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As The World Turns

As The World Turns. Science Unit by Annie Gamboa and Raul Velazquez. Topic: Constancy and Change Theme: Our Earth Grade Level: Second Grade By : Annie Gamboa and Raul Velazquez PUMA Fall 2004. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).

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As The World Turns

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  1. As The World Turns Science Unit by Annie Gamboa and Raul Velazquez

  2. Topic:Constancy and Change Theme:Our Earth Grade Level:Second Grade By :Annie Gamboa and Raul Velazquez PUMA Fall 2004

  3. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) The content of the six-lesson unit is based on the following Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for science: (2.7) Science concepts. The student knows that many types of change occur. (A) Observe, measure, record, analyze, predict, and illustrate changes in size, mass, temperature, color, position, quantity, and movement

  4. Learning Goal This unit was designed to help second grade students gain understanding that many types of change occur within the Earth. The lessons in this unit highlight different changes within the Earth by focusing on volcanoes, earthquakes, weather, erosion, evaporation, and seasons.

  5. “As The World Turns” Unit Concept Map

  6. Science Unit Content

  7. Erosion In contrast to volcanoes and earthquakes which can quickly change the surface of the earth, erosion works slowly, steadily, and for the most part quietly. Despite this seeming contrast, erosion is the cause of major changes of the earth’s surface. This inquiry lesson makes use of hands-on models that explain how water, ice, and wind change the Earth.

  8. Evaporation Although teaching the concept of evaporation can lead to teaching the water cycle, by only observing evaporation, students can easily understand that materials can take many forms. In this case water, a liquid, can be transformed into water vapor, a solid, gas. With this lesson, the students understand that temperature is the major cause of transformation of materials.

  9. Seasons Although the concept of earth rotation and revolution is abstract and includes specific terminology, with this lesson second grade students explore the cause for the seasons and come to the conclusion that earth moves using two types of movements—rotation around its axis and revolution around the sun—at the same time.

  10. Volcanoes The Blow Your Top! Volcano Lesson is designed around the TEKS (2.7) Science concepts. The student knows that many types of change occur. (A)  Observe, analyze, predict, and illustrate changes in size, temperature, color, position, and movement; (B)  Identify, predict, and test uses of heat to cause change such as melting. The student learns about volcanoes and their relation to earth changes. The student will be able to identify parts of a volcano, why it erupts, and what happens when it erupts. The student will also be able to understand the magnitude of this natural disaster.

  11. Earthquakes The Shake, Rattle, and Roll earthquake lesson is designed around the TEK (2.7)  Science concepts. The student knows that many types of change occur. (A)  observe, analyze, predict, and illustrate changes in mass, position, and movement. This lesson is a guided lesson that demonstrates to the student how earthquakes happen and what type of damage they cause when the earth changes in that manner. This lesson incorporates the concepts behind earthquakes, the placements of tectonic plates in the world, and instruments used to measure earthquakes.

  12. Weather Wacky Weather is an inquiry lesson designed around the TEKS (2.7)  Science concepts. The student knows that many types of change occur. (D) observe, measure, and record changes in weather, the night sky, and seasons. The children will make observations and measure rainfall and temperatures as well as record changes in the weather. They will make a personal connection when they realize that the weather causes them to make choices that affect their day’s activities such as the clothes they wear that day.

  13. Field Trip@ The Museum of Natural Science Forces of NatureOpens March 6, 2005 It is one thing to contemplate the immense power of nature, another to experience these forces first-hand. "Forces of Nature" will showcase the awesome spectacle of earthquakes, volcanoes, and severe storms as we follow scientists on their groundbreaking quests to understand how these natural disasters are triggered.  Audiences will learn what is being done to predict and prepare for these events -- and minimize their deadly effects -- as they come face-to-face with Earth's most destructive forces.

  14. Final Performance Assessment • The children will put together a skit that demonstrates their newly acquired vocabulary and knowledge of how the earth changes in many different ways. Their dialogue should include concepts learned from each lesson such as earthquakes, erosion, volcanoes, seasons, weather, and evaporation. • Although not in the same context, the skit can be similar to the engagement in our “As The World Turns Soap Opera” at the beginning of the Unit Presentation.

