
EARTH SCIENCE REGENTS:
Extra Help: Testing Day: Class Policy
castlelearning.com
Earth Science Reference Tables
Class Notes
Other Useful Links:
http://www.larsonjewelers.com/Earth-Science-Lessons-Tungsten-Rocks-Minerals-and-More.aspx
How Snow is Formed click HERE
Rock Collecting Information Website
Lab Practical is on Wednesday During Class! It is worth 16 points on the Regents!!
Lab Practical Review: Click the Links to Watch Video's on each Station.
- Lab Practical Overview
- Total description of all three stations
- Station 1 Rock and Mineral Review
- Mineral Identification
- Rocks Review (fast forward the beginning which shows minerals, to get the the rocks)
- Rocks and Mineral Review and Activities: www.homeadvisor.com/r/rock-collecting/#.WQOF8lXyu1s
- Station 2 Earthquake Epicenter
- Determining the Epicenter
- Video showing you practice epicenter from class booklet
- Station 3 Ellipse of an Orbit
Sign in to castle learning regularly to do HW and Study for Tests and Quizzes.
Notes and handouts are available by clicking the links below.
HW- Bring OREO's by Friday for MOON PHASES LAB
Kepler's Laws and Eccentricity Study!
Regents Due Wednesday: 10 question Quiz Wed. from the Regents!! Answers to Aug. 2012 here
Click Here to Access the Class Notes
Click Here to Access the Labs
Regents Review Room 607: Monday's from 3-4:30. SED Review Thursday's from 3-4:30.
Completed Labs:
Climate on an Imaginary Continent
Tracking Hurricanes
Groundwater
Coastal and Continental Temperatures
Earth's Rotation
Sun's Path
Class Notes
Special Properties of Water Measuring Earth - Unit 2 EarthShape-Brighton Video-Earth Spin Causes Bulge Finding Polaris Animation LatLongTimePDF Video-Why Altitude of Polaris = Latitude Latitude Longitude Latitude and Polaris Longitude and Time Longitude/Time continued Lab-Understanding Latitude & Longitude Lab-Latitude and Longitude using the ESRT X-Help TODAY- Thursday Test Review-Density, Rate, % Error, Graphic Relationships, Proof of Earth's Shape, Latitude, Longitude, Polaris, Time... STUDY Unit Test Friday Sept. 28 STUDY do castlelearning!!! October Oct. 1 - Intro to field maps/Isolines/Gradient Oct. 2 - Contour Maps Rules-notes Oct. 3 - Topographic Maps and Gradient Oct. 4 - Intro to Map Profile-notes Oct. 5 - Quiz !! Oct. 9 - Making TopoMap Profiles-notes Oct. 10 - Earth's Spheres-notes Oct. 11-Powerpoint Review HERE Oct. 12 - UNIT TEST !! STUDY Notes, Quiz, Handouts !!! Oct. 15- Mineral Intro Oct. 16-Mineral Properties Identification -PPT Oct. 17 - 1st Quarter Project/ Mineral ID Lab Oct. 18 - Mineral ID Lab Oct. 19 - QUIZ (minerals) - Rock Cycle Image and Notes Here Oct. 22 - Rock Cycle ESRT. 6 Oct. 23 - Igneous Rock Formation - Notes Oct. 24 -Igneous Rock Identification ESRT. 6 Oct. 25- Igneous Review / Lab Oct. 26 - QUIZ: Igneous Rocks Giant Crystal Caves Video HURRICANE SANDY : No School -Nov.6 Nov. 7- Sandy / Sedimentary Rocks-Notes Nov. 8- NO SCHOOL Nov. 9- NO SCHOOL Nov. 12- Veteran's Day Nov. 13 - Sedimentary - Notes Nov. 14- Metamorphic - Notes: Cip - Brighton Nov. 15- Test Review Nov. 16- TEST Rocks and Minerals ----------------------------------------------------------------- December Weathering & Erosion: Types of Weathering and Weathering Rates-notes Factors Affecting Weathering Rates -lab- Soils- notes Lab - Soils Video-Weathering & Erosion Agents of Erosion- notes Deposition Factors - powerpoint. Notes Erosion&Deposition in Rivers - powerpoint Meandering Rivers-Notes Life Cycle of Rivers-Notes Glacier Formation - Notes Test Review - Notes Coastal Erosion - Notes Landscapes - Notes PROJECTS !! -------------------------------------------------------January *1/6 Earth's Interior Notes Earth's Interior Qs *1/7 Continental Drift Theory PPT *1/8 Plate Tectonics & Seafloor Spreading PPT / Notes Evidence of Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift Qs *1/9 Seafloor Spreading/ Divergent Boundary PPT / Notes *1/10 Transform/Convergent Boundaries PPT / Notes 1/13 QUIZ HW-Text pgs. 455-459 #1-4 1/14 Convergent Boundaries PPT / Notes / Handout (Tectonic Plates chart) Eruption of Mt. St. Helens Video HW- Lab: Patterns of Crustal Activity due Thursday 1/15 Subduction Zones PPT / Notes / SandwichPlateDoNow Qs Plate Boundary Diagrams Krakatoa Erupts Video HW-Castlelearning-Due Tuesday 1/16 Hot Spots PPT / Notes JuandeFuca and HotSpots Qs Hot Spots - Animation Video HW-Lab: Plate Tec. and Earth's Interior 1/17 Test Review Review Questions / Review PPT Group MC Qs HW- STUDY for TEST Tuesday!! * Continental drift theory, plate tectonics theory, seafloor spreading, Prop. of Earth's Interior p10, Plate tectonics p5, plate boundaries and features, hot spots, convergent,divergent,transform Test 1/21 ( Day after MLK day) 1/21- Test-Plate Tectonics Castlelearning Midterm Test Review 100 Qs ( begin working on it!) 1/22- Snow Day 1/23- Earthquakes and Seismic Waves PPT Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior Lab HW- Finish Lab for Tomorrow! HW- Bordi-Textbook pages 495-499 #1-4 1/24- Epicenter Location and Seismic Waves PPT HW- Textbook pages 495-499 #1-4 Handouts - Shadow Zone, Seismograph, Epicenter Diagrams Cool Videos: Earth Moving Japan 2011 Video Bill Nye Richter Scale Video P and S wave Videos P and S waves Animation 1/27- P and S wave Travel Times - PPT Handout 2 Cars 1/28- Earthquake Distance and Travel Times Practice - PPT Seismograph Lab Handout with Answers for additional practice 1/29- Distance to Epicenter - PPT Seismograph Lab and Multiple Choice Worksheet Due Tuesday HW- Castlelearning Quiz Due Sat HW- Castlelearning Midterm Review Due Mon 2/3- SNOW DAY Midterm Postponed until Wednesday 2/4 Locating an Epicenter Video and another Video Handout P and S wave questions and Epicenter Intro HW-Castlelearning Midterm Review 2/5 Midterm Make-Up HW- Seismograph Lab 2/6 Earthquakes Epicenter Practice Handout HW- Castlelearning Earthquakes Due Monday 2/7- Midterm !!! HW- Textbook pages 552-556 #1-5 Due Monday Lab: Locating an Epicenter Lab Due Tuesday Earthquakes Review Notes Review Questions - Click HERE Earthquakes and Seismic Waves - Notes Seismic Wave Animation, Savage Earth Earthquake Videos- NatGeo, P & Swave Earthquakes Video Review of Plate Boundaries, Seismic waves... Video ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/10- Geologic History Pages 8&9 - Notes HW- Textbook pages 552-556 #1-5 HW- Epicenter Lab 2/11- Lab- Geologic History and the ESRT - Lab Intro to Earth's History - PPT / Notes 2/12- Sequence of Events - PPT HW- Textbook pages 557-561 #1-4 2/14- Project - Time Travel Advertisement Happy Valentine's Day ! Enjoy your break. Remember to work on your time travel project!! 2/24 - Sequence of Events - Finish PPT and Notes Practice Sheet Lab - Sequence of Events Due Wednesday HW- Worksheet and Projects!! 2/25- Rock Correlation Introduction HW-Finish Labs , work on Projects! 2/26- Index Fossils & Correlation PPT and -Notes Handout Lab- Rock Correlation Due Friday HW- Handout, Bring in M&M/Skittles 2/27- Radioactive Decay PPT, Notes. , Handout HW- Handout, 2/28- Study for Test - Powerpoint Review PPT , Practice extra credit Qs HW-Castlelearning. Work on Projects Bring in M&M or Skittles Project - Time Travel Advertisement Graphing: 2 line graphs. X-axis is # half-lives, Y-axis is # M&Ms. Plot the data from # M&M Down AND Total M&M Removed. Graph is COLOR-coded --------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY TEST MONDAY 3/17 ENERGY 3/3- Test HW-Radioactive Decay Labs & Projects 3/4- Introduction to Energy PPT Projects Due tomorrow, counts as Test Grade! 