TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 5: Processes and Interactions of the Earth’s Systems
(Geosphere, Atmosphere and Hydrosphere)
1. Earth’s Systems (Geosphere, Atmosphere and Hydrosphere) have
common components and unique structures
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Concept A: The Earth’s crust is
composed of various materials including
soil, minerals, and rocks with
characteristic properties
a. Observe and describe the physical
properties (e.g., odor, color, appearance,
relative grain size, texture and
absorption of water) and different types
of soil components (i.e., sand, clay and
humus) of soils.
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a. Using a hand lens and several soil samples,
students will compare and contrast the
physical properties (i.e. odor, color,
appearance, size, etc.) of the soil samples.
(1.3; 1.8)
a. Given two soil samples, students will
complete a Venn diagram comparing and
contrasting the two samples.
b. Observe and describe the physical
properties of rocks (e.g., size, shape,
color, presence of fossils).
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b. Using a hand lens and several types of rocks,
students will compare and contrast the
physical properties (i.e. size, shape, color,
etc.) of the rocks. (1.3; 2.3; 4.6)
b. In small groups, students will categorize a
group of rocks according to physical
properties, then identify how they
characterized the rocks by sharing their
physical property.
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