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| August | | Capitalization | Unit 1 Scientfic Method, Metric Measurement, Lab Safety | |
| | | Punctuation | Unit 2 Astronomy : Universe and Solar System Concepts: Scientific Theories Voc. geocentric, heliocentric, big bang, terrestrial, inner planets, model, nebula, universal gravitation Concept: Our place in the Universe Voc. galaxy, spiral, elliptical, irregular, milky way, light year, revolution, rotation, gravitational attraction Concept: Gravity Voc. meteors, mass, meteorites, weight, meteoroid, force, gravity, asteroids, stars, asteroid belt Concept: Inner Planets Voc. solar system, inner planets, terrestrial planets | |
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| September | You may study lessons 2-1,2-2,2-4,2-5,2-6,2-7,2-8 | | Unit 3 Astronomy: Earth, Moon, and Sun Concepts: Earth Voc. summer solstice, winter solstice, autumnal equinox, vernal equinox Concept: Moon Voc. waxing, waning, gibbous, crescent Concept: Sun Voc. lunar eclipse, solar eclipse, total eclipse, partial eclipse | |
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| October | | | Unit 4 Hydrology: Water in Earth's Processes Concepts: Watery Planet Voc. salt water, fresh water, glacier, ground water, Concept: Water Cycle Voc. solar energy, radiation, water cycle, water vapor, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff Concept: Oceans Voc. sodium chloride, oceanographer, continental shelf, continental slope, submarine canyon, abyssal plain, seamount, trench, midocean ridge, guyot, rift valley, Concept: Ocean Movement Voc. crest, trough, wavelength, wave height, current, surface current, prevailing winds, tides, rip tide, rip current | |
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| January | | | Unit 4: Meteorology: Climate & Weather Concepts: Weather Patterns, Voc. climate, weather, air mass, global warming, greenhouse effect, El Nino, air pressure, warm, cold, stationary, occluded fronts, humidity, dew point, sea breeze, land breeze, density Concept: Land Weather Events Voc. tornadoes, thunderstorms, blizzards Concept: Water Weather Events Voc. hurricanes, cyclones, typhoon, tropical depression Concept: Energy Transfer in the Atmosphere, Voc. radiation, conduction, convection, trade winds, doldrums, easterlies, westerlies, coriolis effect, jet stream Unit 5: Geology: Inside the Earth Concept: Earth's Layers Voc. inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, Moho Concept: Lithosphere Voc. lithosphere, litthospheric plates, continental drift, ring of fire, subduction, rifting, transform faults, earthquake, volcano Concept: Effects of physical processes Voc. plate techtonics, midocean ridge, convection, current, magma Concept: Fossils Voc. fossil , fossil evidence | |
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| February | | | Unit 6: Geology: Rocks and Minerals Concept: Processes the form the Earth/Rocks Voc. sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic, mineral formation, rock cycle Concept: Evidence of Change Voc. fossil | |
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| | | | Unit 7: Geology: Weathering & Erosion Concept: Earth's Changing surface Voc. weathering, erosion, deposition, chemical weathering, physical weathering Concept: Physical Processes Voc. frost wedging, exfoliation, thermal expansion, dissolution, hydrolysis, oxidation, lichens Concept: Composition of Soil Voc. soil, organic matter, mature soil, soil profile, horizons, subsoil, fertility Concept: Effect of Human Activity Voc. clear cutting, strip mining, open-pit mining, and drought | |
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