Unit #4 Driving Question: How and why do theories become generally accepted?
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
- Explain why planets are more complex than stars.
- Use evidence to explain how the Earth and its atmosphere developed and changed over time.
- Explain the basic mechanisms and key pieces of evidence for plate tectonics, and how plate tectonics impacts life on Earth.
- Define geology, the types of questions geologists ask, and the tools they use to answer those questions.Explain why geology is important to understanding the history of the Earth.
- Understand how geologists can work with scientists and historians from other disciplines to form a deeper understanding of the history of the Earth.
Lesson Plans for the Week of October 31, 2022 to November 4, 2022
Monday, October 31, 2022 Project Work Day (Element Superhero/Supervillain Due Friday)
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 The Universe: Spaceship Earth
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Unit 4 Vocabulary Terms, Blank Student Copy, & Unit 4 Vocab Hidden Message Worksheet
Thursday, November 3, 2022 Unit 4 Vocabulary Puzzle Pieces Challenge, Unit 4 Crossword, & Unit 4 Word Search
Friday, November 4, 2022 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of the Earth & Solar System Part 1 & Threshold 4 Foldable
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 7, 2022 to November 11, 2022
Monday, November 7, 2022 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of the Earth & Solar System Part 2
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 No School (Election Day)
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 Planetary Card Sort Worksheet, Planetary Card Sort Jamboard Part 1, Earth & The Solar System Interactive Notes, Earth & the Solar System Interactive Notes 3-Close Reads Worksheet, and Planetary Card Sort Part 2
Thursday, November 10, 2022 Spurlock Museum Outreach (Water)
Friday, November 11, 2022 No School (Veterans' Day)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 14, 2022 to November 18, 2022
Monday, November 14, 2022 Formation of the Earth & Solar System Because/Then Statement and CER
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Earth & The Solar System Flipbook Project
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Cosmos Episode 9: The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth
Thursday, November 17, 2022 Claim Testing Continental Drift : (Reading & Audio Version) & Continental Drift: Piecing it Together
Friday, November 18, 2022 Spurlock Museum Field Trip
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 21, 2022 to November 25, 2022
Monday, November 21, 2022 Spurlock Museum Outreach: Water
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Biography of a Continent & Biography of a Continent Infographic Template
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Thursday, November 24, 2022 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Friday, November 25, 2022 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 28, 2022 to December 2, 2022
Monday, November 28, 2022 Project Work Day
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Map Testing (No Classes)
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Map Testing (No Classes)
Thursday, December 1, 2022 Unit 5 Vocabulary Create-a-Quiz Project & Vocabulary Glossary Sheet
Friday, December 2, 2022 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Life Student Packet & Google Slide Presentation
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 8, 2021 to November 12, 2021
Monday, November 8, 2021 The Universe: Spaceship Earth Video Questions
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Unit 4 Vocabulary Terms & Unit 4 Vocabulary Hidden Message Worksheet
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 Unit 4 Vocabulary Puzzle Pieces Challenge, Earth & The Solar System Word Search, Earth & The Solar System Crossword
Thursday, November 11, 2021 Veterans Day Celebration
Friday, November 12, 2021 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of Earth & The Solar System Part 1 & Threshold 4 Foldable
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 15, 2021 to November 19, 2021
Monday, November 15, 2021 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of Earth & The Solar System Part 2
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 Planetary Card Sort Worksheet, Planetary Card Sort Jamboard Part 1, Earth & The Solar System Interactive Notes, Earth & the Solar System Interactive Notes 3-Close Reads Worksheet, and Planetary Card Sort Part 2
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Day 2 of Earth & The Solar System Interactive Notes
Thursday, November 18, 2021 Formation of the Earth & Solar System Because/Then Statement and CER
Friday, November 19, 2021 Earth & The Solar System Flipbook Project
