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Unit 1 – Earths Internal Processes

Ch 1 – Nature of Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ch 10 – Plate Tectonics

 

Where do most earthquake epicenters and volcanoes occur?

 

Earths Plates  

 

Observe the breakup of Pangaea.

 

Examine Plate Movement

 

Observe  growth of a continent.

 

Observe  plate boundaries.

 

 

 

Matching Coastlines

 

Hawaiian Volcanoes 

 

 

 

Practice Test -10   

 

 

Ch 11 - Earthquakes

 

How do seismograph stations help determine an earthquakes epicenter?

 

Earthquake Prediction

 

Earthquakes: San Francisco

 

 

Observe animations of earthquake waves.

 

Examine P and S waves.

 

Observe video taken during an earthquake.

 

Examine a map showing earthquake risks.

  

 

 

How Are Earthquakes Related to Plate Tectonics?

 

World Series Earthquake 

 

 

Practice Test - 11  

 

 

 

Ch 12 - Volcanoes

 

How does magma's composition affect a volcano's eruption? 

 

Mount St. Helens: Before and After  

 

Virtual Lava Tube

 

Volcanic Eruptions and Hazards

 

 

Observe a subduction zone.

 

Examine video clips of erupted materials.

 

 

Volcanoes in the Northwestern United States

 

 

Is it safe to live near a Volcano?

 

Practice Test  - 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 2 -  Astronomy

 

 

Ch 23 - The Sun-Earth-Moon System

 How do Earth and the moon interact to cause the moon's phases?

 The Origin of the Moon 

 

 

Observe an animation showing the origin of the solar system.

 

Observe images illustrating the impact theory of the moon's formation.

 

 

 

 None

 

Practice Test -23  

 

 

Ch 24 – The Solar System

 

What are the dimensions of the solar system? 

 

What Is a Planet?

 

Ingredients for Life: Carbon

 

Ingredients for Life: Water

 

 

Distances between planets.

 

 Animation of a comet's passage.

 

 

 

How Fast Does the Wind Blow on Jupiter?  

 

What Processes Shape Planetary Surfaces?

 

Practice Test-24  

 

 

Ch 25 Stars & Galaxies

 How does the chemical composition of stars determine their classification?

 Known Universe Video

 

Characteristics of the Sun 

 

The Elements: Forged in Stars  

 

Hubble's Expanding Universe

 

Monster Black Hole in Galaxy M84

 

 

Exploding Star.

 

Examine the Milky Way Galaxy.

 

Observe the life stages of stars.

 

 

 

Looking at Starlight.

 

A Star’s Size

 

  Practice Test- 25 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 3 – Earths Air & Oceans

 

 

Ch 15 - Atmosphere

 

What is the structure of Earth's atmosphere?

 

 

Earth’s Albedo and Global Warming

 

Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere  

 

 

Observe seasonal changes in the amount of sunlight

 

Observe how air pressure affects a rising balloon.

 

Observe an animation of land and sea breezes.

 

Observe an animation of the Coriolis effect

  

 

Earth's Blanket of Gases

 

How Does the Ozone Layer Change over Time?

 

Variations in Temperature

 

 

 

Practice Test - 15 

 

 

Ch  16 – Weather

 How do meteorologists predict the weather? 

Global View of the Seasons

 

Compare and Contrast Warm and Cold Fronts

 

 Hurricanes: New Tools for Predicting

 

How Hurricanes Form

 

How Do Tornadoes Form?

 

Observe clouds form and dissipate.

 

Examine an animation of hail forming.

 

Observe an animation of a thunderstorm.

 

Hurricane animation

 

Compare and contrast warm and cold fronts.

 

Tornado animation

 

 

Storm of the Century Hits the Eastern United States

 

Knowing the Weather is a Daily Activity

 

Great Rivers of Air

 

Practice Test - 16 

 

 

Ch 17 -Climate

 How can locations be identified by their climate and topography?

 

Earth System: El Niño

 

Climate Change

 

 

Observe images of different climate zones.

 

 

Human Influence on Global Climate Change

 

What is climate?

 

 

Practice Test -17  

 

 

 

Ch 18 – Ocean Motion

 

 How are tides affected by phases of the moon? 

 

none

 

Observe an animation of wave motion.

 

 

Observe how upwelling occurs.

 

 

Tides at the Bay of Fundy

 

A Warm River in the Atlantic Ocean

 

Practice Test - 18

 

 

Ch 19 - Oceanography

 What are some characteristics of the ocean and the ocean floor?

none

 

Explore coral reefs around the world. 

 

Explore life at a hydrothermal vent. 

 

New Vies of the Sea Floor 

 

What is the Dead Zone.

 

Practice Test - 19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 4 –  Earths Materials

 

 

Ch 6 – Views of Earth

 How can locations in the United States be identified by their geographic features?  

 

 

 

Observe many representations of a single place. 

 

Earth's Varied Topography

 

Sea Surface Temperatures

 

From Globe to Map

 

 

 

Practice Test - 6 

 

 

Ch 3- Minerals

 

How can minerals be defined by their properties?  

 

 

 

 

Observe common objects made of minerals

 

 

 

Snowflakes

 

Practice Test - 3

 

 

Ch 4 - Rocks

 

How are rocks classified? 

 


Rock Cycle Animation  

 

Observe an animation of clastic sedimentary rocks forming.

 

Observe how sediments are deposited.

 

Observe an animation of metamorphic rocks forming.

 

 How Do Rocks Undergo Change?

 

 What Kind of Rock Is This?

 

How Do Igneous Rocks Form

 

 Practice Test- 4 

 

 

Ch 5 - Energy Resources

  What are the advantages of alternative energy sources? 

 Solar House  

 

 

 

Practice Test - 5