Week of 1/27/2014 Teacher Rutkowski Course: 7th Science

Day / Anchor Descriptor / Eligible Content or
Academic Standard / Objective / Strategies for
this lesson / Assessment
Mon.
1/27 / - S8.D.1.2: Describe the potential impact of human made processes on changes to Earth’s resources and how they affect everyday life. / S8.D.1.1.3: Identifysoil types (i.e., humus, topsoil, subsoil, loam, loess, and parent material) and their characteristics (i.e., particle size, porosity, and permeability) found in different biomes and in Pennsylvania, and explain how they formed. / -Explain how weathering and erosion affect Earth’s surface.
-Identify what causes mechanical and chemical weathering.
-Describe the factors that determine how fast weathering occurs. / Finish group presentations of rock projects.
Then:
-Preteach: headstone weathering activity “How fast can it fizz?”
(Group learning).
Active lecture.
-Note taking. / Formative-
1. group presentations on rock projects
2. group activity; weathering headstones
Summative-weathering vocabulary cut and paste
Connection to Anchor:: Respond to a group of questions during different types of individual and group activities.
Tues.
1/28 / - S8.D.1.2: Describe the potential impact of human made processes on changes to Earth’s resources and how they affect everyday life. / S8.D.1.1.3: Identifysoil types (i.e., humus, topsoil, subsoil, loam, loess, and parent material) and their characteristics (i.e., particle size, porosity, and permeability) found in different biomes and in Pennsylvania, and explain how they formed. / -Explain how weathering and erosion affect Earth’s surface.
-Identify what causes mechanical and chemical weathering.
-Describe the factors that determine how fast weathering occurs. / Notes
Active lecture
(Transparancy-ES72,73,74) Cause Effect.
River of Sand video / Formative-.complete cause and effect graphic organizer, and vocabulary cut and paste.
Video follow sheet
Summative-
Connection to Anchor: Respond to a group of questions during different types of group activities
Wed.
1/29 / Act 80 No School
Connection to Anchor:
Thurs.
1/30 / - S8.D.1.2: Describe the potential impact of human made processes on changes to Earth’s resources and how they affect everyday life. / S8.D.1.1.3: Identifysoil types (i.e., humus, topsoil, subsoil, loam, loess, and parent material) and their characteristics (i.e., particle size, porosity, and permeability) found in Pennsylvania, and explain how they formed. / -Describe the composition of soil and explain how it forms.
-Explain how scientists classify soils.
-Identify the roles of plants and animals in soil formation. / What is Soil Discovery Activity.
-Comparison of soil samples. Group work/think, team based learning. / Formative-Students will review by completing lab sheets, worksheets, and formative assessments and show their mastery of weathering and erosion.
Connection to Anchor: Respond to a group of questions during different types of group activities
Fri
1/31 / - S8.D.1.2: Describe the potential impact of human made processes on changes to Earth’s resources and how they affect everyday life. / S8.D.1.1.3: Identifysoil types (i.e., humus, topsoil, subsoil, loam, loess, and parent material) and their characteristics (i.e., particle size, porosity, and
permeability) found in Pennsylvania, and explain how they formed. / -Describe the composition of soil and explain how it forms.
-Explain how scientists classify soils.
-Identify the roles of plants and animals in soil formation. / Active lecture.
Group learning, through weathering stations. / Formative-Students will review by completing lab sheets, worksheets, and formative assessments and show their mastery of weathering and erosion.
Connection to Anchor: Respond to a group of questions during different types of group activities.