedimentary features (grain size, texture, and composition).  analyze the major groups of metamorphic rocks for mineral composition and textural features and determine the potential parent rock and in terms of the rock cycle.  analyze a sequence of rocks in terms of types, textures, composition, fossils, structural, and weathering features in order to infer the history of the sequence over time.  integrate the rock cycle with Plate Tectonics Theory and determine how this is reflected in the geology of Virginia’s five physiographic provinces.  classify the following rock types as igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary: pumice, obsidian, basalt, granite, sandstone, Teacher ______Holt______Draft Date___8/14/15 Grade ___9____ Subject: Earth Science Third Nine Weeks Instruction Dates: 2/2-4/13 _45___Days

conglomerate, shale, limestone, slate, schist, gneiss, marble, and quartzite.  differentiate between clastic and non-clastic sedimentary rocks.  compare and contrast distinguishing characteristics of the crystal structure and textures of extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks.  describe the structure of foliated and unfoliated metamorphic rocks. Text: Earth Science: Geology, the Environment and the Surface Processes 7/1 Universe; Virginia Edition; Glencoe, 2013; Chapters 17, 18, 19 & ES.7 The student will investigate and understand 4 20 geologic processes including plate tectonics. Key concepts include Geology of Virginia, CD-ROM a) geologic processes and their resulting features Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Essential Knowledge and Skills Division of Mineral Resources  label on a map the physiographic provinces of Virginia. Lloyd, Jeremy, & Kathleen Register. Virginia’s Water Resources: A  comprehend the topographic, rock-type and geologic-structural characteristics of each physiographic province of Virginia. tool for teachers. Farmville, VA: Longwood University & Clean Virginia Waterways, 2003.  analyze the geologic history of Virginia in terms of the structures, rock types, and topography represented in the five physiographic provinces. Zike, Dinah. Earth Science: Land Inside and Out. Dinah-Might Adventures LP. (Foldables)  integrate and interpret the rock cycle, plate tectonics, and Virginia’s geology in an interacting diagram. Zike, Dinah. Dinah Zike's Big Book of Science: Middle School &  analyze how multiple continental collisions and rifting events High School. San Antonio, Tex.: Dinah-Might Adventures, 2001. over the last billion years have created the current physiography of Virginia. PowerPoint presentation

ES.8 The student will investigate and understand how freshwater resources are influenced by geologic processes and the activities of humans. Key concepts include a) processes of soil development; Teacher ______Holt______Draft Date___8/14/15 Grade ___9____ Subject: Earth Science Third Nine Weeks Instruction Dates: 2/2-4/13 _45___Days

b) development of karst topography; c) relationships between groundwater zones, including saturated and unsaturated zones, and the water table; d) identification of sources of fresh water including rivers, springs, and aquifers, with reference to the hydrologic cycle; e) dependence on freshwater resources and the effects of human usage on water quality; and f) identification of the major watershed systems in Virginia, including the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

 interpret a simple groundwater diagram showing the zone of aeration, the zone of saturation, the water table, and an aquifer.  interpret a simple hydrologic cycle diagram, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.  locate the major Virginia watershed systems on a map (Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, and North Carolina sounds).  analyze the formation of karst in terms of rock type, solubility and permeability, uplift, the water table, and chemical and physical weathering.  analyze the presence of groundwater in various types of rock terrains, including areas found in each of the physiographic provinces of Virginia  analyze the relationship between salt-water intrusion in the ground water in certain areas of eastern Virginia and buried crater structures

As Learning Objective Formative/ Informal Assessments To Be Approx. se Used Date(s)

ss Students will be able to: m  Laboratory exercises for: Weekly en  Label the physiographic provinces of Virginia and o Google Earth - Plate/Volcano mapping describe the characteristics of each province, t o Seismic waves including the resources in each o Mountain building Th  Analyze and interpret the geologic history of o Mineral Identification ird Virginia o Rock Identification Qu  Demonstrate the relationship of plate tectonics o Rock cycle art with earthquakes and volcanoes o Stream table er  Diagram the rock cycle and interpret Virginia’s o Soil geology within the context of the rock cycle o Permeability and Porosity  Analyze and explain how tectonic events have Daily  Worksheets influenced the formation of Virginia’s o Plate tectonics physiographic regions o Faults  Analyze, compare and contrast the composition of Volcanoes oceanic and continental plates o  Compare and contrast different types of plate o Minerals boundaries o Rocks  Describe, compare and contrast the different types o VA physiographic provinces of volcanoes o Soil development Ongoing  Describe how seismic waves provide information  Research Project about the Earth’s interior  Bingo Weekly  Interpret the tectonic history of an area based on  Jeopardy the structures and rocks in the area  Quizzes  Define what a mineral is  Describe the differences between rocks and minerals  Identify minerals by their physical properties  Recognize major rock-forming minerals  Analyze why certain elements are rarely found in their native state Summative Assessments To Be Used Approx.

 Recognize common ore minerals Date(s)  Explain how minerals are important for human  Unit test – Plate Tectonics  2/22 welfare  Unit test – Minerals & Rocks  3/15  Differentiate between igneous, sedimentary and  Unit test – Surface Processes  4/12 metamorphic rocks  Identify various igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks based on the features associated with each type of rock  Classify these rocks as igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic: Pumice, Obsidian, Basalt, Granite, Sandstone, Conglomerate, Shale, Limestone, Slate, Schist  Diagram, describe and label a groundwater profile  Interpret and describe the hydrologic cycle  Label the major Virginia watershed systems  Explain and describe karst topography  Analyze and explain the groundwater found in each of Virginia’s physiographic regions, including the salt water intrusion in Tidewater Virginia

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