1. Geosphere

2. Warm up ( )
What is the geosphere and how can humans impact this?

3. Outline
Objectives
Geosphere
Review plate tectonics

4. Objectives
Students will be able to identify the geosphere and what it is composed of
Students will be able to identify the different types of rocks that compose the geosphere and explain the characteristics of those types of rocks.

5. Review Plate Tectonics
Alfred Wegener
Mobile Plates floating on the mantle
Convection currents
Plate boundaries
Landforms

6. Chapter 6 notes

7. Warm up ( )
Write down what you can remember about plate motion and plate tectonics.

8. Outline
Objectives
Geosphere
Video ??

9. Objectives
Students will be able to identify the geosphere and what it is composed of
Students will be able to identify the different types of rocks that compose the geosphere and explain the characteristics of those types of rocks.

10. Video on Geosphere

11. Warm up ( )
How do you think scientists identify the different types of rocks and minerals in the ground?

12. Outline
Objectives
Geosphere
Mineral and Rock Identification

13. Objectives
Students will be able to identify the geosphere and what it is composed of
Students will be able to identify the different types of rocks that compose the geosphere and explain the characteristics of those types of rocks.
Students will be able to recognize and identify minerals and different types of rocks.

14. Chapter 5 notes
Minerals

15. Mineral & Rock Identification

16. Warm up (3-2-15)
Explain what minerals are and how they are identified.

17. Outline
Objectives
Geosphere
Mineral and Rock Identification

18. Objectives
Students will be able to identify the geosphere and what it is composed of
Students will be able to identify the different types of rocks that compose the geosphere and explain the characteristics of those types of rocks.
Students will be able to recognize and identify minerals and different types of rocks.

19. Warm up (3-3-15)
Explain the different types of rocks and how they are identified.

20. Outline Objectives Rock observations and identifications
Similarities between rock types and classifications

21. Objectives
Students will be able to identify the major factors in the motion of the geosphere
Students will explain the interactions of the plates by watching the simulations
Students will identify the creation of minerals and earth’s crust
Students will explain the deposition of sediments and the creation of landforms.

22. Warm up (3-4-15)
Describe the process of the formation of each type of rock. (sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic)

23. Outline
Objectives
Bill Nye Video

24. Objectives
Students will be able to identify the major factors in the motion of the geosphere
Students will explain the interactions of the plates by watching the simulations
Students will identify the creation of minerals and earth’s crust
Students will explain the deposition of sediments and the creation of landforms.

25. Bill Nye Rocks and Minerals

26. Warm up (3-5-15)
Describe the three different types of magma and explain the viscosity of each.

27. Outline
Objectives
Geosphere simulations
Geosphere Lab??

28. Objectives
Students will be able to identify the major factors in the motion of the geosphere
Students will explain the interactions of the plates by watching the simulations
Students will identify the creation of minerals and earth’s crust
Students will explain the deposition of sediments and the creation of landforms.

29. Warm up (3-9-15)
Describe the geosphere as if you were describing it to someone who had no idea what a geosphere was. Be specific. Think about plate tectonics and the types of rocks and minerals when you are explaining your answer.

30. Outline
Objectives
Crystal Creation

31. Crystal Creation Lab
Epsom salt
Construction paper
Jar lid

32. Objectives
Students will be able to identify the major factors in the motion of the geosphere
Students will explain the interactions of the plates by watching the simulations
Students will identify the creation of minerals and earth’s crust
Students will explain the deposition of sediments and the creation of landforms.

33. Warm up ( )
Write down anything you are still confused about regarding the geosphere. Think about types of rocks, plate tectonics, continental drift, plate boundaries, types of minerals, crystal formation, identification of rocks and minerals.

34. Outline
Objectives
Geosphere Review

35. Objectives
Students will be able to identify the major factors in the motion of the geosphere
Students will explain the interactions of the plates by watching the simulations
Students will identify the creation of minerals and earth’s crust
Students will explain the deposition of sediments and the creation of landforms.

36. Warm up ( )
Write down everything you can remember about the geosphere. Be specific. Think about types of rocks, plate tectonics, continental drift, plate boundaries, types of minerals, crystal formation, identification of rocks and minerals.

37. Outline
Objectives
Geosphere Test

38. Objectives
Students will be able to identify the major factors in the motion of the geosphere
Students will explain the interactions of the plates by watching the simulations
Students will identify the creation of minerals and earth’s crust
Students will explain the deposition of sediments and the creation of landforms.

39. Warm up ( )
What is the biosphere? Please be as specific as possible when answering this question.

40. Outline
Objectives
Biosphere Introduction

41. Objectives