Unit 3 - Recording Earth's Geological History and Earth's Materials

Lesson # and Approx. Date

FALL 2016 - NEW CURRICULUM

Lesson Plan & Main Concepts

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Introduction to Geology and Geologic Time & SES in the News

#33

October 23rd

#34

October 24th

#35

October 25th

#36

October 26th

#37

October 27th

The Day the Earth nearly Died - The Permian Mass Extinction

Quiz #5: Fossils and the Fossil Record (Chapter 21)

#38

October 30th

#39

October 31st

#40

November 1st

#41

November 2nd

#42

November 3rd

#43

November 6th

#44

November 7th

#45

November 8th

#46

November 9th

#47

November 10th

(Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic)

#48

November 13th

#49

November 14th

#50

November 15th

#51

November 16th

FIELD TRIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO TODAY

(students not on the trip have an ISP - please go to library or Cafe only)

#53

November 17th

#54

November 20th

SES Lab Activity #6: The Story that Rocks can Tell

Quiz #8: Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks (Chapters 5 & 6)

Unit Review, Catch Up, Quizlet and Kahoots!

#55

November 21st

Unit 3 Test: Recording Earth's Geological History

Part A: Multiple Choice - 30 marks

Part B: Prepared Long Answer - 20 marks

Part C: Rocks and Minerals - 20 marks (don't forget your charts)

Part D: The Rock Cycle Diagram - 10 marks

Part E: Matching - terms and definitions - 20 marks

TOTAL: 100 marks

Unit 4 Starts Tomorrow (Final unit of the course)

Other Resources from this Unit

Video: Geologic Journey - The Canadian Shield (student worksheet) (45 min.) - ANSWERS

Chapters 22 - 24 Crossword (Answers)

Video: Earth: A History - Full Documentary (90 min.) - it time permits or on another date if applicable

Video of the Day: The Rock Cycle

The Story of Rocks - Website Links