Lesson Plan for the Week of November 22, 2021 to November 26, 2021
Monday, November 22, 2021 Earth & The Solar System Flipbook Project
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 Earth & The Solar System Flipbook Project
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Thursday, November 25, 2021 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Friday, November 26, 2021 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 29, 2021 to December 3, 2021
Monday, November 29, 2021 Cosmos Episode 9: The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Claim Testing Continental Drift : (Reading & Audio Version)
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 Continental Drift: Piecing it Together
Thursday, December 2, 2021 MAP Testing
Friday, December 3, 2021 MAP Testing
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 9, 2020 to November 13, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020 Spurlock Museum Gold Presentation
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Spurlock Museum Salt Presentation Activity #1 & #3
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Veterans Day: The Fallen of WW2
Thursday, November 12, 2020 Introduction to Unit 4 Vocabulary & Unit 4 Vocab Hidden Message Worksheet
Friday, November 13, 2020 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of Earth & The Solar System & Planetary Card Sort Part 1
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 16, 2020 to November 20, 2020
Monday, November 16, 2020 Threshold 4: Foldable Mini-Project (Paper Instructions) or (Virtual Instructions) (Virtual Template) (Threshold Card)
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of Earth & The Solar System Part 2 & Planetary Card Sort Part 2
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Earth & The Solar System Because, Then Statement Puzzle Activity
Thursday, November 19, 2020 Earth & The Solar System CER and Earth & The Solar System Flipbook Project (Virtual Flipbook Template) (Flipbook Project Notes)
Friday, November 20, 2020 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 23, 2020 to November 27, 2020
Monday, November 23, 2020 Project Work Day (If you are done with your project, check out one of these H2 Videos: The Sun or Deadly Meteors)
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 History as Mystery: The First Thanksgiving?
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Thursday, November 26, 2020 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Friday, November 27, 2020 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 11, 2019 to November 15, 2019
Monday, November 11, 2019 No School (Veteran's Day)
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Unit #4 Vocabulary Puzzle Project & Hidden Message Activity & This Threshold Today-Big History in the News
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of the Earth and Solar System Part 1 & Threshold 4 Foldable
This Threshold Today-Big History in the News Threshold 4
Thursday, November 14, 2019 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of the Earth and Solar System Part 2
Friday, November 15, 2019 Earth and the Solar System Because-Then CER Puzzle (Statements 1, 2, 3, & 4)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 18, 2019 to November 22, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019 Formation of the Earth & Solar System Flipbook Mini-Project
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Plate Tectonics
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Claim Testing Continental Drift & Piecing Together Pangaea
Thursday, November 21, 2019 Biography of a Continent Infographic Poster Project & Infographic Template
Friday, November 22, 2019 What Do You Know, What Do You Ask
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 26, 2018 to November 30, 2018
Monday, November 26, 2018 Earth & The Formation of Our Solar System Part 1 (How Did Earth & The Solar System Form Video Questions, Threshold 4 Foldable)
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Earth & The Formation of Our Solar System Part 2 (How Our Solar System Formed Reading & Questions, What Was Young Earth Like Video Questions, The Early Atmosphere Video Questions)
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Formation of the Earth & Solar System Flipbook Mini-Project & 2nd Step SEL Lesson
Thursday, November 29, 2018 Earth and the Solar System Because-Then CER Puzzle (Statements 1, 2, 3, & 4)
Friday, November 30, 2018 Cosmos Episode 9
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 6, 2017 to November 10, 2017
Monday, November 6, 2017 Earth & The Formation of Our Solar System Part 1 (How Did Earth & The Solar System Form Video Questions, Threshold 4 Foldable)
