Riddle: Earth Science Classes:

Course:  Academic Earth Science Periods 1/2, 5/6, 7/8 Groups A/B

Course Schedule: Group A Monday & Wednesday - Group B Tuesday & Thursday

Office Hours: By appointment on Fridays

Essential Questions:

• What are plates made of?
• How do plates move?
• What develops at the diverse types of plate boundaries found around the globe?

Standards/PIs:  

• (GS7) Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
• Developing & Using Models

Student Assignments: 

• Convection - how plates move - Lava Lamp Models - Summative
• Unit Vocabulary linked from our learning website: https://sites.google.com/grsu14.org/riddle-windham-earth-science/earth-science-content-units-of-study/geosphere
• Red/Orange Glencoe Book readings/complete worksheets - linked Google Classrooom.
• Plate Maps - Modeling/Mapping assignment
• Formatives: CK - 12 - assigned on the Google Classroom - plate boundaries

Links/Resources:

• See individual classes Google Classroom for assignments
• https://sites.google.com/grsu14.org/riddle-windham-earth-science/earth-science-content-units-of-study/geosphere