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Unit 1: Our Physical Earth

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Kimberly HandleHunter College - CUNY; American Museum of Natural HistoryBrooklyn, New York, US,
May 29, 2009
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Unit

Description:

An brief introduction to so of the Earth's dynamic geophysical processes.

Subjects:

  • Science > General
  • Science > Earth Science
  • Science > Geology
  • Science > Physical Sciences

Education Levels:

  • Grade 6
  • Grade 7
  • Grade 8
  • Grade 9
  • Grade 10

Keywords:

plate tectonics geology mantle core crust planets sun weather climate extinction change evolution

Language:

English

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Public - Available to anyone

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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Earth Systems Science Curriculum
Science Collection 6_6_2011
Update Standards?

SCI.8.8.A: Science

describe components of the universe, including stars, nebulae, and galaxies, and use models such as the Herztsprung-Russell diagram for classification;
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This resource was reviewed using the Curriki Review rubric and received an overall Curriki Review System rating of 3, as of 2009-06-25.

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Technical Completeness: 3
Content Accuracy: 3
Appropriate Pedagogy: 3

Reviewer Comments:

This unit is contains a series of hands-on and minds-on activities for learning about the Earth’s atmosphere. Topics include gases in the atmosphere, the electromagnetic spectrum, atmospheric composition, greenhouse gases, ozone, and the carbon cycle and sequestering. Each lesson includes an introduction, suggested timeline, learning objectives, guiding question(s), materials list, clear procedures, and suggestions for concluding activities. The unit exams include a series of short-answer prompts, but no answer key. Additionally, this unit includes a number of worksheets with excellent graphs and charts for student analysis, as well as links to videos on topics such as Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse and ozone. This unit is intended for middle school or early high school students, but could be adapted for use at a variety of grade levels. These activities are well organized and immediately useful in the classroom using simple, readily accessible materials.
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Kathy Bosiak
August 18, 2013

aside from the links, the activities are new and refreshing ideas

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Jill Hurson
July 22, 2012

Links to videos do not work anymore!

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Curriki Review System
September 11, 2009

This unit is part of the larger resource Earth Systems Science Curriculum.

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John Ampov
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Lesson 2: Innies and Outies

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Lesson 3: Planet Scale Worksheet

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Data for the scale size and distance of the planets as per Lesson 4.
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Lesson 4: Eccentricity, Obiquity and Wobble

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In this lesson students explore the Milankovich Cycles and their affects on Earth's climate through thier changes.
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Lesson 5: Earth as an Egg

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Students are introduced to the layers of the Earth, their general composition and plate tectonics.
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Lesson 6: Shifting Sheets

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Student will investigate ideas of plate tectonics and the theory of continental drift with hands-on activities.
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Unit 1: Exam

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Students are given a choice of 7 short essays in which they need to answer three.
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