Extensions:
Geology Unit
Name
__________________________________________ Period
_______ Due Date: Sept 15, Friday
| Directions |
Examine
the possible activities you can do to learn the
unit objectives. Each assignment has a point value
based on the amount of time and effort necessary
to complete that task. Keep assignments with you,
they will be collected after you have successfully
completed the oral defense. Items marked with
** are required assignments. Required assignments
must be completed for a unit grade to be assigned
and for bonus points to be earned. As always,
if you have questions ask or email. |
| Objectives |
4.1 Explain
how minerals, rocks and soils form
4.2 Explain
how fossils formed and are used as evide4nce
to indicate that life has changed through time
4.3 Model
natural processes that shape earth’s surface
4.4 Explain
the distribution and causes of natural events
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| Grading
Scale |
45-50 = A
40-44= B
35-39 = C
30-34 =D
<30 = Not Yet! |
| Late work |
This work
will not be accepted late.
If you must be absent on the due date, make arrangements
with your teacher before then, or ask someone
to bring it to school for you on the due date. |
Use
the calendar to document your progress each day
| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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9/7
Rocks and Minerals
Info Session
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9/8
Fossils Info
Session
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| 9/11
Geologic Time
Info Session
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9/12
Plate Tectonics
Info Session- all will watch video
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9/13 |
9/14
Explore Test-
may not have extensions today
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9/15
Unit Due at
end of period!
C200 Computer
Lab avail
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Vocabulary
Rocks and Minerals
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Rock cycle
Mineral
Weathering
Streak
Luster
Fracture
Fossils
Fossil
Mold
Cast
Trace Fossil
Index Fossil
Extinction
Geologic Time
Geologic time scale
Era
Period
Epoch
Natural selection
Precambrian Time
Endangered
Plate Tectonics
Volcano
Earthquake
Faults
Seismic Waves
Focus
Epicenter
Richter Scale
Subduction Zone
Divergent Plate
Rocks and Minerals
Red Book Pages 85-107 (rocks)/ 61-71(minerals)
- **Information Session
(5)
- Vocab flashcards
or draw a creative and colorful picture for each vocab
word. (5)
- Make a diorama of
the rock cycle (10)
- Create/draw a metaphor
for the rock cycle (10)
- Design a worksheet
that matches 20 rocks with their rock type. Write answers
on the back. (5)
- Create a pamphlet
that shows common mineral uses in every day life. (10)
- Research: What kinds
of mining for minerals happens today, here in Colorado?
What minerals are abundant in our state, and why?
What do people use them for? (10)
- Find 10 household
items that are mineral-based. Bring either them
or their containers in for show and tell on the last unit
day. (5)
- Create a poster of
criteria for classification to be considered a mineral:
inorganic, solid, etc.. Be sure to have colored images
and examples. (10)
- Complete the Chapter
3 Review of Minerals on p82-83. You must complete all
25 questions with complete sentences. (10)
- Complete the Chapter
4 Review of Rocks on p112-113. You must complete all 25
questions with complete sentences. (10)
Fossils
Red Book Pages 326-333
- **Information Session
(5)
- Vocab flashcards
or draw a creative and colorful picture for each vocab
word. (5)
- Draw a picture book
of common fossils and where they are found in the world.
(10)
- Create a game: Check
out “Colorado Gee-whiz-ology” and create a board game
using the facts. (10)
- You are a creature
living in the Paleozoic era. What are you, how do
you live, and with regards to the earth, what is it like?
When you die, do you fossilize? Why? How?
(10)
- Perform a skit (2
members) about why fossils exist and why they are found
the places they are. Keep in mind I’m looking for
details about the major kinds of fossils. (10)
- You are a creature
living in the Mesozoic Era. What are you?
How do you live? Write a poem about how you became a fossil,
and which kind you became. Four stanzas, 4 lines
each. (10)
- Write 3 of each of
the three levels of questions about this topic. Include
the answers. (5)
- Complete the section
review on page 333. Complete all 3 questions with complete
sentences. (5)
Geologic Time
Red Book Pages 356-382
- **Information Session
(5)
- Vocab flashcards
or draw a creative and colorful picture for each vocab
word. (5)
- Pretend that you
are writing a journal on a journey to the center of the
Earth in an especially designed vehicle. Write a two page
story about what you would sense as you descend into the
Earth. Describe how your vehicle could withstand the high
temperatures and pressures, and have the ability to penetrate
various densities (10)
- of rock. (10)
- Rewrite the lyrics
to a popular song to be a way to remember the sections
of geologic time (eon, epoch, Jurassic etc). Sing the
song for the teacher or for the class on the last day
of the unit. (5)
- Find an article on
the topic. Highlight the main ideas. Prepare to discuss.
(5)
- Complete the Chapter
13 Review of Geologic Time on p384-385. You must complete
all 25 questions with complete sentences. (10)
Plate Tectonics
Red Book Pages 293-310
- **Information Session
– Video and notes (5)
- Vocab flashcards
or draw a creative and colorful picture for each vocab
word. (5)
- Use metaphors to
create a myth that would show how ancient people would
explain volcanoes. (10)
- Compare and contrast
volcano types: strato, dome, shield (5)
- Design a mind map
on Plate Tectonics (10)
- Plate Tectonic Timeline:
Check this out and decide on the 10 most important events
in Plate Tectonics history. Creatively display the 10
you chose. (5)
- WS: Map Patterns
of Earthquake and Volcanoes (10)
- Check out the “Rock
Talk” booklet and prepare a newscast that explains earthquakes
in Colorado. Present on the last day of the unit. (5)
- Design a worksheet
with a diagram of the ring of fire to labeled and 5 questions
about volcanoes. Write answers on the back.(5)
- Draw a labeled cross
section of a mid-ocean ridge and label the parts. Indicate
the motion of the components (5)
- Draw a labeled cross
section of a subduction zone and label the parts. Indicate
the motion of the components (5)
- Review the model
of the rock cycle in the reading. Design a children’s
that explains what can happen to a sedimentary rock as
it changes throughout the rock cycle. (10)
United Streaming
Rocks and Mins -
Basics
of Geology: All About Rocks and Minerals (23:19)
Plate Tectonics –
Continents
Adrift: An Introduction to Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics (26:05)
Fossils – Fossils:
Windows Into the Past (20:00)
Geologic Time- Earth
Science: History of the Earth (20:00)
Sub movies - Discover
Magazine: Living Fossils (49:23)
Other Resources
Dr Kathie Nunley
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