Earth Science Webquest

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Earth Science Webquest

• Ms. Carrolls
• 6th Grade Earth Science Class

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Standards
• Essential Questions
• Task

• Procedures
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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• Evaluation/Rubric
• Conclusion
• Sources

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Introduction

• You and your partner are scientists and are
  required to give two presentations at an
  important science conference. One presentation
  will be about the layers of the Earth. The second
  presentation will be about plate tectonics. You
  will present both of these presentations to the
  other scientists at the science conference. You
  must follow the directions on this webquest
  carefully in order to be successful at the
  conference!

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Standards

• S6E5. Students will investigate the scientific
  view of how the earths surface is formed.
• a. Compare and contrast the Earths crust,
  mantle, and core including temperature, density,
  and composition.
• e. Recognize that lithospheric plates constantly
  move and cause major geological events on the
  earths surface.
• f. Explain the effects of physical processes
  (plate tectonics, erosion, deposition, volcanic
  eruption, gravity) on geological features
  including oceans (composition, currents, and
  tides).

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Essential Questions

• 1. Knowing that tectonic plates constantly move,
  what are the effects on geological features?
• 2. How would the Earth be Earth without the all
  different layers?

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Task

• As scientists you know that you should first read
  all the instructions. Then you and your partner
  will research the layers of the Earth and plate
  tectonics. With this information you are going to
  put together two presentations each about plate
  tectonics and the layers of the Earth.

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Procedures

• 1. Completely read this webquest before beginning.

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Procedures

• 2. Before you begin planning your presentations,
  you need to conduct your research. The first
  thing you need to do is use the web sites and
  books below to find out about your topics. As you
  do this research, follow the directions given for
  each web site and book you use. You will need a
  pencil and two pieces of paper. You will use one
  piece of paper to take notes for your first
  presentation about layers of the Earth. You will
  use the other piece of paper to take notes for
  your second presentation about plate tectonics.
  Save these notes because you will need to turn
  them in. As scientists you need to delegate
  (everyone has a task to do) so that everyone
  takes part in the research.

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Procedures

• 3. Now that your research is complete, begin
  working on your first presentation on the layers
  of the Earth. Using Kid Pix, Timeliner, Word Art,
  or any other program, you need to draw and label
  the layers of the Earth. You need to include how
  thick each layer is.

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Procedures

• 4. When you have completed your first
  presentation, begin working on your second
  presentation. In this presentation you will need
  to describe the theory of plate tectonics. You
  will need to demonstrate how plate tectonics
  move. You can do this with movement (acting out),
  with a drawing on a poster, with a model,
  technology, or however you want. In this
  presentation you will need to discuss how the
  movement of tectonic plates can create
  earthquakes and mountains.

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Procedures

• 5. Practice your presentations with your partner.
  Decide what each of you will say and do. Get
  ready for the big conference!

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Procedures

• 6. Turn in all of your notes and everything you
  used in your presentations.

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Evaluation/Rubric

• Click here to view the rubric you will use in
  this assignment.

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Conclusion

• Now that you have completed this webquest, you
  should know more about the planet you live on. Is
  there anything else about the Earth that you
  would like to know? Or would you like to know if
  other planets have the same layers as the Earth?
  Is there something you still are unsure about?
  If so email the Ask a Scientist for you answer.
  If you finish your webquest before other
  students, you may use your time to surf the web
  and find the answers to these questions. Write
  the questions and answers down and turn them in
  for extra credit!

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Sources

• You will need to turn in all of the notes you
  take when you visit the following web sites and
  use the following books. Keep track of all of
  your work, and don't throw anything away!

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Sources

• Web sites 1.http//volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/
  vwlessons/plate_tectonics/introduction.html When
  you use this page a.) Read the introduction and
  take notes. Focus on what tectonic plates are and
  how they move. b.) Click NEXT to see a diagram
  of the layers of the Earth. Draw the diagram. You
  will be able to use it to prepare your first
  presentation.
• 2. http//geology.er.usgs.gov/eastern/plates.html
  Read this page and take notes. Focus on what
  tectonic plates are and how they move.

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Sources

• 3. http//college.hmco.com/geology/resources/geolo
  gylink/glossary.html
• This site is a glossary of geology terms. It
  works just like a dictionary. Look up the
  following words/terms and write their
  definitions a.) continental drift b.) core
  c.) crust d.) lithosphere e.) mantle f.)
  Pangea g.) plate tectonics h.) sea-floor
  spreading

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Sources

• 4. http//streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.c
  fm
• When you get to this site, please call me over so
  that I can log on for you to be able to watch
  videos.
• 5. http//www.brainpop.com/
• When you get to this site, please call me over so
  that I can log on for you to be able to watch
  short videos.

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Sources

• 6. Ask a Scientist
• Scientists can be contacted to ask any question
  you have that isn't present in the existing
  database. It would be especially helpful if your
  students have an unusual or difficult questions.

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Sources

• Books Choose at least one of the books from the
  back shelf to read about the Earth. Look up key
  words or phrases in the index to help you
  continue your research. (Key words/terms you may
  want to look up are layers of the Earth, tectonic
  plates, plate tectonics, earthquakes, or
  mountains.) On your paper, write down the name of
  the book you used, the words you looked up in the
  index, and the pages you read.

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Sources

• Video
• Globeboogie was created by Dave Adams. A fellow
  teacher in my masters class. Watch as the plates
  move across your screen!