Post date: Feb 19, 2015 5:51:39 PM
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Warm-up
2/13 Use a 3 circle Venn diagram to compare the geosphere, hydrosphere and cryosphere.
2/17,18,19 Name and symbol practice for the first 10 elements.
2/20 Read pages 6-9 titled "Death on Everest" of ScienceWorld 3/2/15
Earth System (DE pg.6)
Composition
physical weathering (DE pgs. 20-23)
ice wedging
abrasion
chemical weathering (DE pgs. 24-25)
oxidation
glacial drift
(DE pgs. 30-33; Old ES pgs. 273-279)
deposition
floodplain
gradient
load
discharge
What are the two types of avalanches in the article?
Make a Venn diagram comparing avalanche with glacier.
What signs can help predict the where and when of avalanches?
2/23 Write the name and symbols for the following elements.
sand bar (DE pg. 38)barrier islandparent Rock (DE pg. 58-61)
humus
Organic Material
soil profile (DE pgs 62-63)
soil horizon
Na
Mg
Al
Si
P
S
Cl
Ar
K
Ca
2/24 Write the name and symbols for the following elements.
Use the links below to complete the Glacier Simulation worksheets:
Ca
Ar
S
Si
Mg
Chlorine
Phosphorus
Potassium
Aluminum
Sodium
2/25 and 2/26 - More elements 1-20 practice.
3/3 Answer the questions below for one of these features: meander, oxbow lake, delta, alluvial fan. (DE pg. 33; Old ES 277-279)
1. What conditions does this feature form in?
2. Where is erosion and/or deposition taking place?
3. Why is erosion and/or deposition taking place?
Assignments Due
3/4 List the three types of soil particle in order of largest to smallest (DE pg 62)
3/5 What 4 factors determine the type of soil and how quickly it forms? (DE pg 60)
3/6 Make a list of ways you tell the soil is good for growing plants.
Objectives
DE U1L1 Earth's Spheres - 2/18
Elements 1-10 Quiz - 2/20
DE U1L2 Weathering - 2/20
DE U1L4 Erosion by Wind, Ice, and Gravity - 2/25
Glaciers Simulation 2/24
DE U1L3 Erosion by Water - 3/2
Elements 1-20 Quiz - 2/27
Observing Erosion and Deposition in a Model Stream - 3/3
DE U1L5 Soil Formation - 3/5
Soil Checklist - 3/4
Unit 1 Test Earth's Surface - 3/6
Know the symbols and properly spelled names of the first 20 elements.
Identify the different Earth science spheres where matter and energy are interchanged.
Describe the major processes of weather and erosion that effect the surface of the Earth.
Identify and make 4 features of erosion and deposition in a stream table.
Describe how soil develops.
Describe how living things create and use soil.