SALTA 4th grade

McGraw Hill Unit: Our Dynamic Earth

GRADE 4 SCIENCE

Module: Earth and it’s Changing Features

Total Time: 270 Minutes About 2 Weeks

Lesson 2: Evidence from Rocks & Fossils

Module: Earthquakes

Lesson 2: Model Earthquake Movement

LESSON 2: EVIDENCE FROM ROCKS & FOSSILS LESSON PACING LEARNING INTENTIONS & SUCCESS CRITERIA ADDITIONAL MATERIALS PG Engage (Phenomena) 15 Min Learning Intention: Pg. 29

I am learning to make observations and ask questions about rock formations so I can think like a scientist. Success Criteria: I’ll know I have learned it when I am able to write three observations and one question about rock formations.

Big Idea: What

information we can get from rocks?

Explore

30 Min Learning Intentions:

30-31

I am learning how fossils show changes to an environment over time so that I can understand the relationship between fossils and past environments. Success Criteria: I’ll know I have learned it when I can explain using evidence to support a claim about past environments. I am learning what fossils can tell us about the past so I can make inferences about past environments. Success Criteria: I’ll know I have learned it when I can create a

Lesson: Fossil Dig

Explain

30 Min Learning Intentions:

32-33

Lesson: What Fossils Tell Us

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