Calendar year: 2009-2010
Course: Earth Science
Date
11/6
Objective
Assess
Mapping
11/10
Diagram and
describe the
Earth’s
Interior
11/12
Explain the
roles of the
mantle and
crust in the
formation of
the major
land features
on the earth.
Practice
solving
density
Chap 8: Maps
Assignment
WU: What do hachures (Hach marks) on a contour
line mean?
Make a list of vocabulary words that will probably be
on the test
Test Chap 8
Blue Book – Chap 7
read pg 206-211
Do EOC 20-23
HW: (Chap 9 – EOC, MC, TF- you know…..
WU: Why is the core so hot? Where are heavier and
lighter elements found?
Notes on Earth’s Interior
Diagram the Earth’s layers
HW: Chap 9 Reading Sheet
WU: Sketch a cross-section of the earth and label the
interior layers including:
Core (inner and outer)
Mantle (asthenosphere and Moho)
Crust or Lithosphere
Density permutations Solve equation for each variable
Practice Density Problems
HW: Density homework sheet
Teacher’s Notes
Copy
Density column
Slinky to demonstrate P and
S waves
Vocab list
Density
La
problems
11/16
11/18
(wed)
Identify types
and effects of
plate
boundries
11/20
Sub
Describe the
effects of
Earthquakes
and
Volcanoes
11/24
Get Stuffed
for
Thanksgiving

Describe the
interaction of
several
liquids and
solids of
different
densities.
12/1
Describe the
effects of
Earthquakes
and
Volcanoes
12/3
Locate the
Counselors in
HW: Chap 11 Reading Sheet
WU: How is density useful to Geologists?
HW quiz- Den wksh
Notes on Plate Techtonics
Activity: Puzzling Pangea
HW: Chap 12 Reading packet
WU: List the 3 types of plate boundries.
Describe the 3 directions of plate movement.
HW Quiz
Movie: The Heat Within
Questions due at end of period
HW: How fast plate moves wksheet- Due next class
WU: How do you find density of objects and liquids?
Answers to worksheets
Discuss/Grade Plate movement homework- turn in
HW quiz-density sheet
Density lab
HW: Density worksheet
WU: Diagram convection currents in Earth’s mantle
HW Quiz
Density Lab due
Notes on Earthquakes and Volcanos- Fill in from book
and internet
HW: Finish EQ and Volc. notes
WU: Describe the 3 types of volcanoes.
Movie: Miracle planet_ The
Living Machine
HW: Chap 12 reading
packet, 1-16 only
10 stations
Graduated cylinder
Karo-blue
Water- red
Oil-green
Plastic bead
Washer
Block of wood
balance
1-
Epicenter of
an Earth
Quake
12/7
12/9
wed
Chose Unit
Project
12/11
Reseach for
Unit Project
12/15
Present Unit
Project
Review for
final
12/17
Questions from notes?
HW Quiz
Worksheet Virtual Earth quake
Locating Epicenter worksheet- finish for HW
HW: Chap 11 Reading sheet
WU: Write the equations for Density, mass and volume
Turn in Epicenter packet
HW quiz
Movie- Earthquake
Movie- volcanos
HW: Finish Chap 11 reading packet
New seating Chart
Assign group roles
Chose Unit project from described assignments
HW: Outline needed infor for Unit project- We will
have one day in the computer lab
WU: What is the equation for density?
Solve: Mass= 5.6g
Density of 25g/ml
Design Earthquake save structures or Volcano project
or Tsunami plan
HW: Finish Project and prep for presentation
Present EQ struc or volcano project
WU: Will Saturn float?
Group evaluations
Review for final
Hand out papers
Check grades
HW: Review for final
12/21
Finals!
Happy
Holidays 
Sem 1 final
Final for Sem 1
You may use
Blue sheet
Calculator
Star Wheel
Scratch paper
When finished:
Blue Book: Read/Take notes pg 30-36,
EOC #1-6