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Unit 6: Surface Processes (March)
Posted by Miquel Cohn on 3/9/2020Scanned Chapter Readings:
Chapter 9 Weathering and Erosion:
Lesson Videos:
Chapt 8: Ground Water: Porosity and Permeability (Ground Water Relationships Explained)- 8:30 minutes
Chapter 9: Weathering: Chemical Weathering (4 min) Physical Weathering and Agents of Erosion (7 min)
Water and Wind Erosion (8 minutes) Erosion by Gravity (4 minutes)
Chapter 10: Deposition by wind, water and ice (6 minutes) Glacial Deposition/Characteristics of a Glacial Landscape (8 minutes)
Chapter 13: Landscapes and Drainage Patterns (6 minutes)
Notes for all of Surface Process Unit:
1.) Weathering and Erosion: Weathering and Agents of Erosion Weathering Fill-In Notes Erosion Fill In Notes
2.) Deposition: Deposition Systems (Powerpoint) Deposition Blank Copy of Guided Notes
3.) Cumulative in class review: Surface Processes Visual Review Guide
Labs/Activies:
1.)Rates of Weathering (3/9-3/10)
2.)Types of Weathering Identification Report Sheet Weathering Station Images
Review Guides and Class Packets:
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Comprehensive Review Guide from Mrs. Cohn (outline of all of surface processes concepts)
Regents Prep/Review HW:
Weathering MC 1-16 Student Copy (chapt 9)
Weathering AND erosion HW #1-17 Chapt 9
Erosion Quiz Prep 1-15 (chapt 9)
Erosion Extended Response 18-36
Erosion and Deposition by water wind and ice MC review (chapter 9-10)
Animations used in class:
Settling (deposition) factors Migration of a River Meander Cross bedding of a Sand dune
Formation of Long Island due to Wisconsin Glacial Advance and Retreat Erosion/Deposition due to placement of Groins (longshore drift)
Horizontal Sorting at a River Delta Vertical Sorting/Graded Bedding due to rapid deposition
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Unit 5: Geologic History (The Geologic Timeline, Relative and Absolute Dating Methods) February
Posted by Miquel Cohn on 2/4/2020Scanned Textbook Chapter from Review Book (practice questions inside text sections): Geologic History (entire chapter)
Powerpoint/Smartboard Notes Used for Visuals and Lessons:
Geologic History (brief overview, ESRT pg 3, 8-9), Relative Dating, Correlation, Radiometric Dating Powerpoint (powerpoint)
Chapt 13 Lesson Packet: Lesson Packet (ESRT Guide, Relative and Absolute Dating Application)
Lesson Videos by Topic:
1/29 and 1/30: How the Earth was Made (full block video) Video Questions Handed out in Class
Geologic History using pg 2,3 8-9 of ESRT (1/31-2/5) pg 8 of the geologic timeline (1/31-2/5) Geologic timeline pg. 9 esrt (1/31-2/5)
Relative Dating (Order of Events in Geologic Profiles) 2/7-2/13
Radioactive Decay/Absolute Dating Methods
Radioactive Decay Rates in the reference table (ESRT pg 1)
Labs:
1.)Fossil Identification - You need to physically work with specimens to do this lab (requires in school equipment) (2/6-2/7)
2.)Relative Dating/Rock Sequences (2/18-2/19)
3.)Correlation of Strata/Relative Dating (2/25-2/25)
4.)Radioactive Decay (with skittles!) (2/28-3/2)
Animations: Relative Dating in a Cross Section (1)
Relative Dating/Order of Events in a Rock Sequence (2)
Class worksheets/practice/HW's:
Geologic History Class Lesson packet pg 1-10
Correlation Chapt 13 Reading Q's and MC
Correlation Quiz Prep Q's
Radioisotopes HW (both sides)
Radioactive Decay Questions (worksheet)
Radioactive Decay Visual Charts
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Unit 4: The Dynamic Crust- Earths Structure and Plate Tectonics (Dec 6th-January)
Posted by Katherine McEachin on 12/9/2019NOTES (Attachments and POWERPOINTS):
1.)Earth's Layers Guided Note Copy
2.)Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift Powerpoint
Continental Drift/Seafloor Spreading Guided Notes FILLED IN
3.)Earthquakes Powerpoint Notes
Earthquakes Guided Notes Filled in
Textbook chapter PDF for assigned readings: Chapt 12: The Dynamic Crust Text
Labs:
1.)Scale Model of the Earth (Need a meter stick and 80 cm of register tape to complete)
2.) Seafloor Spreading (1/2-1/7)
3.)Locating and Epicenter by Triangulation- YOU NEED THIS LAB FOR THE LAB EXAM IN JUNE! (1/31-2/3)
Lesson Videos:
Earths Layers:
pg 14 Atmospheric Layers Chart in your ESRT (Lesson 11/29+11/30)
Pg 10 ESRT- Earth's layers and properties (density, pressure, temperature) Lesson 12/10-12/11)
Seismic Wave Speed and Refraction as the travel through the earth
Earthquakes:
Earths Layers/Scale Model of the Earth Lab
Finding the Distance to the Epicenter
Earthquake Triangulation (using compasses for the lab with 3 seismic stations)
Tsunamis 101 National Geographic (What is a Tsunami/How are they generated?)
