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    Unit Plan - Grade 7 - Planet Earth

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    This curriculum unit outlines a 6-week study of earth science topics including earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, fossils, geologic time, and fossil fuels. A variety of hands-on activities, group work, and individual projects are planned to engage students in exploring these concepts. Key learning outcomes are identified for each lesson along with their alignment to science standards and skills.

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    This curriculum unit outlines a 6-week study of earth science topics including earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, fossils, geologic time, and fossil fuels. A variety of hands-on activities, group work, and individual projects are planned to engage students in exploring these concepts. Key learning outcomes are identified for each lesson along with their alignment to science standards and skills.

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    This curriculum unit outlines a 6-week study of earth science topics including earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, fossils, geologic time, and fossil fuels. A variety of hands-on activities, group work, and individual projects are planned to engage students in exploring these concepts. Key learning outcomes are identified for each lesson along with their alignment to science standards and skills.

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    The key takeaways are that this unit will allow students to explore natural phenomena on Earth like earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, fossils, geologic time and fossil fuels through hands-on activities, group work and individual projects over six weeks.

    The overall purpose is for students to expand their ideas and knowledge about various Earth science topics through a variety of group and individual activities. The unit will incorporate different learning modalities and various formative and summative assessments.

    Some of the main topics that will be covered include earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, fossils, geologic time and fossil fuels.

    Curriculum Key Concepts

    Topic Topic = 1 day


    STS/Knowledge Skills
    1) KWL Initiating and Planning (1,2)
    Earthquakes 2) Earthquake Intro 1.1, 1.3 Analyzing and Interpreting (2) Performing and Re
    3) Who's Fault Is It? 3.3, 3.4 Performing and Recording (1)
    4) Case Studies 1.1 Performing and Recording (4)
    Volcanoes 5) Volcano Video and Discussio 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 3.3 Initiating and Planning (1) Pe
    6) Case Studies 1.1 Performing and recording (3,4
    7) Mapping Earthquakes and Vo1.3, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4 Performing and Recording (3)
    Mountains 8) How Mountains are formed a 3.1, 3.2 Performing and Recording (3)
    9) Vocabulary Dictionary/Flex
    10) Group Quiz 1.1, 1.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 Communication and Teamwork
    Fossils 11) Fossil Kit 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 Performing and Recording (3)
    12) DIY Fossils 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 Performing and Recording (1)
    13) Introduce Geologic Time, Mini Research Project
    Geologic Time 14) Work Period 1.1, 1.2, 4.3, 4.4 Performing and Recording (3,
    15) Work Period 1.1, 1.2, 4.3, 4.4 Performing and Recording (3,
    16) Work Period 1.1, 1.2, 4.3, 4.4 Performing and Recording (3,
    17) Work Period 1.1, 1.2, 4.3, 4.4 Performing and Recording (3,
    18) Mini Presentations 1.1, 1.2, 4.3, 4.4 Performing and Recording (3,
    Fossil Fuels 19) Formation of Fossil Fuel Ex 1.4, 2.3, 2.4 Performing and Recording (1,
    20) Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining Initiating and Planning (3)
    Review 21) Cootie Catcher Review 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
    22) Scoot Review 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
    23) Final Quiz 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

    Summary of Unit - The purpose of this unit is to allow students to explore the natural phenomenas of
    planet Earth. Over the next six weeks, students will engage in a variety of group work and individualized
    critical thinking activities in to expand ideas about earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, fossils, geologic
    time and fossil fuels. Students will be encouraged to ask questions and investigate thoughts of their
    interests related to these topics. This unit contains a learning in a variety of modalities including hands on
    investigative experiments, worksheets, group discussions, projects and quizzes.
    Concepts Resources and Activities

    Attitudes
    Interest in Science *Paper for web
    erpreting (2) Performing and Recording (2)*DIY Seismograph (plastic ruler, pen, masking
    Interest in Science, Scientific *Oreo demonstration *Draw Diagrams *Earchqu
    Interest in Science, Collaborati*Variety of Earthquake Case Studies
    Interest in Science *Volcano question sheet *Video
    Interest in Science *Various case studies *Case study question she
    Interest in Science *Textbook *Big World Map *Individual World Ma
    Interest in Science *Different coloured towels *How Mountains ar

    Collaboration *Jeoparady style


    Interest in Science, Mutual Res*Fossil Kit
    Interest in Science, Scientific *Coffee, Salt, Flour, Things to fossilize *Fossil
    *Mini Research Project Handout
    Interest in Science, Scientific Computer Lab
    Interest in Science, Scientific Computer Lab
    Interest in Science, Scientific Computer Lab
    Interest in Science, Scientific *Laptops *Peer Assessment sheet
    Interest in Science, Scientific Inquiry, Collaboration
    Scientific Inquiry, Collaboratio *Palastic Cups, various materials, fossil fuel formation worksheet
    Stewardship, Scientific Inquiry*Hard cookies *toothpicks *plates *Cookie work
    *blank paper
    *29 prepped questions for station to station m
    *Prepare tests
    Assessment (FOR, OF and AS) Textbook Readings and Relevant Q's Date

    Science Focus 7
    F: pre-assessment web 5-Mar
    F: drawing seismogram A: Peer Edit 395-401 Q. 1-4 (p. 405) 6-Mar
    F: drawing faults 403-405 7-Mar
    A: discussion among groups F: case study booklet 8-Mar
    F: Volcano Questions p. 411 Q 1-4 12-Mar
    F: Case Study Booklet 13-Mar
    F: World Map A: Peer check on world m408-409 14-Mar
    F: World Map A: Peer check on world map 15-Mar
    19-Mar
    F: Group Quiz 20-Mar
    F: Fossil identification sheet p. 416 Q 1-6 21-Mar
    F: Fossil Question Sheet 22-Mar
    F: Timeline of geologic time periods 26-Mar
    O:Project 27-Mar
    O: Project 28-Mar
    O: Project p.427 Q1-4 29-Mar
    O: Project A: Peer Assessment 10-Apr
    O: Project 11-Apr
    , fossil fuel formation worksheet 12-Apr
    O: Cookie Worksheet and Questions p. 432 Q1-4 16-Apr
    f: review questions F, A: Cootie Catcherp. 433 Q 1-5 17-Apr
    A, F: review 18-Apr
    O: Final quiz 19-Apr

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