Weathering and Erosion Thematic Unit

Weathering and Erosion Thematic UnitBy Patricia Ellison

AnalysisLearning Goals - The students will be able to understand, demonstrate, and visualize the changes that occur on the Earths surface through the forces of change, which cause weathering and erosion.

AnalysisCore ObjectivesIdentify the objects, processes, or forces that weather and erode Earths surface (e.g., ice, plants, animals, abrasion, gravity, water, wind)Describe how geological features (e.g., valleys, canyons, buttes, arches) are changed through erosion (e.g., waves, wind, glaciers, gravity, running water). Describe and justify how the surface of Earth would appear if there were no mountain uplift, weathering, or erosion.Describe the role of deposition in the processes that change Earths surface.Explain how layers of exposed rock, such as those observed in the Grand Canyon, are the result of natural processes acting over long periods of time.

AnalysisThe class is made up of 26 students15 male11 female

There are 5 students receiving Special Ed services3 students receive speech services2 students receive math/language arts services

7 students are ELL learners

2 students could be labeled as gifted learners (based on IOWA data)

65% of the students in this class receive free or reduced meals (breakfast and lunch)

AnalysisTechnology: (at home)

* 87% have some sort of access to internet at home.

* 67% use it almost every dayTask Analysis...What is Weathering & Erosion?Forces of Change(ice, wind, water, gravity)Landforms (ie. Buttes, Arches, Canyons, etc.)Changes to the Earths SurfaceUnderstand a Basic TimelineDesignPrerequisites Have heard of weathering and erosion, and that rocks have different hardness. And, basic understanding of how to do group work appropriately.

5th Grade Erosion and Weathering Scope and Sequence

This unit is designed to teach students to be able to understand, demonstrate, and visualize the changes that occur on the Earths surface through the forces of change, which cause weathering and erosion.

Lesson 1: Identify Weathering and ErosionLesson 2: GlaciersLesson 3: WindLesson 4: Water, Deltas, and DepositionLesson 5: Root Pry & the Grand CanyonLesson 6: ReviewLesson 7: Assessment

Development & ImplementationLesson 1 Brainpop.com &RAP!

Lesson 2 (Math Homework!)Dirty Ice Experiment

Lesson 3 (Social Studies)Dust Bowl & the Glitter Rock

Development & ImplementationLesson 4 Sand Pit Land Formations

Lesson 5 (Writing Assignment)Root Pry Twinkies & Grand Canyon PB&J

Lesson 6 REVIEW with Bill Nye the Science Guy

Lesson 7 Assessment + Evaluation Survey

Evaluation:What to CELEBRATE(about Addie)ADDIE I LIKE IT! (But Im a nerd, and LOVE this type of Structure)LOVED looking at the analysis information of my class! (Who knew Data Dashboard could be so interesting)Though it was tedious to do the Design, then Development phase, doing each phase helped flesh out all my ideas before getting caught up in the details.

Evaluation:What to CELEBRATE(about the implementation)Instructors PerspectiveStudents were consistently engaged Lessons 1 3 were FAST, but we got through it all! (even with a sub teaching one of the lessons!)

Learners PerspectiveLoved all the activities with food (real shocker!)23/26 felt like they learned the material well (according to the survey given)

Evaluation:What to CELEBRATE(about the implementation)

Evaluation:What wasnt Awesome(about ADDIE)ADDIE is very time consuming! Took a long time to complete all of the phasesIt was very TEDIOUS to rewrite, and rewrite what did seem to be the same thing over and over again.Felt OVERWHELMING at timesIs NOT realistic for all units due to the amount of time it takes to complete

Evaluation:What wasnt Awesome(about the Unit)The Timing was off on some of the (lessons 1-3 worked but were rushed the rest needed more time.)All of the Hands on activities got expensive/time consuming to prep.In the future, I may just demo the Cake Layers of the Grand Canyon with PB&J and instead of doing pairs, have groups of 3-5 to create their own Grand Canyon (to save on costs & time!)Doing Twinkies and PB&J in the same day = Not a great idea (SUGAR OVERLOAD!)

Evaluation:What wasnt Awesome(about the Unit)Student Suggestions:More Food Do MORE experimentsHave less writingUse Sprinkles instead of the dust for the dust bowl activity When were absent, dont make us make up the experimentsAnd

Evaluation:What wasnt Awesome(about the Unit)Someone didnt like my Rap (I admit, Im a VERY WHITE, white girl but come on, I TRIED!)