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Week
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Day
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Activity
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1
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1
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Introduce
A House for Hermit Crab
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2
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Review
A House for Hermit Crab
and review vocabulary
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3
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Make a “What We Know” chart about the seashore
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4
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Make a “What We Would Like to Know” chart about the seashore
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5
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Introduce “A House for Hermit Crab” Fish Game
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2
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1
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Introduce “A House for Hermit Crab” Concentration Game
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2
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Introduce “A House for Hermit Crab” Old Crab (Old Maid) Card Game
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3
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Introduce Seashore Concentration
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4
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Introduce Seashore Bingo
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5
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Introduce “Habitat” song
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3
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1
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Review/ Time to Choose a Seashore Game
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2
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Additional time for Seashore Games
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3
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Make a “What We Have Learned” chart about the seashore
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4
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Pizza “Cut Up The World” Activity
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5
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Fraction Activity
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4
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1
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Introduce continents
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2
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Continental Twist
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3
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Introduce Continental Concentration
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4
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“Match the Word with the Continent” Worksheet
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5
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“Locate the Continent on the Earth” Worksheet
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5
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1
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Introduce Continental Shelf Map & Map Puzzle
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2
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Introduce Pangaea, Laurasia & Gondwana Map Sequence/Sequence Worksheet
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3
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Puzzle Worksheet
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4
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Pangaea, Laurasia & Gondwana Experiment*
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5
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Mountain Building Experiments*
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6
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1
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Review/Add to (L) chart
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2
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Choice Time of previous games/ activities taught
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3
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Introduce the Earth as a Geosphere
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4
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Matching words to landform
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5
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Geosphere Worksheet
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7
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1
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Picture Lotto
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2
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Picture Word Match
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3
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Word Picture Match
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4
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Landform Concentration
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5
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Landform “Fish” Card Game
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8
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1
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Choice time on Geosphere games taught
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2
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Ditto
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3
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Ditto
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4
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Layered Book of Earth’s Features
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5
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Review & add to (L) chart
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9
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1
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Introduce the earth has a hydrosphere
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2
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Match words with areas of water
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3
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Worksheet
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4
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“Where is Water Found?” Worksheet
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5
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Review & add to (L) chart
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10
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1
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Introduce Wind & World Wind Map
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2
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Introduce measuring the wind & Beaufort Wind Scale
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3
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“Name That Force” Worksheet
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4
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Flowing Wind Experiment*
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5
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“The Wind Blows” Activity Sheet
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11
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1
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Make a Pinwheel
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2
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Review & add to (L) chart
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3
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Introduce Hurricanes
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4
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Model Hurricane Experiment*
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5
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Storm Surge Experiment*
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12
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1
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Review & add to (L) chart
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2
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Introduce Ocean Currents & Map
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3
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Deep-Water Currents Experiment*
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4
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Review & add to (L) chart
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5
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Choice time for previous games and/or activities
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13
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1
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Introduce Tidewater Basins
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2
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Tidewater Basin Activity
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3
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Review & add to (L) chart
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4
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Introduce El Nino & ENSO Event Map
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5
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ENSO Diagram & Making Your Own El Nino Experiment*
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14
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1
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Introduce Monsoons & Alternating Monsoon Winds Map
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2
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Monsoon Mud Madness Experiment*
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3
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Review & add to (L) chart
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4
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Choice Time
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5
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Choice Time
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15
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1
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Introduce Heat & Temperature
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2
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Convection: Warming Fluids Experiment
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3
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Heat Conduction Experiment*
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4
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Review & add to (L) chart
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5
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Choice Time
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16
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1
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Introduce volcanoes
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2
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Volcano Model Experiment*
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3
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Activity Sheet “Eruption”
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4
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Review & add to (L) chart
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5
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Choice Time
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17
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1
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Introduce Erosion
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2
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Erosion Experiment*
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3
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Wind Erosion Experiment*
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4
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Water Erosion Experiment*
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5
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Ice and Glacier Erosion*
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18
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1
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“Agent Erosion” Worksheet
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2
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Review & add to (L) chart
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3
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Introduce Global Pollution
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4
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Drowning in Meltwater Experiment*
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5
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Introduce”You Can’t Eat the Oysters” song
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19
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1
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Review & add to (L) chart
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2
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Choice Time
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3
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Finale Jeopardy Game (Teams)
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4
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Choice Time
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5
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Jeopardy Game (Teams)
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This is a tentative schedule in which some activities may be eliminated or some activities like proposed field trips may be added. In essence, it is just a working model.