Week | Topics / Essential Questions | NC Standards | Reading Assignment/ powerpoints | Homework / Labs and Activities | Some Key Terms |
1 | What is Earth Science? How does Earth Science Affect out daily lives? What are the steps of the Scientific Method? What are SI units? How is scientific information communicated? | Goal 1: The learner will develop abilities necessary to do and understand scientific inquiry in the earth and environ-mental sciences 1.02 (measurement and scientific method) 1.04 (safety) | Chapter 1, Pages 4-9 Powerpoint: What is Earth and Environmental Science? </div> </div> Chapter 1, Pages 11-12 Chapter 1, Pages 11-16 Chapter 1, Pages 17-19 | Earth Science observation activity Scientific methods situations analysis Identifying Variables Measuring in SI Units Lab Problem solving lab: making and using graphs. Textbook page 18. | Asthenosphere Astronomy Atmosphere Biosphere Geology Hydrosphere Lithosphere Meteorology Oceanography Control Dependent variable (responding variable) Independent variable (manipulated variable) Scientific notation Area Volume Mass Density Time Temperature Law Scientific Theory |
2 | How do we know where we are on the earth? Latitude and longitude How do you locate places on earth? What are the different types of maps? What is remote sensing? | 2.05: Create and interpret topographic, soil and geologic maps using scale and legends. | Chapter 2, Pages 27-31 Chapter 2, Pages 27-31 Chapter 2, Pages 32-35 Chapter 2, Pages 37-41 | Student worksheet, longitude and latitude Printable maps Measurments and Maps\understanding maps.pdf Draw a map to your home activity Trip planning with the NC map NC topographic Map activity Using the Brunswick County map Using a topographic map, pages 42-43 in textbook | Cartography Equator Latitude Longitude Prime meridian International date line Time zones Conic projection Contour interval Contour line Gnomonic projection Map legend Map scale Topographic map Electromagnetic Spectrum Frequency Global positioning system Landsat satellite Remote sensing Sonar Topex/Poseidon satellite |
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