CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS:
• Describe the physical processes that affect the environment.
• Examine the physical processes that affect the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.•Describe the characteristics of different landforms and the physical processes that cause their development.
Learning Goal 2: By reading, writing , speaking, describe how internal and external physical processes create landforms and shape patterns in the physical environment.
Task:Directions:Students will be working in groups of 2-3.
Each group will be assigned 1 of 11 words.On an 8x11 sheet of paper, students will,
using their laptops, include the following in a visually appealing way:The wordThe definition2 geographic examples of your word with
name. Be able to explain (ex. Grand Canyon, Indus River Basin)
How is your word impacting the world today (currently
And a visual of the word
Task:Directions Continued:
Students will have 30 minutes to complete their poster.
Students will then present to the class in a brief 1 minute presentation the material they have discovered. (aprox. 45 mins.)
Students will be recording the word, definition and examples as each group presents, in their notebooks.
As a class we will decide if the word is an internal process or external process
Students will add the left column questions for homework. Minimum 5?’s
Words:Internal ProcessesExternal Processes
Convergent-Subduction Boundary
Convergent- Collision Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform BoundaryWeathering
ErosionDeposition
Soil BuildingFour Spheres