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Earth's Natural Resources Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: Salar de Uyuni: The World's Giant Mirror and Vast Lithium Reservoir Teacher Discussion Guide | Middle School Earth Science | Grades 6–8

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Earth's Natural Resources Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: Salar de Uyuni: The World's Giant Mirror and Vast Lithium Reservoir Teacher Discussion Guide | Middle School Earth Science | Grades 6–8

$3.50

This is the teacher discussion guide, with lesson flow, facilitation questions, anticipated student ideas and model explanations for leading the class discussion for the Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson in the Middle School Earth Science (grades 6–8) chapter Earth's Natural Resources, built around the phenomenon Salar de Uyuni: The World's Giant Mirror and Vast Lithium Reservoir. This scaffolded version adds sentence frames and extra supports for students who need them. It is sold separately from the other two parts of the set.

  • What's inside: SCAFFOLDED Teacher Discussion Guide (editable .docx + PDF, about 1,119 words, 4 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.
  • Resource type: Phenomena-Based Lesson – Teacher Discussion Guide. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Open with the phenomenon slide show, let students record ideas on the response sheet, and lead the discussion with the teacher guide. Built for Middle School Earth Science, grades 6–8.

Complete the set: Earth's Natural Resources Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: Salar de Uyuni: The World's Giant Mirror and Vast Lithium Reservoir Presentation; Earth's Natural Resources Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: Salar de Uyuni: The World's Giant Mirror and Vast Lithium Reservoir Student Response Sheet. Original version: Earth's Natural Resources Phenomena-Based Lesson: Salar de Uyuni: The World's Giant Mirror and Vast Lithium Reservoir Teacher Discussion Guide.

Standards

NGSS Middle School Earth & Space Science (MS-ESS) disciplinary core ideas and the science practices of analyzing data and constructing explanations.

Opening the files

These files are delivered in Microsoft Office formats (Word and/or PowerPoint). If you open a worksheet that includes tables in Apple Pages or another non-Microsoft app, table formatting may not display correctly. For best results, use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint (or upload the file to Google Docs). If you run into any formatting issues, contact us and we can send a PDF version.

At a glance

Resource type
Phenomena Lesson
Grade
6–8
Course
Science
Delivery
Digital download