Honors Earth Science Summer Assignment I. Video Review and Questions Choose 4 videos from list provided, as directed. Many are available online or at public libraries. Download questions for each video from website listed Watch videos and answer the questions. Print out review forms for each video and review the video. II. Power Point Project Research and Photograph, as directed, the Environmental Features on Long Island Design and Complete the Power Point and print a hard copy of each slide Plan Ahead! Don t wait until the last minute to start! All assignments are due the first day back to school in September. Incomplete assignments will not be accepted.
I: Video Review and Questions Choose 4 video programs. The programs that you choose must be from at least 3 different categories. Before watching the video go to http://moviesheets.com/site/science-movie-sheets.php and print out the questions for the video you choose. Also print out one copy of the My Video Review worksheet for each video watched. Answer the questions on the worksheet as you watch the video. After watching each video write a review of that video on a My Video Review worksheet. Enjoy! Astronomy Geology Meteorology/Climat Miscellaneous e A Traveler s Guide to the Planets Asteroids: Deadly Impacts Amazing Planet- Multiple episodes to choose from Amazing Planet Born of Fire (National Geographic ) A Global Warming (History ABC News : Tsunami-Wave of Destruction Planets Deadliest Earthquakes Black Blizzard (History Descent into the Ice The Big Bang (Discovery Galaxies (Discovery Supernovas (Discovery Channel ) Extreme Stars (Discovery Extreme Planets (Discovery) Black Holes (Discovery Hubble s Amazing Universe Inside the Milky Way Journey to the Edge of the Universe Diamond Deception Eruption of Mt. St. Helens (U.S. Volcano) Rocks and Minerals Volcano Faces of the Earth* Geysers of Yellowstone How the Earth Was Made* In the Path of a Killer Volcano Cyclone! (National Geographic) Everything You Need to Know about: Hurricanes (Discovery ) Extreme Ice Natural Disasters Weather Flood Forces of Nature (Nat Geo) Hurricane Hurricane Katrina: The Storm That Drowned a City The Planets (BBC) Inside Planet Earth Killer Storm (History The Planets- Japan s Killer Quake Killer Hurricane: Atmosphere (BBC) Anatomy of Katrina The Wonders of the Solar System Thin Blue Line (BBC) The Wonders of the Solar System Empire of the Sun (BBC) The Universe (History MANY episodes to choose from Eclipse of the Century Elegant Universe Fabric of the Cosmos Several episodes to choose from Kilauea: Close-up of an Active Volcano Rocks The Mysterious Life of Caves NOVA: Deadliest Eruptions Planet Earth* Raging Planet* Lightning! Magnetic Storm Mega Lightning (National Geographic) Hurricanes Mountain of Ice Nature s Fury (National Geographic) Lost at Sea: Search for Longitude Map Making It Measure Renewable Energy The Secrets of Oil Silver Mines Water Gasoline Destructive Forces Amazing Planet (Nat Geo) Pollution Solutions Rivers and Streams IMAX: Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk Ozone- The Hole Story Mega Disasters Oil Apocalypse (History Poison in the Rockies Phases of Matter Climates Comets and Meteors Earth s Crust Volcanoes Earthquakes
Galileo s Battle for the Heavens Is There Life on Mars Telescope: Hunting the Edge of Space The Sun Outer Space Through the Wormhole Moon Planets Bill Nye Greatest Discoveries: Astronomy Seasons Tsunami- The Wave that Shook the World Tsunami- Killer Wave Volcano: Under the City Volcano: Discovery Channel Walking With Dinosaurs (BBC) Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (BBC) Walking with Prehistoric Beasts: New Dawn (BBC) Volcanoes of the Deep Sea Colliding Continents (National Geographic) Planet Storm (Discovery Raging Planet: Lightning Six Degrees Could Change the World (National Geographic) Storm of the Century (National Geographic) Tornado Understanding Weather (Discovery) What s Up with the Weather? Inside the Megastorm (Sandy) Mystery of the Megaflood My Earth Science Video Review Erosion The Water Cycle Fossils Global Change Waves Oceanography Rivers Rivers and Streams Rocks and Soli Storms Wind The Atmosphere Bill Nye Greatest Discoveries: Earth Sciences Name of video: Reviewer: Date: Rated: Amazing Great Good OK Fair Don t Waste Your Time [ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 3 ] [ 2 ] [ 1 ] [ 0 ] Briefly describe what the video was about: What did you like best about this video? What didn t you like about this video?
What did you learn from this video? Would you recommend this video? Why or why not?
II: Power Point Project Directions: You will create a Power Point Project of Long Island s Environmental Features. Your project will include a minimum of 10 slides. Each slide must include: A Photo o Each photo must be original, do not use internet images! o To ensure photos are original, you must either take pictures where you are seen in the photo or you must place a name tag in the photo. o A caption must be included, describing the location A Definition o Write a paragraph IN YOUR OWN WORDS describing each environmental feature you have found. Within this definition provide at least 2 examples of the environmental feature. The 10 Environmental Features you must research are: 1. Metamorphic Rock 6. Sand Dune 2. Igneous Rock 7. Inlet 3. Sedimentary Rock 8. Glacial Erratics (boulder) 4. Physical Weathering 9. Barrier Island 5. Chemical Weathering 10. Erosion Example Page : Caption: Lake Ronkonkoma viewed from the North side of the lake Definition: A kettle lake is a small depression formed as a result of glacial movement. It is formed when a large piece of ice breaks away from the edge of a retreating glacier, and becomes partially buried under sediment deposited by the glacier. After it melts, this fragment leaves a depression in the landscape. A Kettle Pond or Kettle Lake is formed when water fills up the kettle hole. Most kettles are circular in shape because melting blocks of ice tend to become rounded. Two types of kettles are recognized: a depression formed from a partially buried ice mass by the sliding of unsupported sediment into the space left by the ice, and a depression formed from a completely buried mass by the collapse of overlying sediment. In the United States, kettle holes are common in Wisconsin, Minnesota, New England and New York.
2 Examples: Puslinch Lake, Ontario Canada and Fish Lake in Washington State