Topics / Essential Questions Week12 | NC Standards and objectives | Reading Assignment/ powerpoints | Homework / Labs and Activities | Some Key Terms |
What is groundwater and why is it important? What are natural and manmade contaminants of groundwater? | 4.04 Evaluate Water resources: --storage and movement of groundwater -environmental impacts of a growing human population -causes of natural and manmade contamination | Chap. 7-10 | Model movement of groundwater Model the movement of groundwater pollution Test water samples with water test kits Use “It’s About Water” Curriculum | |
What are the effects of rivers and streams on the land through which they flow? What are sediments and how do they affect the flow of the streams and the quality of the water? How do humans affect the rate of erosion? | 4.01 Evaluate erosion and depositional process: -formation of stream channels -nature and characteristics of sediments -effects on water quality -effects of human choices on the rate of erosion | Use “It’s About Water” curriculum Water test kits | ||
What are the causes and effects of weathering and erosion? | 2.03 Investigate and analyze the processes responsible for the rock cycle-analyze the relationship between the rock cycle and processes in the atmosphere and hydrosphere | Model various types of weathering—chemical and mechanical |
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