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C OMMUNITY L EARNING C ENTER L ESSON P LAN Level (preGED or GED):

GED

Content Area (RLA, Math, Science, Social Studies):

Science

General Topic:

Earth Part 1 (Lesson 12a)

Specific lesson title and/or description: Estimated Time:

3 hours

CCRS (List College & Career Readiness Standards)

Anchor(s) & Level(s)

Reading anchor 7 (Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words). Levels D and E

Practice(s)

1 (Comprehending scientific presentations), 3 (Reasoning from data), 4 (Evaluating conclusions with evidence), 5 (Working with findings), 6 (Expressing scientific information), 7 (Scientific models, theories, processes), 8 (Probability and statistics).

OBJECTIVES (After completing the lesson, what will student be able to show/do?) The student will be able to: • Describe Earth’s spheres. • Describe the characteristics of ocean currents, waves, and tides. • Explain the significance of sea level rise. • Create diagrams of the water cycle, carbon-oxygen cycle, and nitrogen cycle. • Explain how hurricanes form. MATERIALS (What print and electronic resources will be needed to conduct the lesson?) Steck-Vaughn, Science: Test Preparation for the GED 2014 Kaplan, New GED Test Strategies, Practice, & Review Online lessons and resources CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES OR PROCEDURES (What specific steps will you follow to execute the lesson? What will you say and do? What will the learners do?) Pre-Lesson Activities (15 minutes) Go over homework. Review/pre-teach vocabulary: sphere, tsunami, cycle, hazard, disaster Lesson (2½ hour) Earth’s Spheres (15 minutes) Explain that there are four connected spheres or systems that drive the processes on Earth. • Geosphere or lithosphere • Hydrosphere • Biosphere • Atmosphere, which has several layers: o Troposphere o Stratosphere o Mesosphere o Thermosphere o Exosphere 1

Draft Have students watch: • YouTube: 6 minute video: Earth Materials and Systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnpF0ndXk-8\ Have students read and answer questions: • SV pg. 143 Q 3-6 (layers of atmosphere) • SV pg. 145 Q 9-10 (atmosphere) Characteristics of Oceans (45 minutes) Begin by having students watch National Geographic’s Oceans Overview 7½ minute video: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/oceans-narrated-bysylvia-earle/oceans-overview Have students take the following 10 minute NOAA tutorial on currents and read the information in the El Nino activity: • Currents: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/learning/player/lesson08.html • Have students answer the four questions. Have students take the following 9 minute NOAA tutorial on waves, explore the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, and do Tsunami Warning activity: • Ocean Waves: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/learning/player/lesson09.html • Have students answer the 8 questions in the Tsunami Warning activity. Have students watch the following 8 minute NOAA tutorial on tides: • Tides: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/learning/player/lesson10.html o Includes intertidal zones. Have students read and answer questions: • SV pg. 138 Q 1-2 (Gulf Stream) • SV pg. 141 Q 11 (ocean currents) • SV pg. 140 Q 4-7 (oceans) Sea Level Rise (15 minutes) Have students watch the following video about sea level rise: YouTube 6½ minute video: Rising Sea Levels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHbkmGljo_M&index=54&list=PL0ujJTaPsv3dQn88Rm0KyQXIlGUbpG8R Have students read and answer questions: • K pg. 497, Q 3 & 4 (rise of sea levels) Biogeochemical Cycles (45 minutes) Biogeochemical cycles are the movement of matter through Earth’s systems and include the water, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen cycles. Water cycle Have students watch the following video: • YouTube 6¾ minute video: The Water Cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al-do-HGuIk Have students take the following 7 minute NOAA tutorial on the water cycle and do the interactive Explore: Water Cycle activity: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/learning/player/lesson07.html Have students read and answer the questions: • SV pg. 139 (Q 3 (water cycle) Carbon cycle Have students watch the following video: • YouTube 3 minute video: The Carbon Cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzImo8kSXiU

From: https://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/cycles6.htm

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Draft Carbon-oxygen cycle Have students watch the following video: • YouTube 1½ minute video: The Carbon and Oxygen Cycles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Ah1jercqQ

From https://wikis.engrade.com/standard3flowofmatterand

Nitrogen cycle Have students watch the following video: • YouTube 1½ minute video: The Nitrogen Cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP24BceOwt8&list=PLOXSS_CWGqYe52vM4faN5jB7g0AZ2W2ct&index=8

From https://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/cycles6.htm

Have students read and answer the questions: • SV pg. 148 Q 7-9 (nitrogen cycle) Natural Hazards and Disasters (30 minutes) • Natural hazards are severe and extreme events that occur naturally. • Natural hazards become natural disasters when people's lives and livelihoods are destroyed. Natural disasters include: • Avalanche, blizzard, earthquake, volcanic eruption, hurricane, cyclone, tornado, flood, landslide, tsunami, and wildfires. • Flooding may be the most expensive natural disaster because the damage can be so extensive. • Earthquakes are the deadliest of all natural disasters. (will be discussed in the next lesson) Have students read and answer questions: • SV pg. 147 Q 3-6 (hurricanes, emergency kits) • SV pgs. 148-149 Q 10-13 (volcano monitoring, earthquake-resistant buildings, tornado alerts) • SV pg. 135 Q 3-6 (earthquakes, volcanoes) • SV pg. 136 Q 7-8 (Mt St Helens) Hurricanes Have students watch the following videos: • National Geographic: Hurricanes (3 minute video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP4rgvu4xDE Have students take the following NOAA tutorial on hurricanes, read the Explore information on hurricane categories, do the two activities, and answer the questions (click on lesson 13): • http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/learning/welcome.html Have students read and answer questions; • SV pg. 141 Q 8-10 (hurricanes)

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Draft ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES (How will you know that the learners have met the objectives for this lesson?) Integrated in lesson.

HOMEWORK Have students draw diagrams illustrating the water, carbon-oxygen, and nitrogen cycles.

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