| SOLID EARTH MODULE MATRIX |
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CONCEPTS |
READING AND WRITING |
ASSESSMENT |
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MOCK ROCKS |
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• Rocks have many properties, including shape,
color, and texture.
• Rocks are made of ingredients called
minerals; minerals are made of only one
substance.
• Mineral crystals have identifiable shapes. |
• What Geologists Do
• Mock Rocks
• Crystal Identification Table
• Summary: Mock Rocks
• Science Notebook: Students record
observations, make drawings, and come to
conclusions about mock rock ingredients.
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Pretest
Embedded Assessment
• Teacher observation
• Science Notebook
• Response sheet
Benchmark Assessment
• I-Check 1
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2. |
SCRATCH TEST |
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• A mineral is an earth material that cannot be
physically broken down any further.
• Hardness, a mineral property, is the resistance
of a mineral to being scratched; minerals can
be identified and seriated by hardness. |
• Mining for Minerals
• Birthstones
• Summary: Scratch Test
• Science Notebook: Students record mineral
observations and organize hardness data in
a chart to help identify minerals.
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Embedded Assessment
• Science Notebook
• Response sheet
Benchmark Assessment
• I-Check 2
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3. |
CALCITE QUEST |
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• Rocks are made of minerals.
• Calcite is one of the most common minerals
on Earth.
• Sometimes more than one test is needed to
provide conclusive evidence.
• Crystal patterns can help us identify certain
minerals.
• Limestone and marble are two rocks that
contain calcite. |
• Calcite = Calcium Carbonate
• Rock of Ages
• Summary: Calcite Quest
• Science Notebook: Students record rock
observations and organize evidence for the
presence of calcite in rock samples.
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Embedded Assessment
• Science Notebook
• Response sheet
Benchmark Assessment
• I-Check 3
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4. |
TAKE IT FOR GRANITE |
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• Rocks are made of ingredients called minerals.
• Minerals can be identified by their properties
(e.g. hardness, luster, streak, fizzing in acid).
• The three basic rock types are igneous,
sedimentary, and metamorphic.
• The rock cycle is a way to describe how the
three types of rocks form from one another. |
• Identifying Minerals
• Where Do Rocks Come From?
• Summary: Take It for Granite
• Science Notebook: Students record
their rock and mineral observations and
organize this information on a diagnostic
chart to identify the minerals. |
Embedded Assessment
• Teacher observation
• Response sheet
• Science Notebook
Benchmark Assessment
• I-Check 4
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5. |
LANDFORMS |
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• Chemical weathering of rocks changes
minerals into different minerals.
• Physical weathering breaks rock into smaller
particles by physical forces.
• Erosion wears away and transports earth
materials by water, wind, or ice; deposition
relocates eroded earth materials.
• Volcanoes, earthquakes, and landslides
contribute to rapid changes in landforms. |
• Weathering
• Landform Vocabulary
• Erosion and Deposition
• Landforms Photo Album
• It Happened So Fast!
• Cynthia Dusel-Bacon: USGS Geologist
• Summary: Landforms
• Science Notebook: Students record
observations of results, draw stream-table
maps, and interpret results.
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Embedded Assessment
• Science notebook
• Teacher observation
• Response sheet
• Performance assessment
Benchmark Assessment
• I-Check 5
Posttest
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