  15. Rubric

  16. Resources Shake, Rattle, and Roll • http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/ • Earthquake movies http://www.llnl.gov/hmc/Larsen/Hayward/ • Links to good earthquake sites http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/learning/beg.html • Earthquakes for teachers http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4teachers/ • Earthquake activity http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/eventscience/EBS.EOS.EQ.html • http://www.fema.gov/kids/quake.htm

  17. Resources Wacky Weather • Weather Units: • http://www.coollessons.org/weatherpage.html • http://www.wildwildweather.com/units.htm • Lesson Plans: • http://www.proteacher.com/110022.shtml • Literature and Weather: • http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/Science.html

  18. Resources Blow Your Top! • Planet Earth/Inside Out by Gail Gibbons • Theme Storming by Becker, Reid, Steinhaus, Wieck • Earth Science by Peter Pentland and Pennie Styoyles • Shake, Rattle, and Roll by Spencer Christian and Antonia Felix • Volcanoes by Daniel Rogers • Exploring Earth: Volcanoes http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0905/es0905page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization

  19. Resources Seasons • Llewellyn, Claire. Our Planet Earth. Scholastic: 1997 • Gibbons, Gail. The Reason for the Seasons. Holiday House: 1996 • Gibbons, Gail. Weather Words and What they Mean. Holiday House: 1992 • Seasons Animation: http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/tiffs/videos/seasons.mov • Seasons Animation: http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Earth/Seasons/Seasons.htm • Earth Revolution Animation: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/6hrevolution.html • Angle of Incidence and Seasons Animation: http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/chaissonat4/chapter1/medialib/video/annual.mov • Earth Rotation and revolution Animation: http://www.bigelow.org/virtual/handson/seasons.mov

  20. Resources Evaporation • http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/earth/pictures/20020418aqua/CLOUDSshield.mpg • http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0101/es0101page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization • Winner, Cherie. Erosion. Minneapolis: Carholda, 1999. • Gibbons, Gail. Planet Earth/Inside Out. New York: Morrow Junior Book, 1995 • Weiner, Esther. Science—Mini-Books.

  21. Resources Erosion • Winner, Cherie. Erosion. • Minneapolis: Carholda, 1999. • Gibbons, Gail. Planet Earth/Inside Out. • New York: Morrow Junior Book, 1995 • Weiner, Esther. Science—Mini-Books.

  22. Showcase Lesson: Blow Your Top!Volcanoes The Blow Your Top! Volcano Lesson is designed around the TEKS (2.7) Science concepts. The student knows that many types of change occur. (A)  Observe, analyze, predict, and illustrate changes in size, temperature, color, position, and movement; (B)  Identify, predict, and test uses of heat to cause change such as melting. The student learns about volcanoes and their relation to earth changes. The student will be able to identify parts of a volcano, why it erupts, and what happens when it erupts. The student will also be able to understand the magnitude of this natural disaster.

  23. What do you know about Volcanoes? • Under the earth the temperature is very hot – almost 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit. • Under the earth’s crust lives the Mantle. At the top of the Mantle there is Magma. • Magma gathers together in an underground pool called a magma chamber. • The pressure inside the Earth makes the Magma and gases rise and rise and causes a huge explosion that is known as an ERUPTION.

  24. What happens during an eruption? • Volcanoes erupt with more power than a nuclear bomb, and blast a hole through the surface of a volcano. • Magma shoots out of the volcano’s opening called the crater. • Once magma hits the air it is known as lava. • Lava that cools into bits of dust is called ash. • Volcanic Ash darkens the sky. • Ash and Lava can destroy life for miles around.

  25. Watch out, it’s going to blow! • Lava cools into layers that for steep-sided cone shaped hills or mountains. • Water from the volcano chamber shoots up as steam building a giant cloud over the volcano. • Volcanoes can erupt until the magma chamber empties out completely. • Active volcanoes erupt often, dormant volcanoes rest for a long time between eruptions and extinct volcanoes will never erupt again.

  26. Volcanoes change the Earth! • Volcanoes change the earth by forming new rocks, mountains, islands like Hawaii, destroying cities and everything in its path. • Lava flowing over the ground can cover buildings and crops and set them on fire. • Ash mixed with rain can cause dangerous mudflows so thick that fields, houses, and whole towns can be buried under it.

  27. Blow Your Tops! Now lets see how volcanoes work… • Work together safely • Listen for instructions • Have fun!

  28. Scientists in the making!

  29. What’s going on?

  30. WATCH OUT! HOT LAVA!

  31. So that’s what volcanoes do!

  32. Thanks for Blowing Your Top With Us! TUNE IN NEXT TIME FOR ANOTHER EPISODE OF “AS THE WORLD TURNS” Starring Annie Gamboa And Raul Velazquez

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