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Students will: 1. Identify global patterns of atmosheric movement, including El Nino, the Gulf Stream, the jet stream, the Coriolis effect, and global winds that influence local weather. SE/TE: 233, 267, 258-269 TR: Resources: Ch. 11: 9, 10 Predicting local weather and weather patterns (Examples: cold and warm fronts, high and low pressure areas) SE/TE: 16, 281, 287, 292-293, 294-295, 296-297, 300-301, 302-303 TR: Resources: Ch. 12: 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16 Describing the function of instruments and technology used to investigate Earth s weather, including barometers, thermometers, wind socks, weather vanes, satellites, radar, weather balloons, and rain gauges SE/TE: 262-263, 264-265. 272-273, 281, 282-283, 290, 291, 400-401 TR: Handbooks: 5, 9; Resources: Ch. 11: 8, 12, 13; Ch. 12: 4; Ch. 16: 14; Visuals: 15, 16 Using lines of latitude and longitude to locate areas of specific weather events SE/TE: 26-27, 40, 302-303, 466-467 TR: Resources: Ch. 1: 8; Ch. 12: 15, 16 2
Interpreting weather data through observations collected over time (Example: calculating annual precipitation and average temperature) SE/TE: 294-295, 300-301, 302-303 TR: Handbooks: 5; Resources: Ch. 12: 10, 14, 15, 16; Visuals: 15, 16 2. Describe factors that cause changes to Earth s surface over time (Examples: earthquakes, volcanoes, weathering, erosion, glacial erosion or scouring, deposition, water flow, tornadoes, huricanes, farming conservation, mining and reclamation, deforestation and reforestation, waste disposal, global climate changes, greenhouse gases). Comparing constructive and destructive natural processes and their effects on land formations (Examples: constructive volcanic and mountainbuilding processes); destructive erosion by wind, water, and ice) SE/TE: 110-111, 112-113, 114-115, 118-119, 120-121, 124-125, 134, 135, 158-159, 160-161, 162-163, 174, 175, 178-179, 180-181, 182-183, 184-185, 186-187, 190-191, 192-193, 194-195, 196-197, 198-199, 200-201, 204, 205, 214-215, 216-217, 222, 236-237, 240-241, 296-297, 358-359, 372-373, 374-375, 376, 377 TR: Resources: Ch. 5: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; Ch. 7: 2, 3; Ch. 8: 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; Ch. 9: 6; Ch. 10: 8, 9; Ch. 12: 11; Ch. 15: 6, 15, 16; Visuals: 4, 5, 7, 8 LM: 49-52 SE/TE: 110-111, 112-113, 114-115, 118-119, 120-121, 124-125, 134, 135, 158-159, 160-161, 162-163, 174, 175, 178-179, 180-181, 182-183, 184-185, 186-187, 190-191, 192-193, 194-195, 196-197, 198-199, 200-201, 204, 205 TR: Resources: Ch. 5: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; Ch. 7: 2, 3; Ch. 8: 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; Visuals: 4, 7 LM: 49-52 Distinguishing rock strata by geologic composition SE/TE: 96-97, 100-101, 106, 107 3
(Examples: predicting relative age of strata by fosssil depth, predicting occurrence of natural events by rock composition in a particular strata) TR: Resources: Ch. 4: 5, 7 3. Describe water and carbon biogeochemical cycles and their effects on Earth. SE/TE: 208-209, 222, 223, 224, 278, 286-287, 288-289, 290-291, 304, 305, 350, 351, 376 TR: Resources: Ch. 9: 2; Ch. 12: 6, 7, 8; Ch. 15: 2 4. Explain the plate tectonic theory (Example: using terminology such as continental drift, seafloor spreading, lava, magma, eruption, epicenter, focus, seismic wave, and subduction zone). SE/TE: 138-139, 140-141, 142-143, 144-145, 146-147, 148-149, 150-151, 152-153, 154, 155 TR: Resources: Ch. 6: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; Visuals: 5 LM: 43-44 Describing types of volcanoes and faults SE/TE: 110-111, 115, 118-119, 120-121, 122-123, 134, 135, 136 TR: Resources: Ch. 5: 2, 6, 7, 8; Visuals: 4 Determining energy release through seismographic data (Example: using data from the Mercalli scale and the Richter scale) SE/TE: 124-125, 126-127, 134, 135 TR: Resources: Ch. 5: 10, 11 LM: 39-42 5. Describe layers of the oceanic hydrosphere, including the pelagic zone, benthic zone, abyssal zone, and intertidal SE/TE: 246-247 TR: Resources: Ch. 10: 12 4
zone. 6. Describe regions of the oceanic lithosphere, including the continental shelf, continental slope and abyssal plane. SE/TE: 242-243, 248, 249 TR: Resources: Ch. 10: 10 7. Describe Earth s biomes (Exampes: forests, aquatic biomes, grasslands, deserts, chaparrals, taigas, tundras). SE/TE: 227, 246-247, 318-319, 320-321, 322, 323 TR: Resources: Ch. 13: 8, 9 Identifying geographic factors that cause diversity in flora and fauna, including elevation, location, and climate SE/TE: 227, 246-247, 318-319, 320-321 TR: Resources: Ch. 13: 8, 9 8. Describe how Earth s rotation, Earth s axial tilt, and distance from the equator cause variations in the heating and cooling of various locations on Earth. SE/TE: 268-269, 292-293, 370, 312-313, 326, 330-331 TR: Resources: Ch. 12: 9; Ch. 13: 5; Ch. 14: 4 9. Identify the moon s phases. SE/TE: 338-339, 340-341, 346, 347 TR: Resources: Ch. 14: 9 Describing lunar and solar eclipses SE/TE: 342-343, 344-345, 346, 347 TR: Resources: Ch. 14: 10, 11 5
Relating effects of the moon s positions on oceanic tides SE/TE: 238-239, 248, 249, 336, 337, 346, 347 TR: Resources: Ch. 10: 8 10. Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies. SE/TE: 408-409, 412-413, 414-415, 416-417, 420-421, 422-423, 426-427, 428-429, 432, 433, 442-443, 446-447, 448-449, 452-453, 454-455, 456-457, 458-459, 460-461, 462, 463 TR: Resources: Ch. 17: 2, 6, 7, 8, 9 10, 12, 13; Ch. 18: 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 LM: 83-86 Identifying the impact of space exploration on innovations in technology (Examples: MRI, microwave, satellite imagery, GPS) SE/TE: 15, 16, 23, 257, 275, 281, 297, 375, 383, 398-399, 400-401, 402-403, 427 TR: Resources: Ch. 16: 12, 13, 14, 15 Mapping seasonal changes in the locations of constellations in the night sky SE/TE: 452-453, 477, 478, 479, 480 TR: Resources: Ch. 18: 12 Describing the life cycle of a star (Example: H-R diagram) SE/TE: 436-437, 444-445 TR: Resources: Ch. 18: 2, 7 11. Describe units used to measure distance in space, SE/TE: 392-393 6
including astronomical units and light years. TR: Resources: Ch. 16: 9, 10 7