7.2B: Earth's Dynamic Surface
This site includes a video (2:06) from careeronestop.org which provides an overview of what it means to be a dredge operator.
Suggested classroom use: Have students complete this graphic organizer utilizing the information on the website.
This lesson is intended to take 50-120 minutes. Students apply the engineering design process and take on the role of coastal engineers to protect shorelines. They pretend they are competing with other engineering firms to address a town's erosion problems while taking into account the different stakeholders and their concerns.
Suggested Classroom Use: Use this activity after students have completed the unit challenge to enrich their experience and enhance their learning.
These stand-alone investigations are designed to be used by teachers of any curriculum, but they are designed to complement Mi-STAR units.
Suggested Classroom Use: Use the Geospatial Analyst or Science Communicator lesson with Unit 7.2B.
Suggested Classroom Use: Show one of the videos below as a warm-up or when there are only a few minutes of class time left. Utilize one of the reflection forms below with students.
Use this Career Connections Video Student Reflection Guide to engage your students!
Utilize page 3 of the Career Exploration Sheet from bizworld.org. Printable and ready to go!
Use this LINK reflection resource to help students focus.
Use this graphic organizer from education.com. Ask students to research any information that isn't provided in the video.
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Watch this short video (3:46) from NBC News Learn to hear coastal engineer Omar Lopez explain how to build beaches and protect them from erosion.
Teacher Note: If using with unit 7.5B, wait until the end of the unit to show, as it may address possible solutions to the unit challenge scenario.
Watch this short video (1:11) to find out about geomorphology and how it relates to Earth's surface.
Meet earth scientist Sarah Aarons in this short video (1:58). She studies the sediments and dust and how they move around the globe. Read the full interview here.
Watch this video to learn all about the job opportunities in the geoscience field!
Watch this short video (5:26) featuring Coastal Engineer Kathy Fitzpatrick, who works for the Coastal Engineering Department in Martin County, Florida.
Teacher Note: If using with unit 7.5B, wait until the end of the unit to show, as it may address possible solutions to the unit challenge scenario.
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