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Required
Materials:
* Current map of Colorado
* Colored pencils, pens or markers
Fulfills
CDE Model Standards:
Geography
1.1 Students know how to use maps, globes, and other geographic
tools to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial
perspective.
1.3 Students
know how to analyze the dynamic spatial organization of people,
places, and environments.
5.1 Students
know how human actions modify the physical environment.
Science
4.1 Students know and understand the composition of Earth, its history,
and the natural processes that shape it.
Social Studies
1.2 Students use chronology to organize historical events and people.
Time required:
1 ½ to 2 ½ hours
Lesson Purpose:
Students will become familiar with the Geologic time periods as
well as building materials generated in each time period. Additionally,
they will plot current locations of the building materials on a
Colorado map.
- Have students
read the architectural descriptions for each of the eight sites
on the virtual walking tour.
- As they
read, they should note the type of stone used in each building.
Click on the link to learn more about each variety of stone. They
should also note where the stone is quarried and the geologic
time period in which the stone originated.
- Referring
to the "Geologic Time Chart" (found at the end of the
Geology Glossary), read the descriptions for each time period.
- Using a
current map of Colorado, plot the location of each quarry. Have
students use a different color pen or marker for each different
time period.
- Have students
create a table of information. Each table should include: Stone
name; location; Geologic time period and approximate dates; houses
on the walking tour where the stone can be found.
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