CLASS+CALENDAR+-+BASIC+EARTH+AND+ENVIRONMENTAL+SCIENCE

__** CLASS CALENDAR - BASIC EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE **__

__** REVIEW FOR STATE TEST **__
 * Virginia online practice exam questions with immediate feedback **
 * @http://www.iq.poquoson.org/2005vasol/eocesci/eocesci05.htm **


 * Practice exams - choose from long, medium and short-length **
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 * Questions about hydrology with immediate feedback **
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 * Questions about landscapes with immediate feedback **
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 * Earth Science flashcards **
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100 FACTS (handed out to students) @http://newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/files/user-submitted/100_Ways_Non_Illustrated.pdf

Notes on each topic @http://charlesburrows.com/GreenNotes/ Hangman! @http://www.eram.k12.ny.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=38249& Prentice Hall Powerpoints @http://www.eram.k12.ny.us/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=28978 Unit online practice quizzes with immediate feedback @http://www.learnearthscience.com/pages/Unit_Exam_Practice/unitexampractice.html Earth Science Glossary @http://eram.k12.ny.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=16096& __** WEEK OF APRIL 7 **__

TOPIC: TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS terms: scale, elevation, slope, contour lines, contour interval, rule of Vs, ridge, peak, spur, valley, draw, stream, tributary, floodplain, meander, oxbow lake

RULES OF CONTOUR LINES [] HOW TO READ A MAP AND CONTOUR LINES []



ACTIVITY: pour water into container with landscape; create contour lines WORKSHEETS: Contour map worksheets (1-4) hand in for credit

WEB RESOURCES FOR NATURAL ISLAND RESEARCH

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 * Mapping Support**

googlemaps.com
 * Google Maps**

Norfolk Island []

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 * Mon March 17 **

Extreme Weather Compilation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu-GDrrUTxo

What Conditions Create Thunderstorms? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qdqyCmfaEY

Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Tutorial http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter14/index.html

Severe Storms tutorial http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/svr/home.rxml


 * Tues March 18 **


 * Wed March 19 **


 * Thurs March 20 **


 * Fri March 21 **

__**Resources for severe weather**__

Storm Spotters

http://www.bom.gov.au/storm_spotters/handbook/thunderstorms.shtml

Wx Teacher - Thunderstorms

http://www.bom.gov.au/storm_spotters/handbook/thunderstorms.shtml

__ ** ======================================================================== ** __ __ ** WEEK OF MARCH 10 ** __ Review Physics of Weather investigation Demonstrations: Cloud in a bottle, Egg in a bottle, can crush
 * Mon March 10 **

Return tests; Weathering, erosion and deposition - test corrections
 * Tues March 11 **

National Geographic Atmosphere and Weather []
 * Wed March 12 **


 * Thurs March 13 **


 * Fri March 14 **

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early dismissal
 * Mon March 3 **

no school
 * Tues March 4 **

__**Computer Lab activity: The Physics of Weather**__ Investigate and answer the following questions on notebook or plain white paper. Please use diagrams to help explain. Inform me that you are THINKING and understand the problem.
 * Wed March 5 and Thurs March 6 **

1.Explain why condensation occurs on the outside of a glass with ice inside the glass? [] []

2. Explain why dew forms on grass. What time of day is dew likely to form. What conditions are best for dew to form? [] []

3. Why does a halo or ring form around the sun or the moon? []

4. Think about the cloud in the bottle demo. What were the steps to getting the cloud to appear in the bottle. How dd the cloud disappear? [] []

5. Take a strip of paper and hold it next to your mouth right in front of your lips with your fingers from both hands. Blow on it.What happens to the paper. Explain how this happens. []

6. Explain how you can pick up an ice cube with a piece of string. []

7. Think about the trick with the egg in the bottle. Why did the egg go inside the bottle when a fire was lit and put inside the bottle? Explain how does the egg comes out of the bottle? [] []

8. Why is the sunset so colorful? []

9. Explain what causes a rainbow? []

10. Think about the can crush demo. Explain why the can crushed so quickly. [] []

not a regular school day
 * Fri March 7 **

__** WEEK OF FEB 24 **__ Atmospheric pressure and Winds
 * Mon Feb 24 Tues Feb 25 **

textbook assignment Section 19.1 (1-5) p. 536 Section 19.2 (1-6) p. 542
 * Wed Feb 26 **

continue with power point on Air pressure and Wind
 * Thurs Feb 27 **

Global Wind Circulation patterns [] []

