Distance Learning
- Grade Level:
- Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject:
- Science,Social Studies
- State Standards:
- Arizona State Education Standards
4th Grade
4.E1U1.7
Next Generation Science Standards
4th Grade
4-ESS1-1
Program Details
Grades
3rd – 7th
Duration
45 minutesSubject
Earth Science, geology, paleontology
Essential Question
To facilitate student understanding of universal geological concepts, Layers in Time uses Grand Canyon’s rock layers to promote student exploration into evidence of changes over geologic time preserved in the rock record.
Lesson Overview
To facilitate student understanding of universal geological concepts, Layers in Time uses Grand Canyon’s rock layers to promote student exploration into evidence of changes over geologic time preserved in the rock record.
Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to explain how rock layers record evidence of changes in landscapes over time
- Students will understand that fossils support an explanation for determining the nature of past environments
Arizona State Education Standards
4th Grade
- 4.E1U1.7: Develop and/or revise a model using various rock types, fossil locations, and landforms to show evidence that Earth’s surface has changed over time (Earth and Space Science)
Next Generation Science Standards
4th Grade
- 4-ESS1-1: Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time
Crosscutting Concepts
Stability and Change
- Change is measured in terms of differences over time and may occur at different rates.
- Some systems appear stable, but over long periods of time will eventually change.
- Stability might be disturbed either by sudden events or gradual changes that accumulate over time
Pre-program Activities
Post-program Activities
- Research and learn about a rock layer that is near you.
Last updated: March 23, 2021