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All about Rocks! The Rock Cycle (Flex Class)

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Ages 9-14
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In this four week flex class, students will learn about the difference between rocks and minerals, as well as about the rock cycle including sedimetary rock, igneous rock, and metamorphic rock.
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Homework
2-4 hours per week. Students will receive weekly activities for learning extension, as well as access to kahoot review game and breakoutedu.com review games (not to be confused with Zoom breakout rooms).
Assessment
Students will complete a break out room each week, requiring information from the week's instructional video. Completion of the break out room will demonstrate mastery of each week's content.

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 7
In this class, students will learn about the rock cycle including sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks, as well as the difference between minerals and rocks throughout four weeks, and participate in a series of activities to engage their learning, while also promoting interaction in the classroom. Each week, students will view an instructional video that will be posted on Monday of that week. Students will then participate in daily discussion board posts, responding to questions posed by the teacher, and have weekly activities to do. Every Friday, students will complete a digital break out room using information from the week's lessons, and are encouraged to support each other in the classroom to help solve the puzzle by providing hints of how they solved it.  

Each week, students will go through the following for their lesson:

Week 1: Rocks and the Rock Cycle
-Video: students will watch the instructional video that will cover what the rock cycle is and its steps, as well as what make a mineral a mineral and a rock a rock (elements including luster, cleavage, etc).  Note Taker will be provided to be used with video.
-Activity: Students will read "Earth Rocks" in Superscience magazine (password will be provided) and answer questions from the article about different rocks around the world.
-Discussion Board: Students will answer daily questions in the classroom. Students will also be encouraged to help each other regarding the Break Out Room to help solve the problems. This can be done as a comment below the break out code link each week.

Week 2: Sedimentary Rock
-Video: students will watch the instructional video that will cover what a sedimentary rock is and how it is formed, including rock layers on the earth surface and the Law of Superposition (layers are in order of their formation unless disturbed). Note Taker will be provided to be used with video.
-Activity: Students will complete "This is a Hard Task" worksheet in which they will determine the order of rock layers and where each rock may be located based off descriptions.
-Discussion Board: Students will answer daily questions in the classroom. Students will also be encouraged to help each other regarding the Break Out Room to help solve the problems.  This can be done as a comment below the break out code link each week.


Week 3: Igneous Rock
-Video: students will watch the instructional video that will cover what igneous rocks are and how they form, as well as where they can be found based off of volcanic activity. Note Taker will be provided for students.
-Activity: Students will read about intrusive and extrusive igneous rock, and then determine the order of superposition with igneous rock present.
-Discussion Board: Students will answer daily questions in the classroom. Students will also be encouraged to help each other regarding the Break Out Room to help solve the problems.  This can be done as a comment below the break out code link each week.


Week 4: Metamorphic Rock
-Video: students will watch the instructional video that will cover how Metamorphic rock is a combination of types of rocks and the difference between foliated and nonfoliate rocks. Students will review the final steps of the rock cycle, tying everything together with the rock cycle. Note Taker will be provided to be used with video.
-Activity: Students will complete "My Cycle is Complete" and answer questions about the rock cycle
-Discussion Board: Students will answer daily questions in the classroom. Students will also be encouraged to help each other regarding the Break Out Room to help solve the problems.  This can be done as a comment below the break out code link each week.
-Kahoot: Students will be provided a final review Kahoot to review concepts learned in class in preparation for the final quiz for mastery of concepts

Links will be provided each week for the break out rooms and will be available for the week. In addition, Kahoot will be made available in the final week for review.

Live sessions are available upon request if needed. There are no scheduled live meetings.

Learning Goals

Students will learn about the difference between minerals and rocks involving their physical features. In addition, students will learn about the rock cycle and types of rocks involved. Students will also learn about the Law of Superposition and how rock layers are laid down in the earth.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
While no direct reference to evolution will be made, parents should be aware that evolution is implied due to the timeframe it takes for rocks to form and how dinosaur bones are compressed over long periods of time adding to rock formations.
Supply List
Students will be provided hand-outs for notes to keep for their possession each week, along with printable resources for activities. Students will also need a pencil to complete activities.

Students may also purchase a supplemental rock set at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V6PF5PG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This kit is for reference, not required for class.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Students will be given weekly links to quizizz quizzes, break out rooms, and other resources, including SuperScience!. Class code will be provided in the classroom discussion board for related content. In addition, students may purchase a rock kit on Amazon for supplemental (not necessary) to see different types of rocks. These rocks will be used in class as reference material. This kit can be found at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V6PF5PG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Students will be given weekly links to break out rooms, and other resources, including SuperScience!. Class code will be provided in the classroom discussion board for related content.

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Joined January, 2019
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Teacher expertise and credentials
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Doctoral Degree from Concordia Univerity
Master's Degree in Science from Kaplan University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from University of North Carolina Wilmington
I am a 5th grade teacher having taught science for 2 years, and have taught middle school science for 8 years from 6-8th grade. I am licensed as a science teacher from 6-12 grade, with a Masters in Science Education. I like making learning relate to real world experiences so students can connect to material easier than standard memorization. I review in a flow pattern that starts with basic information and expands into complex information to assist students with retention. 

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