Download PACING GUIDE: Earth science ESSENTIAL STANDARDS

PACING GUIDE: EARTH SCIENCE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS
CONTENT
ASTRONOMY
EEn.1.1.1 Explain the Earth’s motion through space,
including precession, nutation, the barycenter, and its
path about the galaxy.
EEn.1.1.2 Explain how the Earth’s rotation and
revolution about the Sun affect its shape and is related to
seasons and tides.
EEn.1.1.3 Explain how the sun produces energy which is
transferred to the Earth by radiation.
EEn.1.1.4 Explain how incoming solar energy makes life
possible on Earth.
DAYS
LABS/ACTIVITIES
2
Solar Motion Demonstrator
(Copied From Former Support Book)
Environmental News Network
www.ENN.COM
4
Construct Model
NASA Modeling the Solar System
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/educ/docs/mo
delingsolarsystem.pdf
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2
Bubble Map
2
Double Bubble Map
EEn.2.5.1 Summarize the structure and composition of
our atmosphere.
2
Pie Graph
Visual Notes Layers –
Layers of Atmosphere activity
EEn.2.5.2 Explain the formation of typical air masses and
the weather systems that result from air mass interactions.
EEn.2.5.3 Explain how cyclonic storms form based on
the interaction of air masses.
EEn.2.5.4 Predict the weather using available weather
maps and data (including surface, upper atmospheric
winds, and satellite imagery).
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ATMOSPHERE
EEn.2.6.1 Differentiate between weather and climate.
Prepared by Kathy Bosiak, LHS and Gail Chapp, ELHS
DIGITAL RESOURCES
Activity ( tie in with weather data
collecting )
http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_2_2_8t.htm
Layers of atmosphere by temperature
activityhttp://www.geosociety.org/educate/Lesso
nPlans/Layers_of_Atmosphere.pdf
Cloud In A Bottlehttp://www.stevespanglerscience.com/exp
eriment/cloud-in-a-bottle-experiment
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4
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_sc
ience/terc/content/visualizations/es0408/e
s0408page01.cfm?chapter_no=04
Activity Guide ( this is not high school,
but works as well )
http://www.need.org/needpdf/The%20Sun
%20and%20its%20Energy.pdf
Reading Weather Maps
(Scafidi)
Weather Data Chart on PLC (Boziak)
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DAYS
EEn.2.5.5 Explain how human activities affect air
quality.
EEn.2.6.3 Analyze the impacts that human activities have
on global climate change (such as burning hydrocarbons,
greenhouse effect, and deforestation).
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LABS/ACTIVITIES
DIGITAL RESOURCES
Air Quality Activities http://www.cleanindia.org/resoucewatch/a
ir_activity.htm or
http://www.teachengineering.org/view_le
sson.php?url=collection/cub_/lessons/cub
_air/cub_air_lesson03.xml
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Actionbioscience RethinkinFossilFuels
www.actionbioscience.org
Toolkit for teaching air quality http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=resou
rces.aqi_toolkit
LITHOSPHERE
EEn.2.1.1 Explain how the rock cycle, plate tectonics,
volcanoes, and earthquakes impact the lithosphere.
EEn.2.1.2 Predict the locations of volcanoes,
earthquakes, and faults based on information contained in
a variety of maps.
EEn.2.1.3 Explain how natural actions such as
weathering, erosion (wind, water and gravity), and soil
formation affect Earth’s surface.
5
2
5
Food Tectonics
Volcanic Eruption Lab
Volcanoes and Earthquakes From
Around the World
Soil Activities
(Copied From Former Support Book)
Cupcake Core Sampling
Drainage Experiment
Jam Jar (soil particles)
A Layer Away - Soil Triangle and
activities regarding soil and biodiversity –
Estimating Soil Textures http://www.cmg.colostate.edu/gardennote
s/214.html
EEn.2.1.4 Explain the probability of and preparation for
geohazards such as landslides, avalanches, earthquakes
and volcanoes in a particular area based on available data.
Prepared by Kathy Bosiak, LHS and Gail Chapp, ELHS
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Volcanoes http://whyfiles.org/2012/classroomactivity-page-understanding-volcanoes/
Earthquakes –
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/lessons/indiv/d
avis/inprogress/TeacherPlans.html or
http://junctionhill.k12.mo.us/denisknight/
Earthquake%20Prediction/Title%20page.
html
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EEn.2.2.1 Explain the consequences of human activities
on the lithosphere (such as mining, deforestation,
agriculture, overgrazing, urbanization, and land use) past
and present.
