LAND BENEATH OUR FEET
6.E.2: Understand the structure of the Earth and how interactions of constructive and destructive forces have resulted in changes in the surface of the Earth over time and the effects of the lithosphere on humans.
Essential Questions
Why are the Earth's layers in the order that they are?
How does the inside of Earth affect the outer layer of Earth (crust)?
What is the relationship between rocks, soil, and the environment?
What role does the Earth's layers play in this?
What can humans do to preserve and protect our soil and lithosphere?
Why are the Earth's layers in the order that they are?
How does the inside of Earth affect the outer layer of Earth (crust)?
What is the relationship between rocks, soil, and the environment?
What role does the Earth's layers play in this?
What can humans do to preserve and protect our soil and lithosphere?
Students, by the end of the unit, will know and understand:
* the layers of the Earth and the how/why the Earth is composed of layers that are stacked on top of one another because they are made of different materials with different densities.
* Forces within the Earth form and move crustal plates and ocean basins. The difference between conduction currents and other ways heat flows.
* Crustal plates interact with one another due to forces within the Earth.
* How crustal plates and ocean basins are formed, move and interact using earthquakes, heat flow, and volcanoes to reflect forces within the earth.
* The Rock Cycle and which type of rock creates different soil types.
* There is a process of soil formation which is dependent on parent rock type and the different environmental factors.
* The health of humans requires monitoring of the lithosphere, soil quality and being stewards of the Earth.
* Technologies available to monitor the lithosphere and soil.
* Connections between technologies and human health.
* Key vocabulary associated with the lithosphere.
* the layers of the Earth and the how/why the Earth is composed of layers that are stacked on top of one another because they are made of different materials with different densities.
* Forces within the Earth form and move crustal plates and ocean basins. The difference between conduction currents and other ways heat flows.
* Crustal plates interact with one another due to forces within the Earth.
* How crustal plates and ocean basins are formed, move and interact using earthquakes, heat flow, and volcanoes to reflect forces within the earth.
* The Rock Cycle and which type of rock creates different soil types.
* There is a process of soil formation which is dependent on parent rock type and the different environmental factors.
* The health of humans requires monitoring of the lithosphere, soil quality and being stewards of the Earth.
* Technologies available to monitor the lithosphere and soil.
* Connections between technologies and human health.
* Key vocabulary associated with the lithosphere.