Upper School Science

Earth Science

September---What is Earth Science?  How Do You Design An Experiment?  How Do Scientists Measure?   Types of Maps.  Topographic Maps.  Latitude and Longitude

9/3--9/5 What sciences are included in earth science.  Plant experiment, heat absorption experiment.

9/8--9/12 Experiemnt results dependent and independent variables.  Metrics--units tools.  In class measuring activities.

9/15--9/19 Metric measuring continued, Types of graphs longitude and latitude. 

9/22--9/26  Quiz scientific terms.  Map comparison, town and temperature maps. Introduction to topographic maps.Topographic map models.

9/29--10/3 Topographic map profiles.  Map vocabulary.  Topographic map of the Unquowa School   Introduction to latitude and longitude. 


 

October  Topographic Maps, Minerals, Rocks

10/6--10/8 Unquowa topography continued, scientists involved in road building for a town activity.

10/14--10/17 Present road building maps.  Introduction to Sheffield Island.

10/20--10/24 Topography and geology of Sheffield Island.  Trip to the island 10/22.

10/27--10/31 Minerals (what is a mineral), minerals found in our area.



 

 

 

November--Rocks

11/3--11/7 Mineral Identification

11/10--11/14 Mighty Mineral Cartoon 6a due11/13--6b due 11/12 introduction to rocks, rock cycle

11/17--11/21 Types of rocks--igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

1124--11/25 Journey to the Center of the Earth novel and movie

 

Paragraph.

December--Prehistory, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes

12/1---12/5 Prehistory graphs, Fossil story

12/8--12/12 Pangaea, Plate Tectonics

12/15--12/19 Earthquakes

January Review Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes-- Volcanoes, Academic Fair

1/5--1/9 Pangea puzzle, Ct plate movement, Quiz study guide

1/12--1/15  Quiz 1/20, Earthquake tracking

1/20--1/23 Volcanoes, Ring of fire connection with plate tectonics. 1/23 In school backboard assembly

1/26--1/30 Mt Saint Helens, Mt. Rainer 1/26,1/27 In school model assembly  

 

 

 

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