Unit 3
Hydrosphere Structure and Processes
Human Impact
NC State Standards:
EEn.2.3 Explain the structure and processes within the hydrosphere
EEn.2.3.1 Explain how water is an energy agent (currents and heat transfer).
EEn.2.3.2 Explain how groundwater and surface water interact.
EEn.2.4 Evaluate how humans use water.
EEn.2.4.1 Evaluate human influences on freshwater availability.
EEn.2.4.2 Evaluate human influences on water quality in North Carolina’s river basins, wetlands, and tidal environments.
Day 1: 10/4- Discuss U2 test and recovery, complete Understanding a PSA and Topic Choice Google Forms Introduce Part 2 of the Research Project (Due 10/24)
Day 2: 10/5- Pre-CFA
Assign Project Groups/Work on Research Project
Day 3: 10/6- Intro to Hydrosphere/Water Cycle and Rivers
Water Cycle Activity/Assignment Water Cycle with Google Maps
Day 4: 10/10-Water Pollution/ Water Pollution Gizmo Activity
Day 5: 10/11-Glaciers, Story of Bottled Water, Quiz: water cycle, pollution, rivers
Day 6: 10/12- Poison Pump activity, work on Projects when done
Day 7: 10/13- Estuaries: Water Filtration Lab/River Ventures Activity
Day 8: 10/16-Oceans and Differential Heating/ Activity/assignment
Day 9: 10/17-Ocean Currents and Thermohaline Convection
Day 10: 10/18- Review Glaciers, Oceans, and Estuaries: Quiz:Glaciers, oceans, and
estuaries
Complete missing work and start the study guide
Day 11: 10/19- Full Unit review finish study guide
Day 12: 10/20- Unit 3 Test, current event #3 and work on project (Due Tuesday 10/24)