Geology

The Common Core lesson plan developed by the 2/12/13 DAIT team

Peanut Butter and Jelly Geology from Kathy also paper fault models taking core samples with cupcakesmodeling fault boundaries with paper scissors and dirt  a good diagram of a subduction zone an activity for constructing a geologic time line  a convection model

Crystal ID lab from Rich Magner. Dissecting scopes (no they are not the personal property of the biology teachers) are a great way to examine crystals.

Plot latitude and longitude of real time earthquakes with data from [|USGS recent earthquakes] Compare to plate boundary maps in the book. This activity from Kathy includes a map and canned data

If you click on an earthquake on the USGS site you can find historical seismicity maps of subduction zones that show the depth of the subducting plate like this one from Chile:



Compare the density of basalt (ocean crust) and granite (continental crust) measure and record data and discuss.

Line up four metamorphic rocks and their precursors and see if kids can correctly pair them- I use sandstone/quartzite, limestone (fossiliferous)/marble, granite/gneiss, and shale/slate. Rock Cycle with snickers by RM-

Tomato soup can be used to make a model of how convection works to create plate tectonics

Use compasses to understand Earth’s magnetic field. Use an electromagnet and switch polarity the get the compass to flip for a demo of a magnetic field flipping

Great resources on geologic time at [|ENSI]

[|http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~braile/edumod/epiplot/epiplot.htm] for earthquake location lab. use Slinkies to demo p-waves and s-waves.

Super scary video of earthquakes for the great California Shakeout [|shakeout scenario]

Kathy-Use straws to do core samples of cupcakes, sandwiches, etc.

Also use PB and J sandwiches to model layers and plate boundaries.

Travel poster of a volcano.

The paper model in the text for sea floor spreading.

Egg dissection to explore layers of the earth

Grow different crystals (salt, Epsom salt, etc) fast and slow (by varying temperature or evaporation rate) to compare. Lots of looking at rocks and minerals.

A worksheet to go with a great website [|volcano simulator] that lets you change variables to see what happens to your virtual volcano. Volcano Explorer.pdf

Do the Rock cycle foldable from text. Marc does a rock cycle on a CD rom.

Nina sent a link to this earthquake interactive map- [|IRIS Seismic Monitor] The activities below are coming soon!

pangea cutouts Kathy- pangea flip books Graham cracker and frosting activity. Kathy- sandwich faulting Kathy- NSTA paper geology Given plate boundaries, design a continent with appropriate landforms. Marc- balloon activity Marc –magnetism handout.- what would happen if it flipped today?

Rob- taffy lab

Crayon lab