Unit 4: Dynamic Earth (Chapters 7-9)

Major assessments
Day

Assessment

11/28

Quiz Chapter 7

12/14

Earthquake project due

Essential Questions
How do we know that plates move?
How is Earths surface shaped by plate motion?
Why do earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
Class Plan
Day

Topic

Activity

Homework

11/17

7.1 Plate
Notes
tectonics
Plate tectonics puzzle activity
7.2 Development
of a theory

Finish 1 - 8 p 222

11/22

7.2 Development Sea floor spreading notes

of a Theory
Sea floor spreading activity
7.3 The theory of Movement of Plate Tectonics
plate tectonics

Study for quiz chapter 7

11/28

8.1 Forces that

shape earth

Quiz Chapter 7
Landform modeling

11/30

8.2 Landforms at
plate boundaries

Landform modeling

12/2

9.1 Earthquakes

Modeling
Divergent/Convergent/Transform
Earthquake Webquest

12/6

9.2 Volcanoes

Volcano Webquest

12/8

Geologic Project

Geologic Choices

12/12

Geologic Project

Geologic Choices

12/14

Geologic Project

Geologic Choices