Earth & Space Science
Earth & Space Science is a semester course that addresses concepts in materials and forces that shape the Earth (i.e. geology, rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, interactions at plate boundaries); as well as structures and forces (and the related theories) that define our universe.
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Readings
Materials
Assignments
1
Slides: Earth Science
Vid: Latitude/Longitude
Map 1: Mercator Projection
Map 2: Gall-Peters Projection
Map 3: Robinson Projection
Map 4: Winkel-tripel Projection
3
Slides: Rocks
Chart 1: Rock Cycle
Chart 2: Igneous Rock
Chart 3: Metamorphic Rock
Chart 4: Sedimentary Rock
Lab: Rock Identification
Review: Ch 3 Rocks
Proj
Project: Water Filtration System
V: Storm Water to Drinking Water
V: Bottled Water (Gaffigan)
NatGeo: Point/Non-point Pollution
9
Section 9-1: Continental Drift
Section 9-2: Plate Tectonics
Section 9-3: Actions at Plate Bound.
Section 9-4: Testing Plate Tectonics
Section 9-5: Mechanisms of Motion
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Readings
Materials
Assignments
22
Lab Format: Lab Format
Essay: Astronomers
Lab: Lunar Motion; Animations
Review: Ch 22 Astronomy
Activity: Lunar Lander
23
Section 23-1: Solar System
Section 23-2: Terrestrial Planets
Section 23-3: Outer Planets
Section 23-4: Minor Members
Reading: The Planets (D. Sobel)
Activity: Peppercorn Model; Planetary Data
Lab: Kepler's Laws
Review: Ch 23 Solar System
24
Activity: Stellar Spectra
Activity: Star Wheel Worksheet
App: Star Walk Hunt
Review: Ch 24 Stars
Star Party (Information)
25
Slides: The Universe
Handout: HR Diagram
V: Stellar Parallax (near stars)
A Teacher's Guide to the Universe — online text
Earth Science - Tarbuck, Lutgens — Companion Website for Earth Science 11th Edition.
Modeling Our Climate - NOAA.gov
NatGeo: Point,Non-point Source Pollution
NASA's OrionRe-entry — Astronaut’s-Eye View of NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Re-entry (on-board camera)
Nova: Planet Earth — WGBH
STS - Riding the Booster — From launch to landing, a space shuttle's solid rocket booster journey.