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Earth & The Formation of Our Solar System Part 2 (How Our Solar System Formed Reading & Questions, What Was Young Earth Like Video Questions, The Early Atmosphere Video Questions)
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Formation of the Earth & Solar System Flipbook Mini-Project
Thursday, November 9, 2017 Cosmos Episode 7
Friday, November 10, 2017 Veterans' Day Guest Speakers
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 13, 2017 to November 17, 2017
Monday, November 13, 2017 Cosmos Episode 9
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 Biography of the Earth Project
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Biography of the Earth Project
Thursday, November 16, 2017 Introduction to Unit 5 Vocabulary
Friday, November 17, 2017 Introduction to Life (DQ Notebook, A Big History of Everything, Threshold 5 Foldable)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 7, 2016 to November 11, 2016
Monday, November 7, 2016 Unit #3 Investigation Essay
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Unit #4 Vocabulary Puzzle Project
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Cosmos Episode #2
Thursday, November 10, 2016 Veteran's Day Guest Speakers
Friday, November 11, 2016 No School (Veteran's Day)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 14, 2016 to November 18, 2016
Monday, November 14, 2016 Earth & the Formation of Our Solar System Part 1 (Threshold 4, How Did the Earth Form, The Sun, How Did Our Solar System Form)
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 Earth & the Formation of Our Solar System Part 2 (What Was Young Earth Like, Early Atmosphere, Crash Course: Solar System)
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Biography of the Earth Research Project (Template)
Thursday, November 17, 2016 Biography of the Earth Research Project
Friday, November 18, 2016 Biography of the Earth Research Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of October 19, 2015 to October 23, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015 Cosmos Episode 7
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Introduction to Unit #4 Vocabulary
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Earth and the Formation of the Solar System Part 1
Thursday, October 22, 2015 Earth and the Formation of the Solar System Part 2
Friday, October 23, 2015 What was the Young Earth Like?
Lesson Plans for the Week of October 26, 2015 to October 28, 2015
Monday, October 26, 2015 Cosmos Episode 9
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Earth and the Formation of the Solar System Part 2 (Mini-Project)
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 History of Halloween
Thursday, October 29, 2015 No School (Parent Conferences)
Friday, October 30, 2015 No School (Parent Conferences)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 2, 2015 to November 6, 2015
Monday, November 2, 2015 What Was the Young Earth Like? (Video Graphic Organizer) (Early Atmosphere Video Graphic Organizer)
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Why is Plate Tectonics Important?
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Biography of the Earth Mini-Project
Thursday, November 5, 2015 Biography of the Earth Mini-Project
Friday, November 6, 2015 Spurlock Museum Field Trip (Hum
Monday, October 31, 2022 Project Work Day (Element Superhero/Supervillain Due Friday)
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 The Universe: Spaceship Earth
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Unit 4 Vocabulary Terms, Blank Student Copy, & Unit 4 Vocab Hidden Message Worksheet
Thursday, November 3, 2022 Unit 4 Vocabulary Puzzle Pieces Challenge, Unit 4 Crossword, & Unit 4 Word Search
Friday, November 4, 2022 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of the Earth & Solar System Part 1 & Threshold 4 Foldable
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 7, 2022 to November 11, 2022
Monday, November 7, 2022 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of the Earth & Solar System Part 2
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 No School (Election Day)
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 Planetary Card Sort Worksheet, Planetary Card Sort Jamboard Part 1, Earth & The Solar System Interactive Notes, Earth & the Solar System Interactive Notes 3-Close Reads Worksheet, and Planetary Card Sort Part 2
Thursday, November 10, 2022 Spurlock Museum Outreach (Water)
Friday, November 11, 2022 No School (Veterans' Day)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 14, 2022 to November 18, 2022
Monday, November 14, 2022 Formation of the Earth & Solar System Because/Then Statement and CER
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Earth & The Solar System Flipbook Project
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Cosmos Episode 9: The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth
