This unit lesson plan covers a science unit from February 7th through March 8th about constructive and destructive forces such as running water, glaciers, waves, and wind. The unit aims to teach students how these four forces cause weathering, erosion, and deposition, constantly changing the Earth's surface. It includes 8 lessons exploring different landforms and processes caused by each force. Students will complete assignments like webquests, worksheets, models and graphic organizers to demonstrate their understanding of these concepts and how they shape the Earth. The teacher notes that students still confuse erosion and deposition processes and have difficulty remembering all the landforms.
This unit lesson plan covers a science unit from February 7th through March 8th about constructive and destructive forces such as running water, glaciers, waves, and wind. The unit aims to teach students how these four forces cause weathering, erosion, and deposition, constantly changing the Earth's surface. It includes 8 lessons exploring different landforms and processes caused by each force. Students will complete assignments like webquests, worksheets, models and graphic organizers to demonstrate their understanding of these concepts and how they shape the Earth. The teacher notes that students still confuse erosion and deposition processes and have difficulty remembering all the landforms.
This unit lesson plan covers a science unit from February 7th through March 8th about constructive and destructive forces such as running water, glaciers, waves, and wind. The unit aims to teach students how these four forces cause weathering, erosion, and deposition, constantly changing the Earth's surface. It includes 8 lessons exploring different landforms and processes caused by each force. Students will complete assignments like webquests, worksheets, models and graphic organizers to demonstrate their understanding of these concepts and how they shape the Earth. The teacher notes that students still confuse erosion and deposition processes and have difficulty remembering all the landforms.
This unit lesson plan covers a science unit from February 7th through March 8th about constructive and destructive forces such as running water, glaciers, waves, and wind. The unit aims to teach students how these four forces cause weathering, erosion, and deposition, constantly changing the Earth's surface. It includes 8 lessons exploring different landforms and processes caused by each force. Students will complete assignments like webquests, worksheets, models and graphic organizers to demonstrate their understanding of these concepts and how they shape the Earth. The teacher notes that students still confuse erosion and deposition processes and have difficulty remembering all the landforms.
Subject: Science Dates: February 7th through March 8th
Unit Name: Constructive and Destructive Forces: Running Water, Glaciers, Waves, and Wind Summary of Unit: This unit covered how those four forces creates weathering, erosion, and deposition to keep our planet constantly changing. Standards: 8.ESS.3: A combination of constructive and destructive geologic processes formed Earth’s surface. Objectives: To comprehend the different forces in our planet and how they shape our Earth, keeping it fresh and constantly growing. This also allows us to explain why our world acts the way it is. Materials: Two containers for mixing Warm water While glue Borax PVC pipe Books Ruler Marker Stopwatch Sandpaper Vegetable Oil Water Protractor Water bottles with boiling water Water bottles with ice water Agents of Erosion chart Chromebook Textbook Wind Webquest T-Chart/Review and Reinforce Worksheet Graphic Organizer Wave Webquest
Lesson 1 Title: Running Water Erosion Introduction Time: 2 Days
Lesson 2 Title: Running Water Erosion and Deposition Features Time: 2 Days Lesson 3 Title: Glacier Erosion Continental vs Valley Time: 1 Day Lesson 4 Title: Glacier Erosion and Depositional Features Time: 2 Days Lesson 5 Title: Moving a Valley Glacier Time: 2 Days Lesson 6 Title: Wave Erosion Features Time: 2 Days Lesson 7 Title: Wave Erosion Coastlines Time: 2 Days Lesson 8 Title: Wind Erosion Time: 2 Days
Assignments and Activities:
The students had a combination of webquests to complete, worksheets to complete that helped deepen their understanding of the material, creating coastlines, building models of glaciers, and completing graphic organizers that allowed the information to be placed in easy to understand formats. Evaluation: I believe the unit went over decently, though I would need to gather more information on how students still confuse erosion with deposition. The toughest part was remembering what all the landforms were.