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 * Earth Science 1**

Textbook: Earth Science (Prentice Hall) View short movie clip on climate warming! [|Earth Science]the-future-of-the-earth-s-next-100-years-visualized the-future-of-the-earth-s-next-100-years-visualized After viewing this short video, do any questions come to mind? Please list on a sheet of paper and bring with you on your next appointment. **Credit 1 - Chapter 1, 2, & 3** Read **Chapter 1**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 4 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 1 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 1. a. Students know how the differences and similarities among the Sun, the terrestrial planets, and the gas planets may have been established during the formation of the solar system.

1.b. Students know the evidence from Earth and moon rocks indicates that the solar system was formed from a nebular cloud of dust and gas approximately 4.6 billion years ago.

Read **Chapter 2**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 2 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

Video: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnM8ebB06MU //Answer these questions:// //1. What color streak does hematite make?// //2. What color streak does pyrite make?// //Standards:// 2. a. Students know the solar system is located in and outer edge of the disc-shaped Milky Way galaxy, which spans 100,000 light lears.

3.c. Students know how to explain properties of rocks based on the physical and chemical conditions in which they formed, including plate tectonic process.

Read **Chapter 3**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 4 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 1 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions See video and answer these questions: 1. What can the force of water do to the earth's surface? 2. When does the erosion process begin? To see the video, click on the word Erosion on next line. [|Erosion]

//Standards:// 3.c. Students know how to explain properties of rocks based on the physical and chemical conditions in which they formed, including plate tectonic process.

**Credit 2 - Chapter 4, 5, & 6** Read **Chapter 4**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 4 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 4 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 8.c. Students know the location of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere, its role in absorbing ultraviolet radiation, and the way in which this layer varies both naturally and in response to human activities.

Read **Chapter 5**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 5 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 7.a. Students know the carbon cycle of the photosynthesis and respiration and nitrogen cycle.

Read **Chapter 6**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 6 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 1.d. Students know the evidence indicating that the planets are much closer to Earth than the stars are.

**Credit 3 - Chapter 7 & 8** Read **Chapter 7**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 7 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 9.c. Students know the importance of water to society, the origins of California’s fresh water, and the relationship between supply and need.

Read **Chapter 8**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 4 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 8 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

Video: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2AkRJH_2IM&feature=related //Answer this question:// //1. What causes earthquakes?// //2. Where does the greatest damage occur during an earthquake///

//Standards:// 3.d. Students know why and how earthquakes occur and the scales used to measure their intensity and magnitude.

**Credit 4 - Chapter 9 & 10** Read **Chapter 9**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 5 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 9 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 3.d. Students know why and how earthquakes occur and the scales used to measure their intensity and magnitude.

Read **Chapter 10**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 10 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

Video: media type="youtube" key="pGImksoOwtU" width="420" height="315" //Answer these questions after viewing this video:// //1. When did this even happen?// //2. Where did it happen?// //3. Could it happen again?//

//Standards:// 3.e. Students know there are two kinds of volcanoes; one kind with violent eruptions producing steep slopes and the other kind with voluminous lava flows producing gentle slopes.

**Credit 5 - Chapter 11& 12** Read **Chapter 11**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 11 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 3.c. Students know how to explain properties of rocks based on the physical and chemical conditions in which they formed, including plate tectonic process.

Read **Chapter 12**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 4 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 12 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 1.c. Students know the evidence from geological studies of Earth and other planets suggest that the early Earth was very different from Earth today.

**Earth Science 2**

**Credit 1 - Chapter 13, 14, & 15** Read **Chapter 13A**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 13 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 1.c. Students know the evidence from geological studies of Earth and other planets suggest that the early Earth was very different from Earth today. 9.c. Students know the importance of water to society, the origins of California’s fresh water, and the relationship between supply and need.

Read **Chapter 14**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 4 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 14 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 3.a. Students now features of the ocean floor (magnetic patterns, age, and sea-floor topography) provide evidence of plate tectonics.

Read **Chapter 15**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 15 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 5.d. Students know properties of ocean water, such as temperatures and salinity, can be used to explain the layered structure of the oceans, the generation of horizontal and vertical ocean currents, and the geographic distribution of marine organisms.

**Credit 2 - Chapter 16 & 17** Read **Chapter 16**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 16 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 5.d. Students know properties of ocean water, such as temperatures and salinity, can be used to explain the layered structure of the oceans, the generation of horizontal and vertical ocean currents, and the geographic distribution of marine organisms.

Read **Chapter 17**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 17 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 8.c. Students know the location of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere, its role in absorbing ultraviolet radiation, and the way in which this layer varies both naturally and in response to human activities.

**Credit 3 - Chapter 18, 19, & 20** Read **Chapter 18**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 18 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 5.c. Students know the origins and effects of temperature inversions.

Read **Chapter 19**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 19 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 6.b. Students know the effects on climate of latitude elevation, topography, and proximity to large bodies of water and cold or warm oceans currents.

Read **Chapter 20**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 20 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 5.a. Students know how differential heating of Earth results in circulation patterns in the atmosphere and oceans that globally distribute the heat.

**Credit 4 - Chapter 21 & 22** Read **Chapter 21**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 21 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 5.d. Students know properties of ocean water, such as temperatures and salinity, can be used to explain the layered structure of the oceans, the generation of horizontal and vertical ocean currents, and the geographic distribution of marine organisms.

Read **Chapter 22**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 22 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQRNzepe4wI //1. According to the video, what are the phases of the moon?//

//Standards:// 1.d. Students know the evidence indicating that the planets are much closer to Earth than the stars are.

**Credit 5 - Chapter 23, 24, & 25** Read **Chapter 23**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 4 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 23 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

Video: media type="youtube" key="5c_lL6I3OaA" width="560" height="315" //Answer these questions after viewing this video.// //1. What is a light year?// //2. What is the name of the closest planet to the sun?// //3. What is the name of the largest planets in our solar system?//

//Standards:// 1. a. Students know how the differences and similarities among the Sun, the terrestrial planets, and the gas planets may have been established during the formation of the solar system.

Read **Chapter 24**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 24 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions

//Standards:// 1.g. Students know the evidence for the existence of planets orbiting other stars.

Read **Chapter 25**, and do the following: 1. Define vocabulary terms 2. Answer section assessment questions 1 to 3 3. Answer Reading Checkpoint questions 4. Answer Chapter 25 Assessment questions from “Reviewing Content” and “Understanding Concepts” sections 5. Answer “Standardized Test Prep” questions Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hepzUgFhgis //After viewing the video, answer these questions:// //1. The Big Dipper is part of what constellation?// //2. The North Star is part of what constellation?// //3. Can you name another constellation found in the sky?//

//Standards:// 1.d. Students know the evidence indicating that the planets are much closer to Earth than the stars are.