Ms.

Fosters Lesson Plan for the Week of November 10rd through November 14th
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Wylie Writes About

Science

Student Goal Sheet

and Plate Tectonics
Pre-Assessment
Game
SWBAT:.
Students will
complete data
sheet and
graph as
required..
.Students will
fill in goal for
next test.

Introduction to the
Theory of Plate
Tectonics (history)

Plate Tectonics Plate

Boundaries Lab

Plate Tectonics Plate

Boundaries and Land
Features

SWBAT:
Describe their
understanding of
the historical
development of
Plate Tectonic
Theory.
Demonstrate how
continents are
being pushed
apart by seafloor
spreading.
Summarize the
various types of
evidence to
support Plate
Tectonic Theory.

SWBAT:
Describe how
plate
boundaries
lead to the
formation of
crustal
features.
Identify 3 types
of plate
boundaries and
the land forms
associated with
the plate
boundaries.

SWBAT:
Describe how
convection drives
plate tectonics.
Identify 3 types of
plate boundaries and
the land forms
associated with the
plate boundaries.
Describe how forces
alter those land
forms, such as
erosion and
weathering.

Objectives

SWBAT:.
Write about
the
interactions of
the sun, ocean
systems and
atmosphere to
create the
weather
patterns we
see on a daily
basis and how
this can be
used.
.
.

ENGAGE:

ENGAGE:

ENGAGE:. Papua New

Guinea volcano and
shock wave video from
August 2014.

ENGAGE:. Pangea
Puzzle Pieces: Match
the fossils, etc.

ENGAGE:.Convection
Exploration with rheostatic
liquid, candle, wood blocks

LA

EXPLORE:
EXPLAIN:

EXPLORE: :

EXPLORE:
Students will
explore the
history of the
theories leading
up to plate
tectonics.
EXPLAIN:
Theories and
underlying
science will be
explained.
ELABORATE:Seafloor

EXPLORE:.
Use Milky Way
candy bars to
simulate layers
of planetary
crust and
explore how
different plate
boundaries
work.

EXPLORE:.Students will
record their observations and
hypothesis then match that
with their observations.

EXPLAIN:

ELABORATE:

EXPLAIN: Explanation

EXPLAIN: Written
conclusions, based on the
students knowledge of
convection.
ELABORATE:..Where else
might this be used? Where
else does convection occur?

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Ms. Fosters Lesson Plan for the Week of November 10rd through November 14th

Resources

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Wylie Writes About

Science

Student Goal Sheet

and Plate Tectonics
Pre-Assessment
Game

Introduction to the
Theory of Plate
Tectonics (history)

Plate Tectonics Plate

Boundaries Lab

Plate Tectonics Plate

Boundaries and Land
Features

magnetic striping activity.

of Milky Way Lab as the

class discuss their
results and diagram the
plate boundaries.

EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Formative
assessment
based on
checking on
the progress of
each student
as they
complete the
activity.

EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Formative
assessment
based on
answers to
Jeopardy-style
questions on
the topic of
Plate
Tectonics.

EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Formative
assessment as
students take
notes.
Participation and
completion of
magnetic striping
activity..

District Test,
District Student
Data Sheet

Red magma
paper, tape,
markers for
magnetic stripes

ELABORATE:.Have
students suggest
alternate candy bar or
items that could be
used to demonstrate
plate boundaries and/or
seafloor spreading.
EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Walking around
to verify all
students have
completed the
assigned
questions.
Interactive
questioning
using popsicle
sticks.

Review game &

written notes.

EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Walking around to
verify all students
have completed the
assigned questions.
Interactive
questioning using
popsicle sticks.
.

Review game &

written notes.

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