7+Earth+Science

**7th Grade: Earth Science **


Key Idea 2: Many of the phenomena that we observe on Earth involve interactions among components of air, water and land.** ||~  ||
 * = **Month** || **February** ||~  ||
 * = **Duration** || **3 Weeks** ||~  ||
 * = **Content** || **Earth Science: Earth's Layers, Topographic Maps, Rocks & Minerals** ||~  ||
 * = **Key Ideas** || **Standard 4: The Physical Setting
 * = **Standards** || * //**Performance Indicator 2.1: Explain how the atmosphere (air), hydrosphere (water), and lithosphere (land) interact, evolve and change.**//
 * **2.1c: The rock at Earth's surface forms a nearly continuous shell around Earth called the lithosphere.**
 * **2.1d: The majority of the lithosphere is covered by a relatively thin layer of water called the hydrosphere.**
 * **2.1e: Rocks are composed of minerals. Only a few rock-forming minerals make up most of the rocks of Earth. Minerals are identified on the basis of physical properties such as streak, hardness, and reaction to acid.**
 * **2.1f: Fossils are usually found in sedimentary rocks. Fossils can be used to study past climates and environments.**
 * //**Performance Indicator 2.2: Describe volcano and earthquake patterns, the rock cycle, and weather and climate changes.**//
 * **2.2g: Rocks are classified according to their method of formation. The three classes of rocks are sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous. Most rocks show characteristics that give clues to their formation conditions.**
 * **2.2h: The rock cycle model shows how types of rock or rock material may be transformed from one type of rock to another.** ||  ||
 * = **Relevant Vocabulary** || **atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, crust, mantle, outer core, inner core, topography, topographic maps, contour lines, slope, elevation, latitude, longitude, equator, rocks, minerals, hardness, streak, luster, color, cleavage/fracture, igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic** ||  ||
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