Grade 4 : Standard 7 – The Earth
Conceptual Strand 7
Major geologic events that occur over eons or brief moments in
time continually shape and reshape the surface of the Earth, resulting in
continuous global change.
Guiding Question 7
How is the earth affected by long-term and short term geological
cycles and the influence of man?
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Grade Level Expectations |
Checks for Understanding |
State Performance Indicators |
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GLE 0407.7.1 Investigate how the Earth’s geological
features change as a result of erosion (weathering and transportation) and
deposition.
GLE 0407.7.2 Evaluate how some earth materials can be
used to solve human problems and enhance the quality of life.
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 0407.7.1
Prepare a demonstration to illustrate how wind and water affect the
earth’s surface features.
0407.7.2
Design an investigation to demonstrate how erosion and deposition
change the earth’s surface.
0407.7.3
List factors that determine the appropriate use of an earth material.
0407.7.4
Use data from a variety of informational texts to analyze and evaluate
man’s impact on non-renewable resources. |
SPI 0407.7.1 Design a simple model to illustrate how
the wind and movement of water alter the earth’s surface.
SPI 0407.7.2 Analyze how different
earth materials are
utilized to solve human problems or improve the quality of life.
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How Wind and Water Change the Earth’s Geological Features
- Use "Our
Changing Earth" science photo cards to show students processes that change the
earth.
- Card 2
Volcano
- Card 3
Earthquake Fault
- Card 4
Earthquake Damage
- Card 5 Tsunami
- Card 6
Weathering of Rock
- Card 7
Weathering of Rock by Running Water
- Card 8
Erosion
- Card 9
Glacier
- Card 10 Wind
Erosion
- Card 11
Mudslide
- Card 12
Weathering and Erosion by Wind and Rain
- Card 13
Weathering and Erosion by Moving Water
- Have students
illustrate processes that change land:
3. Resource Book Geology - Science Works
for Kids Series Pages 50-54
4. BrainPOP "Erosion"
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/erosion/
5. United Streaming
6. TCAP Coach Lesson 19 "Erosion, Deposition,
and Geological Features" pages 113-115
Earth materials are utilized to solve human
problems or improve the quality of life
Using Earth Materials
Online activity - Categorizing
Resources
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/Water/
BrainPop
TCAP Coach Lesson 21 "Using Earth Materials" pages 119-121
Have students make a chart listing nonliving and living resources.
| Nonliving
Resources |
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water
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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air
  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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soil
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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minerals
|
gems |
graphite
(pencil lead) |
gold and silver
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|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| rocks
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Soil Characteristics
TCAP Coach Lesson 22 "Soil Characteristics" pages
122-124
Resource Book Geology - Science Works for Kids
Series Pages 21-26
Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
United Streaming
TCAP Coach Lesson 23 "Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources" pages 125-127
Graphic Organizer
Craft Project - Pizza
http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson59.html
