TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Standard 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 Suggested Assessments
Concept B: There are internal processes and
sources of energy within the geosphere that cause
changes in Earth‘s crustal plates
5.2.B.a Describe the internal source of energy
on Earth that results in uneven heating of the
mantle (i.e., decay of radioactive isotopes)
STRAND 7C, 7D, 7E
Concept B: There are internal processes and
sources of energy within the geosphere that cause
changes in Earth‘s crustal plates
5.2.B.b Illustrate and explain the convection
currents that result from the uneven heating
inside the mantle and cause movement of
crustal plates
STRAND 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E
Concept B: There are internal processes and
sources of energy within the geosphere that cause
changes in Earth‘s crustal plates
5.2.B.c Describe how the energy of an
earthquake travels as seismic waves and
provides evidence for the layers of the
geosphere
STRAND 7C, 8.1B
Concept B: There are internal processes and
sources of energy within the geosphere that cause
changes in Earth‘s crustal plates
5.2.B.d Relate the densities of the materials
found in continental and oceanic plates to the
processes that result in each type of plate
boundary (i.e., diverging, converging,
transform)
STRAND 7B, 7C
Concept B: There are internal processes and
sources of energy within the geosphere that cause
changes in Earth‘s crustal plates
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Discuss and explain the decay of radioactive isotopes
and the heat released from that decay.
(1.5, 3.4)
Use diagrams and convection current lab (with food
coloring in hot water to show swirling.
(1.5, 3.4)
Use epicenter lab, using triangulation, to determine
the epicenter. Incorporate the shadow zones and
layers. Have students make poster of the shadow
zones and have students explain the wave behavior.
(1.6, 2.4, 3.5)
Use the Continental Collision lab. Using wood base,
adding machine paper, napkin, do the following.
Push the wood blocks together and observe the
formation of mountains. Pull them apart and slide
them by each other.
(1.2, 1.5)
Use Continental Collision Lab as described in 5.2
B.d for this objective. Also use the convection
current lab from 5.2 B.b. Plus demonstrating the age
Tie in with 5.2.B.b
Students will draw a diagram of what went
on and explain the results using scientific
terms.
Students will determine where the epicenter
is.
Students will identify the type of boundary
based on if a trench or ridge or mountains
occurred.
Students will take the information they
learned and put it into the form of a poem,
song, story, drawing. Student option to
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