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=Unit 6: Earth (abiotic)=

STRAND
(D) Earth and space. The focus of this strand is on introducing Earth's processes. Students should develop an understanding of Earth as part of our solar system. The topics include organization of our solar system, the role of gravity, and space exploration.

Knowledge and Skills
(B) calculate density to identify an unknown substance; and (C) test the physical properties of minerals, including hardness, color, luster, and streak.
 * (6) Matter and energy. The student knows matter has physical properties that can be used for classification. The student is expected to: **

(A) build a model to illustrate the structural layers of Earth, including the inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, asthenosphere, and lithosphere; (B) classify rocks as metamorphic, igneous, or sedimentary by the processes of their formation; (C) identify the major tectonic plates, including Eurasian, African, Indo-Australian, Pacific, North American, and South American; and (D) describe how plate tectonics causes major geological events such as ocean basins, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building. created nor destroyed, it just changes form. The student is expected to:** (A) investigate methods of thermal energy transfer, including conduction, convection, and radiation; (B) verify through investigations that thermal energy moves in a predictable pattern from warmer to cooler until all the substances attain the same temperature such as an ice cube melting; and
 * (10) Earth and space. The student understands the structure of Earth, the rock cycle, and plate tectonics. The student is expected to: **
 * (9) Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that the Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy can neither be

Needs: define and calculate density (lab), test minerals (lab), build a model of Earth layers (lab); plate tectonics caused geological events (lab), link thermal energy transfer to plate movement, thermal energy moves from warmer to cooler (lab)