Topic: : F The Earth

Standard: Students will gain knowledge about the earth and the processes that change it.

Benchmark/ Performance Indicators	Type of Knowledge Declarative Procedural	Level of Learning Basic… Acquire In-depth… Extend Use, Refine, Understand	Type of Assessment Selected Response Constructed Response	Performance Activities (Relating to Assessments)	Assessments	Vocabulary
2. Describe how soils are formed and why soils differ from one place to another.	Procedural	In-Depth	Constructed Response	Students will complete the Performance Assessment task called "Take Me Out to the Ball Field" from the Maryland Assessment Consortium (See pages 434-439 in science text)	.	The Earth axis evidence products from earth's crust seasons soil formation tilt
3. Explain the evidence scientists use when they give the age of the earth.	Declarative	Basic	Constructed Response	Students will research how scientists determine the age of the earth. They will record their findings in a brief paragraph in science journals.	.
5. Classify and identify rocks and minerals based on their physical and chemical properties, their composition, and the processes which formed them.	Procedural	In-Depth	Constructed Response	Students will classify and identify rocks and minerals using the chart on page 419 in text and "Characteristics of Rocks and Minerals" reference sheet, p. 72 from Science Made Simple, Gr. 5 (Frank Schaffer)	Students will discuss their completed charts.
6. Describe the many products used by humans that are derived from materials in the earth's crust.	Declarative	Basic	Constructed Response	Students will brainstorm a list of products derived from materials in the earth's crust. They will create a collage of the products (p. 422-423 in text)	Students will present and display collages.