Help students gain an understanding of the composition of the earth's crust, it's formations and physical features.

Through these activities, they will describe the changes that result from internal and external processes, investigate the formation of the physical features, and identify the factors that must be considered in making informed decisions about land use and explain their importance.

Skill lists, teacher suggestions, resource lists, and evaluation sheets are included, plus activities in science, language arts, social studies, and art. Includes 20+ worksheets & information cards, 15+ research topics, and 4 review tests.

This resource is divided into nine components. Each component may be used alone or sequentially. At the beginning of each component is a brief overview of the component, a list of resources and answer keys. 

1. What is Geology?  - an introduction to the science of geology and the job of the geologist
2. Inside the Earth - the composition of the layers of earth, composition, lithosphere, asthenosphere
3. Earth Tectonics - the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift, identifying the major tectonic plates, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
4. Making Mountains - the processes involved in the formation of fold, dome, block-fault and volcanic mountains
5. Earthquakes - earthquakes: where they occur and why, the Ring of Fire, measurement of, seismology, effects of quakes
6. Volcanoes - the process involved in the formation of volcanoes, different types of volcanoes, hot spots, geysers, the Ring of Fire
7. Rocks and Minerals - the three major types of rocks, identifying minerals, the rock cycle
8. Fossils - the formation of fossils, their importance to the earth sciences, the major geological eras of the earth
9. Soil - how soil is formed, the composition and characteristics of soil

At the end of the topic are four quizzes which cover the material contained in every two components. Quiz number four includes the last three components. This book was designed to provide background information to accompany a study of the earth's crust. Ideally, it should be supplemented with simple experiments and good deal research by the students. Research topics can be found at the end of the book. 

Teacher Instructions Includes:

• At A Glance - List of Skills
• Teacher Rubric
• Student Self-Assessment Rubric
• Overview
• Implementation Suggestions
• Vocabulary
• Student Vocabulary Sheet
• Blank Observation Sheet
• Student Tracking Sheet

Lessons:

Lesson 1: What is Geology?  - an introduction to the science of geology and the job of the geologist

Lesson 2: Inside the Earth - the composition of the layers of earth, composition, lithosphere, asthenosphere

Lesson 3: Earth Tectonics - the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift, identifying the major tectonic plates, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Lesson 4: Making Mountains (Printables and PowerPoint Slides)

Lesson 5: Earthquakes - earthquakes: where they occur and why, the Ring of Fire, measurement of, seismology, effects of quakes

Lesson 6: Volcanoes - the process involved in the formation of volcanoes, different types of volcanoes, hot spots, geysers, the Ring of Fire

Lesson 7: Rocks and Minerals - the three major types of rocks, identifying minerals, the rock cycle

Lesson 8: Fossils - the formation of fossils, their importance to the earth sciences, the major geological eras of the earth

Lesson 9: Soil - how soil is formed, the composition and characteristics of soil

Lesson 10: Research Assignment and Additional topics

Quizzes:

• Quiz 1
• Quiz 2
• Quiz 3
• Quiz 4

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