Organize different types of rocks within a concept map.
	Review soil, mineral, and rocks vocabulary.

Assignment:  Finish Rock Maps.  Green Word Wall Words. 

Review plate tectonics.

Assignment: Plate Tectonics Brainstorming.  

	Identify the layers of the Earth by their composition.
	Identify the layers of the Earth by their physical properties.
	Describe a tectonic plate.
	Explain how scientists know about the structure of Earth’s interior.

Assignment:  Cutaway scale model of the Earth based on dimensions pg. 191. 

	Identify the layers of the Earth by their composition.
	Identify the layers of the Earth by their physical properties.
	Describe a tectonic plate.
	Explain how scientists know about the structure of Earth’s interior.

Assignment:  Plate Tectonics Notes.

	Identify the layers of the Earth by their composition.
	Identify the layers of the Earth by their physical properties.
	Describe a tectonic plate.
	Explain how scientists know about the structure of Earth’s interior.

Assignment:  Plate Tectonics Notes.