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    Mr. ALLISON / HIGH SCHOOL EARTH SCIENCE

Curriculum

See the list of labs for all the labs that we do throughout the year

Unit 1 - Measuring Earth
                Density / measurement
                Shape and Size
                Topographic Mapping

Unit 2 – Astronomy
               Stars
               Solar Systems and Orbits
               Earth - Moon Relationships
               Seasons

Unit 3 - Heat
                Heat transfer through solids, liquids and gases
                Specific Heat
                Latent Heat
                Insolation

Unit 4 - Meteorology
                Atmosphere and Temperature
                Dew point, Relative Humidity & Clouds
                Air Pressure and Winds
                Weather Station Model
                Air Masses and Fronts
                Severe Storms
                Weather Prediction

Unit 5 - Ground Water & Climate
                Water movement in the ground
                 Climate factors

Unit 6 - Minerals and Rocks
                Physical and Chemical Properties of Minerals
                Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic
                Rock Cycle

Unit 7 - Weathering, Erosion and Deposition
                Mechanical and Physical Weathering
                Erosion by Gravity and Mass Wasting,
                        Running Water, Wind, Waves and Glaciers
                Deposition by Gravity and Mass Wasting,
                        Running Water, Wind, Waves and Glaciers

Unit 8 - Dynamic Earth
                Small Scale Crustal Changes
                Earthquakes
                Volcanoes
                Plate Tectonics

Unit 9 - Geologic History
                Rock Record
                Fossils
                Sequence of Events
                Matching of Rock Layers
                Radiometric Dating

Review -  Starts the week before Memorial Day Weekend

(REVIEW BOOK NEEDED)

 Communication is essential!  If you have any questions or concerns  please call me at 881-0330 X 62641.  You can also e-mail me at allikevi@shenet.org

08/21/2007