All Weekly plans are subject to change...........................
2018/2019 - Earth/Space Science Class meets on "A" days......
FIRST SEMESTER - FALL 2018
August 13 - August 17
Discuss Agenda, Fire Drill Evacuation Route, Lab Skills -Pre-assessment - Equipment, and Measurement
August 20 - August 24
Discuss Syllabus and Class policies, Lab Safety, Safety Quiz, Lab Skills: Graphing
August 27 - August 31
Video Scientific Method, Notes Scientific Method
Notes on mapping, Mapping activity, Virtual Lab
Chapter 2 Review Questions assigned
Notes on mapping, Mapping activity, Virtual Lab
Chapter 2 Review Questions assigned
September 3 - September 7 - Holiday September 3
Monday:Holiday
Chapter 2 Review Questions Due - Test Chapter 2
Notes: Layers of the Earth, Video Earth's Layers
Chapter 2 Review Questions Due - Test Chapter 2
Notes: Layers of the Earth, Video Earth's Layers
September 10 - September 14
Notes: Plate Tectonics; Calculations: Seafloor spreading rates
pHet Lab Activity - Plate Tectonics
pHet Lab Activity - Plate Tectonics
September 17 - September 21
- Notes History of the Earth
- CK 12 Group Assignment "Age of the Earth" Reading/practice questions
Workbook Assignment: 11.2 Answer (on separate paper) True/False, Multiple Choice, and Fill in the Blank
- Notes Stratigraphic Laws and Principles (See power point)
- CK-12 Group Assignment - Quiz Relative Ages
Worksheet - handout - Relative Dating
- Activity - Relative Dating / Sequencing Strata Handouts
- CK 12 Group Assignment "Age of the Earth" Reading/practice questions
Workbook Assignment: 11.2 Answer (on separate paper) True/False, Multiple Choice, and Fill in the Blank
- Notes Stratigraphic Laws and Principles (See power point)
- CK-12 Group Assignment - Quiz Relative Ages
Worksheet - handout - Relative Dating
- Activity - Relative Dating / Sequencing Strata Handouts
September 24 - September 28
-Notes : Absolute Dating and Half Life
- Half-life Calculations
- pHet Lab - Radioactive Dating
- CK12 Workbook 11.3 "Absolute Ages of Rocks"
- Test: Relative and Absolute Dating
- Half-life Calculations
- pHet Lab - Radioactive Dating
- CK12 Workbook 11.3 "Absolute Ages of Rocks"
- Test: Relative and Absolute Dating
October 1 - October 5
- Notes
- CK12 - ESS workbook
- CK12 - ESS workbook
October 8 - October 12
Monday: no school for students
- Review for 9 weeks test
- Nine week Test
END Of 1st 9 Week Grading Period
- Review for 9 weeks test
- Nine week Test
END Of 1st 9 Week Grading Period
October 15 - October 19
October 22 - October 26
Notes - Layers of Atmosphere
- 2 CK-12 assignments Due 10/31 and 11/2
- Activity - Layers of the Atmosphere
- Workbook 15.2 Layers of the Atmosphere
- 2 CK-12 assignments Due 10/31 and 11/2
- Activity - Layers of the Atmosphere
- Workbook 15.2 Layers of the Atmosphere
October 29 - November 2
- National Geographic Video - Earth's Atmosphere- Take notes as you watch
- Lecture:External Processes Power point
- Lecture Review - Questions
- CK-12 Quiz Atmosphere Layers
- Internet Assignment Weathering and Erosion
- Lecture:External Processes Power point
- Lecture Review - Questions
- CK-12 Quiz Atmosphere Layers
- Internet Assignment Weathering and Erosion
November 5 - November 9
Presentation - Army Recruiter
Internet "Soils"
Internet "Soils"
November 12 - November 16
Monday - Holiday 11/12
Annenberg "Soils"
Weathering and soil formation
Annenberg "Soils"
Weathering and soil formation
November 19 - November 23: No School - Fall Break
November 26 - November 30
-Landslides Documentary
-Soil Triangle
- Mass Wasting
- Earthquake Notes
- Flexbook Workbook Chapter 7.1
- Annenberg Video Questions "Earthquakes"
-Soil Triangle
- Mass Wasting
- Earthquake Notes
