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Starting in the fall semester of the 2009-2010 school year, I will be teaching Earth Science.

Severe Weather presentation Final project questions: (PS--there is no Chapter 7) See the new Earth Science Final project page

Next up: Severe Weather

Oceans = Welcome back! = Astronomy

Energy Resources presentation

Our first unit is Energy Resources. We will follow it with units on astronomy, oceans, and weather.

Good job on your midterm exams (the second benchmark) You averaged 24% better on the midterm than on the pre-test, almost twice your pre-test score. Maybe you did learn something last semester!

If you can do as well this next semester, you should be very well prepared for the final exam.

It is finals week! The district's mid-course assessment will be your final exam. It is worth 50 points. If it raises your average, I will record it twice. If it doesn't, I will excuse it the second time. Good luck!

Earthquakes Final draft of plate tectonics This is the final volcano presentation. It covers activities 1-5 and 7

We are ready to start the next unit. It will cover volcanoes, plate tectonics and earthquakes. We will be working in the first unit of the book.

Ch. 1—Volcanoes Activity 1—Where Activity 3—Flows Activity 4—Airborne Activity 5—Atmosphere Activity 7—Monitoring

The first chapter test is coming soon! It will cover Activities 1,2,3,3.5,5, and 6 in Bedrock Geology Cross sections for geologic sequences Rock Cycle activity (not in the book)

Combined Rocks notes

This will be the first time in a while. The curriculum we are using is EarthComm (Earth System Science in the community)

As I develop and collect resources, I will post them here for your use and mine.

The book is separated into units, chapters, and activities. This is the plan for next semester Introduction to science and the metric system Measurements Graphing

Unit II—Environment Ch. 1—Bedrock Geology Activity 1,2,3— Sedimentary, igneous & metamorphic rock Rock Cycle Activity 5— Forces Activity 6— Reading history Challenge—Report for B&B association on regional geology

Unit I—Dynamic Geosphere Ch. 1—Volcanoes Activity 1—Where Activity 3—Flows Activity 4—Airborne Activity 5—Atmosphere Activity 7—Monitoring Challenge—Story/screenplay

Ch. 2—Plate Tectonics Activity 2—Boundaries Activity 3—Impetus Activity 4—Effects Activity 5—Dev. of theory Challenge—Powerpoint presentation on plate tectonics

Ch. 3—Earthquakes Activity 1—Definition Activity 2—Detect/Record Activity 5—Red. Damage Challenge—PSA & brochure

Unit IV—Resources Ch. 3—Water Activity 1— Water cycle Activity 5— Pollution Challenge-Report on water needs for a development [|Enchanted learning--Geolog]