STEM Road Map for High School challenges your ninth graders to use geologic theory and standards of measurement to explore different epochs and time periods of the Earth’s formation. This volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series outlines a journey that steers students toward authentic problem solving while grounding them in integrated STEM disciplines. The interdisciplinary, three-lesson module uses project- and problem-based learning to help students investigate how Earth science professionals gather information and develop theories about the formation of the Earth.
Key Features
- Identify, define, and describe attributes of eras, periods, and epochs which have marked geologic time in Earth’s history.
- Evaluate various possible index layers and boundary events that mark the beginning of the Anthropocene Epoch to determine which is most appropriate when labeling the current epoch in Earth’s history.
- Design and present a multimedia presentation to share with textbook publishers regarding information on the Anthropocene Epoch, to include in a secondary-level Earth science textbook.
- Create a publication-ready textbook entry describing the Anthropocene Epoch.
Additional Information
The STEM Road Map Curriculum Series is anchored in the Next Generation Science Standards, the Common Core State Standards, and the Framework for 21st Century Learning. In-depth and flexible, Formation of the Earth can be used as a whole unit or in part to meet the needs of districts, schools, and teachers who are charting a course toward an integrated STEM approach.
