SEEd - Grade 5
Lesson Plans

Strand 5.1: CHARACTERISTICS AND INTERACTIONS OF EARTH'S SYSTEMS

Earth's major systems are the geosphere (solid and molten rock, soil, and sediments), the hydrosphere (water and ice), the atmosphere (air), and the biosphere (living things, including humans). Within these systems, the location of Earth's land and water can be described. Also, these systems interact in multiple ways. Weathering and erosion are examples of interactions between Earth's systems. Some interactions cause landslides, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions that impact humans and other organisms. Humans cannot eliminate natural hazards, but solutions can be designed to reduce their impact.

Standard 5.1.1

Analyze and interpret data to describe patterns of Earth's features. Emphasize most earthquakes and volcanoes occur in bands that are often along the boundaries between continents and oceans while major mountain chains may be found inside continents or near their edges. Examples of data could include maps showing locations of mountains on continents and the ocean floor or the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes. (ESS2.B)

• A Teachers Guide to Stratovolcanoes of the World
  The purpose of this Guide is to provide additional material to educators interested in using the Stratovolcanoes of the World poster published by the National Geophysical Data Center in August
  2000. For each volcano featured on the poster, NGDC provides a map showing the location of the volcano, a table of facts, a short fictional story to bring the volcano to life, and a section with questions to ponder, suggested activities, and additional references. Key words in bold throughout the text, are defined in the Glossary. Finally, we provide a more extensive list of references and resources as well as some simple activities suitable for grades 5-8. Note: It needs to to be less direct instruction and more investigation. But all the info is there and nice ELA reading (NSTA).
• Core Drilling for Oil
  Students will recognize layers in the core samples, understand why core samples are taken and identify the location of an oil deposit.
• Earthquake
  Summary In this lesson, we are going to learn how earthquakes formMain Core Tie Science- 5th Grade Standard 2 Additional Core Ties Science- 5th Grade Standard 2 Objective 2 Science- 5th Grade Standard 2 Objective 3Time Frame 2 class periods of 45 minutes each
• Earthquake
  Summary In this lesson, we are going to learn how earthquakes formMain Core Tie Science- 5th Grade Standard 2 Additional Core Ties Science- 5th Grade Standard 2 Objective 2 Science- 5th Grade Standard 2 Objective 3Time Frame 2 class periods of 45 minutes each
• Earthquakes
  Students will gain a basic understanding of earthquakes, how and why they happen, and how they can change the landforms.
• Where in the World are Volcanoes
  In this lesson, students will discover, explore and analyze data to find patterns of formation and location of volcanoes on Earth. Students will create an authentic project as a demonstration of learning using their choice of ipad tools. Subject: ScienceGrade: 5thLesson length: Multiple work sessions to be determined by teacherImage credit:  © <a href='https://www.123rf.com/profile_virtosmedia'>virtosmedia</a>, <a href='https://www.123rf.com/free-images/'>123RF Free Images</a>

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