Moving the Earth: Teaching Earth Science Through Movement for Grades 3-6

by Landalf, Helen; Gerke, Mary

• ISBN13: 9781575251080
• ISBN10: 1575251086
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-03-01
• Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc

Table of Contents

Introductory Material
Introduction	vi	(1)
Moving the Earth	vii	(7)
The Arts in Education	viii	(1)
Movement as a Learning Tool	ix	(1)
Movement and the Body	ix	(1)
Movement and the Brain	x	(1)
Movement and the Mind	xi	(1)
Movement and the Emotions	xi	(1)
Movement and Interpersonal Skills	xi	(1)
Movement and Earth Science	xii	(1)
Chart Movement Concepts	xii	(1)
Chart A Partial Listing of Locomotor and Non-locomotor Movements	xiii	(1)
What are Movement Concepts?	xiv	(7)
How to Use this Book	xxi
Using This Book Within Your Existing Earth Science Program	xxi	(1)
Preparing Your Students for Movement-Based Science Lessons	xxii	(1)
Using the Earth Science Lessons	xxiii	(5)
Managing Movement	xxviii
The Earth Science Lessons
INTRODUCTORY LESSONS	1	(6)
Lesson 1a: Methods Used by Scientists	2	(2)
Lesson 1b: The Earth is Always Changing	4	(3)
PART I WHAT IS THE EARTH?	7	(60)
Lesson 2: Interrelated Spheres	8	(3)
Section A: Earth's Interior	11	(2)
Lesson 3: Core, Mantle, Crust	11	(2)
Section B: The Lithosphere	13	(17)
UNIT 1: MATTER	13	(8)
Lesson 4: States of Matter	14	(2)
Lesson 5: Properties of Matter	16	(2)
Lesson 6: Elements, Compounds and Mixtures	18	(3)
UNIT 2: MINERALS	21	(3)
Lesson 7: Properties of Minerals	21	(3)
UNIT 3: ROCKS	24	(6)
Lesson 8: Classes of Rock	25	(2)
Lesson 9: The Rock Cycle	27	(3)
Section C: The Atmosphere	30	(21)
UNIT 1: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE	31	(5)
Lesson 10: Layers of the Atmosphere	31	(3)
Lesson 11: The Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Cycle	34	(2)
UNIT 2: WEATHER AND CLIMATE	36	(11)
Lesson 12: Clouds	36	(4)
Lesson 13: Air Masses and Fronts	40	(3)
Lesson 14: Storms	43	(2)
Lesson 15: Climate	45	(2)
UNIT 3: THE SUN'S ENERGY	47	(4)
Lesson 16: What Happens to Energy from the Sun?	48	(3)
Section D: The Hydrosphere	51	(16)
UNIT 1: THE WATER CYCLE	51	(3)
Lesson 17: The Water Cycle	52	(2)
UNIT 2: FRESHWATER	54	(4)
Lesson 18: Freshwater Vocabulary	54	(2)
Lesson 19: The Life of a River	56	(2)
UNIT 3: THE OCEAN	58	(9)
Lesson 20: Ocean Topography	60	(3)
Lesson 21: Water Pressure	63	(2)
Lesson 22: Tides	65	(2)
PART II THE CHANGING FACE OF THE EARTH	67	(31)
Section A: Weathering, Erosion and Deposition	68	(12)
UNIT 1: WEATHERING	68	(4)
Lesson 23: Physical Weathering	69	(2)
Lesson 24: Chemical Weathering	71	(1)
UNIT 2: EROSION	72	(4)
Lesson 25: Weathering and Erosion	73	(2)
Lesson 26: Agents of Erosion	75	(1)
UNIT 3: DEPOSITION	76	(4)
Lesson 27: Deposited Landforms	78	(2)
Section B: Plate Tectonics	80	(7)
UNIT 1: EARTH PLATES	81	(3)
Lesson 28: Earth Plate Movement	81	(3)
UNIT 2: MOUNTAIN-BUILDING	84	(3)
Lesson 29: Mountain-Building	84	(3)
Section C: Volcanoes	87	(6)
Lesson 30: Causes of Volcanic Activity	87	(2)
Lesson 31: Volcanic Landforms	89	(4)
CONCLUDING LESSONS	93	(5)
Lesson 32: Natural Disasters	94	(2)
Lesson 33: Earth Science Review	96	(2)
Appendices	98
Creating Your Own Movement-Based Science Lessons	98	(3)
Glossary	101	(4)
Discography	105	(2)
Bibliography	107	(2)
Sample Creative Dance Lessons	109
Lesson 1: Speed	109	(1)
Lesson 2: Balance	110