3/5- How is energy transferred PPT Handout Questions Energy Transfer / EMSpectrum 3/6- Energy in the atmosphere Notes Lab- Radiation and Absorption When making your graph, ONLY plot your Y-axis from The lowest record temp. to the highest recorded temp. ( do NOT start from 0 degrees). 3/7- Greenhouse Effect PPT, Notes HW- Handout Energy Review & Castlelearning, study for QUIZ! Cool Video: Zero Waste Home - Video 3/10- Energy QUIZ HW-Finish Labs Lab - Conduction When making your graph, ONLY plot your Y-axis from The lowest record temp. to the highest recorded temp. ( do NOT start from 0 degrees). 3/11- Specific Heat - PPT, Notes 3/12- Land and Sea Breezes / Sp. Heat - PPT, Notes HW- Handout 3/13- Heating Curve of Water- PPT, notes 3/14- Test Review - Handout HW-castlelearning, Energy Test Review. STUDY Labs: Conduction, Radiation, Heating and Cooling Rates ----------------------------------------------------------------------3/17- Energy Test HW Text 298-304 #1-4 3/18- Introduction to Weather - PPT, Notes HW- Review Notes 3/19- Factors affecting Weather - PPT, Notes HW- Handout 10Q 3/20- Moisture in the Atmosphere and Relative Humidity - PPT, Notes HW- Finish Handout, put answers on Answer Sheet 3/21- How do you determine Dew Point and Relative Humidity- PPT, Notes HW- Castlelearning 35Q Weather Quiz Review QUIZ MONDAY STUDY!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Regents Review on Castlelearning Begins; Each week you will have a 50 Q. Regents to do. They are due every Friday. 4 / 5 will count as HW grades. One will count as a TEST grade. * They will remain open until June 19, the day of the Regents!! * ASTRONOMY Words in blue are links, click on them to open up the file. Memorize your Fact Sheet: Mini-Quiz every period! Fact Sheet Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion - ECCENTRICITY PPT, Handout, HW, Notes Solar System: Planets, Comets, Asteroids - PPT, Notes Sun and Stars - PPT, Notes Universe, Solar System, Planets, Space Debris - PPT Ellipse Lab - HERE Lifecycle of Stars - Notes Handout May 5-18 Intro to Astronomy: PPT Animations: Foucault Pendulum 1, 2 Coriolis Effect, -Earth's Motions: Rotation, Revolution, Time of Day, Seasons, Star Trails, Constellations - Notes HW Qs -Seasons - Causes, Tilt/Revolution Notes, Diagrams HW- Text pgs. 758-762(stop at Moon); Q.1,2,5 on p.767 -Time of Day - Finish Notes HW- Finish Seasons Worksheet/Diagrams REVIEW SEASONS - Castlelearning Quiz - Seasons -Sun's Path - Notes, Handout Lab-Sun's Path - Sun's Path Practice Handout 2, Handout 3 (finish for HW) TEST MONDAY !!! Powerpoint Review HW- Castlelearning, STUDY - Lab- Apparent Diurnal Motions of the Sun May 19-26 Regents Review on Castlelearning!! Intro To Astronomy Video TEST - Seasons, Rotation, Revolution, Time of Day, Star Trails... HW- Text pages 762-767 #3&4. Know the VOCAB words in BOLD. Moon Phases, Tides, Eclipses - PPT / NOTES / Moon Phases Handout Memorize the Facts: You will be quizzed daily, be prepared!! HW- Bring OREO's and Study Facts 1-10 for mini-quiz. ------------------------------------------------------- Regents Review Schedule - HERE Regents Review Powerpoint - Here ESRT Final Review Sheet & Answers January 2013 Regents to Practice: Regents Test Questions - Here Regents Answer Booklet - Here Regents Answer Key - Here ------------------------------------------------------- CLIMATE Climate Factors - Notes, Powerpoint HW- Climate Factors handout Lab-Coastal and Continental Temperature Ranges - Due Monday Water Cycle - Notes HW - QUIZ MONDAY Groundwater - Notes, Aquifers Notes HW- Text pages Review for Test : Handout Infiltration Factors, Test Review Sheet Climate, Water Cycle, Groundwater HW- castlelearning due Monday 65 questions! Lab- Imaginary Continent Lab- Movement of Groundwater TEST Monday - Climate Factors, Groundwater, Water