Earth Sience

 

Oct. 13: Map projections (p. 6), Remote sensing lab (p.7) HW: Page 62 q. 1-7

Oct 14: Finish remote sensing and map projections

Oct 15: Topographic maps 1 HW: page 68 q. 1-7

Oct 16: Topogtraphic maps 2

Oct. 17: Chapter review page 70

Vocabulary 10/13 to 10/17: topography, elevation/ contour line, relief/ contour interval, ddepression contours/ geologic map, geologic unit/ soil map, soil survey/

Oct 6: Finish mapping the school. HW: Q. 1-8 page 56

Oct. 7: Remote sensing lab

Oct. 8: finish remote sensing lab.

Oct. 9: Map projections chart and activity.

Vocabulary 10/6 to 10/10: Remote sensisng, Map projection/ cartography, cartographer/ legend, isogram/ graphic scale, fractional scale, verbal scale/ topography, elevation

Sept. 29: Review chapter2. Start chapter review page 44 Q 1-23 (Finish for HW)

Sept 30: Correct chapter review. Review game

Oct 1: Chapter 2 TEST

Oct 2: Start maps Chapter 3.1 Finding locations on Earth Latitude and Longitude

Oct 3: Finding directions. Mapping the School.

Vocabulary: Parallel, Latitude/ Meridian, Longitude/ Great circle, Equator/ Magnetic declination, Scale

Sept 22: Finish cycles power point presentations. Homework: Section review page 38 q.6 to 10

Sept 23: Review homework. Cycle presentations

Sept 24: Cycles presentations. Ecology

Sept 25: Ecology activity

Sept 26: Finish ecology activity

Vocabulary: Ecosystem, carrying capacity / food web, photosynthesis / producers, consumers, decomposers (page 39) / resources, pollution / Start chapter 2 review page 44 q.1 to 23 upcoming test next week

Sept. 15: Earth as a system. Open vs. closed systems

Sept. 16: Earth's four spheres and Earth's energy budget

Homework: Questions 1-5 page 38

Sept 17: Effects of solar energy lab

Sept 18: Cycles in the Earth System. Power point presentations

Homework: Research information on the cycle assigned to your team

Sept 19: Finish Cycles power point presentations.

Vocabulary 9/15 to 9/19: sysytem, matter, energy (page 31)/ closed system, open system (page 32)/ first law of thermodynamics, second law of thermodynamics (page 34) / Internal sources of energy, External sources of energy (page 35) / Nitrogen, Carbon, Phosphorous (36 and 37)

Sept 8: Review chapter 1. Homework: Study chapter 1

Sept 9: Test chapter 1

Sept 10: Structure of the Earth. Homework: section 1 review. page 30 q. 1-10 due sept. 12

Sept 11: Density column lab. Density of earth's layers.

Sept 12: Finish density column Lab. Write a lab report.

Vocabulary: lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere/ system, atmosphere, hydrosphere/ geosphere, biosphere, ecosystem/ reservoir, cycle (page 36) water cycle (page 38)/

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Sept 2: Finish scientific method (paper towel) lab. Average class data and graph results.

HOMEWORK: Read pages 12 and 15. Due Sept 3.

Sept.3: Scientific method Notes. Scientific method flow chart:

Sept 4: Measuring the volumes of irregular solids lab. Calculating percent errors.

HOMEWORK: Questions 1-8 page 16.

Sept 5: Finish measuring lab. Start chapter review page 18

End of chapter 1. TEST NEXT WEEK (Tuesday Sept 9)

VOCABULARY: accuracy, precision, error, model/

Aug 27: Class procedures and expectations

Aug 28: Branches of Earth Science Assignment

Aug 29: Scientific Method 1.

Homework: page 8, questions 1-8. Due Friday August 29.

Weeks vocabulary: observation, hypothesis, independent variable, dependent variable/, mass, volume, weight, density