Chemistry in the Earth System · Week 8 · Heat and Energy in the Earth System
Inside Earth's Engine
Modeling convection in Earth's mantle and noticing what drives students' own inner motion.
- Students will
- Students develop a model of convection in Earth's mantle showing hot material rising and cool material sinking, and explain what keeps Earth's interior hot.
- SEL skill
- Notice what drives your inner motion and use emotions as information
- What it looks like
- Students use emotions as information by noticing what drives their own inner motion.
- Content focus
- Convection and heat inside Earth
- Format
- Think write pair share
Self-awareness
Self-awareness means recognizing your own emotions, thoughts, values, and strengths and noticing how they influence what you do. More self-awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- HS-ESS2-3: High School Earth and Space Science performance expectation
- Science and engineering practice: SEP2 Developing and using models
- Crosscutting concept: CCC5 Energy and matter
- Literacy in science: RST.9-10.7 Translate between quantitative or technical information in words, tables, graphs, and equations.
- Traditional course: Chemistry
Fits these textbook chapters
- Experience Chemistry, Investigation 10: Weather and Climate
- California HMH Science Dimensions: Chemistry in the Earth System, Unit 2: Heat and Energy in the Earth System
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