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Planet Earth II
Earth is the fifth largest of the planets in the solar system — smaller than the four gas giants, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, but larger than the three other rocky planets, Mercury, Mars and Venus. Earth has a diameter of roughly 8,000 miles (13,000 kilometers), and is round because gravity pulls matter into a ball, although it is not perfectly round, instead being more of an “oblate spheroid” whose spin causes it to be squashed at its poles and swollen at the equator.
Material
Day 1 – Introduction
- Student Work Packet – topic 43
Day 2 – Virtual Textbook
- Read Physical 43 – Rock Types
- Read Physical 43 – Tectonics
- Read Physical 43 – Oceanic trenches
Enrichment
- Activity 15 – Write a letter
- Activity 24 – Create matrix
- Activity 03 – Make slides
- Lab 12 Diversity of Life
Videos
2:36 Plate Tectonics Explained
9:21 Plate Tectonics
7:39 Plate Tectonics – A Documentary
Compare Contrast and Debate
Background: Nearly 75% of the continental surfaces are covered by sedimentary rocks, although they form about 5% of the crust. About 10% of sedimentary rocks are limestones.
- Position A: The importance of limestone as a building material makes it among the most important rock-types for high school students to recognize and understand.
- Position B: While limestone is an important building material, there are several other more-important rock types which should be recognized and understood by students.
Instructor Resources
Standard Daily Material
- Day 1 – Standard material – introduction day
- Day 2 – Standard material – reading day
- Day 3 – Standard material – make a presentation
- Day 4 – Standard material – give a presentation
- Extra! – Enrichment and remediation options
Other Topic Specific Resources
- PS43 Moving Air.tns
- PS43 Ocean Currents.tns
- PS43 Stream Erosion.tns
- PS43 Tilting Earth.tns
- PS43 Bellringer Environmental Conditions Affecting Life on Earth.tnsp
Special Notes
Instructor Emphasis:
- Science & Engineering Practice: Use mathematical and computational thinking.
- Cross-Cutting Concept: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity.