Unit 2: The Earth System
Materials to Study Learning Goals
Topics
-Seasons Pre-test
-lab: 3 Tables seasons activity
-Lab: Sun's Path in Planetarium
-PP slides: influence from exosphere and class notes
- Earth-sun relations: Ch.14 p.383-388 & RQ 10,11 (9th)
-Earth-sun relations: Ch. 14 p.369-374 & RQ10,11 (8th)
-Solar Angle measurement board
-solar angle measurement board
-Tides Ch. 13 p. 352-353 RQ 5,6 (9th)
-Tides  Ch. 13  p.338-340 RQ 5,6 (8th)
-Tides PP and class notes
-list and describe several of the influences on earth from the exopsphere including tides
-describe observations from earth that mark the changing of the seasons including the daily path of the sun and hours of daylight during different seasons at different latitudes
-describe how the revolution of the earth and the inclination of the axis of the earth cause the seasonal variations
-relate the angle of the solar radiation to the amount of energy received in an area and what latitudes receive direct radiation at which times of the year
-understand the daily path of the sun across sky, solar time,and time zones
-understand the influence the moon has on earth's water
Influences from the Exosphere (especially seasons)
-Influences from the Exosphere pp and notes (including drawings on board)
-Electormagentic Spectrum & the Sun: Ch.21 p.546-547, 556-562 & RQ1-2,23-25 (8th)
-Electormagentic Spectrum & the Sun:: Ch. 21 p. 580-581, 590-596 & RQ 1-2, 23-25 (9th)
-Energy Movement: Ch. 14 p.375-378 & RQ 12-15 (8th)
-Energy Movement:Ch. 14 p.p.389-393 & RQ 12,14,16 (9th)
-describe the energy that comes from the sun in terms of wavelength and characteristics
-earth's energy balance and energy movement through the earth system including the differences between conduction/convection/radiation, scattering/refletion/absorbing
-understand factors that influence earth's energy balance including albedo and greenhouse gases and other selective absorbers
-differentiate between and describe the causes of the natural and the enhanced greenhouse effect
The Sun and its energy
-Describe the significance, characteristics, formation & evolution of earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere
-describe composition and structure of today's atmosphere and compare to earth's early atmosphere and that of Mars and Venus explaining the reasons they evolved so differently
-describe relative thickness, density and layers of earth's atmosphere
-explain how we know about the stages of evolution of the early atmosphere...what evidence do we have?
-Describe the location and relative abundance of water on earth
-understand and identify the concepts and the processes of the water cycle and the solar energy that drives it
-Earth System PP slides
-Earth's atmopshere and energy review packet
-earth evolves: Ch.11 p. 286-288
-earth evolves: Ch. 11 p.296-298
-atmosphere:  Ch. 14 p. 363-368 (8th) RQ 3,4,8,9
-atmosphere: Ch. 14 p.379-383 (9th) RQ 3,4,8,9
-water cycle game





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Earth's Atmosphere, Hydrosphere,
Earth's geosphere
Earth System pp slides and notes
-Earth's layers:Ch. 7 p. 174
-Rocks and the Rock cycle Ch. 2 (use as a reference...was not assigned for notes)
-rocks and rock cycle summary handout
-quick rock ID tips handout
-rock cycle diagram
-geosphere review packet
-earth's layers hw assignment
-lab: rock identification
-describe the significance, formation, layering, and composition of the earth's geosphere
-identify rock types by common characteristics and know what they tell you about earth during the time/location they were formed
-understnad the concepts and processess of the rock cycle and the tectonic activity and weathering that cause it and the energy source for each
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