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Theory:
National Geographic Video: Colliding Continents (50 minutes)
Continental Drift and Types of Plate Boundaries
Animated Life: Alfred Wegners Life Contribution to Continental Drift
Alfred Wegner's Supporting Evidence for Continental Drift
Transform Boundaries and Hot Spots
Class/HW Worksheets for Content Review:
#29-41 chapt 12 regents review, earths layers using pg. 10
Layers of the Earth Fill in Worksheet using pg. 10 of ESRT
Earths Layers Regents Checkpoint questoins (using pg 1, 10, 14 ESRT)
Crustal Movement and Continental Drift Regents Q's
Seafloor Spreading/Divergent Boundaries Regent Q's
Plate Boundaries Graphic Organizers
Earthquakes HW 1 (1-13) regents Q's -travel times, seismograms, distance to epicenter
Animations used in lessons:
Interactive Plate Tectonics Map
Types of Plate Boundaries (Cross Sections)
The Breakup of Pangea/ Continental Drift
Formation of the Atlantic (from Divergent plates)
Seafloor Magnetism (To Prove Seafloor Spreading)
Continental Drift HMY Online Resource Page
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Unit 3: Rocks and Minerals (November)
Posted by Miquel Cohn on 10/29/2019OVERALL UNIT REVIEW GUIDE: Rocks and Minerals Review Guide
Chapter Reading: Rocks and Minerals pg 217-228 (Minerals, Igneous and Sedimentary Rocks) Pgs. 229-241; Metamorphic Rocks and Mineral Resources
NOTES:
1.) Mineral Properties and Identification (PPT) Minerals Guided Notes Copy
2.) Rocks and the Rock Cycle (powerpoint) (ppt) Rocks guided notes
HW/Quiz Prep Sheets:
Minerals Regents Q's HW 1 (#1-15 chapt 11)
Igneous Review and Chemical comp by %
Lesson Videos for Review:
Minerals: What are they and how do we identify them by physical properties (mineral tests)
Minerals in the reference table (pg. 15 ESRT)
Sedimentary Rocks: How they form
How to use pg. 7 of the ESRT for sedimentary rock identifincation
Igneous Rocks (how they form and different textures explained)
The Igneous Rock chart on pg. 6 ESRT -texture, composition, environment of formation
Metamorphic Rocks: Texture and classifiation
Metamorphic Rock Chart/pg. 7 ESRT
Animation Links:
Animation Links for Rocks and Minerals
LABS:
2.) Sedimentary Lab
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Unit 2: Earths Shape and Position (Evidence, Coordinates, Topographic Maps) (Mid September-October)
Posted by Katherine McEachin on 9/16/2019TEXTBOOK CHAPTER: Chapt 2: Mapping the Earth Scanned Text Reading
Notes:
1. The Shape of the Earth Powerpoint Observations to prove Earth's a Sphere (Blank Note sheet to go with powerpoint)
2.Blank Latitude/Longitude, Polaris, Time Zones and NYS lat long note/question packet Completed Note Packet (Answers to class note packet)
Powerpoint used along with note packet
3. Isolines and Gradient Note Packet (Blank-to draw on) Isolines and Contour Maps Powerpoint/visuals to go with guided ntoes
4. Topo Maps Notes (Filled-in)
5. Profile examples done in class lesson: Answers to profile lesson done in class
HW Sheets:
The Shape of the Earth Regents Checkpoint Q's 1-10
Latitude/Longitude Coordinate Practice
Regents Review/Chapter 2 Questions Lat/Long, Polaris and Time Zones
Topographic Maps Skills Packet/Pre-Lab for Topographic Maps
Callister Quadrangle-Chapter 2 Regents Questions MC
Review Videos:
Latitude/Longitude, the NYS map pg. 3 ESRT AND Time Zones Lesson Video (9 min)
How to construct a topographic profile
Latitude and Longitude on the NYS Map (ESRT pg 3)
How to calculate gradient on a topographic map
How to determine the detection of stream/river flow using contour lines
Determining Slope Using Contour Lines
Plotting and Locating Coordinates on NYS (pg 3 ESRT) and Global Maps
Labs:
2.) Silvermine Lake/Topo map 1
3.)Constructing Topographic Profiles
Additional Help: Test yourself by drawing Isolines, then check your answer!
