Geology

CCBOE Unit #2

Inside the Earth

Geology

LMS

Evans, GA

SCIENCE LAB 1

Grade Six

All assignments are listed in the Assignment Log on this website as well as in the classroom.

Students are responsible to get make-up work for absences, and have three days to complete it.

Assignment Log

Terms you need to know should always be #1 in the science section of your binder. If you review them each night, they will not seem so foreign to you when you are expected to know them and be able to use them!

Chapters 3,4,& 5 in the textbook will be used for vocabulary and for reference.

Bonus Room

Extra Credit by definition is extra. It does not replace required assignments. It is available for each nine weeks in the Bonus Room and must be turned in by due date

DUE DATE for this term is 12/12/08

No Exceptions

National Standards

KEY CONCEPTS

	The lithosphere (Earth's surface) is made up of individual tectonic plates
	These "plates" move atop the asthenosphere and their motion is determined by geological processes within the Earth.
	Many geological events and features, such as volcanoes, earthquakes, and land formations are related to this plate tectonic movement.

(NSTA standards - Project: Earth Science)

GPS Science Standard S6E5

Students will investigate the scientific view of how the earth's surface was formed.

a. Compare and contrast the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core including temperature, density, and composition.

e. Recognize that lithospheric plates constantly move and cause major geological events on the earth’s surface.

f. Explain the effects of physical processes (plate tectonics, erosion, deposition, volcanic eruption, gravity) on geological features including oceans (composition, currents, and tides).

http://www.ccboe.net/learning/middle/science.html

KEY QUESTIONS

	How are the earth’s layers alike and different?
	What challenges stand in the way of sending explorers to the center of the earth?
	How does the movement of lithospheric plates cause major events on earth’s surface?
	What evidence do scientists have that continents were once joined together?
	Why do mountains often occur in ranges thousands of kilometers long?
	What can fossils tell us about movements of the plates in the past?