Thursday, November 17, 2022 Claim Testing Continental Drift : (Reading & Audio Version) & Continental Drift: Piecing it Together
Friday, November 18, 2022 Spurlock Museum Field Trip
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 21, 2022 to November 25, 2022
Monday, November 21, 2022 Spurlock Museum Outreach: Water
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Biography of a Continent & Biography of a Continent Infographic Template
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Thursday, November 24, 2022 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Friday, November 25, 2022 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 28, 2022 to December 2, 2022
Monday, November 28, 2022 Project Work Day
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Map Testing (No Classes)
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Map Testing (No Classes)
Thursday, December 1, 2022 Unit 5 Vocabulary Create-a-Quiz Project & Vocabulary Glossary Sheet
Friday, December 2, 2022 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Life Student Packet & Google Slide Presentation
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 8, 2021 to November 12, 2021
Monday, November 8, 2021 The Universe: Spaceship Earth Video Questions
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Unit 4 Vocabulary Terms & Unit 4 Vocabulary Hidden Message Worksheet
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 Unit 4 Vocabulary Puzzle Pieces Challenge, Earth & The Solar System Word Search, Earth & The Solar System Crossword
Thursday, November 11, 2021 Veterans Day Celebration
Friday, November 12, 2021 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of Earth & The Solar System Part 1 & Threshold 4 Foldable
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 15, 2021 to November 19, 2021
Monday, November 15, 2021 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of Earth & The Solar System Part 2
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 Planetary Card Sort Worksheet, Planetary Card Sort Jamboard Part 1, Earth & The Solar System Interactive Notes, Earth & the Solar System Interactive Notes 3-Close Reads Worksheet, and Planetary Card Sort Part 2
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Day 2 of Earth & The Solar System Interactive Notes
Thursday, November 18, 2021 Formation of the Earth & Solar System Because/Then Statement and CER
Friday, November 19, 2021 Earth & The Solar System Flipbook Project
Lesson Plan for the Week of November 22, 2021 to November 26, 2021
Monday, November 22, 2021 Earth & The Solar System Flipbook Project
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 Earth & The Solar System Flipbook Project
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Thursday, November 25, 2021 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Friday, November 26, 2021 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 29, 2021 to December 3, 2021
Monday, November 29, 2021 Cosmos Episode 9: The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Claim Testing Continental Drift : (Reading & Audio Version)
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 Continental Drift: Piecing it Together
Thursday, December 2, 2021 MAP Testing
Friday, December 3, 2021 MAP Testing
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 9, 2020 to November 13, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020 Spurlock Museum Gold Presentation
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Spurlock Museum Salt Presentation Activity #1 & #3
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Veterans Day: The Fallen of WW2
Thursday, November 12, 2020 Introduction to Unit 4 Vocabulary & Unit 4 Vocab Hidden Message Worksheet
Friday, November 13, 2020 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of Earth & The Solar System & Planetary Card Sort Part 1
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 16, 2020 to November 20, 2020
Monday, November 16, 2020 Threshold 4: Foldable Mini-Project (Paper Instructions) or (Virtual Instructions) (Virtual Template) (Threshold Card)
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of Earth & The Solar System Part 2 & Planetary Card Sort Part 2
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Earth & The Solar System Because, Then Statement Puzzle Activity
Thursday, November 19, 2020 Earth & The Solar System CER and Earth & The Solar System Flipbook Project (Virtual Flipbook Template) (Flipbook Project Notes)
Friday, November 20, 2020 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 23, 2020 to November 27, 2020
Monday, November 23, 2020 Project Work Day (If you are done with your project, check out one of these H2 Videos: The Sun or Deadly Meteors)
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 History as Mystery: The First Thanksgiving?
