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Earth Science Curriculum Map/ Course Plan

|Unit |Major Topics |Big Ideas/ Essential Questions |Standards |College Readiness |Readings/Supplemental Texts |Assessments/Major Writing |

|Name/ | | |Bench marks |Standards | |Assignments |

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|Intro to Earth |Introduce 5 branches of Earth Science. |Why is Earth Science important? How is|11.11.01, |ID.20C,24D,24E |Glencoe Earth Science: |Quiz: Nature of Science Quiz. |

|Science. Nature of |Review Scientific Method. |it relevant to me and the world? What |11.11.02 |SI.16A, 20C |Ch.1 Nature of Science: Vocabulary | |

|Science |Practice Scientific Measurement and Graphing.|is the nature of science? What is the |11.11.04 | |Sheet Ch. 1. |Design an experiment and |

| | |scientific method and how is it used in| |EMI.20A |Ch. 1 worksheets/ labs. |explain in essay form how you |

|1 week | |Science? |13.11.01 | |Power point presentation. |will use Scientific Method. |

| | |What is SI? | | |Note taking on Lecture/pp | |

| | | | | |presentations. | |

|3 | | | | | | |

|Matter and Atomic |Understand the four states of matter and the |What causes changes from one state of |12.C.3.b |13-15.IOD.SEL.1 |Glencoe Earth Science: Ch. 3 Matter |Quiz: |

|Structure |changes between them. Describe the law of |matter to another? How does kinetic |12.A.4.b |13-15.IOD.LIT.1 |and Change |Nature of Science and States of|

| |conservation of matter and energy. |energy affect changes in states of |12.A.1.a |16-19.IOD.LIT.1 |Vocabulary Sheet: Matter and Change. |matter |

|1 week |Explain how kinetic energy is affected by |matter? Where do different states of |11.A.4.b |16-19.IOD.LIT.2 |Ch.3Worksheets | |

| |different states of matter. |matter exist in the world? |11.A.3.g | |Matter power point lecture. | |

| | | |11.A.4.c | |Boiling point Lab/Graph. | |

|4 | | | | | | |

|Mapping |Read and draw profiles of Topographic maps. |How are maps created? Who uses maps |12.A.3.a |16-19.IOD.SEL.1 |Glencoe Earth Science:Ch 2 |CRITICAL THINKING: What is GPS|

| |Understand how GPS works. |and which type of map do they use? |12.A.4.b |20-23.SI.2 |Vocab. Sheet Ch.2 Maps |and how do we use it? |

|2 weeks |Work in groups to perform Topographic mining |How do we use maps in our daily lives? |11.A.4.b |20-23.EMIR.1 |Ch. 2 worksheets |Mapping Project: |

| |Lab: Identify Topo features in order to infer|What is GPS and how is it used? |11.A.3.g | |Mining Topographic Lab. Profiling |Draw a map identifying your |

| |where mineral deposits exist. | |12.A.3.c | |Topographic maps. Mapping power |route to school from home. |

| | | |11.A.4.c | |point lecture. | |

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|5 | | | | | | |

|Minerals |Identify minerals based on color, |Why are Minerals important? |11.A.4.b |16-19.IOD.SEL.1 |Glencoe Earth Science: |Mineral Lab: |

| |composition, |How many minerals are there on Earth? |11.A.3.g |20-23.IOD.ANA.1 |Ch. 4 Vocab. Sheet Ch.4 |2-3 days. |

|1-2 weeks |Structure, and hardness. |What is the difference between Mafic |12.A.5.a |16-19.LIT.1&2 |Ch. 4 worksheets | |

| |Understand uses for minerals in our daily |and Rhyolitic Minerals? How can |11.A.4.c |20-23.SI.1 |Minerals worksheets. |Test: Ch. 1-4. |

| |lives. |minerals be identified? |12.A.3.a-c |20-23.SI.2 |Minerals power point lecture. | |

| |Describe different minerals based on | |13.A.4.a-b |20-23.SI.3 |Minerals Chart | |

| |appearance. | |13.A.2.b |20-23.SI.4 | | |

| | | |13.A.1.a | | | |

|6 | | | | | | |

|Rocks |Understand the Rock Cycle and how each rock |Explain the Rock Cycle |11.A.4.b |16-19.IOD.SEL.1 |Glencoe Earth Science: Ch.5&6 |Rocks Lab/Assessment: |

| |type changes from one type to another. |How are intrusive Igneous rocks formed?|11.A.3.g |20-23.IOD.ANA.1 |Vocabulary Sheet: Ch. 5 Igneous Rocks|Lab will be graded as an |

|1-2 weeks |Understand how the Bowen Reaction Series |How are extrusive Igneous rocks formed?|11.A.4.c |16-19.LIT.1&2 |Vocabulary Sheet: Ch. 6 Sedimentary |assessment based on students |

