ESS1+(5-6)+-+1


 * Students demonstrate an understanding of processes and change over time within earth systems by …**

1a __identifying and describing the layers of the earth.__

1b __plotting location of volcanoes and earthquakes and explaining the relationship between the location of these phenomena and faults.__

What do these GSEs mean? What subtopics do students need to address to understand these GSEs?
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//Can you represent these concepts in your map? 1255050724// //Concepts contained in 1a:// Concepts contained in 1b:
 * The earth is made up of different layers
 * The earth contains an inner and outer core, a mantle and and.The different layers are made of different materials
 * The layers are not all solid materials (ie. Earth is like a cordial cherry)
 * Understanding of faults and the landforms they form
 * The different methods/instruments used for measuring volcanoes and earthquakes.
 * //Movement in the earths Plates helps create landforms and earthquakeshttp://cmapspublic2.ihmc.us/rid=1GMSPPDFY- -GMB/Earth%20Systems.cmap
 * Movement of these tectonic plates is created by the heated core (think like the motion of boiling)
 * different types of plate boundaries (convergent plate boundaries, subduction zones etc…)

What ideas to students need to understand before they can address the topics described above?
* How to plot the location of volcanoes and earthquakes


 * The definition of a fault
 * What values are measured when we do measurements.
 * Use those measurements to predict an eruption or earthquake.
 * The formation of a volcano, what is a volcano?
 * The definition of an earthquake, what causes an earthquake
 * Plate tectonics
 * Different types of rocks/materials that make up earth layers

What misconceptions are students likely to have about these topics?
* Materials (like rock) can only exhibit properties of one state of matter. * It's only possible to measure physical objects. * The earths crust is stationary. * The earth opens up during an earthquake * Earthquakes are caused only by explosions from volcanoes * Rocks do not change * Volcanoes only exist on land, in hot climates, and only erupt straight up through the top * The earth is completely solid

What phenomena and representations help students understand these topics?
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A well explained visual will help with understanding many of these concepts, for example the structure of the Earth.


 * Looking at something like the Grand Canyon can help students understand that rocks change over time, and that the earth is layered and made up of different materials. Can you find an example image?1255050724


 * Using models and showing short videos that will demonstrating, eruptions volcanoes, or maps that show the location and movement of the earth's plates would all be very useful in teaching these concepts. Ummm... where are some examples? 1255050724


 * Creating models that will demonstrate an earthquake, volcanoes, or movement of the earth's plates would all be good ways to address the GSEs.