<p> Lithosphere The Land Beneath Our Feet</p><p>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#</p><p>Videos:  Magnetic Planet https://app.discoveryeducation.com/techbook/concept/conceptGuid/BA4AE 3C9-9B8F-4510-82B8-A45F6A9F9407/unitGuid/446502D2-36CA-4B21-977B- 701C0E63AD1F#</p><p> 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=</p><p> TLC Elementary School: Geological Processes https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/9BE2C7CB- 2A2B-4047-8F3A-5FDC6EA20C8B</p><p>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)</p><p>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#</p><p>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#</p><p>Constructed Response: What are the compositional layers of Earth’s interior?</p><p>BRAINPOP – Videos, Questions, and Quizzes  Earth Learn About Your Home World! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/earth/</p><p> Earth’s Structure Look Inside Our Favorite Planet https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/earthsstructure/</p><p> Earthquakes Earthshaking Events! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/earthquakes/</p><p> Volcanoes Rivers of Molten Lava! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/volcanoes/</p><p>READWORKS.ORG Articles include questions and target literacy objectives.</p><p>Earth Science Earthquakes (Non-fiction: Earth Science & Question Set) E:\earth-science-earthquakes.htm</p><p>Earth Science Pangaea (Non-fiction: Earth Science & Question Set) E:\earth-science-pangaea.htm</p><p>Earth Science Volcanoes (Non-fiction: Earth Science & Question Set) E:\earth-science-volcanoes.htm</p><p>A Volcano Erupts (Non-fiction: Earth Science & Question Set) E:\volcano-erupts.htm</p><p>The History of Planet Earth (Non-fiction: Earth Science & Question Set) E:\history-planet-earth.htm</p><p>Dig This! Fossil Find Want to know what the world was like millions of years ago? Look to the rocks. E:\dig.htm</p><p>OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES</p><p>Earth’s Foldable Activity http://mjksciteachingideas.com/pdf/EarthFoldable.pdf</p><p>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</p><p> Alfred Wegener’s New Idea – Reading Passage https://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=Alfred+Wegener</p><p> Volcano https://app.discoveryeducation.com/techbook/concept/conceptGuid/BA4AE 3C9-9B8F-4510-82B8-A45F6A9F9407/unitGuid/446502D2-36CA-4B21-977B- 701C0E63AD1F#</p><p>Activities:  Scientific Explanation: Plate Tectonics https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/81EE5E70- BBDF-48CC-AD69-BF13EE0F0F5F</p><p>Video Segments:  TLC Elementary School: Geological Processes (Plate Tectonic video segment.) https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/9BE2C7CB- 2A2B-4047-8F3A-5FDC6EA20C8B</p><p> Volcano – Interactive Video Segment https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/3A23B43A- 2C2F-43A8-A3F0-CDCF3DCAE5F7</p><p>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/</p><p> 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/</p><p>READWORKS.ORG Articles include questions and target literacy objectives.</p><p>Mount Pinatubo and the Ring of Fire E:\mount-pinatubo-and-ring-fire.htm</p><p>Quake in Indonesia A series of earthquakes strike the island nation. E:\quake-indonesia-0.htm</p><p>OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES</p><p>Interactive Plate Tectonic Exploration http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/drift.html</p><p>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</p><p> Digging Up the Dirt https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/0412BC28- 1175-4DCA-8239-C62F9C8CBB96</p><p> It Cracks Me Up https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/643FC564- 72DD-454C-B831-3F67B0DC4DCD</p><p>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=</p><p>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</p><p> Soil There’s More To It Than Just Dirt! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/soil/</p><p> Rock Cycle Ever Wonder How Diamonds Are Formed? https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/rockcycle/</p><p> Types of Rocks They Come In All Shapes and Sizes! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/typesofrocks/</p><p> Mineral Identification How To Tell Diamonds From Quartz https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/mineralidentification/</p><p>READWORKS.ORG Articles include questions and target literacy objectives.</p><p>Hard Minerals Visitors can pocket a billion years of history at a diamond-strewn park. E:\hard-minerals.htm</p><p>Big News About Old Rocks - Grand Old Canyon Rocks reveal new clues to a complicated history. E:\big-news-about-old-rocks.htm</p><p>Hard Rocks Visitors can pocket a billion years of history at a diamond-strewn park. E:\hard-rocks.htm</p><p>OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES</p><p>Printable Worksheets – Soil Formation http://printableworksheets.rokkada.com/?dq=Soil%20Formation%20With %20Answers</p><p>Interactive Rock Cycle http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/</p><p>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</p><p>BRAINPOP – Videos, Questions, and Quizzes  Erosion https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/erosion/</p><p> Greenhouse Effect https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/greenhouseeffect/</p><p> Natural Disasters Sometimes Bad Things Happen! https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/naturaldisasters/</p><p> Global Warming https://www.brainpop.com/science/ourfragileenvironment/globalwarming/</p><p>READWORKS.ORG Articles include questions and target literacy objectives.</p><p>Dirty Job By Beth Geiger Our reporter visits the world’s biggest environmental cleanup. E:\dirty-job.htm</p><p>OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES</p><p>Glencoe Chapter 6 – Online Textbook http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/lep_science/earth_science/wwwlinks/ worksheet6.shtml</p><p>Soil and Water Conservation Act Website http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/technical/nra/rca/</p><p>Types of Farming http://www.theyoungfarmer.com/farmTypes.php</p>