Science Week 5

·         Major Geological Events ·         Lesson 3: Mountain Forming o   How do mountains form? o   Discuss how tectonic plate motion can cause deformation §  Vocabulary: §  Folding, anticline & syncline folds §  Faults: Compare 3 kinds of faults ·         Strike-slip fault ·         Normal fault ·         Reverse fault o   Compare 3 types of mountains §  Folded Mountains §  Fault-block Mountains §  Volcanic Mountains

·         Lesson 4: Volcanoes o   How do volcanoes change the earth’s surface? §  Vocabulary: §   Volcano, magma, lava, & vent o   Describe types of materials that erupt from volcanoes §  Gases, pyroclastic materials, & lava o   Discuss landforms formed by volcanoes §  Volcanic mountains, craters, calderas, fissures, & lava plateaus o   Identity 3 types of volcanic mountains §  Cinder cones, shield volcanoes, & composite volcanoes ·         Plate Boundaries Review o   Discuss the occurrence of volcanoes at plate boundaries & at hot spots §  Convergent, Divergent, & transform boundaries

·         Lesson 5: Earthquakes o   What are earthquakes & why do they happen? §  Vocabulary: ·         Epicenter & focus ·         Elastic Rebound ·         Deformation o   Where do earth quakes happen? §  Discuss tectonic plate boundaries & earthquake occurrence o   Effects of Earthquakes §  What can happen at earth’s surface during an earthquake §  How do earthquakes affect people and structures?

·         Class discussion o   Compare and contrast major geologic events effect on the earth and its inhabitants. ·         Major geologic events Lab

·         Major Geologic Events Quiz ·         Science Fair Project Topics Discussion