Review Guides and Packets:
Mapping Unit Review Study Guide/Outline
Mapping Test Prep Question Packet
Mapping Test Prep Question Answer Key
Mapping Station Questions with Correct Answers
Mapping review self assessment station activity
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Pre-Unit: Prologue (Measurement, Creating and Understanding Data in Graphical Representation)
Posted by Miquel Cohn on 9/4/2019Notes: Graphing, Rate of Change (for visuals)
Class Guided Notes: Observation, Inference, Graphing and Rate of change class note copies
Worksheets (HW and in Class):
Observation/Inference Class Checkpoint Questions
Using Graphs in Science- Plotting, interpolation,extratpolation (front) and rate of change (back of sheet)
Labs:
Graphing and Analyzing Sea Level Change
Angle of Insolation (Seasonal Lab)
The Solar Cycle-Correlating Data
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Lab Practical and Regents Review Resources
Posted by Miquel Cohn on 6/6/2019Lab Practical Review:
Identifying Rocks Type by Common Characteristics
Carrying out the Physical Mineral Tests
Review Study Guide: Key Concepts/Station Explanations for the Lab Practical Exam
Lab Activities from class review: Rock and Mineral Stations Eccentricity Practice Locating an Epicenter
Lesson Videos if you missed review or need extra help:
1.)Physical Properties of Minerals-Lesson Video
2.) Igneous Sedimentary and Metamoprhic- Lesson Video for ID
3.) Locating an Epicenter-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m087LO9bCX4
4.) Eccentricity/Drawing Ellipses- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHqVD9J0aho
COMPLETE YEAR REVIEW GUIDE FOR EARTH SCIENCE (handed out in October!) Mrs. Cohn's 289 Ways to Pass the Earth Science Regents (organized by Topic!)
EARTH SCIENCE REVIEW WORKSHEETS BY TOPIC (WITH ANSWER KEY!)
Worksheet Review by Topic (all fill in with diagrams)
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Unit 7: Energy and our Atmosphere : Part I: Heat transfer Part II: Meteorology Part III:Climate) April-May
Posted by Miquel Cohn on 4/8/2019Class Notes:
1.) Energy Transfer (stars 4/9) Energy Transfer between the Sun, Earth and our atmosphere (Powerpoint for guided notes) Energy Guided Notes (Blank)
2.) Weather Variables (starts 4/24) (Temp, Pressure, Wind, Dew Point, Humidity, Cloud Cover) Weather Variables Powerpoint Weather Variables Guided Notes (Blank)
3.) Weather Patterns (starts 5/8) Weather Patterns Powerpoint Weather Patterns Guided Notes (Blank)
4.) Tornadoes vs. Hurricanes (If you missed notes from class, these notes were hand written, not guided): SEE LESSON VIDEO BELOW
5.) Patterns of Climate (5/29 and 5/30) : Patterns of Climate Powerpoint Guided Notes (Blank)
6.) The Water Cycle/Ground Water Movement: Powerpoint Notes Blank Guided Notes
Labs:
1.) Differential Absorption via Radiation-Color/Texture/Specific Heat: Class Investigation (4/8-4/11)
2.) Temperature, Pressure, and Wind (Isotherms and Isobars) Lab (4/24- 4/25) Isobars/Isotherms Lab
3.) Dewpoint, Humidity and Cloud Base Altitude (4/29-5/3): Moisture Lab
4.) Synoptic Weather Maps/Frontal Positions (starts on 5/13-5/17): Synoptic Weather Maps (Isobars, Therms, Wind Patterns, Air masses and Fronts)
Classwork/HW Review Sheets:
Dew Point and Relative Humidity Charts
Coriolis Effect and Prevailing Wind Patterns
Permeability, Capillarity, Retention and Porosity Checkpoint Questions
Lesson Videos for Absences or Review:
Energy Transfer (Radiation, Conduction, Convection)
The Greenhouse Effect/Global Warming
Relationships between weather variables (ex: as temperature increases, pressure decreases)
Winds (covers isobars, gradient, direction and deflection on Earth)
Dew Point and Relative Humidity
Understanding the Station Model (Weather stations page 13 ESRT)
Understanding the Monsoons (Shifting of Pressure Belts)
Frontal Systems (Cold, Warm, Occluded Stationary Fronts)
Patterns of Climate (latitude, altitude, orographic effect, coastal vs. continental...)
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General Mid-Year Resources: Midterm Study Guide + Key, ESRT link to print new copy, 289 ways to pass Earth Science (Entire YEAR study guide!)
Posted by Miquel Cohn on 1/17/2019To print out an extra copy of the 2011 Reference Tables: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/reftable/earthscience-rt/esrt2011-engr.pdf
289 ways to pass the Earth Science Regents: A Study Guide for the ENTIRE YEAR!
Mid-term Study Guides: (Please remember that all lesson videos are posted in the unit blogs!)
2020 Study Guide
Mid-Term Review Guide Miss Cohn's Copy (answers filled in)-be prepared to read my hand writing :-)
Mid-Term Topographic Maps Part II Practice
part II topographic maps practice KEY
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