Earthquakes

Why is the surface of the Earth constantly changing?

3rd Grade
By: Sandra Garcia
Thematic Unit Planning Matrix

Content or Essential Centers Technology Integration Assessment Student Standards:

Subject Questions (Activities) (Must include at least 2 Web 2.0 and/or Rubric Products or The ISTE NETS and
Area tools) Scale Portfolio Performance Indicators for
Teachers and Students
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Science Why is the Plate tectonics, https://www.youtube.com/ On the same They will create ISTE NETS Students:
surface of explaining the (3) Research and Information
watch?v=dJpIU1rSOFY webpage, they a foldable that
Earth different types of Students will watch a video that will be able to is about the Fluency: Students apply digital
tools to gather, evaluate, and use
constantly earthquakes and is all about earthquakes. take a test of 30 different information.
changing? how the earth https://www.learner.org/in questions that is boundaries that (C.) Evaluate and select
What are shift. The teractives/dynamicearth/pl about happen on information sources and digital
earthquakes? students will everything that Earth. tools based on the
ate.html appropriateness to specific tasks.
draw out The students will then be able to they had read ISTE NETS Teachers:
convergent, do a earthquake explorer activity, on the different (1) Facilitate and Inspire Student
divergent and which included looking at Earths tabs of the Learning and Creativity: Teachers
transform structure, about plate tectonics, webpage, this use their knowledge of subject
boundaries with boundaries and the slip, slide and test is also matter, teaching and learning, and
a foldable technology to facilitate
collide. On each tab, there is also printable and experiences that advance student
provided for activities that they will have to after they take learning, creativity and
them. complete to be able to understand it they can innovation in both face-to-face
what they have just read about as review their and virtual environments
well as what has been answers and see (c). Promote student reection
why its wrong. using collaborative tools to
demonstrated. reveal and clarify students
conceptual understanding and
thinking, planning and creative
processes.
TEKS:
Content or Essential Centers Technology Integration Assessment Student Standards:
Subject Questions (Activities) (Must include at least 2 Web 2.0 and/or Rubric Products or The ISTE NETS and
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(7) Earth and space. The student

knows that Earth consists of
natural resources and its surface
is constantly changing. The
student is expected to:
(B) investigate rapid changes in
Earth's surface such as volcanic
eruptions, earthquakes, and
landslides
English How are The students will read The students will read an Being able to Writing and ISTE NETS Students
Language earthquakes an online article but online article which they predict what the looking for (1.) Creativity and Innovation:
Arts and formed? before reading it they will have to look for the essential comprehension Students demonstrate creative
thinking, construct knowledge,
Reading How will have to make different questions asked questions are as well as and develop innovative products
frequently do predictions on the and answer them in their asking and after checking for and processes using technology.
earthquakes essential questions. own words. reading the complete Students:
occur? Can They will write them http://teacher.schol article sentences in (a.) apply existing knowledge to
you predict on a sheet of paper to generate new ideas, products, or
astic.com/activities/ comparing their their writing.
processes.
an later compare them to wwatch/earthquake old answers to ISTE NETS Teachers
earthquake? the correct answers. s/indepth.htm their new (1) Facilitate and Inspire Student
They should know a answers. Learning and Creativity: Teachers
little about earthquakes use their knowledge of subject
from previous lessons matter, teaching and learning, and
technology to facilitate
when doing this experiences that advance student
activity. learning, creativity and
innovation in both face-to-face
and virtual environments.
(a.) Promote, support, and model
creative and innovative thinking
and inventiveness.
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(2) Reading/Beginning
Reading/Strategies. Students
comprehend a variety of texts
drawing on useful strategies as
needed. Students are expected to:
Content or Essential Centers Technology Integration Assessment Student Standards:
Subject Questions (Activities) (Must include at least 2 Web 2.0 and/or Rubric Products or The ISTE NETS and
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(A) use ideas (e.g., illustrations,

Art Where have The students will The students will have to do an
earthquakes write paragraphs on online research on a photo or
happened? the different
research they have photos of an earthquake incident
done and revise from around the world. They can
them, with two either choose one image or
peers finally the various images to make a collage
teacher will revise but they must be from the same
it. Final product
must be typed. incident. The students will have
to research when it happened and
give other details. They will have
to also give credit to the
photographer/s. The final product
must have a paragraph on the
research done and the picture/s
provided.
titles, topic sentences, key words,
and foreshadowing clues) to
make and confirm predictions;
Final product The final ISTE NETS Students:
will be the product will be (3) Research and Information
Fluency: Students apply digital
assessment, the photograph
tools to gather, evaluate, and use
seeing if the or photographs information.
student did the that the student (b) locate, organize, analyze,
proper research researched and evaluate, synthesize, and ethically
as well as the story behind use information from a variety of
sources and media.
giving credit to that certain
ISTE NETS Teachers:
the photo.
(2) Design and Develop Digital
photographer/s Age Learning Experiences and
and if the art Assessments: Teachers design,
project is done develop and evaluate authentic
correctly. They learning experiences and
will also have assessments incorporating
contemporary tools and resources
to give a to maximize content learning in
presentation in context and to develop the
front of their knowledge, skills and attitudes
peers. There identied in the ISTE Standards.
will be a rubric (a) Design or adapt relevant
learning experiences that
provided. incorporate digital tools and
resources to promote student
learning and creativity.
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(2) Creative expression. The
student communicates ideas
through original artworks using a
variety of media with appropriate
skills. The student expresses
thoughts and ideas creatively
while challenging the
Content or Essential Centers Technology Integration Assessment Student Standards:
Subject Questions (Activities) (Must include at least 2 Web 2.0 and/or Rubric Products or The ISTE NETS and
Area tools) Scale Portfolio Performance Indicators for
Teachers and Students
TEKS

imagination, fostering reflective

thinking, and developing
disciplined effort and progressive
problem solving skills. The
student is expected to:
(C) produce drawings; paintings;
prints; sculpture, including
modeled forms; and other art
forms such as ceramics, fiber art,
constructions, mixed media,
installation art, digital art and
media, and photographic imagery
using a variety of materials.