High Definition - Global wind patterns []


 * Fri Feb 28 **

Computer Lab activity: The Physics of Weather Research and answer the following questions on the provided sheet. Use diagrams to help explain.
 * UPCOMING COMPUTER ACTIVITY:**

1.Explain why condensation occurs on the outside of a glass with ice inside the glass? [] [] []

2. Explain why dew forms on grass. What time of day is dew likely to form. What conditions are best for dew to form? [] []

3. Why does a halo or ring form around the sun or the moon? []

4. Think about the cloud in the bottle demo. What were the steps to getting the cloud to appear in the bottle. How dd the cloud disappear? [] []

5. Take a strip of paper and hold it next to your mouth right in front of your lips with your fingers from both hands. Blow on it.What happens to the paper. Explain how this happens. []

6. Explain how you can pick up an ice cube with a piece of string. []

7. Think about the trick with the egg in the bottle. Why did the egg go inside the bottle when a fire was lit and put inside the bottle? Explain how does the egg comes out of the bottle? [] []

8. Why is the sunset so colorful? []

9. Explain what causes a rainbow? []

10. Think about the can crush demo. Explain why the can crushed so quickly. [] []

__** ==================================================================================================== **__ __** WEEK OF FEB 17 **__ Chapter 18 - Moisture, Clouds and precipitation 18.1 Water in the Atmosphere - Questions on p.509 (1-7) 18.2 Cloud Formation - Questions on p. 182 (1-7) 18.3 Cloud Types and precipitation - Questions on p. 522 (1-6)
 * Mon Feb 17 **
 * Earth Science textbook assignment**

Per 2: Complete textbook assignment Per 7: The Ultimate Guide to Severe Weather []
 * Tues Feb 18 and Wed Feb 19 **

Cloud formation



Clouds - student notes

cloud formation

Per 2 - Ultimate Guide to Severe Weather Per 7 - Open book quiz: Moisture, Clouds and Precipitation
 * Thurs Feb 20 **

Per 2 - Open book quiz: Moisture, Clouds and Precipitation Per 7 - Catch up day
 * Fri Feb 21 **

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 * MON FEB 10 **
 * Moisture, clouds and precipitation**

Wet and Dry Bulb Thermometer demonstration

Sling Psychrometer demonstration [] []

Chapter 18 - Moisture, Clouds and precipitation 18.1 Water in the Atmosphere - Questions on p.509 (1-7) 18.2 Cloud Formation - Questions on p. 182 (1-7) 18.3 Cloud Types and precipitation - Questions on p. 522 (1-6)
 * TUES FEB 11 **
 * Earth Science textbook assignment**


 * WED FEB 12 **


 * THURS FEB 13 **


 * FRI FEB 14 **


 * STUDY GUIDE FOR WEATHERING AND EROSION TEST ON THURS FEB 6 **
 * STUDY GUIDE FOR WEATHERING AND EROSION TEST ON THURS FEB 6 **

__** WEEK OF FEB 3 **__

Students took notes on this powerpoint presentation. Partial notes handed out in class.
 * MON FEB 3 - WED FEB 5 **

Earth's atmosphere []

Ozzy Ozone animation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKrPd-8CJBM

Conduction, convection and radiation rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y3mfAGVn1c

Space Jump (long version) []

Space Jump (short version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDdFlhzNq8o



TEST; Weathering, erosion and deposition
 * THURS FEB 6 **

Moisture, Clouds and Precipitation Evaporating water in -30 degrees F. in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories []
 * FRI FEB 7 **

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Naica Cave in Mexico (also called "Crystal Cave" []

Geology of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky []




 * FRI JAN 24 **

=** __WEEK OF JAN 13 __ **= =**MON JAN 14 - FRI JAN 18 **= =Continue with review =
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 * podcast: ****review of erosion and deposition **

stream piracy

SURFACE AREA AND WEATHERING ANIMATION []

You Tube - Weathering and erosion [] [] []

Geology cafe - definitions of terms; diagrams, photos [] Animations [] Pop-up weathering page [|http://www.geography.ndo.co.uk/animationsweathering.htm#]

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Groundwater - The Hidden Source of Life []


 * GEOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY OF FLORIDA**

Kissimmee River - Lake Ockeechobee - Everglades System []

Everglades history maps []

Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) [] =** __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">======================================================================================================= __ **= =** __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF JAN 5 __ **= =**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">MON JAN 5 **= <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Forum - review of science books

Review Packet - weathering and erosion
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">TUES JAN 6 **

Review Packet - weathering and erosion
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED JAN 7 **

Review Packet - weathering and erosion
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS JAN 8 **

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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI JAN 9 **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How the Earth was Made - The Great Lakes **

=** __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">====================================================================================================== __ **= =** __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF DEC 16 __ **= Review for Plate Tectonics test
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">MON DEC 16 **

Video: How Diamonds are made
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">TUES DEC 17 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Volcanoes: we looked at videos pertaining to Santorini (Greece), Mt. Rainier (Washington), Kilauea (Hawaii) and Yellowstone
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">WED DEC 18 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">THURS DEC 19 **
 * Plate Tectonics test **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">FRI DEC 20 **

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dynamic Earth map activity **

Review for Plate tectonics test - using diagrams from the test itself =**==============================================================================**= =** __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF DEC 2 __ **= =**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">MON DEC 2 **= Video of Earth's landmasses through time []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS DEC 12 (2nd per) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI DEC 13 (7th per) **



Dynamic Earth tutorial []
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES DEC 3 **

Dynamic Earth Map activity
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED DEC 4 **

Plate tectonics webquest (computer activity) []
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS DEC 5 **

Complete webquest
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI DEC 6 **

__** ======================================================================= **__ =** __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF NOV 11 __ **= 2nd period: If you have not completed the stream table reflection, here is the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JL6S3CV

=**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">MON NOV 18 **= <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Textbook worksheet - Chapter 8 - Earth's Interior

Complete worksheet P and S wave demonstration with a long coil (in main lobby)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">TUES NOV 19 **

Visual: P and S waves traveling through the Earth []

Shadow zones in Earth - P and S waves [] []


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">WED NOV 20 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">Types of faults - animations []



San Fransisco Quake 1906 []

Tour of the Hayward Fault []

Select parameters for geologic setting, building reinforcement and strength of earthquake and observe results of shaking of building. []


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">THURS NOV 21 **
 * How to locate the epicenter of an earthquake using a process called triangulation. **
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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">FRI NOV 22 **

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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES NOV 12 **
 * How the Earth was made - Yellowstone **
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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED NOV 13 **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS NOV 14 **

=**============================================================================**= //**Bryce Canyon hoodoos**//
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI NOV 15 **

//**Monument Valley, Arizona**//

//**Mexican Hat, Utah**//

= = =** __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF NOV 4 __ **= =**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">MON NOV 4 **=
 * //Goosenecks of the San Juan River, Utah//**
 * Per 2 - HOMEWORK: Reflection on Stream Table activity - go to this link and type your thoughtful responses. **
 * https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JL6S3CV **
 * Due date: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8 **


 * Per 2 - Weathering, Erosion and Mass Wasting Test - Friday Nov. 15 **


 * Per. 7 - Discussion of geologic images (above) - weathering, erosion and deposition**


 * Bryce Canyon geology**
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 * Mass wasting photo galleries **
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 * Introduction to Mass Wasting **
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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES NOV 5 **
 * Day off**


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED NOV 6 **
 * Per. 2 - Open book Test - Weathering and Erosion**


 * Per. 7**
 * Layers of the Earth Song**
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 * Earth's Layers**
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 * Earth's structures - Interactive**
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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS NOV 7 **
 * How the Earth was made - Yellowstone**
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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI NOV 8 **


 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF OCT 29 __**
 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF OCT 29 __**


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES OCT 29 **
 * Per. 2 - stream tables**
 * Per. 7 - National Geographic photo gallery - weathering and erosion**
 * [|http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/photos/weathering-erosion-gallery/#/nevada-snake-range_309_600x450.jpg]**


 * Lesson on Glaciers**
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 * Review of Weathering, Erosion and Deposition **




 * Online Quiz**
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 * WED OCT 30**
 * Per. 2 - stream tables**
 * Per. 7 - Continue lesson and notes on glaciers**


 * Antarctica slide show**
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 * THURS OCT 31**


 * glacial landscapes and topography**
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG3luuhc-5Y**


 * Glacial and periglacial landscape evolution**
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7IC-L2fq2o**


 * Glacier National Park**
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeRtZpRAIkM**


 * Yosemite National Park - glacier focus**
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgnzSTY5zRg**


 * FRI NOV 1**
 * Per 2 - last day Stream Tables**
 * Per 7 - Open book quiz on Weathering and Erosion**

