Unit 1: Earth Systems and Resources
11/5: I've been trying since Wednesday to put together a sample exam for you on College Board, but their site kept going down at the times I was able to access it. I was just able to fully edit and assign it a few minutes ago. You have until class time on Monday to try it out. It, along with the quizlets, are study aids that are optional. I would highly advise you do both, as none of these items take a lot of time. You'll need to log into your AP College Board account to take the sample "Earth Systems Prep Quiz". You have 30 minutes to take the 20 questions.
11/5: Quizlets that might help for Monday's Exam:
11/3: For the exam, please review the following modules in our textbook:
Module 9 - The unequal heating of Earth.
Module 10 - Air currents.
Module 24 - Mineral resources and geology.
Module 25 - Weathering and soil science.
Module 26 - the availability of water.
AP College Board has this information in Unit 4. Our exam is Monday. The exam is around 36 multiple choice questions that you'll have the standard 50 minutes to take. Please see/email me BEFORE the weekend if you need accommodations. It takes time to set up these things. If you are absent on Monday, you will be expected to take it on the next day you return to class. Good luck!
11/1: Here's a review on water we'll do in class. And Plate Tectonics.
10/16: Introduction to oceanography nearpod. We covered this in class, but if you would like another look, or you were absent, here you go.
10/17: The nearpod on oceans salts.
10/27: In order, the nearpods on the atmosphere. Most are fairly short.
RiverBasinDrawingProject.pdf10/13: We start our first project today - river basin project. It is due next Friday. Details are on the sheet handed out in class.
10/13: Today is our flex day. We are going to try our hands at monitoring water quality. Data will be entered directly into science notebooks.
Today is the assigned notebook check. There will not be enough time for every notebook to be checked, so this activity will be ongoing until all notebooks have been checked. Notebook checks are considered QUIZ type grades as keeping a science notebook is a very valuable skill.
ReadingFreshWaterDream.pdf10/13: A reading on how important fresh water is to people was handed out. It is due Monday.
Everyone has been excellent at textcoding to get the most out of your valuable time.
10/9: Guided notes were handed out in class. Here are their nearpods:
9/29: I also handed out fresh water guided notes:
9/29: Today we will focus on what the AP College Board can do for us in learning about the environment. The join code is D6GZRE for https://myap.collegeboard.org/ . We'll practice some FRQs and you'll be assigned some videos/readings on the biogeochemical cycles: carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle and the phosphorus cycle. AP assumes that you've already had Earth Science, hence no explicit mention of plate tectonics nor ocean currents. We'll get there. You've been doing great learning about the Earth through the nearpods!
Here are the videos I feel are most important at this point. Please try to complete them by 10/11 so we can discuss them in class.
9/29: Skim textbook chapter 2 on Environmental Systems. If this is not familiar to you already, please take notes as it is very important to know about the types of feedback systems. See if you can answer all of the questions on page 61 through 63. Ask me in class when we get back from fall break if there are any areas you would like clarification on.
Read textbook chapter 8 on Earth Systems. We have gone over this in depth, but it never hurts to read another person's take on the same information. Be able to answer the questions on page 290. We've already answered page 291 through our warmups.
9/26: The Soil nearpods. We are discussing some of this in class, but I would highly recommend you review these nearpods using the guided notes to speed things along.
9/22: Learn about how rocks are dated in this nearpod on radioactive dating: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=PRHS8
1_GeologicTimeScale_Notes.pdf9/20: Igneous Rocks nearpod: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=J9Q4F
9/21: Sedimentary Rocks nearpod: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=FHT5A
9/21: Metamorphic Rocks nearpod: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=UJ9WH
9/22: Weathering nearpod: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=S7VMQ
9/22: Erosion nearpod: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=ZVSX3
9/19: Let's learn about the composition of Earth's surface. Here's the first nearpod, the rock cycle: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=HLWAK
RockCycle_GuidedNotes.pdf9/18: Year without a Summer: Questions
9/18: Use the "Year without a Summer" reading handed out earlier: CE_TamboraExplosionVolcanicWinter.pdf . Answer the questions on this Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZD26jV3jzqhrF6TOYrSYpA2PR10-vvLScuIp5oLtUWWvjBA/viewform?usp=sf_link
9/10: Earthquakes were spread out into three nearpods. We covered the material in class, but if you would like a review, or missed a day, here they are.
Earthquakes_CombinedNotes.pdf9/8: Oceanic vs Continental Crust
9/8: Two things on your list for today. The first is to examine the differences between oceanic crust and continental crust. Oceanic crust is mostly made up of basalt rock. Continental crust is mostly granite. That's why granite countertops are costly, but not as expensive as marble, which is rarer. You are welcome to work on the granite/basalt lab in groups, though your wording on your report should be your own. If you share the work, you will share the grade. That means if you received a 100, it gets split among who ever else has the same wording. For two people, that means 50% grade. Ouch!
I want everyone to get practice using both the triple balance beam as well as the weighing scale. What else is needed to determine density?
These samples came from Mr. Slusser, who is out. I am not entirely positive they are basalt and granite. How could you identify them?
After completing the lab, and turning it into the homework tray, you should have time to finish some nearpods. You'll have a quizzel next week. That's a short quiz that is graded, but placed into the homework, not quiz category.
Basalt Vs GraniteLandscape.pdf The lab should be in your folder, but if you need another copy, here it is.
9/7: Tectonic Plates
9/7: The first part of this guided note is actually a review of the previous lecture. This nearpod starts with the layers of the Earth. It is a longer nearpod, so be sure to sign on with your RTHS Google signon so that you can start and stop as necessary. Nearpod will track your progress correctly, but only if you use Google. Here's the link: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=L8E6W
9/6: Plate tectonics in class lecture. If you missed it, here is the nearpod with the same stuff: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=643QN
The nearpod code for the Continental Drift material in case you missed it in class is: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=E2K5Z Use your RTHS google signon to be able to stop and start the nearpod at any time. It is a longer one, so feel free to break up your viewing into only 15 minutes at a time.
Copy of 4_CompositionNotes.pdfPlateBoundariesNotes.pdf2_MappingLongitudeGuidedNotes.pdf9/5: Mapping - longitude and latitude. The nearpod link is https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=F3ZVT
This is a longer nearpod, but you are welcome to start and stop it as you need to. Use your RTHS google sign on to be able to return to where you stopped.
1_ContinentalDriftSeafloorSpreadingNotes.pdfIf you would like a review of open vs closed systems, here is a nearpod on the topic: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=ETR8U Remember, "Matter Matters" when discussing if a system is open or closed. In other words, for most sciences, it is classified as closed if matter is not exchanged. Energy can move freely back and forth in the system and it could still be considered a closed system.
1_SciMethodGuidedNotes.pdfIf you missed the scientific method discussion in class, or you would like to review it at your leisure, here is the nearpod link: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=XQNUE
Unit1StudyGuide.pdf