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=Welcome to Earth Features and Its Materials=

**The purpose of this unit is to expand students' knowledge of how Earth’s landforms are shaped by geological processes and contain useable resources. Earth’s water and climate are important in shaping Earth’s landform. ** **Required Course Materials: ** Science Vocabulary: geological features, sediment, deposition, weathering, erosion, canyon, glacier, non-renewable, topsoil, ,minerals resources, fossil fuel, conservation, renewable, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, freeze, water cycle, melt,
 * **Macmillan, McGraw-Hill (2010). //Tennessee Science A Closer Look Grade 4//. ISBN: 9780022877453. **

Each Module will have guided questions due on Tuesday of each week by 9:00p.m. Discussion Question chat forum is on Wednesday of each week between 5:00 - 8:00p.m. Please sign up for Bubbl.us by noon Tuesday. We will also be using Gaggle chat room, which is a live communication for discussion. So be ready to discuss your answer with the instructor and class. I will send your username and password by Tuesday. So please check your Bubbl.us account by 3:00 p.m. Complete Module 1 thru 4 handouts on Thursday of each week by 9:00. Copy Answer sheet and submit your answer in Zoho Docs located in your Gaggle account, make sure you title each assignment (Module 1 answer sheet can be copied and revised). All quizzes, projects and final test are due on Friday by 9:00 p.m. use the time during the week to study and complete projects. All videos, handouts and example answer sheet are located in Resources.

Course Assignment Matrix
 * Assignment Names || Module Due || Percentage of Grade ||
 * Guided Questions || 1, 2, 4, 5 || 20 ||
 * Bubbl.us Brainstorm || 1, 6 || 4 ||
 * worksheets || 1, 2, 4, 5 || 8 ||
 * Quizzes || 3,6 || 20 ||
 * Projects || 3, 6 || 10 ||
 * Gaggle chart room || 2, 3, 4, 5 || 8 ||
 * Final Test || 7 || 30 ||
 * Total points ||  || 100 ||