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 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF OCT 21 __**

Per. 2 - Mass wasting - causes and prevention Per. 7 - Glaciers and Deserts packet (textbook)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">MON OCT 21 **

Per. 2 - Stream Table activity (outside) - Phase 1 - building landscapes Per. 7 - Glaciers and Deserts packet (textbook)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES OCT 22 **

Per 2. - Stream Table activity Per.7 - Madagascar
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED OCT 23 **

Per 2 - Stream table activity Per.7 - Jolly Branch - macroinvertebrates
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS OCT 24 **

Per.2 - Stream table activity Per.7 - Jolly Branch - macroinvertebrates
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI OCT 25 **

2nd period - Introduction to Mass Wasting - diagrams and textbook notes 7th period - Weathering and erosion vocabulary quiz
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 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF OCT 14 __ **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">MON OCT 14 **

Understanding Earth textbook work Chapter 11 - Mass Wasting (pp. 231-251) Exercises (1-10) on page 251
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES OCT 15 **

PLAN/PSAT day. Make-up work time
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED OCT 16 **

Introduction to Mass Wasting []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS OCT 17 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI OCT 18 **


 * RESOURCES**

Landslides Japan [] Portland, Oregon [] Rock slide in Tennessee [] Snow avalanche [] [] [] Debris flow Devore, California (near Cajon Pass) [] Utah [] Colorado [] Debris flow experiment [] Mass wasting photo galleries [] Mass wasting/landslide animations []

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">MON OCT 7 **
 * New Quizlet vocabulary list - Weathering, erosion and deposition **
 * http://quizlet.com/_9da52 **

In class: surface area and volume activity



SURFACE AREA AND WEATHERING ANIMATION []

You Tube - Weathering and erosion [] []

WEATHERING, MASS WASTING AND EROSION Geology cafe - definitions of terms; diagrams, photos []

World's most beautiful landscapes [] Animations [] Pop-up weathering page <span class="wiki_link_ext" style="background-color: #ffffff;">[|http://www.geography.ndo.co.uk/animationsweathering.htm#]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES OCT 8 **

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groundwater cross-section diagrams
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED OCT 9 **

no class today
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">THURS OCT 10 **

Per. 2 - Weathering and erosion vocabulary quiz Per. 7 - demonstration of macro-invertebrate collecting and identification in Jolly Branch
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI OCT 11 **

RESOURCES Mexico's crystal cave [] Vietnam's mammoth Cave [] Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico []

WEATHERING, MASS WASTING AND EROSION

Geology cafe - definitions of terms; diagrams, photos

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Animations

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Pop-up weathering page

[|http://www.geography.ndo.co.uk/animationsweathering.htm#]

LESSON: Introduction to mass wasting

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Landslides

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Rock slide in Colorado

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Snow avalanche

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Debris flow

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Mass wasting photo galleries

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VIDEOS Fascinating nature - the most spectacular landscapes in the world []

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">MON SEPT 30 **

Go over textbook questions
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES OCT 1 **

Review of surface water


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED OCT 2 **


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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI OCT 4 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">resources **

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===================================================================== Quiz - The Water Cycle and Surface Water
 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WEEK OF SEPT 23 __**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">MON SEPT 23 **

NC Drainage Basin publication - worksheet with questions Everyone do additional questions on the Cape Fear drainage basin (map inside publication) 2nd period only - Each pair will be given an additional drainage basin in NC to read about and present to class
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TUES SEPT 24 **

continuation of Tuesday's work
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WED SEPT 25 **

2nd - Demonstration of stormwater model 7th - Jolly Branch - work outside at stream
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">THURS SEPT 26 **

2nd - NC drainage basin presentations 7th - Demonstration of stormwater model
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRI SEPT 27 **

============================================================================= __**WEEK OF SEPT 16**__ Rafting the Colorado River http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwHbJ50SNFo
 * MON SEPT 16 **



National Geographic flight over the Grand canyon []
 * TUES SEPT 17 **

Evolution of a meandering stream []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vocabulary words - definitions copied into notebook from textbook (section 6.2)
 * QUIZLET VOCAB. FOR SURFACE WATER: http://quizlet.com/_fpcov **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- erosion <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- dissolved load <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- suspended load <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- bed load <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- capacity <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- deposition <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- delta <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- natural levee <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- artificial levee <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- drainage basin (watershed) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- meander <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- point bar <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- cut bank

100 Topographic Maps booklet Worksheet - short answers to questions about maps
 * WED SEPT 18 **

2nd period: continue with topographic maps worksheet 7th period: Jolly Branch investigation
 * THURS SEPT 19 **

Finish 100 Topographic maps activity Complete Water Cycle posters (from last week) Over the Weekend: Study for Quiz #2 - Water Cycle and Surface Water Quizlet vobab. for Surface water: http://quizlet.com/_fpcov Quizlet vocab. for Water Cycle: http://quizlet.com/_29tvw
 * FRI SEPT 20**

BELOW ARE RESOURES FOR THIS TOPIC. NASA Visible Earth – Surface water

[|__http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/__] Virtual River – Determining the velocity of a stream [|__http://sciencecourseware.com/VirtualRiver/Files/page07b1.html__] OSU Stream Trailer lessons and activities [|__http://waterquality.okstate.edu/stream_trailer.asp__] USGS stream gauging [|__http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt__] watersheds USGS – The Science of Watersheds [|__http://water.usgs.gov/wsc/watersheds.html__] Virtual River Hydrology Lab - flooding http://sciencecourseware.com/VirtualRiver/ Large Floods in the U,S, - Where they happen and why [|__http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2003/circ1245/__] NOVA - Mystery of the Megaflood interactive map [|__http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/explore-the-scablands.html__] Dartmouth flood observatory [|__http://floodobservatory.colorado.edu/__] Virtual River [] How to "order" streams []

__**==============================================================================**__ __ **WEEK OF SEPT 9** __ Topic: The Water Cycle
 * Water Cycle vocabulary **
 * http://quizlet.com/_29tvw **

[] []
 * MON SEPT 9**
 * Water cycle animations**



USGS (United States Geological Survey) Water Science Website [] (click on Water Cycle)

Water Cycle in other languages
 * TUES SEPT 10**

Water properties lab - work in groups
 * WED SEPT 11**

Introduction to Jolly Branch (Outside class)
 * THURS SEPT 12**


 * FRI SEPT 13**



__**WEEK OF SEPT 3**__
 * TUES SEPT 3**
 * ACTIVITY:** How many drops of water can fit on to the head of a penny?


 * LESSON:** The Properties of Water

Notes for lesson


 * EXTRA RESOURCES **
 * Properties of water **
 * [] **


 * How Water Works **
 * [] **


 * Water demonstrations **
 * [] **

Activity: Properties of water Same groups that formed last week for the campus hydrology investigation
 * WED SEPT 4**


 * THURS SEPT 5 (Per. 2) and** ** FRI SEPT 6 (Per. 7) **
 * QUIZ #1 **
 * Study Quizlet Properties of water vocabulary link: **
 * http://quizlet.com/_1aqp3 **

__ **WEEK OF AUG. 26** __ Introduction to class.
 * MON. AUG. 26**

Compass Activity - Discover your working and learning style and see who has what style in the class.
 * TUES. AUG 27**


 * HOMEWORK: SURVEY MONKEY - STUDENT INFORMATION - __//DUE BY SUNDAY NIGHT SEPTEMBER 1st at 11:59 PM//__ **
 * Go to the link below that corresponds to your class period. Please complete the survey with THOROUGH RESPONSES. **
 * You will need your parents' email addresses before going on the survey. //Note that once you begin, you must complete it. Nothing gets saved when you click out and go back in at a later time.// **

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8K8FZR8
 * PERIOD 2 STUDENT SURVEY **

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/88TL2XB
 * PERIOD 7 STUDENT SURVEY **

Marble Raceway challenge.
 * WED. AUG. 28 **
 * Go to the Survey Monkey link below to complete your reflection on the marble raceway challenge. **
 * The due date is Tuesday Sept. 3rd at 11:59 PM. **

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QSWXRBF
 * LINK TO ASSIGNMENT: **

PERIOD 2 - Pre-assessment test. It will count as a completion grade.
 * THURS. AUG. 29 **

PERIOD 7 - Campus hydrology. An overview of the water issues on our campus

PERIOD 2 - Campus hydrology. An overview of the water issues on our campus.
 * FRI. AUG. 30 **
 * Group assignment - answer 4 questions on sheet. Send answers via email **
 * One set of answers per group. Subject line should be: Campus Hydrology P2 G1 (or G2, G3, etc) **

PERIOD 7 - Pre-assessment test. It will count as a completion grade.