| |works (differentiating rocks based on |How does cooling rate affect the |12.A.5.b |20-23.SI.1 |and Metamorphic Rocks. Ch. 5&6 |deductive reasoning and |

| |composition. |formation and composition of rocks? |12.A.3.a-c |20-23.EMIR.1 |worksheets. |critical thinking skills. |

| |Identify Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary| | |24-27.IOD.MANI.1 |Power point presentations. | |

| |rocks based on composition. | | | | |Notebook Check. |

| |Explain how Precipitates form. | | | | | |

|7 | | |11.A.4.b |16-19.LIT.1&2 |Glencoe Earth Science Ch.7&8 Vocab. | |

|Weathering Mass |Describe Chemical and |What causes weathering? |11.A.3.g |20-23.IOD.LIT.1 |Sheets |CRITICAL THINKING ESSAY |

|Movements |Physical weathering. |Glaciers: Physical |12.A.4.a | |Ch. 7&8 worksheets |QUESTION; How will the melting |

| |Identify parts of a Glacier. Explain how |Features |12.A.3.a-c | |Power point Presentations. |of glaciers affect climate and |

|1-2 weeks |Glacial melting impacts climate around the |Erosion |11.A.4.c | |NOVA online Glaciers Video |thus human populations? |

| |globe. Explain how |Soil Horizons |13.A.4.c | |Glaciers Poem Project and Rubric |Quiz Ch. 7 & 8 |

| |Climate causes weathering. | |13.A.5.c | | | |

|8 | |What are the major sources of | | | | |

|Surface Water |State important facts about Lake Michigan and|groundwater and fresh water on Earth? |11.A.4b |20-23.IOD.LIT.1 |Glencoe Earth Science |Virtual River |

|Groundwater |its bi-annual turnover. |How are groundwater and freshwater |11.A.3g |20-23.SI.4 |Ch. 9 & 10 |Online Lab with |

| |Understand how the Great Lakes were formed by|contaminated and/or remediated? |12.A.5b | |Vocab. Sheets | |

|4 weeks |glaciation. |River movement. |12.A.4a | |Ch. 9 Surface Water | |

| |Identify Groundwater Sources and layers. |How do rivers flow? |11.A.4.c | |Ch.10 Groundwater | |

| |List different sources of surface water and | | | |Power point Presentations. | |

| |groundwater. Explain water Contamination, | | | |Virtual River: Online Lab |Quiz Ch. 9 & 10 |

| |Remediation and Conservation. | | | | | |

|9 | | |11.A.4b | | | |

|Atmosphere Meteorology|Draw pie graph of Atmospheric Composition. |Identify cloud types. |11.A.3g |SI.24.B |Glencoe Earth Science Ch.11 | |

| |Identify layers of the atmosphere and explain|How do Earth’s tilt and rotation affect|12.A.4c |SI.28.A |&12 |Quiz Ch. 11 & 12 |

| |the importance of each. |weather and winds? How does pressure |12.A.5b | |Vocabulary Sheets | |

|2 Weeks |Understand how Earth’s Tilt affects radiant |affect weather? How is Sun’s radiant |12.E.5 |EMI.24.A |Ch. 11 Atmosphere | |

| |heat distributed around the globe. |energy distributed across the Earth? |12.B.5a |EMI.24.E |Ch. 12 Meteorology | |

| |Understand how Earth’s rotation affects |Albido Affect. |12.B.3a-b | |Worksheets/ pp presentation | |

| |global wind patterns. | | |EMI.33.B |Weather Lab Online NOAA | |

| |Name different Air Masses based on | | | | | |

| |Temperature and amount of Moisture. | | | | | |

| |Defined different Pressure | | | | | |

| |Systems/Winds/Fronts. | | | | | |

|Unit |Major Topics |Big Ideas/ Essential Questions |Standards/ |College Readiness |Readings/Supplemental Texts |Assessments/Major Writing |

|Name/ | | |Benchmarks |Standards | |Assignments |

|Time | | | | | | |

|frame | | | | | | |

|10 | | | | | | |

|Nature of Storms |Explain relationship between Temperature and |What causes storms? |11.A.4b |EMI.20.A |Glencoe Earth Science Ch. 13 & 14 |Hurricane Power Point Project |

|Climate |humidity. |What causes hurricanes? |11.A.3g |EMI.24.C |Vocabulary Sheets | |

| |Describe weather on windward and leeward |What causes El Nino? |11.A.4.c | |Ch. 13 Nature of Storms |Quiz: Ch. 13 & 14 |

