Unit 1 Scientific Method
Day 1
Student Information Form Fire drill / Lockdown Procedure Course Syllabus Safety Contract #1 Safety Contract #2 Activity: Brainstorm Earth Science vs. Environmental Science HW: Complete and Return Forms*, Chapter 1 Outline* Day 2 Scientific Method Notes PPT slides 1-5 Notes Sheet Lab Safety Procedures WS #1* Lab Safety Procedures WS #2* Lab Safety Tour Activity: Branches of Science Foldable 1* Activity: Branches of Science Foldable 2* Vocab Terms- Unit 1 Practice WS HW: Chapter 1 Outline* Day 3 Scientific Method Notes PPT 6-14 Activity: Raisin Lab HW: Chapter 1 Outline (Due Day 4)* Day 4 Notes on Theory vs. Law, Data Types PPT 15-17 Variable Examples WS Simpsons Variable Identification WS* Redesign Raisin Lab* |
Day 5
Scientific Method Quiz* Notes on Measurement, Accuracy, and Precision PPT 18 - 33 Notes Sheet King Henry/Metric System Chart* Day 6 Activity: Scientific Notation Packet* Activity: Accuracy and Precision Lab* (Stations 1-3) Day 7 Activity: Accuracy and Precision Lab* (Station 4) Study-guide for Unit 1 Test Variable Identification Worksheet Day 8 Unit 1 Test** Astronomy Article *Graded assignment ** Formal Test Grade - Doubled in Grade-book Quizlet |
Unit 2 Astronomy
Day 1
Scale of the Universe Data Tracker Cosmic Objects activity, PPT 1-9 Powers of 10 video Astronomy Booklet 1,2* HW: Chapter 29 and 30 Poster Day 2 Scale of the Solar System movie Notes on Earth’s motions, PPT 10-14 Work on astronomy booklet 4,5,6 HW: Chapter 29 and 30 Poster Day 3 Kepler’s Laws Notes PPT 15-17 Kepler’s Laws Lab Work on astronomy booklet 6 HW: Chapter 29 and 30 Poster Day 4 Barycenter lab* Barycenter video- discuss barycenter with multiple objects Nebular Hypothesis Demonstration Work on Astronomy Booklet 3,6 HW: Chapter 29 and 30 Poster |
Day 5
Apple in the Dark warm up Electromagnetic Spectrum Notes Electromagnetic Spectrum Poster* Notes on the Sun/Solar Energy HW: Chapter 29 and 30 Poster Due Mr Harabin is sick.... please read the following and take notes... Spectral Analysis Article Day 6 Notes on the Expanding Universe/Big Bang Expanding Universe lab* Expanding Universe Video - Stephen Hawking HW: Chapter 22 Flipbook Day 7 Notes on Red Shifts WS Analyzing Spectrum's from 4 Galaxies Study guide for Astronomy HW: Chapter 22 Flipbook Day 8 Spectrum Lab* Studyguide HW: Chapter 22 Flipbook Day 9 Post Test** Earthquake Article HW: Chapter 22 Flipbook Due *Graded assignment ** Formal Test Grade - Doubled in Grade-book |
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Unit 3 Plate Techtonics and Earthquakes
Day 1
Notes on Types of Maps PPT 1-11 Latitude Longitude Map Activity* Plate Tectonics Cut and Paste HW: Chapter 8 (Your Choice) Day 2 Notes on Topographical Map PPT 11-24 3D Topographical Map Lab* Topographical Map WS HW: Chapter 8 (Your Choice), Topographical Map WS Day 3: Earthquake Notes PPT 1-9 Demo of P and S wave behaviors, create a comparison chart P and S wave activity- Detecting the outer core HW: Chapter 8 (Your Choice) Day 4: Mapping Quiz Notes on Seismographs PPT 10-14 Activity determining P and S Wave lag time* HW: Chapter 8 (Your Choice) Day 5: Notes of Destructive Capabilities of Earthquakes PPT 15-19 Tsunami Video and Accompanying Viewing Guide* HW: 4 WS Current Event #1 |
Day 6:
Notes on Fault Types and Boundaries PPT 20 Modeling faults activity Faults WS* Discuss and fill in Seismology Practice Worksheet* HW: None Day 7: Seismology Practice Worksheet* Earthquake Quiz* Notes on Plate Boundaries PPT 21-29 HW: Chapter 8 Foldable Day 8: Plate Boundaries Identification Packet* Notes PPT 30-33 Paleomagnetism WS* HW: Chapter 8 Foldable Day 9: Notes PPT 31+34 Plate Boundary Identification Packet (Seafloor Age Activity)* Plate Boundary Investigation WS* HW: Chapter 8 Foldable Day 10: Hot Spot Movie - Hawaii Study-guide Page 1 Study-guide Page 2 HW: Chapter 8 Foldable Day 11: Post Test** |
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Unit 4 Soil
Day 1:
Notes on Weathering PPT 1-7 Formation of NC Foldable* Discuss major changes to the landscape of NC HW: Chapter 5 Day 2: Notes on Soil PPT 8-12 Videos on Soil Composition Notes on Rock Cycle PPT 13 - 23 First 3 pages of packet... front and back HW: Chapter 5 Day 3: Soil lab* Practice using soil triangle HW: Chapter 5 Day 4: Complete Soil Lab* Weathering Lab- Complete Post Lab Questions* HW: Chapter 5 |
Day 5:
Joe Dirt Video with viewing guide* Soil Formation WS* HW: None Day 6: Notes on Beaches PPT 24-33 Changing Sands Video and Viewing Guide* Rock Cycle Concept Map* HW: Review for Midterm Day 7: Carolina Coastal Erosion Article* Formation of Barrier Island Activity* Notes on Barrier Islands PPT Slides 34-43 Review for Midterm HW: Review for Midterm Studyguide Day 8: Postest** |
