Resources

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:

Class Rubric:

Benchmarks:

FIRST QUARTER:

THE NATURE OF SCIENCE: (wks 1-2)

Know Your Learning Objectives: Read the Big Ideas #1-3 be sure to also review the specific benchmarks associated with these Ideas and the Mastery Requirements. These benchmarks will be evaluated throughout the year as you complete investigations into various topics.

EARTH SYSTEMS (wks 3-4)

Know Your Learning Objectives: Read the Big Ideas # 7 be sure to also review each of the benchmarks associated with this Idea and the Mastery Requirements. This is an introduction to the topic of Earth as a system and benchmarks will be re-enforced and evaluated throughout the year. Focus at this point on middle school benchmark 7.4 and high school benchmark 7.3

Take this practice test Intro to Earth and Space Science (include your name and I will email your practice test results to your school email @wrsmail.net) SCIENCE AND SOCIETY (wk 5) Know Your Learning Objectives: Read the Big Ideas #4 be sure to review the specific benchmarks associated with this Idea and the Mastery Requirements. These benchmarks will be evaluated throughout the year.

SECOND QUARTER:

ASTRONOMY (wks 6-18) Know Your Leaning Objectives: Read the Big Ideas #5 and review each of the specific benchmarks associated with this Idea and the Mastery Requirements. Our study of this Big Idea will be broken into 3 sections (the universe beyond our solar system, the electromagnetic spectrum, and our solar system).

Read the Student Parent Briefing Astronomy

Read the Key Content Summary Astronomy (this document will be continually updated)

Take these practice tests (include your name and I will email your practice test results to your school email @wrsmail.net)

Chapter 22 Early Astronomy, Sun/Earth/Moon
Chapter 23 Our Solar System
Chapter 24-25 The Sun and Beyond our Solar System

Check your workbook:

Participate in citizen science at zooniverse.org

THIRD QUARTER:

PLATE TECTONICS Know Your Leaning Objectives: Read the Big Ideas #6 and review each of the specific benchmarks associated with this Idea and the Mastery Requirements.

Read the Student Parent Briefing Tectonics

Read Earth Science Literacy #2 Earth is 4.6 Billion Years Old

Read the Key Content Summary (this document will be continually updated)

Take these practice tests (include your name and I will email your practice test results to your school email @wrsmail.net)

FCAT Resources

FOURTH QUARTER:


Weather: Know Your Leaning Objectives: Read the Big Ideas #7 and review each of the specific benchmarks associated with this Idea and the Mastery Requirements.

For this unit you will have an additional resource — the Channel 13 Project Weather booklet. We will use this booklet in class and as homework. This is just the basics of weather so we’ll be supplementing it with additional information in class.

Final Exam Review

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