Second 9 Weeks (Tentative schedule of Course Topics and State Indicators)
Chapter 7: Plate Tectonics
Indicators: Earth and Space Sciences 9,10,12,15
Weeks 1 & 2
Section 1: Inside the Earth pp.190-197
Section 2: Restless Continents pp.198-201
Section 3: The Theory of Plate Tectonics pp.202-205
Section 4: Deforming the Earth’s Crust pp.206-213
*Rather than taking up homework on a daily basis, we will be having homework quizzes. You will need to study and do your homework because the quiz will be over the actual homework assignment. You will know ahead of time when the quiz will be. The quiz grade will be your homework grade. We will be doing this all year!
Chapter Test
Chapter 8: Earthquakes
Indicators: Earth and Space Sciences 10,13,15
Weeks 34
Section 1: What Are Earthquakes? pp.224-229
Section 2: Earthquake Measurement pp.230-233
Section 3: Earthquakes and Society pp.234-239
Chapter Test
Tsunami’s (video and worksheet)
Project: Spaghetti Skyscraper Project
Chapter 9: Volcanoes
Indicators: Earth and Space Sciences 10,12,13,15
Weeks45
Section 1: Volcanic Eruptions pp.250-255
Section 2: Effects of Volcanic Eruptions pp.256-259
Section 3: Causes of Volcanic Eruptions pp.260-265
Chapter Test
Chapter 18: Studying Space
Indicators: Earth and Space Sciences 8
Weeks 56
Section 1: Astronomy: The Original Science
pp.554-557
Section 2: Telescopes pp.558-563
Section 3: Galaxies pp.564-571
Chapter Test
Chapter 14 & Chapter 17 & Chapter 21
Indicators: Earth and Space Sciences 1,3,4
Weeks 6 7
Section 14.4: Tides pp.432-435
Section 17.1: What is Climate pp.518-520
Section21.4: Moons pp.660-667
Section 21.5: Small Bodies in the Solar System
pp.668-673
Chapter 20 Section 4: Planetary Motion pp.630-633
Chapter Test
*Chapter 19: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
Indicators: Earth and Space Sciences 5,7
Weeks 78
Section 1: Stars pp.582-589
Section 2: The Life Cycle of Stars pp.590-595
Section 3: Galaxies pp.596-599
Chapter Test
Week 9: Quarterly Assessment