Earth+Science


 * Teachers** (list)**: Danielle Arganbright**
 * Textbook** (title, publisher, copyright date): Earth Science, Glencoe Science, 2002


 * SC 4:** Earth & Space Sciences: "Students will integrate and communicate the information, concepts, principles, processes, theories, and models of Earth and Space Sciences to make connections with the natural and engineered world."
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 * **Unit** || **Objective:** || **Standard(s)** || **No. of Days** || **Vocabulary Terms** || **Resources** || **Student Learning Activities** || **Assessment** || **Language Arts Standard(s)** ||
 * || **4.1 Earth in Space**


 * **Unit 7: Astronomy** || 12.4.1 Students will investigate and describe the known universe. || (August- May) ||  || Text, Handouts, Videos, & Notes || Labs, Worksheets || Projects, Worksheets, quizzes, Chapter Tests ||   ||
 * || Objects in the Sky and Universe || 12.4.1a Describe the formation of the universe using the Big Bang Theory ||  || * Big Bang Theory
 * galaxies ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || 12.4.1b Recognize the stars, like the Sun, transform matter into energy by nuclear reactions which leads to the formation of other elements ||   || * photoshpere
 * chromosphere
 * corona
 * sunspot ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || 12.4.1c Describe stellar evolution ||   || * nebula
 * giant
 * white dwarf
 * supergiant
 * neutron star
 * black hole ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || **4.2 Earth Structures and Processes**
 * || **4.2 Earth Structures and Processes**


 * Units: 1, 2, 3, & 6** || 12.4.2 Students will investigate the relationships among Earth's structure, systems, and processes. || (August- May) ||  || Text, Handouts, Videos, & Notes || Labs, Worksheets || Projects, Worksheets, quizzes, Chapter Tests ||   ||
 * || Properties of Earth Materials

Chapter 2 || 12.4.2a Recognize how Earth materials move through geochemical cycles (carbon, nitrogen, oxygen) resulting in chemical and physical changes in matter ||  || * matter
 * isotope
 * ion
 * mixture
 * heterogeneous mixture
 * homogeneous mixture ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Earth's Processes

Chapter 10 || 12.4.2b Describe how heat convection in the mantle propels the plates comprising Earth's surface across the face of the globe (plate tectonics) ||  || * convection current
 * plate
 * plate tectonics
 * sea-floor spreading
 * oceanic crust
 * asthenosphere
 * mantle
 * core ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Use of Earth's Materials

Chapters 7-9 Chapters 20-21 || 12.4.2c Evaluate the impact of human activity and natural causes on Earth's resources (groundwater, rivers, land, fossil fuels) ||  || * runoff
 * channel
 * sheet erosion
 * meander groundwater
 * permeable
 * aquifer
 * litter
 * pollutant
 * sanitary landfill
 * hazardous waste
 * composting
 * conservation
 * recycling ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || **4.3 Energy in Earth's Systems**
 * || **4.3 Energy in Earth's Systems**


 * Units: 1 & 5** || 12.4.3 Students will investigate and describe the relationships among the sources of energy and their effects on Earth's systems. || (August- May) ||  || Text, Handouts, Videos, & Notes || Labs, Worksheets || Projects, Worksheets, quizzes, Chapter Tests ||   ||
 * || Energy Sources

Chapter 5 & 15 || 12.4.3a Describe how radiation, conduction, and convection transfer heat in Earth's systems ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || 12.4.3b Identify internal and external sources of heat energy in Earth's systems ||   || * fossil fuels
 * geothermal energy
 * solar energy
 * mineral resources ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || 12.4.3c Compare and contrast benefits of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources ||   || * nonrenewable resources
 * renewable resources
 * synthetic fuels
 * coal
 * oil
 * natural gas ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Weather & Climate

Chapter 16-17 || 12.4.3d Describe natural influences (Earth's rotation, mountain ranges, oceans, differential heating) on global climate ||  || * El Nino
 * season
 * greenhouse effect
 * deforestation
 * fossil fuels ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || **4.4 Earth's History**
 * || **4.4 Earth's History**


 * Unit 4** || 12.4.4 Students will explain the history and evolution of Earth. || (August- May) ||  || Text, Handouts, Videos, & Notes || Labs, Worksheets || Projects, Worksheets, quizzes, Chapter Tests ||   ||
 * || Past/Present Earth

Chapter 13 || 12.4.4a Recognize that in any sequence of sediments or rocks that has not been overturned, the youngest sediments or rocks are at the top of the sequence and the oldest are at the bottom (law of superposition) ||  || * fossil
 * permineralized remains
 * carbon film
 * principle of superposition
 * relative age
 * unconformity
 * absolute age ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Chapter 13 & 14 || 12.4.4b Interpret Earth's history by observing rock sequences, using fossils to correlate the sequences at various locations, and using data from radioactive dating methods ||  || * relative age
 * unconformity
 * absolute age
 * radioactive decay
 * half-life
 * radiometric dating
 * uniformitarianism ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Chapter 14 || 12.4.4c Compare and contrast the physical and biological differences of the early Earth with the planet we live on today. ||  || * geologic time scale
 * eon
 * era
 * period
 * epoch
 * organic evolution
 * species
 * natural selection
 * Pangaea
 * Precambrian time
 * cyanobacteria
 * Paleozoic Era
 * Mesozoic Era
 * Cenozoic Era ||  ||   ||   ||   ||