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Earth & Space Science

Earth & Space Science is the study of how planets work, using our own planet (after all it is kinda important as we live here) as our focus. Note that I do tend to move units around a little bit from year to year to help fit the bits and parts together into the calendar with all the testing, vacations, etc. that we have fun dealing with.

Earth Science Reference Tables (ESRT): 2011

Unit 1: Basic Science Refresher. You will find material under the General Science tab.

Unit 2: Spheres of the Earth. Earths systems and how they interact with each other.

Four Spheres: reading, word doc version download

Unit 3: Rocks & Minerals. What, really, is a rock and how do they get made?

3A: CK12 Minerals

3B: CK12 Rocks

Unit 4: Plate Tectonics. How our Earth has changed over the eons, and how it is likely to look in the future!

4A: Plate Tectonics: Reading, Reading #2, Visual, Super Continents, Extra Credit Lab, vocab

4B: Deformation of the Earth: Reading, vocab

4C: Earthquakes: Reading, in class notes, Triangulation Lab, How to Locate Earthquakes.

4D: Volcanoes: Reading, in class notes, Quick Reference, Volcano Size Comparison, Vocab

Unit 5: Geologic Time, Cross Sections & Relative Dating. Adding more awareness of time.

Readings: When Fish Got Feet, When Bugs Were Big, When Dino's Dawned

Additional resources: PPTX, MI Fossils, USGS Reading

Poster Examples: Rodinia Poster, Extinctions, Changing Planet, Presettlement

Project assignment: Tri-Fold

Old Project: Poster in Powerpoint (set page size to 24x36) - same as Tri-Fold just as a poster

Relative Dating Worksheets: RD #1, RD #2, RD #3

Unit 6: Atmosphere, Weather & Climate. Understanding our air and how it works.

Readings: CK12 Atmosphere, CK12 Weather, CK12 Climate

Add'l Readin': Holt Atmosphere, Holt Water, Holt Weather, Holt Climate

Twister: Video, Questions

Lab: Hurricane Tracking#1, Hurricane Tracking #2, Hurricane Tracking #3, Video Game

Video Project: Weather Report, Old Grading Rubric

Adobe Slate Weather Project (old): Rubric.

Weather / Climate: compare & contrast.

Misc: Crossword, Word Search.

Hurricane Sandy: reading

Unit 7: Climate Change, Pollution & Resources.

Readings: Holt Env. Science (Note: I only use chapter 20 & 21 in Earth Science class)

Flint Water Crisis: Research #1, Research #2, Persuasive Letter to the President (mini project)

Detroit's Toxic Legacy: reading, questions.

Al Gore TED Talk: Video

Erin Brockovish: Video, Questions

Vocabulary: Review Packet, List

Germanwatch Readings: Global Climate Change, Extreme Events

Lab: Oil Spill

Unit 8: Space (the final frontier!)

8A: Things that are out there in space

8B: The Big Bang

8C: Life Cycle of Stars

8D: Drake Equation - is there life out there?

Unit 9 (if you get time): Water, Erosion & Glaciers

Unit 10 (also, if you get time): Topo Maps

Senior Finals: because they end a month early. This counts as a test for everybody else!

Year: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017