7th Grade Science Guide

7.2: Changes to Earth 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 3

● Wet Sand ● Cups ● Rulers

relationship between energy fow and matter cycling on Earth.

heights of dropped water, and from same height with different amounts of water.

Formative Assessment: SEEd 7.2.1 Formative Assessment

Activity: Weathering & Erosion Stations

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can describe geologic processes that help us determine geologic time scale.

● Students participate in

● Weathering and Erosion Stations (option 1) ● Weathering & Erosion Station(option 2) ● Weathering & Erosion Foldable - Use OER text

stations that demonstrate different types of weathering and erosion and complete a graphic organizer describing what they noticed about each type.

Activity: Bill Nye Erosion Video

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can give evidence and explain how Earth’s surface has changed over time.

● Students watch a video about erosion and take notes.

● Bill Nye Erosion ● Movie Notes

Activity: Weathering & Erosion

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Students are explicitly taught about energy in weathering & erosion

● I can provide evidence

●

Weathering & Erosion Slides

and explain how Earth’s surface has changed over time.

● Another option for

Weathering and Erosion PPT

Activity: Sweet Superposition

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can provide evidence and explain how Earth’s

● Students will investigate the correlation between rock layers and fossil age.

● Lesson Plan