The Land Beneath Our Feet

Lithosphere The Land Beneath Our Feet

Standards Digital Resources 6.E.2.1 DISCOVERY EDUCATION SCIENCE TECHBOOK Layers of the Earth- Structure Based on Composition Unit Summarize the structure of www.discoveryeducation.com the earth, including the layers, the mantle and core based on the relative Reading Passages: position, composition, and  Models of the Inside of Earth density; earth’s layers https://app.discoveryeducation.com/techbook/concept/conceptGuid/BA4AE 3C9-9B8F-4510-82B8-A45F6A9F9407/unitGuid/446502D2-36CA-4B21-977B- 701C0E63AD1F# Essential Questions How does the earth stack  Getting to Know: Structure Based on Composition up? https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/3743572D- Why are Earth’s layers in BF2B-41EF-AB12-7E608CA8CAF4 this order?  Can Humans Travel to the Center of the Earth? Learning Objective https://app.discoveryeducation.com/techbook/concept/conceptGuid/BA4AE Earth is composed of layers 3C9-9B8F-4510-82B8-A45F6A9F9407/unitGuid/446502D2-36CA-4B21-977B- that are stacked on top of 701C0E63AD1F# one another The layers of the earth are  Yellowstone Supervolcano https://app.discoveryeducation.com/techbook/concept/conceptGuid/BA4AE made up of different 3C9-9B8F-4510-82B8-A45F6A9F9407/unitGuid/446502D2-36CA-4B21-977B- materials that have 701C0E63AD1F# different densities.  Magnetic Planet https://app.discoveryeducation.com/techbook/concept/conceptGuid/BA4AE 3C9-9B8F-4510-82B8-A45F6A9F9407/unitGuid/446502D2-36CA-4B21-977B- 701C0E63AD1F#

Videos:  Magnetic Planet https://app.discoveryeducation.com/techbook/concept/conceptGuid/BA4AE 3C9-9B8F-4510-82B8-A45F6A9F9407/unitGuid/446502D2-36CA-4B21-977B- 701C0E63AD1F#

 The Inner Structure of the Earth https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/72553203- 84A3-4501-AD1D-B88A69E34E4A  Elements of Earth Science: The Earth: Inside and Out. Full Video 30 min. https://app.discoveryeducation.com/search? Ntt=Volcano&N=18342&N=4294924486#selItemsPerPage=20&intCurrentPage=1&No= 20&N=18342%252B4294924486&Ne=&Ntt=Volcano&Ns=&Nr=&browseFilter=&Ntk=& indexVersion=

 TLC Elementary School: Geological Processes https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/9BE2C7CB- 2A2B-4047-8F3A-5FDC6EA20C8B

Video Segments from the above video include the following topics:  History of a Supercontinent  Faces of Earth: Shaping the Planet  Earth Science for Students: Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Video segment: Earth’s Layers)  Elements of Earth Science: The Planet Earth (Video segment: The Earth’s Structure)  The Rocky Lithosphere  Forces That Shape the Earth (Explains the Lithosphere and Asthenosphere)

Exploration: Structure of the Earth – Interactive video segment. https://app.discoveryeducation.com/techbook/concept/conceptGuid/BA4AE 3C9-9B8F-4510-82B8-A45F6A9F9407/unitGuid/446502D2-36CA-4B21-977B- 701C0E63AD1F#

Interactive Video – The Earth’s Structure https://app.discoveryeducation.com/techbook/concept/conceptGuid/BA4AE 3C9-9B8F-4510-82B8-A45F6A9F9407/unitGuid/446502D2-36CA-4B21-977B- 701C0E63AD1F#

Constructed Response: What are the compositional layers of Earth’s interior?

BRAINPOP – Videos, Questions, and Quizzes  Earth Learn About Your Home World! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/earth/

 Earth’s Structure Look Inside Our Favorite Planet https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/earthsstructure/

 Earthquakes Earthshaking Events! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/earthquakes/

 Volcanoes Rivers of Molten Lava! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/volcanoes/

READWORKS.ORG Articles include questions and target literacy objectives.

Earth Science Earthquakes (Non-fiction: Earth Science & Question Set) E:\earth-science-earthquakes.htm

Earth Science Pangaea (Non-fiction: Earth Science & Question Set) E:\earth-science-pangaea.htm

Earth Science Volcanoes (Non-fiction: Earth Science & Question Set) E:\earth-science-volcanoes.htm

A Volcano Erupts (Non-fiction: Earth Science & Question Set) E:\volcano-erupts.htm

The History of Planet Earth (Non-fiction: Earth Science & Question Set) E:\history-planet-earth.htm

Dig This! Fossil Find Want to know what the world was like millions of years ago? Look to the rocks. E:\dig.htm

OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES

Earth’s Foldable Activity http://mjksciteachingideas.com/pdf/EarthFoldable.pdf

Layers of the Earth http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/69.asp 6.E.2.2 DISCOVERY EDUCATION SCIENCE TECHBOOK Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics Unit Explain how crustal plate and ocean basins are formed, move, and interact Reading Passages: using earthquakes, heat  Whole Lotta Quakin’ Goin’ On https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/16DF4F01- flow, and volcanoes to 404B-4F6C-A004-9CA587ED409A reflect forces within the earth  A Lot on Our Plates –Reading Passage https://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=A+Lot+on+Our+Plates

