Investigation 1 Earth is Rock Part 1 Whats

Investigation 1 Earth is Rock Part 1 – What’s the Story of This Place

Introduction • What is the approximate age of the Earth? • Have people been around on Earth for all that time? • What might have happened on Earth before humans were around to observe them?

How do we know? • Since there were no people around to observe these animals, plants, and events, how does anyone know that they really happened?

Questions you’ll be able to answer • What do I know about this rock? • How did this rock form? • Why does this rock look the way it does today? • How did this rock get here?

Landforms • Think about places you’ve visited or learned about • Concentrate on the features of the land itself

Definitions • Landform • A natural feature of Earth’s surface with a characteristic shape, like a mountain, delta, or canyon. • Geologist • Study’s Earth’s surface, its rocks, its landforms, and what’s inside the earth.

Focus Question • Which landforms occur at different locations on Earth?

The Textbook • Readings in the front • Data and images in back • Glossary and index in back

Multimedia Tour • Every place on Earth has a story • Consider how landforms look from above and from the side • Similarities and differences • Write down questions about locations

Landforms Tour • Jot down ideas and questions on notebook sheet 1

Discussion Time • What impressions, observations and questions do you have?

Anywhere you want to return?

Homework • Look for a landform here in our area • Create a “postcard” on a half sheet of paper • Photograph or sketch the landform on the front • On back, describe the landform

Further Discussion • By looking at the landforms at each location, do we have enough information to tell the story, or history, of each of the locations? • What other information do you think might help us tell the story or history of a location?

Reading in Science Resources • Notebook sheet 3, Anticipation Guide • Textbook • Volunteers to read

Reflect on Reading • Anticipation Guide • Mark the boxes to indicate which statements are true • Reflect on thinking on bottom of the page

Google Earth Tour • Add additional observations or questions to notebook sheet 1, Landforms Tour.

Wrap-Up/Warm-Up • Add vocabulary and definitions to notebooks • Add names of any landforms YOU are struggling with • If helpful, draw a labeled diagram to help remember new words and clarify its meaning

Revisiting the Focus Question • Which landforms occur at different locations on Earth? • Draw a line under original response and enter new or additional idea