Ms.

Fosters Lesson Plan for the Week of November 17th through November 21st

Objective
s

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Review vocab,
history of plate
tectonics, boundaries
SWBAT:.
Describe the
development
of plate
tectonics
theory and the
evidence to
support it.
Describe how
convection
drives plate
tectonics.
Compare and
contrast
different types
of plate
boundaries
and the land
formed they
create.

Plate Tectonics
Overview and
Review
SWBAT:.
Compare and
contrast
types of plate
boundaries.
Review
convection
lab from
previous day.
Identify ways
that
convection
leads to plate
movement.

Plate Tectonics Quiz

(pep rally schedule)

Intro to Topo Maps

Land features and Topo Maps,

continued

SWBAT:
Describe their
understanding of
the historical
development of
Plate Tectonic
Theory.
Demonstrate
how continents
are being
pushed apart by
seafloor
spreading.
Describe how
convection
drives plate
tectonics.
Identify 3 types
of plate
boundaries and
the land forms
associated with
the plate
boundaries.

SWBAT:
Identify the vocabulary
involved in interpreting
topographic maps and
satellite views used to
identify land and
erosional features.

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

ENGAGE: Video of
California
earthquake& Mt St
Helens photos.

ENGAGE:

LA

EXPLORE:
How does this
relate back to
convection in
the
Climatology
Unit we just
completed?

EXPLORE: :
What
happens at a
plate
boundary.

EXPLORE:
.
EXPLAIN:
.
ELABORATE:.

How land
features are

ENGAGE: Video on
topographic maps.

EXPLORE:.
Play Doh Mountain
activity.

EXPLAIN: What the

lines and marking
means on a
topographic map.

SWBAT:
Identify features on a
topographic map.
Describe how forces alter
those land forms, such as
erosion and weathering.

ENGAGE:Discuss previous
lab.

EXPLORE:.Explore real
topographic maps in
groups. Treasure hunt for
specific land features.

EXPLAIN: Correlation
between lab and real map
features.

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Ms. Fosters Lesson Plan for the Week of November 17th through November 21st
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Review vocab,
history of plate
tectonics, boundaries

Plate Tectonics
Overview and
Review
created.
EXPLAIN:
Tectonics
plates are
always
moving.

ELABORATE:
How does
plate
tectonics
cause a rift
valley to
form?
EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Formative
assessment
based on
checking on
the progress
of each
student as
they
complete the
activity.

Plate Tectonics Quiz

(pep rally schedule)

Intro to Topo Maps

Land features and Topo Maps,

continued

EXPLAIN:
Convection
currents
observations
and handouts.

Resources

EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Formative
assessment
based on
checking on
the progress of
each student
as they
complete the
activity.
Activity Sheet
for convection.
Carolina
convection lab.

Plate
tectonics
table

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

Review and quiz

ELABORATE:.How
topographic maps are
used in actual
application of
someones daily
life/work.

EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Completion of Play Doh
Mountain activity
observation sheet..
Formative assessment
based on checking on
the progress of each
student as they
complete the activity.

Play Doh
Activity/Observation
.

ELABORATE:..Students
discuss where they might
use a topographic map.

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

Topographic maps
Activity sheet

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