Module 2: Freshwater on Earth - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module you will learn about water, weathering, erosion, deposition, rapid changes on earth, and the formation of mountains and ocean ridges.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Freshwater on Earth	pen or pencil poster board markers (optional) magazines (optional) states of matter demonstration materials (pot, stove, freezer, ice cube, etc. (optional))
2	Weathering	pen or pencil;
3	Erosion	pen or pencil;
4	Deposition	pen or pencil digital camera (optional) crayons or colored pencils (optional)
5	Rapid Changes on Earth	pen or pencil medium-sized box scissors plastic bottle (such as a 20 oz. water bottle) masking tape medium-sized bowl 1 cup flour 1 cup water newspaper small plastic (grocery) bag water-based paints paint brushes rocks sticks pieces of shrubs to decorate funnel ¼ cup vinegar 2 tbsp baking soda red or orange gelatin granules
6	Mountains and Ocean Ridges	pen or pencil;

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Freshwater on Earth	Describe lakes, rivers, and other water sources. Explain the water cycle and how it connects fresh and saltwater sources. Define groundwater and key terms related to it.
2	Weathering	Describe how weathering can cause slow changes on Earth.
3	Erosion	Distinguish between mechanical and chemical weathering. Explain how erosion affects Earth over time.
4	Deposition	Describe the process of deposition and give two examples.
5	Rapid Changes on Earth	Describe how volcanoes can cause rapid changes on Earth's surface. Explain how earthquakes can cause rapid changes on Earth's surface. Describe how natural disasters can rapidly cause changes to Earth's surface. Define how mass wasting can rapidly change Earth's surface.
6	Mountains and Ocean Ridges	Explain the formation of mountains in the context of the theory of plate tectonics. Describe how fault-block and folded mountains are formed. Describe how ocean ridges and ocean trenches are formed.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
freshwater water cycle states of water saltwater weathering erosion mechanical weathering chemical weathering deposition sediments cave formations volcano earthquake natural disaster mass wasting mountain building fault-block mountain folded mountain ocean ridge ocean trench

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	Freshwater on Earth	4	Water Collage Assignment
1	Freshwater on Earth	8	Enjoying Water Assignment
4	Deposition	2	Exploring Erosion Assignment
5	Rapid Changes on Earth	3	Volcanoes Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
Freshwater on Earth	What types of freshwater sources are on Earth?
Weathering	How does weathering change the land?
Erosion	How does erosion change the land?
Deposition	What role does deposition play in changing the land?
Rapid Changes on Earth	What forces of nature can cause rapid changes on Earth?
Mountains and Ocean Ridges	How are mountains formed?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question
Freshwater on Earth	Lakes, Rivers, and Other Freshwater Sources	In your science notebook create 3 columns, in one column put lakes, in another put rivers, and in the third put streams. As you watch this video write down what you learn about each body of water. Then describe the role of the water cycle.
Freshwater on Earth	Water Cycle	In your notebook draw and label the water cycle. Write a summary explaining how it works.
Freshwater on Earth	Water on Earth	List the types of water on Earth with a description of each and their importance in your science notebook.
Freshwater on Earth	Groundwater	What is groundwater? How do we use groundwater?
Weathering	What is Weathering?	What are some of the forces that can change the land?
Weathering	What is Weathering 2	What are some common landforms? What layer of the Earth experiences the most changes? What are the forces that change the land? What breaks up rocks? What is weathering? What is erosion?
Weathering	Weathering	In your science notebook, write down 5 key points from this video.
Erosion	Erosion	What is erosion? What causes erosion?
Erosion	What is Erosion?	In your Science notebook, summarize what you learned about erosion from this video.
Deposition	Deposition	What is deposition? What causes deposition?
Deposition	Deposition of River Sediments	What role do rivers play in deposition? What kind of land features are created because of deposition from a river?
Rapid Changes on Earth	Earth Changes Quickly	What can cause Earth to change quickly? Explain.
Rapid Changes on Earth	Volcanoes: Mountains of Fire	What are the three types of volcanoes? How is each type of volcano formed? What is the Ring of Fire? Write a summary of what you learned from this video in your Science notebook.
Rapid Changes on Earth	Earthquakes	Who is Alfred Wegener? What was Pangea? What evidence do we have of Pangea? What is the theory of plate tectonics? What are plates and how do they work? What is the San Andreas Fault? What is an aftershock? How many earthquakes occur every day on Earth?
Rapid Changes on Earth	Mass Wasting	What causes mass wasting events? What are some examples of mass wasting events? What is an avalanche? What is a landslide? What is a mudslide? What is a rockslide?
Mountains and Ocean Ridges	Exploring Earth's Mountains	What is the tallest Mountain? What Mountain range is the tallest mountain located in? What is the tallest mountain range? What is the longest mountain range?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	Lakes, Rivers, and Streams	Mina Flores
2	Weathering and Erosion	Maria Nelson	NC890L
3	Cracking Up: A Story About Erosion	Jacqui Bailey	650L
4	What Shapes the Land?	Bobbie Kalman	IG770L
5	National Geographic Kids Everything Volcanoes and Earthquakes	Kathy Furgang	1040L
6	Extreme Weather	Ann O. Squire	890L
7	Ocean Ridges and Trenches	Peter Aleshire
8	Mountains	Seymour Simon	1140L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

#	Outing
1	Visit a lake, pond, river or stream and have your student observe the life in these areas.