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Earth Science Standard

Retest Requirement form, Please print the form before you come in for test corrections.
All homework will be turned in on Google classroom 

Unit 1 Scientific Method

Unit 1 Notes 
Day 1. 
Student information Form
Safety Contract
Syllabus 
Environmental vs Earth science brain storm 
HW: get all forms signed and returned 

Day 2. 
Lab Safety worksheet
Branches of Earth science fold-able
HW: None 

Day 3. 
Raisin lab part 1 observations
Scientific Method Notes 
Redesign Raisin lab 
HW: homework scientific method (on google classroom)

Day 4 
Bill Nye Measurement 
Variable Identification practice
HW: Sponge bob worksheet
Day 5 
Quiz on Scientific Method
Measurement lab (pea pod vs bean)
HW: Chapter 1 section 2 questions

Day 6. 
Accuracy and precision
Measurement and SM re-looping  
HW: Chapter 1 section 4 questions 

Day 7. 
Mythbusters review of the scientific method
Look over study guide
HW: study for test 

Day 8.
​Test 
Bring your textbook for the after test assignment
​HW: Chapter 22 section 1 questions 

Unit Power point 

Unit 2 Astronomy 

UNIT PPT 

After test Exploring the Galaxy webquest
Use the following link for formation of Stars
Life cycle of a Star 

Day 1.  Standard 1.1.1
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Cosmic Objects activity
Powers of 10 video
HW: Astronomy Hierarchy 

Day 2: Cause of Season video review
Notes on Earth’s motions
Students will act out the motions of Earth 
Work on astronomy booklet
HW: Earth's motions 
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Day 3:Kepler’s laws notes
Kepler’s lab
core races
HW: None

Day 4:  Barycenter lab
Barycenter video- discuss barycenter with multiple objects
​HW: None
Day 5: Standard 1.1.3
Apple in the Dark warm up
Electromagnetic Spectrum research 
Spectrum review chart
HW: Electromagnetic spectrum 

Day 6: Big Bang Balloon lab
Discuss Lab using the model of the expanding universe (video clip)
Notes and Astronomy booklet
HW: the expanding universe worksheet 

Day 7:​Spectrum lab
How far how fast (redshift worksheet)
Core races
Work time on booklet
core races 
HW: work on booklets and study 

Day 8: Finish booklets
Core races
work on study guide for test
Review
HW: Study for test

Day 9: Test day
BOOKLETS DUE
BRING TEXT BOOK TO CLASS
HW:

Unit 3 Plate tectonics 

Unit Notes
Day 1:

Mapping Practice, latitude and longitude practice
Introduce Topographic Maps (3D map vs 2D map)

HW: None

Day 2:
Topographic map review using volcano maps.

HW: Mapping practice

Day 3:
Demo of P and S wave behaviors, create a comparison chart

Practice interpreting Seismogram/ Seismograph data
P and S wave activity- Detecting the outer core
HW: P and S wave

Day 4:Tsunami Video (DVD) and questions 
HW: None

Day 5: Seismic waves through different materails
Complete P and S waves activity- Time travel graphs
follow notes and fill in summary table on earthquakes 
HW: earthquakes
ParDay 6:*Earthquake quiz* 
Online Earthquake epicenter activity
 Global Seismic Data
Day 7.
Modeling faults activity
Discuss and fill in summary table
HW: none

Day 8: Continental Drift and Plate tectonics Webquest
Links
Part A
Enchanted Learning 
Evidence for Plate tectonics 
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Part B 
Convection Currents
Part C, D, E, F
Plate tectonics 
Discuss the trends found along each of the boundary types
HW: Plate teconics

Day 9:
Notes on Evidence for PT 
Plate Tectonics draw along
Sea floor spreading investigation
Video on palaeomagnetism
HW: Study for test
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Day 10: Plate tectonic stations 
HW: Study for test

Day 11: Finish Plate tectonic Stations
Review for test 

Day 12: Plate tectonics test

Unit 4 Soil 

Unit Powerpoint 
Day 1:
Discuss major changes to the landscape of NC
HW:  Bring in soil sample

Day 2: Soil lab
Practice using soil triangle
HW: None

Day 3: Finish soil lab
Soil structure/formation worksheet
Bill Nye on rocks and soil 
HW: none


Day 4: 
Rock type observations, build a description of minerals and rocks 
Rock cycle work sheet
HW:
Rock cycle on google classroom
Day 5: Brain storm factors that affect weathering
Weathering lab, 
​Weathering worksheet
HW: none
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Day 6: Coastal erosion Notes
Carolina coast article and questions 
Kent case study worksheet 
HW: Study for test

Day 7: Barrier island video
Barrier island formation worksheet
HW: study for test
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Day 8:  Soil test 

Midterm Review

Midterm review guide

Unit 5 Water 

Unit Powerpoint 
Day 1.
Groundwater diagram 
notes (1-9)
Hydrology research (worksheet is on google classroom)
Aquifer diagram 
(will rotate based on midterm test day)
HW: MIdterms Study