- Flexbook Workbook Chapter 7.1
- Annenberg Video Questions "Earthquakes"
December 3 - December 7
- EOC RE-Testing -
- Plotting Locations of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Mountain Ranges
- CK-12 Earthquakes
- Workbook 7.2 Earthquakes
- Plotting Locations of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Mountain Ranges
- CK-12 Earthquakes
- Workbook 7.2 Earthquakes
December 10 - December 14
- Notes: Earthquakes - Internet Lab -Finding Epicenters of Earthquakes
- 9 Weeks Test
- 9 Weeks Test
December 17 - December 21 FINAL EXAMS (see schedule on Home Page)
Winter Break - December 24 - January 4
SECOND SEMESTER - SPRING 2019
January 7 - January 11
Monday and Tuesday - TEACHER workdays - Holiday for Students
- Notes "Earth's Atmosphere"
- Flexbook Workbook 15.1 Atmosphere and its layers
- Computer assignment "http://windows2universe" atmosphere layers
- Notes "Earth's Atmosphere"
- Flexbook Workbook 15.1 Atmosphere and its layers
- Computer assignment "http://windows2universe" atmosphere layers
January 14 - January 18
- Flexbook Workbook 15.2 and 15.3
- Notes Atmosphere composition
- Worksheet - atmosphere composition
- Create Atmosphere poster - layers and composition
- Notes Atmosphere composition
- Worksheet - atmosphere composition
- Create Atmosphere poster - layers and composition
January 21 - January 25
MONDAY - Holiday - No Classes
- CK-12 Atmosphere Layers and Composition
- Test: Earth's Atmosphere
- Notes - Weather
- Weather Mapping (Isotherm/Isobar)
- CK-12 Atmosphere Layers and Composition
- Test: Earth's Atmosphere
- Notes - Weather
- Weather Mapping (Isotherm/Isobar)
January 28 - February 1
- Weather Maps - Isotherm and Isobar Maps
- CK-12 - Weather - 3 Assignments
- Flex Book Workbook Chapter 16 "Weather"
- Notes - Climate
- Climatograms
- CK-12 - Weather - 3 Assignments
- Flex Book Workbook Chapter 16 "Weather"
- Notes - Climate
- Climatograms
February 4 - February 8
- Climatographs
- Notes Biomes
- Workbook Climate
- Biome Research
- Notes Biomes
- Workbook Climate
- Biome Research
February 11- February 15
WEDNESDAY - 1/2 Day Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Biome Project preparation
- Begin Presentations
- Biome Comparison (Map and Data Table)
- Test Weather and Climate
- "Weather Wars"
- Biome Project preparation
- Begin Presentations
- Biome Comparison (Map and Data Table)
- Test Weather and Climate
- "Weather Wars"
February 18 - February - 22
Monday:1/18 - Staff Development No Classes
February 25 - March 1
March 4 - March 8
Friday 3/8 END of 3rd 9 Week Grading Period
March 11 - March 15
March 18 - March 22
SPRING BREAK
March 25 - March 29
April 1 - April 5
April 8 - April 12
April 15 - April 19
Friday 4/19 Holiday
April 22 - April 26
- Video Documentary - Life Cycle of Stars
- Poster - Nebulae
- Present Posters to Class
- Quiz Life Cycle of Stars
- Poster - Nebulae
- Present Posters to Class
- Quiz Life Cycle of Stars
April 21 - May 3
- Video Saved by the Sun
- Delayed opening - Classes 5-8 (This class will not meet)
- Delayed opening - Classes 5-8 (This class will not meet)
- Notes: Sun
- Worksheet - The Sun
- Delayed opening - Classes 5-8 (This class will not meet)
- Delayed opening - Classes 5-8 (This class will not meet)
- Notes: Sun
- Worksheet - The Sun
May 6 - May 10
- Lab Sunspot Cycles
- CK-12 Eclipses; Workbook 24.4 Sun, Earth, and Moon System
- CK-12 Eclipses; Workbook 24.4 Sun, Earth, and Moon System
May 13 - May 17
Senior Finals BEGIN Wednesday 5/15
SEE HOME PAGE FOR FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
SEE HOME PAGE FOR FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
May 20 - May 23
LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS May 23