EEn.2.8.2 Critique conventional and sustainable
agriculture and aquaculture practices in terms of their
environmental impacts.
DAYS
5
LABS/ACTIVITIES
Cookie Mining
Invite a Soil & Water Speaker
4
DIGITAL RESOURCES
Who Dirtied the Water Activity
http://www.msichicago.org/fileadmin/Edu
cation/learninglabs/lab_downloads/TTW_
dirtied_the_water_act.pdf
The Pucker Effect
http://www.bc.k12.pa.us/science_technolo
gy/Environment/4.1/The%20Pucker%20E
ffect%20P2.htm
Oil Spill Clean Up
http://www.amsa.gov.au/marine_environ
ment_protection/Educational_resources_a
nd_information/Teachers/Classroom_Proj
ects/Clean_up_oil_spill_exercise.asp
Sustainable Table
Meatrix - http://www.themeatrix.com/
HYDROSPHERE
EEn.2.3.1 Explain how water is an energy agent (currents
and heat transfer).
EEn2.3.2 Explain how ground water and surface water
interact.
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.
ENVIRONMENTAL
EEn.2.7.1 Explain how abiotic and biotic factors interact
to create the various biomes in North Carolina.
EEn.2.7.2 Explain why biodiversity is important to the
biosphere.
EEn.2.7.3 Explain how human activities impact the
biosphere.
Prepared by Kathy Bosiak, LHS and Gail Chapp, ELHS
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2
Freshwater vs. Seawater:
Which is less dense?
Macroinvertebrate Monitoring – River
Monitoring Activity
Soil & Water Well Model
www.catawbariverkeeper.org
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3
NC Tidal IQ (Scafidi)
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2
3
Parking Lot Biodiversity
http://tvhs1.tvusd.k12.ca.us/ncheek/APES
/APES%20Parking%20lot%20Biodiversit
y%20lab.pdf
No Water Off a Duck’s Back Activity
Biomagification Lab (Scafidi)
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CONTENT
EEn.2.2.2 Compare the various methods humans use to
acquire traditional energy sources (such as peat, coal, oil,
natural gas, nuclear fission, and wood).
DAYS
5
EEn.2.8.1 Evaluate alternative energy technologies for
use in North Carolina.
4
EEn.2.8.3 Explain the effects of uncontrolled population
growth on the Earth’s resources.
2
EEn.2.6.4 Attribute changes in Earth systems to global
climate change (temperature change, changes in pH of
ocean, sea level changes, etc.).
EEn.2.6.2 Explain changes in global climate due to
natural processes.
EEn.2.8.4 Evaluate the concept of “reduce, reuse,
recycle” in terms of impact on natural resources.
3
REVIEW
2
FINAL EXAMS
4
LABS/ACTIVITIES
DIGITAL RESOURCES
YouTube Tar Sands Oil – The Dirty
Truth Canada’s Oil Sands – Come See
For Yourself
Alternative Energy Activity
(Scafidi)
Let Them Eat Cake
http://www.beadforlife.org/beadparty/Cak
eActivity.pdf
Effects of Climate Change (Scafidi)
Actionbioscience – Pop. & the
Environment www.actionbioscience.org
A web source for lots of activities http://www.climatechoices.org.uk/pages/a
ctivities0.htm
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2
Collect, Sort, Graph Waste
Research A Product Made From
Recycled Material
The Story of Stuff (Video)http://www.storyofstuff.org/
www.myfootprint.org
NOTES:
1. A notebook, “Earth/Environmental Science Lesson Activities for Essential Standards” will be distributed to each Science Department Chair
containing hard copies of the labs/activities listed above. Current events should be used throughout the course.
2. This pacing guide is a “work in progress” and you are encouraged to make notes regarding the number of days needed for instruction and other
great classroom resources. This guide will be used at the future professional development sessions to collect input/feedback from all
Earth/Environmental Science Teachers.
3. Use the following links for more information on the topics below:
General Earth & Environmental content - http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nces2010-science/6827
Weather: www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream
www.firemodels.org/downloads/behaveplus/publications/FireWeather/pms_425_Fire_Wx_ch_08.pdf
http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/unit/pdfs/unit2.pdf
Prepared by Kathy Bosiak, LHS and Gail Chapp, ELHS
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