This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this province's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.
ES30-FO: : Foundations of Earth Science
ES30-FO2: : Examine the evidence for and the importance of plate tectonics theory in explaining the processes that produced Earth’s major surface features.
ES30-FO2a: : Discuss the importance of plate tectonics as the unifying concept in earth science.
Plate Tectonics
Move the Earth's crust at various locations to observe the effects of the motion of the tectonic plates, including volcanic eruptions. Information about each of the major types of plate boundaries is shown, along with their locations on Earth.
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ES30-FO2b: : Explain the key principles and driving forces of plate tectonics theory including how the theory subsumes ideas related to continental drift.
Plate Tectonics
Move the Earth's crust at various locations to observe the effects of the motion of the tectonic plates, including volcanic eruptions. Information about each of the major types of plate boundaries is shown, along with their locations on Earth.
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ES30-FO2f: : Correlate the world distribution of mountain ranges, volcanoes and earthquakes with the location, boundaries and movement of lithospheric plates.
Plate Tectonics
Move the Earth's crust at various locations to observe the effects of the motion of the tectonic plates, including volcanic eruptions. Information about each of the major types of plate boundaries is shown, along with their locations on Earth.
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ES30-FO2i: : Predict the locations of future plate boundaries based on current lithospheric plate movement rates and compare with scientific predictions.
Plate Tectonics
Move the Earth's crust at various locations to observe the effects of the motion of the tectonic plates, including volcanic eruptions. Information about each of the major types of plate boundaries is shown, along with their locations on Earth.
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ES30-FO2j: : Consider which celestial bodies (e.g., Mars, Europa and exoplanets) could have or could not have geological features that might be explained by plate tectonics.
Plate Tectonics
Move the Earth's crust at various locations to observe the effects of the motion of the tectonic plates, including volcanic eruptions. Information about each of the major types of plate boundaries is shown, along with their locations on Earth.
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ES30-FO3: : Analyze how geologists use the fossil record and relative and absolute dating methods to determine the geological history of Earth and to construct the geologic time scale.
ES30-FO3c: : Assess the importance of the fossil record as evidence to support scientific understanding of geological time and evolution.
Human Evolution - Skull Analysis
Compare the skulls of a variety of significant human ancestors, or hominids. Use available tools to measure lengths, areas, and angles of important features. Each skull can be viewed from the front, side, or from below. Additional information regarding the age, location, and discoverer of each skull can be displayed.
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ES30-LS1: : Examine the processes that lead to the formation of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks and minerals.
ES30-LS1g: : Classify igneous rocks according to criteria such as method of formation (i.e., intrusive or extrusive) and mineral composition (e.g., felsic or mafic).
Rock Classification
Try to classify a dozen different rock samples based on their appearance. Common characteristics of each major rock type are described. Rocks also can be classified by where they formed.
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ES30-LS1m: : Explain why locations where igneous activity and metamorphic rocks occur correlate with plate boundaries and plate movement.
Plate Tectonics
Move the Earth's crust at various locations to observe the effects of the motion of the tectonic plates, including volcanic eruptions. Information about each of the major types of plate boundaries is shown, along with their locations on Earth.
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ES30-LS2: : Investigate the processes and technologies used to locate and extract mineral resources and fossil fuels locally, provincially and globally.
ES30-LS2a: : Identify the location, method of extraction, uses and economic impact of major fossil fuel and mineral (e.g., gold, diamond, rare earth elements, copper, zinc, kaolin, coal, potash, uranium, sodium sulfate and salt) resources locally, provincially and/or globally.
Carbon Cycle
Follow the path of a carbon atom through the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. Manipulate a simplified model to see how human activities and other factors affect the amount of atmospheric carbon today and in the future.
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ES30-LS3: : Analyze surface geography as a product of deposition, weathering, erosion and mass wasting processes.
ES30-LS3i: : Apply mapping techniques such as creating and interpreting topographic profiles and translating between two-dimensional (2D) surface maps/cross-sections and three-dimensional (3D) box diagrams to represent surface geographical features.
Building Topographic Maps
Build a topographic map by flooding a three dimensional landscape with water and drawing contour lines. Draw a profile of a landscape based on the topographic map.
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Understand how topographic maps work by creating a three-dimensional landscape and observing the corresponding contour lines. See how mountains, depressions, valleys and cliffs are represented on topographic maps. Fill in the landscape with water to demonstrate that contours are lines of constant elevation.
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ES30-AH2: : Investigate the characteristics of the hydrosphere an how hydrospheric processes impact the atmosphere, biosphere and lithosphere.
ES30-AH2d: : Investigate how factors such as porosity and permeability influence the storage and movement of groundwater.
Porosity
Pour water on a variety of sediment samples to find how much water can be absorbed by the sample (porosity) and how easily water flows through the sample (permeability).
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Students assume the role of a scientist trying to solve a real world problem. They use scientific practices to collect and analyze data, and form and test a hypothesis as they solve the problems.
