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Earth Space Science Syllabus
General Information:
- Course Number: 20013101,2
- Course Path: Section: Basic and Adult Education » Grade Group: Secondary Grades 9-12 » Subject: Science » Sub-Subject: Earth/Space Sciences
- Course Title: Earth/Space Science
- Course Section: Basic and Adult Education
- Abbreviated Title: EARTH/SPA SCI
- Number of Credits: One credit (1)
- Course Length: Year
- Course Type: Core
- Course Level: 2
Instructor: Mr. Mason
Textbook: Holt Earth Science: Holt, Rinehart and Winston 2006
Website: www.MrMason.com
Course Description: This course provides opportunities for the student to develop concepts basic to the earth, including its materials, processes, history, and environment in space. Topics such as the origin of the universe and solar system, life cycle of stars, formation of rocks, land forms, plate tectonics, glaciers, meteorology, and geologic periods are included.
Throughout the course students will be given the opportunity to demonstrate the relevance of our studies to current events and encouraged to develop an appreciation for the complexity, interdependence and fragility of the systems that guide our earth, it's oceans and atmosphere.
Tentative Course Overview:
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Semester 2
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1st Six Weeks
Unit 1 Nature of Science
- Intro to Earth Space Science
- Lab Safety/Equipment
- Branches of Earth Science
- Scientific Practices
- Models
- Measurements/ Graphing /Analysis
- Observations/Inferences
- Theories & Laws
- Environment & Society
Unit 2 Earth’s Structure
- Earth’s Spheres
- Geosphere
- Biosphere
- Atmosphere
- Hydrosphere (Cryosphere)
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- C-N-P Cycles
- H2O Cycle
- Earth Structures
- Earth’s interior
- Magnetosphere
2nd Six Weeks
Unit 3 Composition /Surface Processes of Earth
- Matter
- Atomic Structure
- Elements
- Chemical Bonds
- Periodic Table Trends
- Phases of Matter
- Minerals and Rocks
- The Rock Cycle
- Weathering/Erosion
- Mechanical/Chemical
- Deposition
- Soil Formation
Unit 4 Earth’s Surface
- Theory of Plate Tectonics
- Continental Drift
- Sea Floor Spreading
- Plate Boundaries
- Divergent, Convergent, Transform
- Convection Currents
3rd Six Weeks
- Earthquakes
- Seismic Waves
- Earthquake Measurement
- Tectonic Plate Connection
- Volcanoes
- Types of Volcanoes
- Tectonic Plate Connection
- Florida Geology
- Aquifers
- Karst Topography
- Sinkholes
Unit 5 Earth’s History
- Fossil Records/Evolutionary Evidence
- Dating & Determining Age
- Geologic Time Scale
- Geologic Time
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4th Six Weeks
Unit 6 Oceanography
- Physical Oceanography
- Ocean Formation
- Ocean Features
- Ocean Motions
- Properties of Ocean Waves
Unit 7 Meteorology & Atmospheric Forces
- Atmosphere
- Characteristics of the Atmosphere
- Solar Radiation
- Energy Transfer
- Water in the Atmosphere
- The Water Cycle/Phase Change
- Air masses
- Weather Fronts
- Severe Weather/Florida
5th Six Weeks
Unit 8 Climate
- Climate
- Climate Zones
- Factors that Affect Climate-Oceans
- Climate Change
Unit 9 Astronomy/Space
- Origins of the Universe
- Evidence for the Big Bang Theory
- Formation of the Solar System
- Astronomical Measurement
- Electromagnetic Spectrum
6th Six Weeks
- Sun
- Structure of the sun
- Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion
- Newton’s Laws of Motion
- Law of Universal Gravitation
- Solar Activity
- Stellar Evolution
- Space Exploration
- Space History
- Florida and the Space Program
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Policies:
- Attendance: Attendance is required and expected. The difficulty of mastering course objectives is only compounded by frequent absences. It is the student's responsibility to determine any missed classwork/homework due to an absence and they have 48hrs from the date of the absence to submit any missing assignments.
- Grading: Grades will be assigned based upon the following criterion: Tests - 60%, Class-work/Homework/Labs - 40%
- Grading Scale: 90-100% = A, 80-89% = B, 70-79% = C, 60-69% = D, 59% or below = F
- Classroom Expectations: Be Prepared, Be Cooperative, Communicate, Participate and Be Respectful
- Consequences Include: Student Conference, Lunch Detention, Parental Contact, Guidance Referral, Pre/Post School Detention and Administrative Referral
- The Student Code of Conduct and BCHS school-wide rules will be enforced consistently.
- Lab Behavior: Inappropriate behavior during a lab will result in removal from the lab environment and a substitute assignment will be given.
- Remedial Assistance: Students experiencing difficulty with course objectives and demonstrating the desire to be successful may: receive individual assistance, be given remedial assignments, be paired with successful students or assigned a tutor.
- Extra Credit: Extra credit is available and intended to supplement to classroom experiences not to replace them. Opportunities for extra credit decrease as the end of the term gets closer.
- Cheating: Students determined to have copied another students work will receive a zero for that assignment and any alternative assignment is at the discretion of the instructor.
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