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Earth Science – Curriculum – Mr. Allison

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

Unit 2 - Heat
                Specific Heat
                Latent Heat
                Insolation and Seasons

Unit 3 - Meteorology
                Atmosphere and Temperature
                Dew point, Relative Humidity and Clouds
                Air Pressure and Winds
                Weather Station Model
                Air Masses and Fronts
                Severe Storms
                Weather Prediction

Unit 4 - Ground Water & Climate
                Water movement in the ground
                 Climate factors

Unit 5 - Minerals and Rocks
                Physical and Chemical Properties of Minerals
                Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic

Unit 6 - 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 7 - Dynamic Earth
                Small Scale Crustal Changes
                Earthquakes
                Volcanoes
                Plate Tectonics

 

Unit 8 - Geologic History
                Rock Record
                Fossils
                Sequence of Events
                Matching of Rock Layers
                Radiometric Dating

Unit 9 – Astronomy
               
Stars
                Solar Systems and orbits
               
Earth – Moon Relationships

Full Regents Review - Starts around Memorial Day

 

(REVIEW BOOK NEEDED)

 

 

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