Welcome Back Parents & Students Earth Science



Welcome Back Parents & Students Earth Science

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Mr. Goodyear

Email: agoodyea@

Web page:

Materials needed:

3 ring Notebook of some kind, pencils/pens, 2 packets of paper

Students are required to take notes which are graded as a large part of participation

grade - I prefer 3 ring binders 1.5 or 2 inch with pockets a couple packets

of paper for this class should last the year.

Parents one way to keep up with students progress and work in science is by

weekly or bi-weekly checking –Notebook – In front of notebook should have the

units -Table of contents- Check of order of assignments and completion of

assignments. The two days I would choose to check this is Monday or Thursday

Use parent portal !!! I update grades every weekend there is no reason students and parents should not know how they are doing in Earth Science. Get your login and password as soon as possible and write it down in several places in case you do not forget it in the future.

Thursdays: besides checking notebook check to see if warm-ups & sum-up questions are completed because most every Friday is a quiz on the warm-ups & sum-up questions. It should be an easy A grade because students are allowed to use these and questions for the quiz and questions come directly from the warm-ups.

Most every night students could be doing something in science- organizing notebook, reading over what they have done in unit (read over notes) – STUDY

Textbook: Holt McDougal Earth Science – Many of the assignments and class work are directly from the book it is a tool that should be used for greater success in class. Students will have access to text on the internet and will be given a code for text online to save carrying a book back and forth to class.

login: mrgoodyear1 password: j7x2j

Grades based on:

Summative = 40% test & 10% quizzes (total 50%)

Formative = 15% homework 20% class work 15% participation/notebooks (total 50%)

Cell phones – music and other electronic games earbuds – Not in class !!

How to contact me:

Call school- 410-677-5143

Email all teachers in county have one

Periods available for conference are 4th or 7th

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Earth Science General Outline of Topics Covered

Branches of Earth Science

• Geologist, Meteorologist, Astronomer, Oceanographer, Hydrologist

• Introduce geosphere, hydrosphere/oceans, atmosphere, cryosphere, biosphere.

• Problem solving – Scientific method 

Astronomy

• Origin of the universe/Big Bang Theory (review density, atoms, electromagnetic spectrum). 

• Formation of solar systems with a focus on the Milky Way (stars/nuclear fusion and formation of heavier elements: the Sun). 

• Formation of planets and Earth

 

Geosphere

• Structure, composition, age of earth (radiometric dating).

• Earth processes: continental drift; seafloor spreading (Earth's magnetic field); plate tectonics; rock cycle (5 types of earth materials, volcanoes, weathering, erosion, soil formation, tectonic uplift/mountain building).

• Earth history: uniformiatrianism; absolute and relative dating (superposition, fossil assemblages); geologic time scale; rock sequence interpretation. 

 

Atmosphere

• Formation, evolution, and present composition of the atmosphere.

• Meteorology topics (energy transfer; albedo; properties of water/specific heat; weather).

• Climate and climate change (carbon cycle; positive and negative feedback loops).

 

Sustainability

• Interrelationships among the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere.

• Human impacts on Earth's spheres; sustainability of the biosphere

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Grades are based on total points earned in the following areas:

1. Test at the end of each unit section 100 points each

2. Daily worksheets, videos and lab work: 15 to 50 points (varies)

3. Homework 15 to 25 points

4. Notebook at the end of each unit: 2 points for each page completed (must be neat and in order)

5. Warm-up and Sum-up questions / quiz: 20 points on a normal week.

Grades sections are weighted in the following areas:

Summative = Test 40%, Quizzes 10%, (total 50%)

Formative = Homework 15%, Class work 20%, Notebooks/participation 15% (total 50%)

At the end of each term along with weekly grade reports during each term, points will be added and converted into percentages and grades are based on the following scale A 90-100% B 80-89% C 70-79 D 60-69 E below 60

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