 Alfred Wegener’s New Idea – Reading Passage https://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=Alfred+Wegener

 Volcano https://app.discoveryeducation.com/techbook/concept/conceptGuid/BA4AE 3C9-9B8F-4510-82B8-A45F6A9F9407/unitGuid/446502D2-36CA-4B21-977B- 701C0E63AD1F#

Activities:  Scientific Explanation: Plate Tectonics https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/81EE5E70- BBDF-48CC-AD69-BF13EE0F0F5F

Video Segments:  TLC Elementary School: Geological Processes (Plate Tectonic video segment.) https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/9BE2C7CB- 2A2B-4047-8F3A-5FDC6EA20C8B

 Volcano – Interactive Video Segment https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/3A23B43A- 2C2F-43A8-A3F0-CDCF3DCAE5F7

Constructed Response:  What are tectonic plates and what causes them to move?  Which natural processes occur as a result of tectonic plate movement?  What are the three primary types of plate boundaries and what landforms do they cause?  How are the rock cycle and tectonic action related? BRAINPOP – Videos, Questions and Quizzes  Plate Tectonics The Earth – It’s Moving! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/platetectonics/

 Mountains Climb Every Mountain! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/mountains/  Ocean Floor There’s a Floor In The Ocean https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/oceanfloor/

Mount Pinatubo and the Ring of Fire E:\mount-pinatubo-and-ring-fire.htm

Quake in Indonesia A series of earthquakes strike the island nation. E:\quake-indonesia-0.htm

Interactive Plate Tectonic Exploration http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/drift.html

6.E.2.3 DISCOVERY EDUCATION SCIENCE TECHBOOK Soil and Rocks Earth’s Soil Unit Explain how the formation of the soil is related to the parent rock and the Reading Passages: environment in which it  Rocks and Minerals https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/7C64D7DF- develops. 8D76-4778-9EAE-EBACF793BBFC

 Digging Up the Dirt https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/0412BC28- 1175-4DCA-8239-C62F9C8CBB96

 It Cracks Me Up https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/643FC564- 72DD-454C-B831-3F67B0DC4DCD

Activities: The Rock Cycle (Interactive Video) https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/78F5DD78- E33D-4304-B4C6-F32984A72E46 Videos:  TLC Elementary School: Geological Processes https://app.discoveryeducation.com/search? Ntt=Volcano&N=18342&N=4294924486#selItemsPerPage=20&intCurrentPage=1&No= 20&N=18342%252B4294924486&Ne=&Ntt=Volcano&Ns=&Nr=&browseFilter=&Ntk=& indexVersion=

Video segments include:  Rock Formation  Getting to Know: Soil  Junior Geologist: Rocks and Minerals  Basics of Geology: All About Rocks and Minerals BRAINPOP – Videos, Questions, and Quizzes

 Soil There’s More To It Than Just Dirt! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/soil/

 Rock Cycle Ever Wonder How Diamonds Are Formed? https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/rockcycle/

 Types of Rocks They Come In All Shapes and Sizes! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/typesofrocks/

 Mineral Identification How To Tell Diamonds From Quartz https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/mineralidentification/

Hard Minerals Visitors can pocket a billion years of history at a diamond-strewn park. E:\hard-minerals.htm

Big News About Old Rocks - Grand Old Canyon Rocks reveal new clues to a complicated history. E:\big-news-about-old-rocks.htm

Hard Rocks Visitors can pocket a billion years of history at a diamond-strewn park. E:\hard-rocks.htm

Printable Worksheets – Soil Formation http://printableworksheets.rokkada.com/?dq=Soil%20Formation%20With %20Answers

Interactive Rock Cycle http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/

6.E.2.4 DISCOVERY EDUCATION SCIENCE TECHBOOK Soil Stewardship Earth’s Soil Unit Conclude the good health of humans requires: monitoring the Reading Passages: lithosphere, maintaining  Practice Conservation During Scientific Investigations https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/D1FFB468- soil quality and C6B5-4A98-B80E-478E428B91AE stewardship Video Segments:  Basics of Geology: Erosion and Weathering https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/4D09EF7F- 386A-4A82-823D-70D23C6127DD

BRAINPOP – Videos, Questions, and Quizzes  Erosion https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/erosion/

 Greenhouse Effect https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/greenhouseeffect/

 Natural Disasters Sometimes Bad Things Happen! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/naturaldisasters/

 Global Warming https://www.brainpop.com/science/ourfragileenvironment/globalwarming/

Dirty Job By Beth Geiger Our reporter visits the world’s biggest environmental cleanup. E:\dirty-job.htm

Glencoe Chapter 6 – Online Textbook http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/lep_science/earth_science/wwwlinks/ worksheet6.shtml

Soil and Water Conservation Act Website http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/technical/nra/rca/

Types of Farming http://www.theyoungfarmer.com/farmTypes.php