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Unit 7 Assessment: Forces that change the Earth


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LAST UNIT /Experience

Physics
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Dec 2: FRAME: Plate Tectonic

The Theory of
Plate
Tectonics

Dec 3: Time Line


Dec 4-8: FRAME: Earths Features
(3days: one for each boundary
type/PBL)
Dec 9: LAB: Mapping Mt. Capulin
Dec 10: Google Earth(computer
activity)

/Experience

Global Patterns

8 1: UNIT
SCHEDULE
Dec
Launch
UO

Theory

NEXT UNIT

CURRENT UNIT

UNIT MAP

plate
boundaries

Dec 11: Tie Up UO


Dec 12: Unit 7 Assessment: Forces
that Change the Earth

investigating
development of

understanding
how Earths
surface changes

formation of
crustal
features

interpreting

topographic
& satellite
maps

reshaping of
Earths surface

IMPORTANT TERMS:

What evidence was developed to support the theory of plate tectonics?


How did human understanding of Earths crust change with plate tectonic theory?
What crustal features form at each type of plate boundary?
How are contour lines used to show land features on a topographic map?
What do satellite views reveal about Earths surface and land features?
How can weathering, erosion, and deposition reshape land features?

Investigating
Describing
Interpreting
Comparing
Analyzing
Predicting

UNIT
RELATIONSHIPS

UNIT SELF-TEST
QUESTIONS

tectonic plate
plate tectonics
crustal feature
sea floor spreading
plate boundary
divergent
convergent transform subduction rift valley mid-ocean ridge topographic map satellite view
land features erosional feature contour line
contour interval
altitude elevation
depression
steep slope continental drift
Alfred Wegener Harry Hess
weathering
erosion deposition

puzzle-fit of
continents

evidenced
by

OPEN

PLATE
TECTONIC
THEORY

by
describing

fossils

sea floor
spreading

understanding
how Earths surface
changes

rock layers
& glacial
deposits

seismic &
volcanic
activity

Am I able to ___?

describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate


tectonic theory;
8.9 (A)

WHAT EVIDENCE WAS DEVELOPED TO


SUPPORT THE THEORY OF PLATE
TECTONICS? The evidence that supports the
Theory of Plate Tectonics is

HOW DID HUMAN UNDERSTANDING OF


EARTHS CRUST CHANGE WITH PLATE
TECTONIC THEORY?
Today, humans understand that the
Earths Crust changes slowly over time
because

understanding
how Earths surface
changes

PLATE
BOUNDARIES
divergent
convergent

transform
Am I able to ___?
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;

understanding
how Earths surface
changes

PLATE
BOUNDARIES

FORMATION
OF CRUSTAL
FEATURES
such as
OPEN

mid-ocean ridges
Rift Valley

divergent
convergent

Mountains,
Trench w Volcanoes, or
Trench w Volcanic islands

transform

fault zones
Am I able to ___?

8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B)

relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;

WHAT CRUSTAL FEATURES FORM AT


EACH TYPE OF PLATE BOUNDARY?
A divergent
boundary will form
A convergent
boundary will form
USE VOCABULARY:
sea floor spreading
rift valley
mid-ocean ridge
volcanoes
volcanic islands

subduction zone
trench
mountains

USE VOCABULARY:
Youngest Ocean floor
Oldest Ocean floor
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Sea Level
Subduction
Seafloor Spreading

understanding
how Earths surface
changes

RESHAPING
OF EARTHS
SURFACE

deposition

through

weathering
erosion

Am I able to ___?
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be
reshaped by weathering.

understanding
how Earths surface
changes

SATELLITE
VIEWS
TOPOGRAPHIC
MAPS

Am I able to ___?
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be
reshaped by weathering.

puzzle-fit of
continents

evidenced
by

PLATE
TECTONIC
THEORY

by
describing

fossils

sea floor
spreading

rock layers
& glacial
deposits

seismic &
volcanic
activity

PLATE
BOUNDARIES

understanding
how Earths surface
changes

SATELLITE
VIEWS
TOPOGRAPHIC
MAPS

FORMATION
OF CRUSTAL
FEATURES
such as

RESHAPING
OF EARTHS
SURFACE

deposition

through

mid-ocean ridges

divergent

mid-ocean
ridges
Rift Valley

convergent

Mountains,
Trench w Volcanoes, or
Trench w Volcanic islands

transform

fault zones

mountains

weathering
erosion

Am I able to ___?
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be
reshaped by weathering.

The Unit Organizer

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BIGGER PICTURE

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The Earths surface is always changing gradually and at times violently


and this greatly impacts where and how we live and find resources.
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UNIT SCHEDULE

UNIT MAP

Unit Pretest
Piecing Together Pangaea
LAB: Sea Floor Spreading

investigating
development of
interpreting

History of the Theory


More Convection Demos!
LAB: Mapping Boundaries
Modeling Boundaries
Topographic Maps &
Using Satellite Images
LAB: Mapping Mt. Capulin
Stream Table Demos

What evidence was developed to support the theory of plate tectonics?


How did human understanding of Earths crust change with plate tectonic theory?
What crustal features form at each type of plate boundary?
How are contour lines used to show land features on a topographic map?
What do satellite views reveal about Earths surface and land features?
How can weathering, erosion, and deposition reshape land features?

Investigating
Describing
Interpreting
Comparing
Analyzing
Predicting

UNIT
RELATIONSHIPS

UNIT SELF-TEST
QUESTIONS

Virtual Labs
12/ 12 EOU Assessment
Unit Test

evidenced
by

PLATE
TECTONIC
THEORY

by
describing

PLATE
BOUNDARIES

understanding
how Earths surface
changes

FORMATION
OF CRUSTAL
FEATURES
such as

RESHAPING
OF EARTHS
SURFACE
through

Am I able to ___?
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be
reshaped by weathering.

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