| |sides of Mountains. |How do Ice Ages occur? | |ID.24.B |Ch. 14 Climate | |

|2 weeks |Understand how low pressure creates storms |How have humans affected weather over | | |Ch. 13 & 14 Worksheets | |

| |(Thunderstorms/ Hurricanes) |the course of history? | |EMI.28.A |Power point presentations. | |

| |Distribution of radiant energy | | |EMI.33.B |NOVA video on Katrina | |

| |Climate Change | | | |Kyle Schwartz Tornado Machine | |

| | | | | |presentation. | |

|11 | | |11.A.4b | | | |

|Plate Tectonics |Explain how convection currents in the mantle|What causes Tectonics? |11.A.3g |ID.33.A |Glencoe Earth Science Ch.17 |Quiz Ch. 17 |

| |drive Plate Tectonics. |How many plates are there? |11.A.4.c |ID.33.B |Vocabulary Sheet Ch. 17 |CRITICAL THINKI |

| |Identify main plates around the globe and how|Where the major plates located and what|12.A.4b | |Ch. 17 Worksheets |NG QUESTION: What causes |

|1week |they interact. State function of Plate |are are their names? | |SI.28.A |Power point presentation’ |plates to move and what is the |

| |movement. |What are the three main types of | | |On Plate Tectonics |result of their movements? How|

| | |tectonic activity? | |EMI.33.A |Online Tectonics Lab |do convergence and subjection |

| | | | |EMI.33.B | |compare and contrast? |

| | | | |EMI.20.A | | |

|12 | | |11.A.4b | | | |

|Volcanoes |Describe how plate tectonics influences the |What are volcanoes and how do they |11.A.3g |ID.33.A |Glencoe Earth Science online visuals:|Poem on Earthquake or Volcano |

|Earthquakes |formation of volcanoes and earthquakes. |form? |12.B.4a-b |ID.33.B |faults and volcanoes. | |

| |Locate major zones of volcanism and |What types of materials erupt from |11.A.4.c | |Vocab Sheets Ch.18 & 19 |Quiz Ch. 18 &19 |

| |earthquakes. |volcanoes? |12.B.5.a-b |SI.28.A |Ch. 18 & 19 Worksheets |Compare and Contrast Volcanoes |

|4 weeks |Differentiate between volcanic landforms. |Are all eruptions the same? What is the| | |NOVA videos online |and Earthquakes |

| |Locate the Ring of Fire and which plate it is|difference between high and low | |EMI.33.A |Power point presentations | |

| |situated around. |viscosity in eruptions? | |EMI.33.B |On Volcano types | |

| |Distinguish the three types of faults and how| | |EMI.20.A |And Faults | |

| |stress and strain apply to these fault types.| | | |Online Earthquake lab | |

|13 | | | | | | |

|Geologic Time |Understand how we use the fossil record to |When was the Earth’s first atmosphere |12.A.4c |ID.20.C |Glencoe Earth Science |Create a Geologic Time Line |

| |date rocks and Earth’s History. Calculate |created? How long has life been on |12.E.4b |ID.24.C |Online visuals. |based on one’s life history. |

| |the break down of carbon in a rock by using |Earth? | |ID.28.B |Vocab Sheets Ch. 21. |Online Lab: Geologic Time |

| |radiometric dating formula. |When did the dinosaurs live? | | |Power point lecture/ presentation on | |

| |Use superposition to read rock formations.. |How can fossils and rocks tell us the | | |Geologic Time and Fossils | |

| |Understand when and where different life |age of the Earth? | |EMI.20.A | | |

| |forms existed. |What is radiometric dating? | |EMI.24.A | | |

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|Space |Ch. 22-30 Earth/Space Systems, Planets, Solar|The Big Bang: How was the Universe |11.A.4f | |Hubbble: The Movie. |Space Project/Presentation |

| |Systems, Galaxies, Star Formation, Black |formed? What is the Big Bang? |12.F.4a | |Webquest: Find stars and galaxies and|Final Project |

| |Holes |What is the life cycle of a star? |12.F.4b | |how they compare and contrast. | |

|8 Weeks |Compare and Contrast different theories of |What are the main types of Galaxies? |12.F.5a | |What are exo planets? | |

| |the fate of the Universe. |What is the Milky Way and where are we?|12.F.5b | | | |

| |Analyze different types of galaxies and solar|What are Black Holes and how do they | | | | |

| |systems and how scientists study them in |form? | | | | |

| |order to better understand the universe. |What is the fate of our Universe? | | | | |

| |Understand how Cosmic Background Radiation |What are parallel universes? | | | | |

| |helps us date the Universe. | | | | | |

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|Final Exams |Review Ch. 22-30 |Space Studies | | |Student Space Projects. |Final Exam: Space Project |

|1 week | | | | | |Presentations: |

| | | | | | |100 pts. |

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