Earth Science

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

Drawing an Ellipse

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
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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 !!
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*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
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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
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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
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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!!!
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Answer Keys
Kepler/ Eccentricity Key
ESRT Final Review Key
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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
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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
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Weathering & Erosion
Weathering & Soils
Short Answer
Weathering & Climate
Erosion-Deposition Key
Stream Velocity and Particle Size Key
Erosion-Water Key
Glaciers Qs-Key
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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