Cycle, Drinking Water, Infiltration and Runoff Factors Factors affecting Climate - PPT. Notes. How do you know you're in the Southern Hemisphere? Click HERE Groundwater/Aquifers- PPT, Notes. Groundwater Diagram HERE Coastal/ Continental LAB - Here Imaginary Continent LAB - Here Factors affecting Runoff / Infiltration - Notes, PPT. Porosity, Permeability, Capillarity - PPT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3/24- Weather Quiz - RH and Dew Point Notes HW- Lab Relative Humidity and Dew Point 3/25- Wind and Moisture Belts ESRT p14 - Notes and Wind/Moisture Maps HW- Worksheet 3/26- Cloud Formation and Pressure Systems Notes, Cloud Types - click here HW- Worksheet 3/27- Fronts Notes . Fronts Video - Youtube / Fronts Animation HW- Begin Castlelearning 3/28- Cold Fronts - Handout - Answers to worksheet Weather Test Review PPT : High and Low Pressure, RH, Dew Pt, Winds, Moisture Belts, Clouds, Cold Fronts HW Castlelearning Test Review 3/31 - TEST Weather 4/1 - Frontal Systems Notes HW - Handout. Answers 4/2- Station Models - Notes HW - Handout. Answers 4/3- Station Model Lab HW- Handout 4/4- Mapping Weather Patterns Lab HW- castlelearning QUIZ monday!! Fronts and Station Models Lab Relative Humidity and DewPt Lab Pressure Systems across the USA Lab Station Models Lab Mapping Weather Patterns Forces of Nature Webquest - CLICK Hurricanes - SlideshowPDF Hurricane and Tornado Notes - CLICK Tornadoes - Slideshow PDF- CLICK Mapping Weather Patterns Lab-Click Hurricane Tracking Lab-Click Tracking Hurricane Katrina Lab-Click Weather Intro - Notes Twister-Movie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
Handouts and Review Sheets
Test Corrections Form -------------------------------------------- September: Line Graphs Practice Rate of Change Handout Density of Matter Graphing Density/Practice Problems Review Questions Measuring the Earth Earth's Spheres-Bordi Latitude Longitude Introduction Longitude/TimeZonesPractice Lat Long Time HW Test Review Powerpoint Test Review Questions Unit Test Review NOTES October: Intro isolines and gradient Gradient and Field Maps Gradient Qs Intro to topo Maps HW-Gradient and Controur Lines DoNow Cottonwood Creek Land Features and Profiles Constructing Topographic Profiles Topographic Maps -DepressionProfiles Lat Longitude PPT Review Unit Review PPT Jeopardy Review Game PPT Rocks & Minerals: Minerals PropertiesofCommonMinerals PropertiesofCommonRockFormMineralsLab Mineral Identification Lab MINERAL PROJECT Rock Cycle Handout Rock Formation Question Sheet Rock Cycle Review Website Click HERE Igneous Rock ESRT Lab Igneous Formation Handout Igneous Review Igneous Identification Lab Igneous Rock Pictures Video- A Day Made of Glass-Corning ----------------------------------------------------- Sedimentary Rock ESRT Lab Sedimentary Rocks Handout & mc Qs Sedimentary Rock Identification Lab Sed-Ig Review Metamorphic Rock Worksheet Metamorphic Rock Lab Test Practice Questions Review Sheet Short Answer Questions Concept Mapping Rocks Lab Cookie Rock Lab -------------------------------------- November/December:Weathering & Erosion: Weathering 10Q Weathering & Soils Q Short Answer Q Weathering and Climate Erosion-Deposition Q Examples of Erosion Agents of Erosion Handout Erosion-Water Q NYS Glaciers Article and Qs Glacier Features and Qs Glaciers Long Island Glaciers Qs Erosion REVIEW ppt Deposition REVIEW ppt Ocean/Wave Action Qs Landscapes Qs Rubber Duckies Lost at Sea Article Landscapes and Dranage Patterns Landscapes Graphing Surface Processes Drainage Patterns ---------------------------------------------------------- Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics Earth's Interior Qs Plate Tectonics and Seafloor SpreadingQs SandwichPlateDoNow Qs HWPlateBoundaries Qs JuandeFuca and HotSpots Qs