Day 2:
Water cycle warm up- students will draw and label the cycle
North Carolina water Resources (worksheet)
Planet earth Fresh water and answer questions

Day 3: porosity and permeability lab 

Day 4:
60 minutes groundwater video
water notes (10-20)
Water table Notes Worksheet
groundwater contamination (review factors that influence the direction that contamination will more)
Tracking Pollution individual practice
HW: 

Day 5: Groundwater quiz
groundwater subsidence- read the article
Discuss saltwater intrusion (video)
HW: 

Day 6: Times toxic waters 
watershed notes
Color me a watershed
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Day 7: wetlands article and questions 
River basin Posters
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Day 8:
Wetlands video and quiz
water use pamphlet

Day 9:
Coach book reading on water quality.
Stream Analysis rotation
Water quality video -Ted talk how I brought a city and river back to life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otrpxtAmDAk
HW: water study guide

Day 10:
Stream profiles WS
Delta discussion, review for test,
HW: study for test

Day 11: Water Test

National geographic water videos

Unit 6 Ocean and Atmosphere 

Unit Powerpoint
Fay 1.
Review test data
​science of the surf video discussion
 
Ocean currents chart
Waves and tides worksheet notes
HW: 16.1  

Day 2 
Ocean Current Lab,
Ocean ted talk
HW:16.2 , finish lab questions

Day 3
Bill Nye Ocean currents
Ocean Notes  
surface currents and upwelling worksheet
HW: 17.1

Day 4
Coriolis Activity
Watch the video clips on coriolis effect
World Ocean Currents Map activity 
HW: 17.2

Day 5
Heating of Land & Water Lab, 
Deep currents worksheet 
HW: 17.3, 

Day 6  
 Methods of Heat Transfer, 
Land & Sea Breeze, 
HW: study guide

Day 7
Bill Nye the atmosphere,
Layers of the atmosphere
Test Review, 
HW: study for quiz

Day 8 Oceans & Atmosphere Quiz, 
HW: 18.1

Unit 7 Meteorology 

Unit Power point
Day 1
Air Pressure demonstration prediction and discussion

Global winds
Air mass notes
HW 18.2

Day 2
Air mass table

Types of fronts  notes
Fronts Practice worksheet
HW: 19.1and  Finish Drought Essay

Day 3 
Pressure systems Notes sheet
Wind map discussion using the real-time map
Isobar practice map practice
HW 19.2,

​​Day 4
 Front Models lab 
HW: 20.1 study for quiz, finish fronts model lab
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Day 5
Quiz, 
Relative humidity demonstration using the cups 
Relative humidity lab 
processes that affect rising and sinking of air notes
HW: 20.2

Day 6
Cloud lab
​core races
HW: 20.3

Day 7
Severe storms notes and Raging Planet video
HW: Study for test 
Dec. 2nd: Hurricanes, review for test, 
HW: Study guide

Day 8  Meteorology Test, Paleoclimate Pollen Puzzle, 
HW: 21.1 Plan for repurposing project 

Unit 8 Climate

Unit power point 
Day 1:
After test data

Climate zones video 
Climate zones charts 

HW: Weather vs. Climate

Day 2:
Bell work review 3 main climate Zones

Discuss solar energy and its role at different latitudes.
Climograph practice
Paleoclimate pollen puzzle 
HW: Green house gas notes

Day 3
Bell work: 
Greenhouse gases 

Albedo  
Urban heat islands
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/daily_videos/urban-heat-islands-lighten-up-to-cool-down/ 
Carbon cycle reading 
HW: Study biomes, Carbon cycle video notes 



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Day 4
BIOME QUIZ
 http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx
Natural climate change 
Carbon cycle diagram 
HW:

Day 5
Bell work: 
ocean acidification Video
global changes (including ozone)
HW: Study for climate quest 

Day 6 
Today you will watch earth the operators manual and complete the questions that go along with it. 
HW: Study for your quest

Day 7: Climate quiz


Unit 9 Ecology ANd Resources 

Unit Power point

After test- you will read the pages 604 to 605 and complete the questions at the end of the section
After all test are completed we will watch the lorax and complete the questions that go along with it. 

Day 1. 
complete the test data for the Climate quest
On canvas you will complete the biosphere interactions assignment

Day 2. 
On canvas you will complete the CW- human impacts assignment
You will start your ecology booklet (this will be due on the day of the quest) 

Day 3. 
You will work through a packet on population growth 
After you finish the packet you will have time to work on your booklet. 
Day 4. 
You will start by researching energy needs around the world by completing the energy intro assignment on canvas. 
You will start to fill in the comparison chart on the different sources of energy 
On canvas

Day 5. 
You will complete the energy sources assignment on canvas 

Day 6. Review 

Day 7 Quest on Ecology and Resources 

NC Final 

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