What is Earth and Environmental Science?
Earth and Environmental Science focuses on the function of Earth's systems. Emphasis is placed on matter, energy, plate tectonics, origin and evolution of the earth and solar system, environmental awareness, materials availability, and the cycles that circulate energy and material through the earth system.
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Course Materials
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*NOTE: We will not use Canvas until all students are able to log in. Please use the links below until further notice* Units of Study (course materials are inked below for now) Unit 0: The Scientific Method - Video Lecture 1/ Transcripción española de Video Lecture 1 - In Class Activity (8/30)/ En asignación de clase en español - Lecture Slides Unit 1: Mapping and Astronomy - Latitude/Longitude HW (Due 9/7) - Lat/Long and Topography notes / en espanol - Tides Lecture Slides (Spanish) - DUE 9/14 - Astronomy HW (Spanish) DUE 9/14 - Astronomy Notes (English and Spanish)(9/11-9/18) Unit 2: Rocks, Weathering, Erosion , and Soil - Rock Cycle notes - Weathering and Erosion Video Lecture and HW (Due 9/25) * el video "Weathering and Erosion" tiene notas y la tarea en español. Haga clic en el enlace de arriba para acceder al video - Soil formation Notes Unit 3: Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics - Earthquake Research Assignment - Earth's Layers Video and Questions - Seafloor Spreading Article and Questions (Spanish Version) - Class Notes (Plate Tectonics, Continental Drift, Convection, Plate Boundaries) - Earthquakes Notes - Volcano notes (updated) - Volcano Documentary and Questions (preguntas) Unit 4: Water - Water Cycle Notes - Water Cycle HW (Due 10.10) / Ciclo del Agua HW (Due 10.10) - Water Cycle Lab Report (en español) - Groundwater and Surface Water Notes - Study Guide Unit 5: Ocean and Atmosphere Unit Vocabulary List and Important Concepts Tides and Waves Notes Currents Article Notes and Homework (en espanol: artículo y tarea) Layers of the Atmosphere Reading (Notes) Oceans and Climate Notes Unit 6: Meterorology Intro to Weather HW (Due 11.09) Weather VS Climate Reading Assignment Meteorology Project (Due: 11/20) Do Now: Weather Map Practice Pressure Conversion Chart Review Activities (Study Guide / NC Weather) (Spanish Versions: Study Guide / NC Weather) NOTES: Weather VS Climate Notes Cloud Formation Notes Air Masses and Fronts Notes Weather Station Model NOTES Air Pressure NOTES Severe Weather NOTES - BBC Review Videos (Hurricanes / Tornadoes) Benchmark Review Problems: Rocks and Weathering Plate Tectonics and Geo-hazards Water Cycle Oceans and Atmosphere Meteorology Unit 7: Climate and Energy Oceans and Climate Article Assignment (Spanish version) (DUE: 12/1) Exploring Climatographs ICA (Spanish Version) Create a Climatograph Activity (Spanish Version) Climate Change In-Class Activity - Stations PowerPoint (Spanish) - Stations GUIDED NOTES (Spanish) Extra Credit: Climate Change Assignment LECTURE NOTES Climate and Climatographs Climate Change Intro to Energy (Part 1, Part 2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WINTER PACKET INFORMATION Parent Letter Edgenuity Assignment Alternative Assignment ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unit 8: Ecology and Sustainability Unit 9: NCFE Review Final Review Notes |
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