Donna+Wagner+Lesson+Plan

 || **  McREL Technology Solutions (MTS) Lesson Plan Template   ** || ||     || ||  Name: Donna Wagner Subject: Science (Special Education) Grade: 8th Lesson Title: Earth Science || || Brief Lesson Description: The student will use internet and outside resources to identify and classify minerals, rocks and other structures of the Earth and explain the role of different processes in the shaping of Earth. || || Content Standard(s) Addressed: **8.E.1.1. Students are able to identify and classify minerals and rocks.** **Examples:** luster, streak, fracture/cleavage, hardness (Mohs Scale), specific gravity, color, magnetism, acid test, flame test, fluorescence  · Rocks as sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic.  · Rock Cycle  ü Law of Conservation of Energy and Matter ** 8.E.1.2. Students are able to explain the role of plate tectonics in shaping Earth. **  · Seismic waves Examples: adaptations, extinction, geologic time (relative and absolute), extinct species, fossils, surface features. || || NETS- Students Standard(s): **Creativity and Innovation **  Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes  using technology. **Research and Information Fluency **  Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. **Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making **  Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make  informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. || || Technology Resources Needed: Computer with Internet access, PowerPoint program, digital camera, speakers and headphones. || || Procedure: || || Assessment Method: (project rubric, etc.) Student will be assessed using a rubric (utilizing RubiStar), which will include: 1. Presentation of information/content accuracy 2. Sequence of information 3. Sounds and Pictures 4. Spelling and Grammar 5. Overall appearance- background, text, layout ||
 * Plates boundaries
 * Volcanoes
 * Earthquakes
 * Mountains
 * Convection currents in the mantle
 * Changes over time
 * 1)  Student will gather a variety of rock samples from his home (farm) to identify and classify
 * 2)  Student will conduct research on the internet on types of rocks to assist him in identifying and classifying his rock samples
 * 3)  Student will take pictures of his rock samples with a digital camera, which will be used in a PowerPoint presentation
 * 4)  Student will do research on factors that have shaped the Earth
 * 5)  Student will use a global map (computer-generated picture) of the earth to show and label locations of various earth-shaping activities (earthquakes, volcanoes, etc…), including locations of where various classifications of rocks can be found
 * 6)  Student will create a PowerPoint presentation integrating all the information learned from the lesson