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Running Head: PLATE TECTONICS AND EARTHS STRUCTURE 1

Grade 6: Earth Science: P ate Tect!nic" and Earth" Structure

Andre# S$ith

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Se(te$)er '*+ ',1*Grade 6: Earth Science: P ate Tect!nic" and Earth" Structure

P ate tect!nic" and the Earth" "tructure are !ne !- the "tate "tandard" -!r Ca i-!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! $a !r ge! !gic e0ent"+ "uch a" earth2ua3e"+ 0! can!e"+ and t"una$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 #!r d 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 Earth " "ur-ace i" $ade u( !- ( ate"/ In ge! !g4+ a plate

i" a arge " a) !- r!c3+ #hi e tectonics i" a #!rd !- Gree3 !rigin $eaning 7t! )ui d+8 9P atetect!nic"+ n/d/+ Par/ 1 / The direct in"tructi!n a((r!ach i" a g!!d #a4 t! intr!duce thi" "u) ect t!

"tudent"/ ;hen intr!ducing a "u) ect+ teacher" "h!u d 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" a read4

3n!#+ "! that the teacher can )ui d !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! re a4 the !) ecti0e" !- 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 !) ecti0e" "h!u d )e "tated c ear 4+ 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"+ Gunter+ ',11 /

Grade e0e : C!ntent Standard" -!r Ca i-!rnia Pu) ic Sch!! "+ Grade 6: Science

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Grade 6: Earth Science: P ate Tect!nic" and Earth" Structure %

Standard CA/1: Earth Science: P ate Tect!nic" and Earth " Structure: P ate tect!nic" acc!unt" -!r

i$(!rtant -eature" !- Earth " "ur-ace and $a !r ge! !gic e0ent" 9Ca i-!rnia De(art$ent !-

Educati!n+ ',,? /

Student" #i 3n!#:

1/ That the a4er" !- the Earth are the ith!"(here+ the $ant e+ 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 $a !r ge! !gic -eature" !- Ca i-!rnia+ "uch a" $!untain" i3e the Sierra Ne0ada

+ and 0! can!e" i3e

( 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)e ing the ith!"(here+

the $ant e+ 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"/

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Acti0it4 ':

The in"truct!r #i di"( a4 a giant $a( !- Ca i-!rnia !n an !0erhead (r! ect!r+ a)e ing

a the di--erent ge! !gic -eature" !- Ca i-!rnia/ The $!untain"+ 0a e4"+ 0! can!e"+ and !ther

-eature" #i )e a)e ed )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/

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Re-erence"

Ca i-!rnia De(art$ent !- Educati!n/ 9',,?+ Bune 11 / Science content standards /

Retrie0ed Bune '%+ ',1%+ -r!$ htt(: ###/cde/ca/g!0 )e "t "" d!cu$ent" "cience"tnd/(d-

E"te"+ T/H/+ Gunter+