Unit 4

Unit 4: Earth and Space: Earth’s Surface/Natural Resources (21 Days)

• Explore the process that led to the formation of sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels

• Recognize how landforms such as deltas, canyons and sand dunes are the result of changes to Earth’s surface by wind, water or ice

• Examine properties of soils, including

  • Color, texture, capacity to retain water and ability to support plant growth

• Identify and Classify Earth’s renewable resources, including

  • Air, plants, water and animals

• Identify and Classify Earth’s nonrenewable resources, including

  • Coal, oil and natural gas

  • Importance of conservation

• Investigate rapid changes in Earth’s surface

TEKS: 3.7B, 4.7A, 4.7C, 5.7A, 5.7B

Ongoing: 5.1A, 5.1B. 5.2A, 5.2B, 5.2C, 5.2E, 5.2F, 5.3A, 5.3B, 5.3C, 5.4A

Unit 4: Earth and Space: Earth’s Surface/Natural Resources

Are you able to identify the differences between weathering, erosion, deposition?

Can you describe the process that led to the formation of sedimentary rock?

Can you identify landforms caused by water, wind & ice (W, W, I)?

Are you able to describe how fossil fuels are formed?

What are some rapid changes that affect the earth’s surface?

What are the properties of soil?

Identify renewable resources.

What are nonrenewable resources?

How do we conserve resources?

Key Academic Vocabulary:

Unit 4: Earth and Space: Earth’s Surface/Natural Resources

Sedimentary Rock, Fossil Fuels, Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation, Delta, Canyon, Sand Dune, Glaciers, Wind, Water, Ice, Volcanic Eruption, Earthquake, Tsunami, Landslide, Hurricane, Tornado, Soil (sand, clay, loam silt), Color, Texture, Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, U-Shaped Valley, Valley, V-Shaped Valley, Renewable, Nonrenewable, Mixed Resources, Conservation, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Biofuels, Pressure, Sedimentary Rock