Earth's Many Changes

Earth's Many Changes
Timeline
  • Lesson 6A: 3.5 hours
  • Lesson 6B: 2 hours
  • Lesson 6C: 2 hours
  • Lesson 6D: 2 hours
  • Lesson 6E: 2 hours
  • Unit 6 Review
    • Summative Assessment: 10 minutes
    • Putting It All Together: 1 hour
Essential Statements
  • I can research solutions to address local litter problems at my school. (Lesson 6A)
  • I can identify changes from Earth events as happening quickly or slowly. (Lesson 6B/6C)
  • I can draw conclusions about how wind and water erosion affect land. (Lesson 6D/6E)
  • I can assess ways to reduce the impact of wind and water erosion on land. (Lesson 6D/6E)
Essential Questions
  • What can I do to solve the problem of litter gathering in my schoolyard or area? Why would this solution solve the problem?
  • How do natural disasters affect the Earth?
  • How is the Earth changing?
  • How can we stop or slow water as it picks up and carries soil away?
  • How can we stop or slw wind as it picks up and carries soil away?
Unit
6

Vocabulary

  • Action — when we do something to solve the problem (Lesson 6A)
  • Earthquakes — when the Earth’s surface suddenly shakes and rolls. Earthquakes can be felt over large areas and usually last less than a minute. (Lesson 6B)
  • Erosion — a kind of change that happens when wind and water move soil and small rocks to a new place (Lesson 6C)
  • Natural disaster — Earth events that can happen quickly such as earthquakes and tornadoes, or slowly such as droughts (Lesson 6B)
  • Particle — small pieces of soil and rock (Lesson 6C)
  • Problem — something that needs to be improved (Lesson 6A)
  • Solution — a response to a problem or challenge (Lesson 6A)
  • Strength — something that works better or best for our goal (Lesson 6A)
  • Stream bank — sides of a stream (Lesson 6C)
  • Tool — something that is created to help solve a problem (Lesson 6A)
  • Weakness — something that does not work as well for the goal (Lesson 6A)
  • Weathering — the process of breaking down rocks and soil (Lesson 6C)