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Thursday, November 26, 2020 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Friday, November 27, 2020 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 11, 2019 to November 15, 2019
Monday, November 11, 2019 No School (Veteran's Day)
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Unit #4 Vocabulary Puzzle Project & Hidden Message Activity & This Threshold Today-Big History in the News
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of the Earth and Solar System Part 1 & Threshold 4 Foldable
This Threshold Today-Big History in the News Threshold 4
Thursday, November 14, 2019 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Formation of the Earth and Solar System Part 2
Friday, November 15, 2019 Earth and the Solar System Because-Then CER Puzzle (Statements 1, 2, 3, & 4)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 18, 2019 to November 22, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019 Formation of the Earth & Solar System Flipbook Mini-Project
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Plate Tectonics
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Claim Testing Continental Drift & Piecing Together Pangaea
Thursday, November 21, 2019 Biography of a Continent Infographic Poster Project & Infographic Template
Friday, November 22, 2019 What Do You Know, What Do You Ask
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 26, 2018 to November 30, 2018
Monday, November 26, 2018 Earth & The Formation of Our Solar System Part 1 (How Did Earth & The Solar System Form Video Questions, Threshold 4 Foldable)
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Earth & The Formation of Our Solar System Part 2 (How Our Solar System Formed Reading & Questions, What Was Young Earth Like Video Questions, The Early Atmosphere Video Questions)
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Formation of the Earth & Solar System Flipbook Mini-Project & 2nd Step SEL Lesson
Thursday, November 29, 2018 Earth and the Solar System Because-Then CER Puzzle (Statements 1, 2, 3, & 4)
Friday, November 30, 2018 Cosmos Episode 9
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 6, 2017 to November 10, 2017
Monday, November 6, 2017 Earth & The Formation of Our Solar System Part 1 (How Did Earth & The Solar System Form Video Questions, Threshold 4 Foldable)
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Earth & The Formation of Our Solar System Part 2 (How Our Solar System Formed Reading & Questions, What Was Young Earth Like Video Questions, The Early Atmosphere Video Questions)
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Formation of the Earth & Solar System Flipbook Mini-Project
Thursday, November 9, 2017 Cosmos Episode 7
Friday, November 10, 2017 Veterans' Day Guest Speakers
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 13, 2017 to November 17, 2017
Monday, November 13, 2017 Cosmos Episode 9
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 Biography of the Earth Project
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Biography of the Earth Project
Thursday, November 16, 2017 Introduction to Unit 5 Vocabulary
Friday, November 17, 2017 Introduction to Life (DQ Notebook, A Big History of Everything, Threshold 5 Foldable)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 7, 2016 to November 11, 2016
Monday, November 7, 2016 Unit #3 Investigation Essay
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Unit #4 Vocabulary Puzzle Project
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Cosmos Episode #2
Thursday, November 10, 2016 Veteran's Day Guest Speakers
Friday, November 11, 2016 No School (Veteran's Day)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 14, 2016 to November 18, 2016
Monday, November 14, 2016 Earth & the Formation of Our Solar System Part 1 (Threshold 4, How Did the Earth Form, The Sun, How Did Our Solar System Form)
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 Earth & the Formation of Our Solar System Part 2 (What Was Young Earth Like, Early Atmosphere, Crash Course: Solar System)
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Biography of the Earth Research Project (Template)
Thursday, November 17, 2016 Biography of the Earth Research Project
Friday, November 18, 2016 Biography of the Earth Research Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of October 19, 2015 to October 23, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015 Cosmos Episode 7
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Introduction to Unit #4 Vocabulary
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Earth and the Formation of the Solar System Part 1
Thursday, October 22, 2015 Earth and the Formation of the Solar System Part 2
Friday, October 23, 2015 What was the Young Earth Like?
Lesson Plans for the Week of October 26, 2015 to October 28, 2015
Monday, October 26, 2015 Cosmos Episode 9
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Earth and the Formation of the Solar System Part 2 (Mini-Project)
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 History of Halloween
Thursday, October 29, 2015 No School (Parent Conferences)
Friday, October 30, 2015 No School (Parent Conferences)
Lesson Plans for the Week of November 2, 2015 to November 6, 2015
Monday, November 2, 2015 What Was the Young Earth Like? (Video Graphic Organizer) (Early Atmosphere Video Graphic Organizer)
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Why is Plate Tectonics Important?
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Biography of the Earth Mini-Project
Thursday, November 5, 2015 Biography of the Earth Mini-Project
Friday, November 6, 2015 Spurlock Museum Field Trip (Hum