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Unit 5 Water
Day 1:
Notes PPT 1-9 Groundwater notes-sheet* Aquifer Coloring Sheet* Water Table WS* HW: Chapter 6 Day 2: Water cycle - draw and label the processes North Carolina Water Resources (worksheet)* Mongolian Mining Article* HW: Chapter 6 Day 3: 60 Minutes Groundwater Video Ground Water Notes PPT 10-15* Wetlands Video and Quiz* Wetlands PPT 35-39 HW: Chapter 6 Day 4: Brainstorm Causes of Water Contamination - Internet, Book Groundwater Contamination Notes PPT 16 - 25* Tracking Pollution Practice WS* Bill Nye "Pollution Solutions" HW: Chapter 6 Day 5: Porosity and Permeability lab * HW: Chapter 6 Day 6: Groundwater Quiz* Midterm Analysis* |
Day 7:
Watershed Notes PPT 26-29 Stream Profile WS* NC River Poster Assignment* Day 8: NC River Basin Analysis WS* Charlotte Water Supply WS* Muddy Waters Article and ?'s* River Basin Posters* Day 9: Color me a watershed River basin Posters Video: Fresh Water Scarcity HW: None Day 10: Healthy Surface Water Lab* Evaluating Water System Health Page 1 Evaluating Water System Health Page 2 SUSI Page 1 SUSI Page 2 HW: Water Study Guide, TBWHTW #1&2 Day 11: Study guide Thought Provoking Questions Stream Analysis Matching HW: Water Study Guide, TBWHTW #1&2 |
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Unit 6 Oceans
Day 1:
Review Test Data Ocean Surface Currents and Upwelling WS* Upwelling News Article with Bulleted Notes Bill Nye Ocean Currents HW: Chapter 16 Day 2: Waves and Tides Notes PPT 1-8 and WS* Laird Hamilton Freaks of Nature Video Ocean Currents Vocab Chart * HW: Chapter 16 Day 3: Ocean Currents Vocab Chart/Tides WS* Notes PPT 8-11 Coriolis Effect Reading and Minilab* Ocean Currents Map Activity* HW : Chapter 16 Day 4: Heating of Land/Air Lab* HW: Finish Lab Day 5: Density Notes PPT 10-13 Density Lab* Notes El Nino/La Nina Notes PPT14 Deep Ocean Current Reading* HW: Chapter 16 |
Day 6:
Notes PPT 19-20 Conduction, Convection, Radiation WS* Land and Sea Breeze WS* Bill Nye Atmosphere Video Day 7: Layers of Atmosphere WS* Studyguide Page 1 Studyguide Page 2 Essential Questions Day 8: Post Test |
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Unit 7 Meteorology
Day 1:
Start Global Winds Packet Notes on Winds PPT 13-16 Video - Bill Nye Wind, STS HW: Chapter 19 Day 2: Finish Global Winds Packet* Notes on High and Low Pressure 7-12, 17-18 Play Air Mass Origin Game Simply Science Weather Systems Video - Disc Ed HW: Chapter 19 Day 3: Notes on Fronts PPT 19-23 (2) Air Front WS's* Bill Nye Storms Video HW: Chapter 19 Day 4: Isobar Practice Map WS* Thunderstorm, Tornado and and Hurricane Notes PPT 31-38 Tornado Video Hurricane Video HW: Chapter 19 |
Day 5:
Notes on Clouds PPT 24-30 Clouds Cut and Paste Activity An Evening With Bob Ross Day 6: Notes on Cloud Formation PPT 25-30 Cloud Lab Analyzing Weather Symbols Practice WS for Weather Station Models Day 7: Air Front, Mass, and Pressure Quiz** Cyclometer Lab* Analyzing Weather System Models Global Winds Map Study guide* Day 8: PostTest** |
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Unit 8 Climate
Day 1
PPT Slides 1-8 Biotic/Abiotic Venn Diagram Climate Classifications* HW: Chapter 21 Day 2: Video "Ice Worlds" Global Climate WS* HW: Chapter 21 Day 3: Carbon Cycle Notes PPT 11-16 Oceanic Absorption of Co2 Video, Fossil Fuels Video, Volcano Video, Indonesian Wildfire Video Carbon Cycle Poster* HW: Chapter 21 Day 4: Pollen and Core Sample Notes PPT 8-9 Video on Core Samples Paleoclimates WS* HW: Chapter 21 Extra Resources: Billy Nye Climate Video |
Day 5:
Notes Albedo PPT 21-24 Urban Heat Island Video Urban Heat Island Assignment Malinkovich Cycle Investigation WS HW: None Day 6: Global Warming Notes PPT 25-40 Brochure Day 7: Global Climate Change WS Study guide Day 8: Test |
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Unit 9 Ecology
Day 1:
Analysis of Energy Types Chart -Nuclear Article -Natural Gas/Fracking Article -Solar Energy Article Class Discussion Research Project Day 2: The Lorax Video with Viewing Guide Page 1 and Page 2 Notes PPT 1-10 Ecology Booklet Pages 1 and 2 Day 3: Notes PPT 11-19 Booklet pages 3, 4 and 5 Invasive Species Video "Snakehead" |
Day 4:
Notes PPT 20-33 Booklet Pages 6 and 7 Invasive Species Video "Giant Pythons" Day 5: Are People the Problem WS Farming Diagram and Notes Booklet Page 8 Studyguide Day 6: Test |
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