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Earth’s physical processes … And You

Earth’s physical processes … And You. Introductions Goals and Objectives Lesson Activities Lesson Extensions Resources Evaluation. Laurie Erby Michigan Geographic Alliance 6 th Grade Teacher Saline Middle School.

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Earth’s physical processes … And You

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  1. Earth’s physical processes … And You • Introductions • Goals and Objectives • Lesson Activities • Lesson Extensions • Resources • Evaluation

  2. Laurie Erby Michigan Geographic Alliance 6th Grade Teacher Saline Middle School

  3. PARTICIPANT GOAL: Participants will discover ways to teach a lesson on Human Environment Interaction, with a focus on how humans are affected by the forces of our planet. OBJECTIVES: • Use current earthquake data to determine the approximate locations of plate lines. • Connect Alfred Wegener’s findings to the current theory of Plate Tectonics. • Review lesson activities that will help you provide quality learning experiences for your students based on current best practice and incorporating Common Core Literacy skills.

  4. STUDENT GOAL: Students will develop a deeper understanding of how some of the physical processes that shape Earth’s surface affect the people and ecosystems living on it OBJECTIVES: • Students will be able to locate places on Earth’s surface that have recently experienced earthquakes. • Students will be able connect those locations to current theories on the locations of plate boundaries. • Students will be able to explain how changes in our planet affect the people living on it.

  5. Take a Risk! About how many major earthquakes take place in a year? About how many earthquakes (in total) take place world-wide in one year?

  6. Alfred Wegener • Work with your elbow partner • Take turns reading sections of the informational page about Alfred Wegener • As you read, share your thinking aloud and discuss those thoughts with your partner • When you’re done reading, write a brief statement telling the gist of this informational piece about Wegener • …Teacher modeling, then 8minutes to complete this task with your partner

  7. Was Wegener a risk taker? • What did you read that supports your answer? – give evidence from the text

  8. How close were you? • About how many majorearthquakes take place world-wide in a year? About 16 • About how many earthquakes (total) take place world-wide in a year? Several million each year, but many are so small they go undetected. There are about 50 per day, and about 20,000 per year that are officially recorded.

  9. Seismologists - Directions for Plotting Earthquakes Put together your Earthquake plotting map with a title, a key and your world map. • Find the coordinates for one of the earthquakes that happened on the date given • Mark the location of the earthquake on your world map using an orange colored pencil. • Continue marking the locations of the remaining earthquakes on your map with the same color pencil • After 3 or 4 weeks of doing this (only once per week), have students “connect the dots” using a map of the plates.

  10. So, Just Where Are the plates? • Preview the “Earthquake Risk: A Global View” side of the NGS map provided • Note 3 or more things that you find interesting and prepare to share those with your partner

  11. Living with the threat – how are people affected by earthquakes? • Flip your map over, and once again, preview and prepare to share something interesting with your partner.

  12. Lesson Assessment …connecting the pieces • Read one of the current event articles provided in your packet. • As you read, take note of evidence you see related to History, Geography, Economics, and Government • Use this note-taker, along with what you now know about earthquakes to write a brief statement about how the forces of our planet affect the people and ecosystems living on it.

  13. Teacher resources • World Map • USGS website • Lesson Extension Ideas and Materials

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