Running Head: PLATE TECTONICS AND EARTHS STRUCTURE 1

Grade 6: Earth Science: Pate Tect!nic" and Earth" Structure

Andre# S$ith
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Grade 6: Earth Science: Pate Tect!nic" and Earth" Structure '
Se(te$)er '*+ ',1*Grade 6: Earth Science: Pate Tect!nic" and Earth" Structure
Pate tect!nic" and the Earth" "tructure are !ne !- the "tate "tandard" -!r Cai-!rnia "i.th
grader"/ Thi" t!(ic c!0er" a !t !- in-!r$ati!n !n h!# (ate tect!nic" and the Earth" "tructure
c!ntri)ute t! $a1!r ge!!gic e0ent"+ "uch a" earth2ua3e"+ 0!can!e"+ and t"una$i"/ Other ite$"
c!0ered are the Earth" a4er"+ and h!# the $!0e$ent !- the tect!nic (ate" create" ge!!gic
-!r$ati!n" "uch a" $!untain" and can4!n"/
The #!rd ar!und u" i" "ha(ed )4 the $!0e$ent !- the tect!nic (ate"/ 5Si$(4 de-ined+
the ter$ plate tectonics re-er" t! h!# the Earth6" "ur-ace i" $ade u( !- (ate"/ In ge!!g4+ a plate
i" a arge "a) !- r!c3+ #hie tectonics i" a #!rd !- Gree3 !rigin $eaning 7t! )uid+8 9Pate
tect!nic"+ n/d/+ Par/ 1:/ The direct in"tructi!n a((r!ach i" a g!!d #a4 t! intr!duce thi" "u)1ect t!
"tudent"/ ;hen intr!ducing a "u)1ect+ teacher" "h!ud ha0e a (an+ and thi" a((r!ach c!ntain"
ea"4 t! -!!# "te(" -!r the teacher t! ada(t t! their e""!n+ $a3ing it ea"ier t! "et the "tage -!r
earning/
The -ir"t "te( i" a re0ie#/ Thi" i" #here the teacher -ind" !ut #hat the "tudent" aread4
3n!#+ "! that the teacher can )uid !n their (re0i!u" 3n!#edge/ De(ending !n their (re0i!u"
3n!#edge+ the teacher #i 3n!# at #hat (ace t! 3ee( the e""!n+ and i- and #hich "tudent" $a4
need e.tra he(/ The ne.t "te( i" t! rea4 the !)1ecti0e" !- the e""!n t! the "tudent"/ Thi" te"
the "tudent" #hat the4 #i )e earning+ and #hat the4 #i )e e.(ected t! 3n!# and )e a)e t! d!
)4 the end !- the e""!n/ The"e !)1ecti0e" "h!ud )e "tated cear4+ and in a #a4 that i" ea"4 -!r
the "tudent" t! under"tand/ ;hen the"e "te(" ha0e )een $et+ the teacher can (re"ent the ne#
$ateria 9E"te"+ <int=+ > Gunter+ ',11:/
Grade e0e: C!ntent Standard" -!r Cai-!rnia Pu)ic Sch!!"+ Grade 6: Science
Grade 6: Earth Science: Pate Tect!nic" and Earth" Structure %
Standard CA/1: Earth Science: Pate Tect!nic" and Earth6" Structure: Pate tect!nic" acc!unt" -!r
i$(!rtant -eature" !- Earth6" "ur-ace and $a1!r ge!!gic e0ent" 9Cai-!rnia De(art$ent !-
Educati!n+ ',,?:/
Student" #i 3n!#:
1/ That the a4er" !- the Earth are the ith!"(here+ the $ante+ and the c!re/
'/ That the ith!"(heric (ate" 9tect!nic (ate": $!0e" 0er4 "!#4+ at the rate !- a -e#
centi$eter" (er 4ear/
%/ The $a1!r ge!!gic -eature" !- Cai-!rnia+ "uch a" $!untain" i3e the Sierra Ne0ada
<!untain"+ -aut" i3e the San Andreas Fault+ and 0!can!e" i3e <!unt Sha"ta/
Student" #i under"tand:
1/ That 0!can!e"+ earth2ua3e"+ and t"una$i" are cau"ed )4 the $!0e$ent !- the tect!nic
(ate"/
Student" #i )e a)e t!:
1/ E.(ain ge!!gic e0ent"+ i3e the -!r$ati!n !- $!untain"+ can4!n"+ and !ther ge!!gic
-eature"+ in ter$" !- (ate tect!nic"/
'/ Deter$ine the e(icenter !- an earth2ua3e+ and e"ti$ate #hat 3ind !- e--ect" it $a4 ha0e+
de(ending !n the "i=e !- the earth2ua3e and #here it !ccurred/
Acti0it4 1:
The in"truct!r #i "h!# a 0ide! !- 0!can!e"+ earth2ua3e"+ and t"una$i" t! "(ar3 the
"tudent" intere"t/ Then the in"truct!r #i )ring u( a $!de !- the earth+ a)eing the ith!"(here+
the $ante+ the c!re+ and the !cati!n" !- the di--erent tect!nic (ate"/ Ne.t+ the in"truct!r #i
e.(ain h!# the $!0e$ent !- the"e (ate" cau"e" ge!!gic e0ent"+ i3e 0!can!e" and
earth2ua3e"+ and -eature" i3e $!untain" and can4!n"/
Grade 6: Earth Science: Pate Tect!nic" and Earth" Structure *
Acti0it4 ':
The in"truct!r #i di"(a4 a giant $a( !- Cai-!rnia !n an !0erhead (r!1ect!r+ a)eing
a the di--erent ge!!gic -eature" !- Cai-!rnia/ The $!untain"+ 0ae4"+ 0!can!e"+ and !ther
-eature" #i )e a)eed )4 na$e/ Then the in"truct!r #i "h!# (icture" !- the -eature"+ "! the
"tudent" can get a -ir"t@hand !!3/ Ne.t+ the in"truct!r #i )ring in a gue"t "(ea3er+ "uch a" a
!ca ge!!gi"t+ t! e.(ain in greater detai+ the -eature"+ and h!# the4 #ere -!r$ed/
Grade 6: Earth Science: Pate Tect!nic" and Earth" Structure A
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