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Curriculum and Technology Integration:

Develop a lesson for the Monster Project. You must put goals, standards they address, tie-in to the Earth Science curriculum and how technology enhanced the activity (added value). Bring this lesson to the next workshop for discussion.

Remember, you can make use of any of the resources shown at the workshop or present in the E2C website.

The lesson can be posted to the E2C website by copying and pasting it to the form below. Make sure all fields are filled in and press the submit button.

Monster Lesson Form

Teacher Lessons:

• Title: Monster Topo Map
• Grade: 9
• ILS: 1. Models of Our Planet
• Name: R Meyer
• Email: Prof2277@aol.com

Purpose

To explore basic information on topographic maps

Materials

Paint program, printer, paper and pencil

Procedures

Students use paint program to make a topographic map of their own design. They must include at least 5 contour lines ,one river valley, a steep slope and shallow slope, as well as contour interval. They need to indicate true north and include a longitude and latitude line. After they do the above they print 2 copies with their name on it. One copy they then type or write on explaining their map. Each student has a partner and then takes their partners written explanation and tries to redraw it.

Assessment

Look at both the students original map and the one they try to redraw from their partners information.

E2C_Resources

Mapping

• Title: Finding what causes crustal movement
• Grade: 11
• ILS: 4. Plate Tectonics
• Name: James Signorelli
• Email: dmhsscience@hotmail.com

Purpose

To introduce the forces and mechanism of change which is constantly reshaping the crust of the earth.

Materials

1. Computer with Internet access

2. Xerox copies of the "Baseball Seam" world map from "This Dynamic Earth" web site.

Procedures

Web Search: Go to the search engine and type in "Plate Tectonics" Click on "THIS DYNAMIC EARTH" Read each site under the main title. Click on all icons and read the text. Make a hard copy of the world map detailing the plate boundries (Baseball seam map).

Assessment

Set up a 2000 ml beaker of water and corn syrup on top of a hot plate. Place tiny glass "boiling beads" into the beaker. As the mixture heats up, the beads will swirl from the bottom to the top and back down again. These are convection currents. Have the class observe the motion for several minutes. Q1. How does the crust crack, tear, and pull apart? Q2. How does the crust compress and push into neighboring plates. Using your observations of the beads (convection currents) answer these questions.

E2C_Resources

Create a WebQuest for this general topic. Class can subdivide the major topic into smaller "research areas". Each area is then presented as a research topic in a class presentation. This satisfies the NJ Core requirement for public speaking.