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Grade 7 Science Unit Plan
Unit E - Planet Earth
(emphasis on Social and Environmental context)
Science and Projects - Geology Glossary
of Geological Terms Earth Science
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Grade 7 Unit Overview (Alberta)
The scientific study of Earth is based on direct observation (images)
of landforms (Natural Resources
- Canada) and materials that make up Earth's
surface, and the sample evidence we have of Earth's
interior. By studying this evidence, we discover patterns in the nature and distribution of the Earth's materials,
and in the kinds of changes that take place. This knowledge can be used in developing models for geologic
structures and processes-models
that help both scientists and students enlarge their understanding of their observations, and guide further investigation
and research.
Concepts Covered and Developed through Instruction
What do the students already know?
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What do the students know about the Earth, how it is formed and how it changes ?
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What must they Learn?
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Patterns in the nature and distribution of Earth's materials
Developing models to describe change
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General
Learner
Outcome
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Specific Learner Outcomes
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Instructional Focus
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Describe and demonstrate methods used in the scientific study of
the Earth, and in observing and interpreting its component materials
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1.0
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- Changing Earth surface
( earthquakes, volcanoes,
landslides, glacial
erosion and river erosion )
- earth's interior
- seismographs
- rocks and minerals
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Research and Viewing
Building Models
Lab Activities / Graphing
Lab Activities
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Identify evidence for the rock
cycle and use the rock
cycle concept to interpret and explain the characteristics of particular rocks
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2.0
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- rocks and minerals
- classes of rocks
( igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
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- rock formation
- local rocks and sediments
- weathering, erosion
and sedimentation
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Characterisitics of Rocks and Minerals
Classification / Scientific Illustration
Lab activities / Viewing
Research
Lab Activities / Scientific Reports
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Investigate and interpret evidence of major changes in landforms and
the rock layers that underlie them investigate and interpret patterns in the structure and distribution of mountain
formations (e.g., describe and interpret mountain formations of the North
American cordillera)
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3.0
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- fold and fault
mountains
- crustal movement
- earthquakes
- volcanoes
- erosion
- continental drift
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Lab Activities
Challenges
Research / GIS
Research / GIS
Problem Solving Activities
Building Models
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Describe, interpret and evaluate evidence from the fossil record
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4.0
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- kinds of fossils
- fossil reconstruction
- geologic time scale
- evidence in developing accepted scientific ideas,
theories and explanations
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Research / Textual Resources
Making Models
Graphic Organizer / Inspiration
Project
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