Unit 2
Lithosphere: Human Impact
NC State Standards
EEN.2.1 Explain how processes and forces affect the lithosphere.
EEn.2.2.1 Explain the consequences of human activities on the lithosphere (such as mining, deforestation, agriculture, overgrazing, urbanization, and land use) past and present.
EEn.2.2.2 Compare the various methods humans use to acquire traditional energy sources (such as peat, coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear fission, and wood).
Unit 2 Agenda
Essential Standards
EEn.2.1 Explain how processes and forces affect the lithosphere.
EEn.2.2 Understand how human influences impact the lithosphere.
Day 1–9/14 go over test 1 recovery and most missed questions
Introduce Project (PSA) part 1: questions
Work on Questions
Day 2–9/15-18 Pre-CFA
Intro to U2: Rocks/Minerals
Rock Cycle activity or similar
Day 3–9/19 Weathering: Mechanical/Chemical
Weathering Gizmo or similar
Day 4–9/20 Mining
Cooking Mining activity
Day 5–9/21 Karst Topography
Karst Activity/Lab
Day 6–9/22 Soil
Soil Pyramid Assignment
Day 7–9/26 Quiz, Agriculture and GMOs
GMOs in the Environment Activity
Day 8–9/27 Mass Movement
Day 9–9/28 Dust Bowl, Deserts, and Sahel
3rd World Farmer
Day 10–9/29 Finish Sahel and Sahel Reading/ Begin review
Day 11–10/2 Quiz 2 and test review
Day 12–10/3 Brief Review and Test Unit 2