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How is the life cycle of a rock like the life cycle of living things? How does the water cycle keep me alive?
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3. Student Learning Map
- Topic:Processes that Shape the Earth
- Subject(s):Science
- Days:20
- Grade(s):4
Key Learning:
Rocks change and go through a life cycle. In the same way, the earth is constantly moving water around its surface in a never ending cycle.
Unit Essential Question(s):
Concept: The Rock Cycle D.1.2.1 (AA- MC, SR, ER)
D.1.2.4 (AA- MC, SR, ER)
Concept: The Water Cycle D.1.2.3 (CS- MC)
Concept: Conserving Resources D.2.2.1 (CS- MC)
Lesson Essential Question(s):a) What are the three types of rocks?
b) What are minerals? (A)
a) What is the rock cycle?
b) What are the steps of the rock cycle?
c) What are the processes that take place during the rock cycle? (A)
a) How and why do rocks break down?
b) How does weathering affect rocks?
c) Explain how erosion affects rock. (A)
a) Describe what soil is.
b) Explain how soil forms, and how soils differ. (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):a) What is the water cycle?
b) What are the steps of the water cycle? (A)
a) What are the different kinds of precipitation?
b) What causes different types of weather? (A)
a) How does the temperature affect the water cycle?
b) How do landforms affect the water cycle? (A)
a) What are air masses and how do they move?
b) What do symbols on a weather map represent? (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):a) What are natural resources?
b) What are fossil fuels and mineral resources? (A)
a) How do we use resources every day?
b) How do people use and misuse resources?
c) How do we preserve resources? (A)
a) What are renewable and nonrenewable resources?
b) What does conservation of resources look like? (A)
Vocabulary:Mineral, Rock, Igneous*, Sedimentary*, Metamorphic*, Rock Cycle, Weathering*, Erosion*, Humus, Horizon, Bedrock, Sand, Clay
Vocabulary:Water Cycle*, Precipitation, Evaporation*, Condensation*, Rain, Sleet, Snow, Hail, Tornado, Hurricane, Sea Breeze, Land Breeze, Rain Shadow, Air Mass, Cold Front, Warm Front, Barometer, Anemometer
Additional Information:
AA- Annually Assessed , CS- Content-Sampled (Assessed Every 3 Years), MC- Multiple Choice, SR- Short Response, ER- Extended Response, * Means FCAT-Tested Vocabulary Lesson Planner Pgs.240A-240B, 278A-278B,318A-318B Lab Manual Pgs.96-127 FCAT Practice Pgs.25-36 Assessment Guide Pgs.43-60 *See Attached Documents for Additional Resources
