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)

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