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Thursday, October 26, 2017

3D Earth and Space Science - Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Earth and Space Science 5E Lesson: ENGAGE
What do students know about plate boundaries and their interactions?
HS-ESS2.B Plate Tectonics and Large Scale System Interactions

I really like the work being done by the New Visions for Public Schools curriculum project. Their updates for 2016-17 give us a meaningful look at how to transition from NY's MST standards to the NYSSLS. The project is a work in progress, but what's great about it is that teachers can truly observe the shift in thinking from traditional instruction to 3-dimensional instruction. Judging by the improvements I've seen over the past three school years, this project seems to be a potentially valuable resource for science educators (as it has already proven to be in other subjects).

This lesson comes from the second Earth Science unit: Plate Boundaries and Surface Features. There is a nice 5E structure to the unit, but I found that this first lesson needed some support. Once again, a Crosscutting Concept graphic organizer comes to the rescue. After engaging in this activity, Earth Science students are immediately able to jump into using the ESRT p. 5 map and can begin modeling the landforms found at different plate boundaries.



Link to Lesson Slides