OK! We are in the final leg now. That means your final is just around the corner!
What does the sun have to do with nuclear bombs? Think back to the process that makes stars give off light and heat. Where does all that energy come from?
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| Week | Topic |
Nevada Science Standards |
Activity |
| 28 | Soils:
Dirt that helps you eat?
Online Review: Earth Structure and Rock cycle. |
E.12.C.5 Students know soils, derived from weathered rocks and decomposed organic material, is found in layers | Lab 9: Soil profiles representative of Nevada environments |
| 29 | Earthquakes
|
E.12.C.2: Students understand the concept of plate tectonics including the evidence that supports it (structural, geophysical and paleontological evidence). | Lab 10: Virtual Earthquake and seismology
Killer Quake video and worksheet |
| 30 | Continental Drift and Plate tectonics (Cornell) | E.12.A.4 Students know convection and
radiation play important roles in moving heat energy in the Earth system.
E.12.C.2 Students understand the concept of plate tectonics including the evidence that supports it (structural, geophysical and paleontological evidence). |
Lab 11: Rock On: Evidence of Pangea |
| 31 | Continental
Drift and plate
tectonics
Great tectonics overview |
E.12.A.4 Students know convection and
radiation play important roles in moving heat energy in the Earth system.
E.12.C.2 Students understand the concept of plate tectonics including the evidence that supports it (structural, geophysical and paleontological evidence). |
Lab 11: Rock On: Evidence of Pangea
Lab Due |
| 32 | Quiz: Earthquakes, continental drift and Plate Tectonics | E.12.C.2 Students understand the
concept of plate tectonics including the evidence that supports it
(structural, geophysical and paleontological evidence).
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33 |
Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz: Waves, Electricity, Magnetism, Heat. |
P.12.C.2: Students know that energy
can be converted.
P.12.C.6: Students know that energy can be converted. |
Lab 21: Its not just my personality that is magnetic. In 2012 this was moved forward to week 23 and week 24 |
| 34 | Atmosphere: Putting it all together. Chemistry and Function
of atmosphere.
Earth and atmosphere summaries Courtesy of Jaime and her grandfather Sam Review of States of matter in atmosphere. Good review courtesy of Jean Massieu Academy in Grand Prairie, Texas Thank you Ms Britton and students
Ozone hole Greenhouse effect. Quiz: Atmosphere: Energy and chemistry in motion. |
E.12.A.1: Students know the Sun is
the major source of Earth’s energy, and provides the energy driving
Earth’s weather and climate.
E.12.A.2: Students know the composition of Earth’s atmosphere has changed in the past and is changing today. E.12.A.3:Students understand the role of the atmosphere in Earth’s greenhouse effect. E.12.A.4: Students know convection and radiation play important roles in moving heat energy in the Earth system. E.12.A.5: Students know Earth’s rotation affects winds and ocean currents. |
The how and why of winds. (You
tube video)
Atmosphere diagram and concept map. Lecture Notes. |
35 |
Lab Practical Final: Motion in Pendulums: measuring, graphing, analyzing data. | N.12.A.5: Models
and modeling can be used to identify and predict cause-effect
relationships.
P.12.B.2: Laws of motion can be used to determine the effects of forces on the motion of objects. N.12.A.1: Students know that illustrations, charts and graphs can be used in presentations. N.12.A.4: Students know how to safely conduct an original investigation using appropriate tools and technology. P.12.C.2: Students know that energy can be converted.P.12.C.1: Students know that waves have energy that can be transferred when waves interact with matter. |
Lab Final: Each student performs lab individually. |
36 |
Review
Cumulative Final Exam |
Prepare for Final Exam!! Good Luck (with hard work, you won't need luck). |
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