TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 5: Processes and Interactions of the Earth’s Systems
(Geosphere, Atmosphere and Hydrosphere)
2. Earth’s Systems (Geosphere, Atmosphere and Hydrosphere) interact with one another
as they undergo change by common processes
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities
These samples activities offer ideas and are not
meant to limit teacher or student
Concept A: The Earth’s materials and
surface features are changed through a
variety of external processes
Grade 6
resourcefulness
Suggested Assessments
These samples assessments offer ideas and are
not meant to limit teacher or student
resourcefulness
Concept B: There are internal processes and
sources of energy within the geosphere that
cause changes in Earth‘s crustal plates
Scope and Sequence – Rock Cycle and Plate
Tectonics
Grades 6 & 8
a. Explain that convection currents are the
result of uneven heating inside the mantle
resulting in the melting of rock materials,
convection of magma, eruption/flow of
magma, and movement of crustal plates
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a. Teacher will use models, diagrams, videos
to demonstrate convections currents. (1.2;
1.3; 4.5)
a. Students will explain how convection
currents within Earth’s mantle could result
in movement on Earth’s surface.
b. Explain how rock layers are affected by
the folding, breaking, and uplifting of rock
layers due to plate motion
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b. Students will conduct an investigation to
develop and evaluate information and ideas
concerning the theory of plate tectonics.
They will use landform models and maps
to analyze the distribution of global
features and geological phenomena such as
volcanoes and earthquakes (1.3; 1.8)
b. Students will analyze the placement of
major landforms on Earth and explain
possible reasons for their location/type.
c. Describe how the movement of crustal
plates can cause earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions that can result in mountain
building and trench formation
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c. Students will map current
earthquake/volcanic activity on a world
map. They will use the Internet as a
research tool. (1.2; 1.3; 4.5)
c. Students will assess the location of current
earthquake/volcanic activity with respect
to their knowledge of plate boundaries.
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