Earth's Forces
Gerry Tessner, Fairburn Georgia
NAME:_________________
DATE:
Class work and Homework Assignments
For the next two weeks your assignment sheet will cover both class work and homework. Some assignments will be required and completed by everyone; others will be your choice. Points are given beside the assignments so that you can choose how many points you are trying to earn.
Each day, I will check your work and sign off on those items you have completed the day before. Notice that all assignments should be completed by ____________. The points you earn will count as both class work and homework.
**Points: A = 135-150; B = 120-134; C = 105-119** (Maximum 160)
You must have this sheet signed by your parent/guardian as usual.
Parent/Guardian Signature: ____________________________ Date:_________
Required
1. Read pp. 184-189, pp. 198-201. Answer questions, 1-5 only, p. 189, p. 201. 5 points each page 2. Read Assigned part, pp. 212-229; be prepared to teach to your group. 10 points
My part:_______________________________________________________.
(Notes from other group members' lessons 5 points each)
3. Create and complete a Main Idea Study Fold, p. 239, reading pp. 240-260. 10 points
4. Video 1: Our Dynamic Earth Notes 10 points
5. Define vocabulary with Match and Paste worksheet. 10 points
6. Vocab Quiz (10/22) Your choice of 5 words. 5 points
Options
Level One 30 Maximum Points
1. Video 2: Folding and Faulting and/or Video 3: Plate Tectonics
Notes 10 points each
2. Use chemical weathering to create a chalk sculpture in miniature. 10 points
3. At Home Mini-Lab, p. 188. Complete lab, answer questions, bring in the steel wool and a parent signature. 10 points
4. Weathering Enrichment Worksheet 1 & 3. 10 points
5. Go to www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/
and click on classroom activities. Read about Plate Tectonics; take the interactive quiz and solve the puzzle. Print results. 10 points
6. Read pp. 284-286 first, then do the Problem Solving Activity, p. 286. 10 points 7.
Standardized Test Practice, pp. 270-271 10 points
Level Two
1. Activity: Classifying Types of Sand. Complete Activity and Worksheet. 15 points
2. Lab Activity: Modeling a Glacier This activity requires a partner and cannot be
done until Required Activity 2 has been completed. 10 points each
Page 2 Earth's Constructive and Destructive Forces.
3. Seafloor Spreading Activity: Read pp. 280-282 and complete worksheet on the
rate of seafloor spreading. 15 points
4. Read Science Stats: Losing Against Erosion, pp. 232-233 and do the math. 10 points
Go Further, p. 233, for 5 more points.
5. Go to http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorerdb/html/783750637447DED81.html
And watch a demonstration on sand dunes. Record and justify your conclusions, then print. 10 points
6. Create a unique, one of a kind dictionary about caves or glaciers. You must have at
least 20 words that pertain specifically to your topic and include 5 or more
illustrations. Research will be necessary. 15 points
7. Read pp. 264-265, then research a beach that you might like to visit that is not in Georgia. Make a poster that shows the natural features of this beach as well as any man-made devices used against beach erosion. List your resources on the back of your poster. 15 points
Level Three
1. Read "Landscape, History and the Pueblo Imagination," p. 204. Complete the
Activity, Linking Science and Writing, p. 205. Ink or typed 15 points
2. Read "The Zuni, Ecology Technology." Worksheet. Questions for Critical Thinking and
Engineering against Erosion (Lab) are to be done with 1 partner. 25 points each This activity
takes 1 to 2 periods, so plan ahead.
3. Complete the Internet Research and Experimental Test to Predict Tectonic
Activity, pp. 294-295. This is an interactive lab and should have results on the
Glencoe Science web page as well written results. This may be done alone or with
1 partner. 25 points each.
4. Create an ABC report on the earth's Constructive and Destructive Forces. Ink or
typed. 15 points
5. Read "Listening In," p. 296. Complete the writing activity on p. 297 for using
point of view. Choose from the following: sand dune, glacier, river, mountain,
continent, sandy beach or a cave. Relate your narrative to constructive and/or
destructive forces. Ink or typed. 15 points.
6. Research the history of the study of the ocean floor. Write a report that compares
and contrasts the work of the crews aboard the Glomar Challenger and the
JOIDES Resolution. Ink or typed. 15 points
7. Design a board game that uses concepts from all the material covered in this unit in
a way that includes questions, strategy, and creativity. 20 points