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**Diverse Text Set For 8th Grade Earth Science Studying Erosion**


 * Context for using the text set: **This diverse text set will be used in an eighth grade classroom. The class is an extremely diverse group of learners. The students differ culturally and developmentally. The variety of text along with the tools provided by the teacher will accommodate all learners. The text set includes visual images, video clips, audio clips, interactive websites, articles and books. In addition to the variety of resources, unique examples were chosen in the text in order to grasp attention and get the pupils personally engaged in the topic. Eighth graders are very social. With the texts as the center, small group work will take place daily in the classroom. Groups will be carefully chosen in order to prevent non-school related chatter and to keep an even level of topic knowledge.

· **Citation **: Trefil, J.,Calvo, R.A., & Cutler, K. (2006). //Earth science//. Evanston, IL: McDougall Littell. · **Text Summary **: This textbook provides a solid background in the topics of erosion and deposition from page 142-171. It also highlights important vocabulary words that are essential in understanding erosion and deposition. The text gives many ideas for the teacher to lead discussion and expand knowledge of the subject. · **Rationale **: This text was chosen to teach the students core knowledge about the topic. It is easy to use, read and understand. The text is full of great visual images. · **Use of text **: I will use this text toward the beginning of the unit for the students to develop their use of the vocabulary involved. Students will work in small groups after doing the reading in class and fill out a graphic organizer to keep with them while doing further work on the topic. · **Attachment: **Not attached. The students will have the text book in class. · **Citation **: Downs, S. (2000). //Shaping the earth erosion.// Brookfield, CT: Twenty-First Century Books. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Text Summary **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: This book explains how the earth is shaped by erosion. It shows the relationship between erosion and deposition. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rationale **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: This text was chosen to help students connect the topics of erosion and deposition to real world examples. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Use of Text **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: I will use this text for quick reads in class to further the knowledge of the topic. Students will all have a different example in their small groups. The small group will read, and then put together a quick oral presentation to do together as a group and explain to the class. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Attachment **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: Photocopies attached (A) · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Citation **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: Gifford, C. (2005). //Weathering and erosion//. North Mankato, MN: Evan Brothers Limited. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Text Summary **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: This book explains weathering and erosion. The particular section of the book that is important is the section, living with weathering and erosion from page 37-40. This section discusses how weathering and erosion impact humans. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rationale **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: This text was chosen because of the highlighted human earth interaction. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Use of Text **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: This book will be used to stimulate higher level thinking and discussion. In small groups students will answer higher-level questions together and write an essay about it for their homework. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Photocopies attached (B) · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Stille, D. (2005). //Erosion how land forms how it changes.// Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Text Summary **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: This book explains weathering and erosion. Controlling Erosion is a section of the book that examines natural erosion versus sped-up human erosion. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rationale **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: This test was chosen because of the section on controlling erosion. Controlling erosion is a two sided topic. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Use of Text **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: Using Chapter 6, I will also use this text to stimulate higher level thinking. When do you step in to control erosion and when do you leave it alone? This would be a great text for a writing component. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Attachment **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: Photocopies attached (C) · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rader, A. (2010). //Break it down.// Retrieved on October 22, 2010 from Geography for Kids at: [] · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> This text is a very short article explaining the topic of erosion. It explains how erosion breaks things down and builds things up. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The article is very simple. This would be great to show to students who are having a hard time conceptualizing the topic. This will help students who may be reading at a lower level than other students. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Use of Text: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> The article will be used to simplify the information and basic concepts of erosion. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not Attached. The website is posted in the citation.
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· **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Citation **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: Nye, B. (1997). //Bill nye// //the science guy-94: Erosion 3/3.// Retrieved on October 20, 2010 from National Science Foundation at: [] · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Text Summary **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: This is a video explaining erosion and weathering. It uses rock and roll music. It is an attention grabbing comedic video that addresses content. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This video will be great for visual and musical learners. This can help bridge the gap in the learning process of readers at a lower grade level, and at the same time it can make the topic fun. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Use of text: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This on-line video can be used when students appear to be losing interest in the topic or are becoming restless. It can shake things up in the classroom. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not attached. The website is posted in the citation. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Citation **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">: National Geographic. (2010). //Photo gallery//: erosion and weathering. Retrieved from National Geographic at: [] · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> This online resource shows many photographs of biological, wind, water and sand erosion. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">These visual images will get students thinking about the topic and give them some striking photos to imagine or refer to during reading and discussion. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Use of Text: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">These photos are great for frontloading. This gives the students a visual image and background knowledge before they go into the reading. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not attached. The website is posted in the citation.
