Unit Two Objectives
Statement of Inquiry: Scientific and technical innovations improve the ways we collect evidence and understand changes in Earth's features.
Global Context: Scientific and Technical Innovation
Learning Targets:
2.1 I can describe the structure of Earth's interior. (MN State Standard 8.1.3.4.1, 8.2.3.1.1, 8.3.1.1.1, 8.3.1.1.2, 8.3.1.1.3)
2.2 I can analyze surface features of the Earth to infer the processes that shape them. (MN State Standard 8.1.3.4.1, 8.3.1.1.2, 8.3.1.1.3, 8.3.1.2.1, 8.3.1.2.2, 8.3.4.1.2)
2.3 I can examine a rock and tell its story. (MN State Standard 8.3.1.3.1, 8.3.1.3.2, 8.3.1.3.3)
2.4 I can compare and contrast renewable and non-renewable sources of energy. (MN State Standard 8.3.4.1.1)
Changing Earth: Vocabulary
Seismograph - Seismogram - Seismologist - Seismology- Epicenter - Focus - Fault - Aftershock - Earthquake - P-wave (primary) - S-wave (secondary) - Compression - Triangulation - Inner Core - Outer Core - Mantle - Crust - Lithosphere - Asthenosphere - Plate Boundaries - Convergent - Divergent - Pangaea - Brittle - Ductile - Continental Plate - Oceanic Plate - Transform Boundary - Trench - Volcano - Mountain - Tectonic Plate - Mid-Atlantic Ridge - Ring of Fire - Magma - Lava - Volcanologist - Constructive - Destructive - Igneous - Metamorphic - Sedimentary - Rock Cycle - Sediments
Unit 2 Benchmark Resources
Quizlets: Study Guide Vocab Quiz Part 1
Earthquake Simulation Vocab Quiz Part 2
Rock Cycle Convection Foldable
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Webquest Link 1Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Webquest Link 2Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Webquest Link 3Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Webquest Link 4Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Webquest Link5