How the World Works

An inquiry into the natural world and its laws; the interaction between the natural world (physical and biological) and human societies; how humans use their understanding of scientific principles; the impact of scientific and technological advances on society and on the environment.

Central Idea: A combination of processes and forces change the Earth.

Earth's processes (Form, Change) ESS1-1, ESS2-1, Ess2-2, Ess2-3

The impact of eath's processes on living things and the enviroment (Causation) Geo 12

NGSS -Earth and Space Sciences- Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth

Performance Expectations

1. Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly. 2-ESS1-1
2. Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land. 2-ESS2-1
3. Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area. 2-ESS2-2
4. Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid. 2-ESS2-3

Books in the iCommons:

1. The Ocean is ...by Kathleen Kranking. Summary: The reader is invited on an underwater tour of the ocean to view the varied plant and animal life there.
2. Beeji's Story by Anushka Kairo; Summary: "Super-seed Beeji is off on a super-ride! Zooming over icy lands and hot deserts, swooshing down a river ... she's a tough little seed who loves adventure but is happy to be back on soft soil. A Beeji-eye view of different landforms
3. Without Soil by Ashley Chase and Marco Bravo: Summary: What would we do without soil?
4. Castles, caves, and honeycombs Linda Ashman ; illustrated by Lauren Stringer.Describes some of the unique places where animals build their homes such as in a heap of twigs, on a castle tower, in a cave, or in the hollow space inside a tree.
5. One humpy grumpy camel written by Julia Johnson ; illustrated by Emily Styles.A grumpy camel makes a trek across the desert, counting his friends and animals along the way, from one through twenty.
6. Escape from Pacaya written by Nicholas Brasch ; illustrated by Mark Jones. Summary: When the nearby volcano erupts and his family flees to safety, Juan worries about his father who works at the base of the mountain.
7. The village of round and square houses By Ann Grifalconi. Summary: A grandmother explains to her listeners why in their village on the side of a volcano the men live in square houses and the women in round ones.
8. Erosion and weathering by Willa Dee Summary: All about erosion and weathering
9. Do you really want to create a mudslide? : a book about erosion written by Daniel D. Maurer ; illustrated by Teresa Alberini. Summary: Two children try to create a mudslide on a playground and then learn about the dangers of real mudslides, as well as how wind, water, and ice erosion can shape the land
10. Rock formations by Connor Dayton. Summary: Explores rock formations, explaining what they are, the three types of rocks, erosion and weathering, and the rock cycle; and describing peaks, canyons, mesas, buttes, stacks, monadnocks, and cliffs. Includes glossary and a list of related Internet sites.
11. The worst day of my life by Nellie O. Jackson; ill. by Daniel, Terri.This book is dedicate to all the brave children who went through the terrible Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005 in new Orleans, Louisiana
12. A place where hurricanes happen by Renée Watson ; illustrated by Shadra Strickland. Summary: Told in alternating voices, four friends from the same New Orleans neighborhood describe what happens to them and their community when they are separated, then reunited, as a result of Hurricane Katrina.