Tectonic Plates Chart Qs Group MC Qs Jan. 14-18 PROJECTS !!! PROJECT P & S wave Cars Graph - handout P & S Wave Problems - handout ---------------------------------- Sequence of Events Handouts- 1, 2, 3 Rock Correlation - 1, 2 Index Fossils - 1 Radioactive Decay - 1 Radioactive Decay and Review Sheet - 1 Short Answer Questions - 1 TestRev Powerpoint w/answr - Here Midterm Review Guide Midterm Review Short Answer Midterm Review Packet MC Midterm Review Packet Short Answer PROJECT --------------------------- Water Cycle Handout Groundwater Handout Porosity,Permeability,Capillarity Water Cycle Qs ---------------------- Handout 1 Energy Transfer Handout 2 EM Spectrum Handout Energy Review 20 Qs (Finish for HW) Heating Curve of Water and Review Questions Station Model Intro Station Model MC Questions Station Model Practice 1 Station Model Practice 2 Test Review Questions NY Tornado Questions ------------------------------ Dew Point Temperature RH and Dew Point Questions Weather Practice Questions Planetary Wind & Moisture Belts Maps Wind Belts and Clouds M.C. Qs Additional Questions for Practice-Here Air Masses and Fronts Worksheet Air Mass Questions Fronts Short Answer Worksheet ------------------------------------------Kepler/ Eccentricity Handout Facts to Memorize - FACTSHEET ESRT Final Review Short Answer Practice 10 Things to Remember 13 Must Know Facts ------------------------------------------------ Moon Phases Diagram-Handout Moon Phases Handout Sun/Stars Handout Seasons Handout Sun Path Practice 1 Sun Path Practice 2 Sun Path Practice 3 Astro MC Questions |
Answer Keys
Kepler/ Eccentricity Key ESRT Final Review Key ------------------------------------------- Moon Phases Diagram - Key Moon Phases Handout Key Sun/Stars Key Seasons Handout Answers Sun Path Practice 1 Answers Sun Path Practice 2 Answers Sun Path Practice 3 Answers Astro MC Answers Water Cycle Answers Groundwater Answers Porosity, Permeability, Capillarity Key Water Cycle Key Video-Water Cycle Station Model MC Answers Station Model Practice 1 Answers Station Model Practice 2 Answers Test Review Answers NY Tornado Answers Dew Point Temp Key RH and DewPoint Key Wind Belts and Clouds M.C. Key Relationships Key Air Masses and Fronts Key Air Mass Questions Key Fronts Short Answer KEY ----------------------------------------------------- Sequence of Events - Key Index Fossils-Key Rock Correlation-Key RockCorrelationRadioactiveDecay- Key Radioactive Decay and Review Sheet ShortAnswerQuestions - Key Midterm Review Packet MC - Key last page Short Answer Key- Go to last 2 pages Slideshow Review for Midterm Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics Earth's Interior Key Plate Tectonics and Seafloor SpreadingKey SandwichPlateDoNow Key HWPlateBoundaries Key JuandeFuca and HotSpots Key Tectonic Plates Chart Key Group MC Key Jan. 14-18 P & S wave Practice Graph - Key P & S Wave Problems 1&2-key P & S Wave Problems 3&4-key ------------------------------------------------------ Weathering & Erosion Weathering & Soils Short Answer Weathering & Climate Erosion-Deposition Key Stream Velocity and Particle Size Key Erosion-Water Key Glaciers Qs-Key S Lat Long Intro Longitude Time Zones Practice LatLongTimeHW October: Intro isolines and gradient key Gradient and Field Maps Gradient Qs multiple choice Intro to topo maps HW-Gradient and Contour lines DoNow Cottonwood Creek Land Features and Profiles Constructing Topographic Profiles Topographic Maps-Depressions River Isolines Rocks & Minerals Minerals PropertiesofCommonMinerals Rock Cycle Answers Rock Formation Answers Igneous Formation Answers Igneous Review Answers Sedimentary Rocks Fill In Answers Sedimenary Rocks MC Answer Sed-Ig Review Answers Metamorphic Rocks Answers Short Answer Answers Test Practice Answers Review Sheet |