Unit+9+Earth+Materials

= Unit 9: Earth Materials =

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 * (6.10a) ‍‍(I can build a model to illustrate the structural layers of Earth, including the inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, asthenosphere and lithosphere.) **

Vocabulary:

 * * __Metamorphic__ – a type of rock formed when igneous or sedimentary rocks are put under intense heat and/or pressure in the Earth’s crust
 * __Igneous__ – a type of rock formed when crystallized through melting and cooling rock
 * __Sedimentary__ – a type of rock formed through the accumulation, compaction, and cementation of sediment
 * __Rock cycle__ – the continual process by which rocks can be changed into different types of rock
 * __Asthenosphere__ –the somewhat fluid portion of the mantle upon which the lithosphere is located
 * __Lithosphere__ – the top most layer of the Earth, which is comprised of the crust and solid portion of the upper mantle, divided into plates, and moves a top the layer known as the asthenosphere

Other Vocabulary Terms:
Erosion Weathering Deposition Compaction Cementation Volcano Lava Magma

__WEB SOURCES:__

__Flipped lesson on Earth Layers - Blendspace__

A Walk through the Rock Cycle

Earth's Layers

The Center

Under the Soil

Earth's Core - Info by National Geographics
PBL:
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Web Surfing Science - The Rock Cycle: How are Rocks Formed? Be a Rock Hound! Types of Rocks The Rock Cycle

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=Brain Pop: Rock Cycle=

=[|Brain Pop: Layers of the Earth]= = = =Music Video: Mr. Parr Rock Cycle=

=Music Video: Mr. Lee Rock Cycle=

=Music Video: "We Will Rock You"=

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