Earth Science Syllabus Marking Period One
Please note that these dates are not definite and will be affected by the pace of the class. Also, one
day a week will be dedicated to working on The Science Fair.
Date
Topics Covered/Assignments
Homework
Week One (9/8-9/10)
Classroom procedures, Collect
 Get forms signed and
*Half Days
summer work, Textbooks, Science
bring back to school
guidelines, Lab guidelines, Syllabus
 Cover textbooks
Week Two (9/13-9/17)
Power point on Branches of Earth
 Study Notes every night
Science, Scientific Method,
 Variables and Hypothesis
Variables and Hypothesis
worksheet
 Quiz on each topic upon
completion
Week Three (9/20-9/24)
Scientific Models, Scientific Writing
 Study Notes every night
(How to write a lab report), Pre-lab
 Study for Quiz Significant
Black Box , Black Box Lab,
Figures
Measurement and Safety, Significant
 Need to bring in specified
Figures, Accuracy and Precision,
log book (bound
Log Books, Meter stick Lab and
composition book)
worksheet
 Black Box Lab due
Week Four (9/27-10/1)
Formal Lab Report on The Black
 Study for Test
*Half day on 10/1
Box,
 Meter Stick Lab due
Volume Lab, Mass Lab,
 Lab Safety Quiz
Temperature Lab, Review Day for
Test, Test on Branches of Earth
Science, Scientific Method,
Scientific Models, Measurement and
Safety
Week Five (10/4-10/8)
*Go to the library this
weekend to collect sources
for the research paper for
the science fair
Week Six (10/12-10/15)
*Parent-Teacher
Conferences on 10/11 (no
school for students)
Science Fair due dates will be
handed out, Read and take notes on
Inside the Earth pp. 88-94, Answer
questions p. 94 1-4, Read and take
notes on Restless Continents
pp. 95-98, Answer questions on p.
98 1-3
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Work Cited Page for Science Fair
research paper (Need Flash drive
from now on) , Hypothesis and
Variables worksheet, Quiz on
section two, Read and take notes on
The Theory of Plate Tectonics pp.
99-102, Answer questions on p. 102
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Temperature Lab due
Study notes every night
Answer assigned questions
Study for Quiz on section
one
Go to a public library and
collect resources for
Science Fair topic (Bring
them to school next
week. They will be left in
school)
There will be a three day
weekend.
Science Fair books from
the library are due this
week in school on 10/12
Study for a quiz on section
two
Make sure to bring flash
drive everyday
Earth Science Syllabus Marking Period One
Please note that these dates are not definite and will be affected by the pace of the class. Also, one
day a week will be dedicated to working on The Science Fair.
1-4
 Work Cited Page Due
Week Seven (10/18-10/22)
Week Eight (10/25-10/28)
*Faculty In-service on 10/29
no school for students
Week Nine (11/2-11/5)
*School closed for All
Saints Day on 11/1
Week Ten (11/8-11/12)
*November 12th is the end
of the first marking period
Start the Research Paper
Project Numbers will be assigned,
Quiz on section three, Read and take
notes on Deforming the Earth’s
Crust pp. 103-109
Quiz on section four, Continue the
Research (Write the rough copy of
the Research paper in class Paper),
Pre-lab Oh The Pressure, Lab on
“Oh The Pressure”
Continue the Research Paper
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Study notes every night
Study for quiz on section
three
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Study for quiz on section
four
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Lab report due on “Oh the
Pressure”.
Chapter Review in the text,
Generated pretest, Test on Plate
Tectonics, Start to type the Research
Paper
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Study for the test on Plate
Tectonics