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Sea Floor to Summit Lesson PlanSea Floor to Summit Lesson Plan
Publisher
Montana State University
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Grade
4th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
3 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Sea Floor to Summit

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This Sea Floor to Summit lesson plan also includes:
  • Everest Education Expedition
  • Sea Floor to Summit Documents
  • Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
  • Mount Everest & Me
  • Mount Everest Geology Profile
  • Mount Everest Geology Profile Key
  • MSU Scizone #31: What Is a Rock?
  • MSU SciZone #29: What Is the World's Tallest Mountain?
  • Everest Flip Book
  • Mount Everest: How Geologists Detect Limestone
  • Mount Everest: Studying Limestone
  • How Geysers Work
  • Vocabulary
  • Activity
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Who knew that mountain formation could be so entertaining? Leanr how mountains form with a resource on Mount Everest. Activities to guide learning include a simulation, project, videos, coloring activities, and worksheets.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

mount everest, the himalayas, mountains, mountain ranges, the sea floor, fault lines, faults, granite, limestone, marble, plate tectonics

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Flip your classroom by asking pupils to complete the worksheet at home
  • Have scholars build speaking skills by presenting their flip books to the class

Classroom Considerations

  • Materials include paper, hand towels, colored pencils, and more
  • Requires computer access

Pros

  • Fun ideas for extending learning include an experiment where your class tests for limestone!
  • Includes list of essential vocabulary words
  • Each activity fosters engagement

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.4.7 RI.5.7 RH.6-8.7

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