Lesson PowerPoints

Dear Students and Parents,

Below you can find the lesson PowerPoints to all of the chapters we cover. Please feel free to download and use them.

Sincerely,

Mr. Delligatti

~Unit 0: Prologue - Intro to Earth Science~

1. Introduction to Earth Science

2. Observation and Inference

3. Density

4. Types of Change

5. Rate of Change

~Unit 1: Measuring Earth~

1. Spheres of Earth

2. Latitude

3. Longitude

4. Altitude of Polaris

5. Geographic Coordinate System

6. Degrees and Minutes

7. Time Zones

8. Introduction to Isolines

9. Types of Isolines

10. Depressions and River Flow

11. Gradient Interpretation and Calculations

12. Topographic Profiles

~Unit 2: Minerals & Rocks~

1. Mineral Properties

2. Mineral Identification

3. Rock Cycle

4. Igneous Rocks

5. Sedimentary Rocks

6. Metamorphic Rocks

~Unit 3: Dynamic Planet~

1. Layers of the Earth

2. Continental Drift

3. Plate Tectonics

4. Volcanoes and Hotspots

5. Anatomy of an Earthquake

6. Travel Time Epicenter & Triangulation

~Unit 4: Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition~

1. Physical and Chemical Weathering

2. Factors Affecting Weathering

3. Mass Movements

4. Water Erosion and Watersheds

5. Water Channel Evolution

6. Stream Transport

7. Water Velocity and Sediment Size

8. River and Stream Deposition

9. Glacial Erosion

10. Glacial Deposition

11. Wind and Wave Erosion

12. Wind and Wave Deposition

~Unit 5a: Groundwater~

1. Soil Formation

2. Infiltration and the Water Table

3. Factors Affecting Porosity and Permeability

4. Other Factors Affecting Permeability

5. Soil Capillarity and Soil Water Retention

~Unit 5b: Landscapes~

1. Landscape Evolution

2. Landscapes of New York State

~Unit 6: Interpreting Geologic History~

1. Geologic History of Earth

2. The Principles of Relative Dating and Sequencing Events

3. Radioactive Decay and Absolute Age Dating

4. Correlating Rock Layers

~Unit 7: Energy in Earth Processes~

1. The Electromagnetic Spectrum

2. Heat Transfer

3. Interactions with Light

4. Specific Heat of Materials

5. Phase Changes and Energy Exchanges

6. Earths Energy Supply

~Unit 8: Meteorology~

1. Atmosphere Layers and Air Pressure

2. Surface Winds

3. Planetary Wind Belts and the Jet Stream

4. Relative Humidity & Dewpoint

5. Cloud Formation

6. Hurricanes and Ocean Currents

7. Air Masses

8. Fronts

9. Weather Instruments

10. Station Models

11. Precipitation

12. Rain Shadow Effect

~Unit 9: Climate~

1. Water Cycle

2. Types of Climate and Latitude Belts

3. Factors Affecting Climate

4. Solar Radiation and the Atmosphere

5. Factors Affecting the Angle of Insolation

6. Insolation and Surface Temperature

7. Greenhouse Effect

8. Heat Budget and its Effects on Climate

9. El Niño and La Niña

10. Heat Budget Shift and the Causes of Climate Change

~Unit 10a: Astronomy - Motions of the Earth, Moon, & Sun~

1. Apparent Motions of Stars

2. Apparent Motion of the Sun

3. Earths Rotation

4. Earths Revolution

5. Seasons

6. Tides

7. Eclipses

8. Lunar Phases

~Unit 10b: Astronomy - The Universe & Solar System~

1. Evidence of the Big Bang

2. Structures of the Universe

3. Star Classification

4. Life Cycle of Stars

5. Planets of the Solar System

6. Characteristics of an Orbit

7. Creating Ellipses and Calculating Eccentricity

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