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· **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Warner, J. (2009). //Shape it up! an earth changing erosion activity.// Retrieved on October 21, 2010 from The American Association For The Advancement of Science at: [] · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Text Summary: **//<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Shape it Up! //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">is an interactive on-line learning tool that quizzes students on erosion. It lets students decide how the landform was made, and how long it took to make it. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This on-line learning tool will help to deepen the understanding of erosion. It links together the sources of erosion and time. The site has quick direct instructions for the students to read before they use it, and it also has a Learn More button to refresh the memories of students before they play the game. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Use of text: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I would use this on-line resource in the classroom as a supplementary activity. This game would be particularly helpful with ADD and ADHD students because of the interactive component. This website will also be useful for students who are visual learners because it shows how erosion can change the earth over time. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not attached. The website is posted in the citation. **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Text #9: ** · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">McGraw Hill Education. (2010). //How do glaciers shape the land?// Retrieved on October 23, 2010 from the McGraw Hill Education website at [] · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> This website is an interactive tool with specific vocabulary on the topic of erosion. It shows labeled photographs of different types of glacial erosion in nature. The site guides students to find the correct answers. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> This website will help students to further their knowledge about specific examples of glacial erosion. Students will be able to use this as an independent learning tool. The website is easy to use. While students who do not need assistance are exploring this website, I will have more time to model reading comprehension skills with the students who are struggling. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Use of the text: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Students who have quickly grasped the basic concepts of erosion will be given an interactive reading guide to help them document the new knowledge they are receiving via the glacier website. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Not attached. The website is posted in the citation.
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· **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Science-class.net. (2010). //Weathering and erosion.// Retrieved on October 20, 2010 from Science-class.net at: [] · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is a great on-line resource for teachers. It includes slideshows, warm-ups, lab activities, on-line interactive, quizzes, graphic organizers, study and review notes, and review quizzes. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It is great to access as many resources as you can. The class changes from year to year. Therefore you need to assess and choose the right strategies to meet students’ individual needs as well as the best plan for the class overall. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Use of text: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This resource will be used to accommodate each learner to the best of my ability. · **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not attached. The website is posted in the citation.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">The lesson will begin using pictures of erosion. The pictures will be used and vague questions will be asked if necessary to allow the students to lead the discussion. Here I will assess the students’ knowledge of the topic of erosion. Next, the students will visit the Geokids website. This will develop background knowledge for the students before we begin with the reading in the text book. After the text book, supplemental readings, videos and interactive websites, students will have the opportunity through frequent group work, writing and speaking to demonstrate the knowledge of the topic. Students will also have the opportunity through supplemental readings to really think about the impacts, good and bad, of erosion. **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Standards: ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Core Standard #4: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Delineate the main ideas or themes in the text and the details that elaborate and support them. **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Core Standard #17: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Apply knowledge and concepts gained through reading to build a more coherent understanding of a subject, inform reading of additional texts and solve problems. **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">RI Standard: ****ESS1 (5-8) POC –3** Explain how earth events (abruptly and over time) can bring about changes in Earth’s surface: landforms, ocean floor, rock features, or climate.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Using these texts together in the classroom: **

**<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Learning Objectives: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At the end of the unit students will be able to explain the topic of erosion and give details that support the understanding of the topic. In addition to the basic understanding, the students will also be able to use the information they have learned and connect their knowledge to real world problems. Students will be able to support their solutions to problems with knowledge they have learned in this unit.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">**Amy Hawkins** <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">Lori Ann, it seems like you have everything you need to teach your students about erosion. My 7th grade teacher made us watch Bill Nye the Science guy and he helped me understand science so much better! This may be a little young for 8th graders but the Magic School Bus is another good way for students to learn science! I like the way you not only incorporated erosion and deposition, but you included how it can be effected by weather patterns. All your texts seem to fit well with the subject area. Nice Job!

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> Morgan Karas <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> Lori Ann, the variety of texts that you have chose to use is impressive. I love Bill Nye and think it would be a great way to help all your students better understand the concept of erosion. I also am a big fan of photographs, the number of just amazing pictures makes it almost impossible for students not to be intrigued. I also think its great that you found an on-line activity for your topic that works for you. I know some of the ones I have looked at for others areas are not always that great. Based on the resources listed and how well you have connected them it is obvious there is something for everyone.