Places and processes: Physical processes in shaping places
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In this lesson students will analyze the roles of climate and other physical processes in shaping places. Although this lesson focuses on places in the United States, the lesson can easily be adapted to other regions of the world.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 9–12 — Earth/Environmental Science
- Goal 2: The learner will build an understanding of lithospheric materials, tectonic processes, and the human and environmental impacts of natural and human-induced changes in the lithosphere.
- Objective 2.03: Investigate and analyze the processes responsible for the rock cycle:
- Analyze the origin, texture and mineral composition of rocks.
- Trace the path of elements through the rock cycle.
- Relate rock formation to plate tectonics.
- Identify forms of energy that drive the rock cycle.
- Analyze the relationship between the rock cycle and processes in the atmosphere and hydrosphere.
- Objective 2.03: Investigate and analyze the processes responsible for the rock cycle:
- Goal 3: The learner will build an understanding of the origin and evolution of the earth system.
- Objective 3.02: Evaluate the geologic history of North Carolina.
