South Henry School Corporation-Tri Jr. Sr. High School, Straughn, IN
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Earth Space Science
Quarter: 1-4
Academic Year: 2013-2014
Essential Questions for this course:
1. What topics are encompassed within Earth Space Science? 2. How was the universe and solar system created and how do they work
system?
Unit/Time Frame
Chapter 1
1.1 What is Earth
Science
1.2 A view of the Earth
1.3 Modeling the
Earth’s surface
1.4 Earth system
science
1.5 What is scientific
inquiry
Standards
Content
Skills
Assessment
Resource
ES 1.1
ES 1.4
ES 1.6
ES 1.10
ES 1.11
ES 1.18
Topics in Earth Science
Interactions of environment
with Earth systems
Scientific method
Types of Data
Theories and Laws
Science and ethics
List the various topics of Earth Space science
Describe the scientific process
Plot and read data tables
Describe how scientific discoveries lead to
new technologies
Explain the importance of the beginning of
the universe and how it
Select suitable lab materials and safety
equipment
Use appropriate technology for data
collection
Measurement
Control vs. Variable Experiment
Vocabulary
Laboratory Analysis
Questions
Worksheets
Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses
Applying Scientific
Method
Vocab Quiz
Bingo card
Textbook
Internet sites
Youtube videos
Globes
Atlases
World maps
Power Points
Chapter 22
ES 1.6
22.1 Early Astronomy
ES 1.7
22.2 Earth-moon-sun systemES 1.8
22.3 Earth’s Moon
ES 1.21
ES 1.22
ES 2.1
ES 2.2
ES 2.3
ES2.4
What is astronomy
Who are the most important
historical figures in early
astronomy?
Differentiate between
heliocentric and geocentric
models
Distinguish between biotic and abiotic factors
in an ecosystem
Describe how nutrients cycle through an
ecosystem
Use food chains, food webs, pyramids of
energy, biomass, and numbers to demonstrate
the flow of energy between trophic levels in
an ecosystem
Classify symbiotic relationships
Explain the importance of the relationships of
Vocabulary
Activity Analysis
Questions
Worksheets
Discussion
Quizzes
Tests
Poster
Directed readings
Vocab Foldable
Computer lab
Text Book
DVD: The
Plague
IPAD-World
population
Prospects
Worksheets
Discussion
Quizzes
Tests
Poster
Survival activity
Design a food web
Trophic activity
Directed Reading
Niche Posters
Vocab Foldable
Bingo card
and numbers to demonstrate the
flow of energy between trophic
levels in an ecosystem
Classify symbiotic relationships
Explain the importance of the
relationships of living things
with each other and their
environments
Distinguish among individuals,
populations, and communities
Recycling of materials
Chapter 23
23.1 The Solar System
23.2 The Terrestrial
Planets
23.3 The Outer Planets
1.1 23.4 Minor
Members of the
Solar System
ES 1.6
ES 1.7
ES 1.8
Terrestrial Planets vs Jovian
Planets
How the solar system formed
Distinguishing characteristics
of the terrestrial and jovian
planets
Location of asteroids, comets,
meteors
Compositions of the minor
members of the solar system
Interactions of environment
with Earth systems
Scientific method
Types of Data
living things with each other and their
environments
Distinguish among individuals, populations,
and communities
Recycling of materials
List the various topics of Earth Space
science
Describe the scientific process
Plot and read data tables
Describe how scientific discoveries
lead to new technologies
Explain the importance of the
beginning of the universe and how it
Select suitable lab materials and safety
equipment
Use appropriate technology for data
collection
Measurement
Control vs. Variable Experiment
Bingo card
Vocabulary
Laboratory
Analysis
Questions
Worksheets
Quizzes
Tests
Oral
responses
Applying
Scientific
Method
Vocab
Quiz
Textbook
Internet sites
Youtube videos
Globes
Atlases
World maps
Power Points
Theories and Laws
Science and ethics
Chapter 24
24.1 Study of Light
24.2 Tools for studying
Light
24.3 The Sun
Chapter 25
25.1 Properties of the
Stars
25.2 Stellar Evolution
25.3 The Universe
Space Program Unit
1.2
1.3
1.7
1.8
1.10
1.17
ES 1.6
ES 1.7
ES 1.8
Discuss the theory of wave and
particle energy/radiation
Know the electromagnetic
radiation spectrum and order of
radiation based upon frequency
and wavelength
Distinguish between reflective
and refractive telescopes
Know the layers of the sun and
its characteristics
What can be learned by studying star
properties
Reading and analyzing the H-R Diagram
Know the life cycle of a star
Differentiate between stars based upon their
mass
Know the different types of galaxies
Understand the Big bang theory
Understand the expanding universe
ES 1.5
ES 1.6
ES 1.7
ES 1.8
ES 1.10
Bingo card
Read and use the EM spectrum
Memorize the order the EM spectrum
and visible light
Building simple telescopes for lenses
Draw and label the EM spectrum,
telescopes, and sun
Vocabulary Textbook
Activity Analysis
Internet sites
Questions
Youtube videos
Worksheets (labeling)
Power Points
Activity/lab Lab manual
Discussion
Quizzes
Tests
Plot and read data tables
Vocabulary
Textbook
Describe how scientific
Questions
Internet sites
discoveries lead to new
Worksheets
Youtube videos
technologies
Quizzes
Celestial Sphere
Explain the importance of the
Tests
World maps
beginning of the universe and
Oral responses
Power Points
how it
Applying Scientific
Star finders
Analyzing data tables
Method
Textbook
Measurement
Vocab Quiz
Comparison of measurements
Jeopardy Review Game
and distance
Draw an H-R diagram
The beginning of space
Memorization of space missions
Vocabulary
PowerPoints
exploration
Building a model of a space craft
DVD’s
DVD collection
Who was involved in the space Explain the benefits of space exploration
Model building
Internet/research
race
Discuss the failures of the space programs
Design a
NASA and the various missions
PowerPoint
Test and quizzes
Chapter 2 and 3
Minerals and Rocks
ES 1.10
ES 1.11
ES 1.12
ES 1.13
ES 1.22
ES 1.23
ES 1.26
ES 1.29
Discussion of atoms and basic
chemistry
Characteristics of minerals and
rocks
Moh’s Scale of harness
The production of various rocks
and minerals
The Rock Cycle
Identifying minerals and rocks
Investigating characteristics of Rocks and
minerals
Using Moh’s scale
Rock Cycle game
Chapter 4
Earth’s Resources
ES 1.10
ES 1.11
ES 1.18
ES 1.21
ES 1.22
ES 1.25
ES 1.27
ES 1.10
ES 1.11
ES 1.17
ES 1.18
ES 1.22
ES 1.23
ES1.24
ES 1.25
ES 1.10
ES 1.11
ES 1.12
ES 1.17
ES 1.18
ES 1.23
ES 1.24
ES 1.28
ES 1.10
ES 1.11
ES 1.14
ES 1.15
ES 1.16
ES 1.21
Renewable vs Nonrenewable
resources
Processes used to obtain energy
Alternative energy sources
Research energy source
Design a PowerPoint or brochure
Present resource PowerPoint to class
Chapter 8, 9, 10
The Earth and its Movements
Chapters 12-13
Geological History
Geological Time Scale
Chapters 18-20
The Atmosphere and
Meteorology
Hands-on test of
minerals and rocks
Written test
Fill-in/identify table
of minerals and
rocks
Lab using
rocks/identify
various
characteristics
PowerPoint or
brochure
presentation
PowerPoints
Mineral and
Rock Samples
Internet research
and rock
identification
tables
Textbook
PowerPoint
notes
Internet
Textbook
Resources
worksheet
Earthquakes
Plate tectonics
Volcanoes
Causes of Earth movements
Building a volcano
Plate Tectonics Puzzle
Using various scales to identify Earthquakes
and their damage
Worksheets
Vocab quiz
Written tests
Building a volcano
Textbooks
Internet
PowerPoint
DVD
Earth’s geological history
The geological time scale
The various periods of times
and mass extinctions
Dating ancient objects
Design a representation of the geological time
scale
Using the half-life
Puzzle of Pangaea
Tree rings
Lab activity
Worksheet
Vocab Quiz
Written tests
Textbooks
PowerPoints
Internet
Lab worksheets
The atmosphere
Layers of atmosphere
Clouds
Meteorology
Weather events
Identify the layers of the atmosphere
Identify cloud types
Predict weather patterns based upon
meteorology maps
List the most damaging tornadoes and
hurricanes in history
Worksheets
Labeling clouds
Weather maps
Vocab Quiz
Written test
Textbook
PowerPoints
Weather maps
Lab worksheets