In this unit students will investigate the properties of sand, sandstone, and shale, and the properties that created them.
Learning Goal #1
SWBAT Investigate, in two main steps, the origin of sand and how sand can be made from larger rocks through weathering, erosion, and deposition in a hands on lab laboratory.
This goal is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for eighth grade science. The standard is RST.8.3 "Follow precisely a multi-step procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks."
This goal accommodates kinesthetic, visual, and auditory
learners. Based on this, the students will be able to understand that sand is made from larger rocks. Students will also be able to understand that processes such as weathering and erosion is how the rocks break down to smaller particles.
Learning Goal #2
SWBAT
This goal is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for eighth grade science. The standards are RL.8.4-"Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts" and RI.8.1 "Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text."
This goal mainly accommodates visual learners as they compare their own sand observations to pictures and readings in their books.
Learning Goal #3
SWBAT Relate through observation the features of sand to the geological features that created it in a teacher prepared, stream table laboratory.
This goal is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for eighth grade science. The standard is RST.8.9-Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
This goal is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for eighth grade science. The standards are RL.8.4-"Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts" and RI.8.1 "Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text."
This goal mainly accommodates visual learners as they compare their own sand observations to pictures and readings in their books.
Learning Goal #3
SWBAT Relate through observation the features of sand to the geological features that created it in a teacher prepared, stream table laboratory.
This goal is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for eighth grade science. The standard is RST.8.9-Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
This goal accommodates visual and auditory learners. The students will be able to visualize that the Grand Canyon was formed through processes such as weathering and erosion.
Learning Goal #4
SWBAT Determine how the processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition contribute to the formation of sediments, sedimentary rock, and landforms such as the Grand Canyon by watching a weathering and erosion video.
This goal is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for eighth grade science. The standards are RST.8.9-"Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic" and RST.8.4-"Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–8 texts and topics."
This goal accommodates visual and auditory learners. Students will learn what physical and chemical weathering is and know the differences between the two. Students will also reinforce that erosion is the transportation of sediment from one place to another.
This goal is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for eighth grade science. The standards are RST.8.9-"Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic" and RST.8.4-"Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–8 texts and topics."
This goal accommodates visual and auditory learners. Students will learn what physical and chemical weathering is and know the differences between the two. Students will also reinforce that erosion is the transportation of sediment from one place to another.
Learning Goal #5
SWBAT Make inferences based on evidence about the source of sedimentary rock particles, the environment of deposition, and the process of lithification in a hands on laboratory and readings from their text.
This goal is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for eighth grade science. The standards are RST.8.6-"Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text" and RST.8.9-"Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
This goal accommodates kinesthetic, visual, and auditory learners. Students will understand the process in which sand particles become a rock through what is known as lithification. Students will also recognize the matrix, or "glue", which binds these sand particles together.
SWBAT Make inferences based on evidence about the source of sedimentary rock particles, the environment of deposition, and the process of lithification in a hands on laboratory and readings from their text.
This goal is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for eighth grade science. The standards are RST.8.6-"Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text" and RST.8.9-"Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
This goal accommodates kinesthetic, visual, and auditory learners. Students will understand the process in which sand particles become a rock through what is known as lithification. Students will also recognize the matrix, or "glue", which binds these sand particles together.
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