PowerPoint Activity Slides - Appalachian State University

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ASE SC 4 Environmental,
Earth and Space Science
Activity Slides
Dianne B. Barber & William D. Barber
Appalachian State University
Integrate Timed Reading
Ethanol
How is ethanol made?
What are the benefits of ethanol?
http://www.marshalladulteducation.org/index.php/reading-skills-fortodays-adult
Universe is expanding so Galaxies
moving apart
Raisin
Bread
Dough
Activity:
Spinning
Tops &
Earth’s
Rotation
Activity: Arrange the cards by size
Planet Size (diameter in km)
1. Sun 1,392,000
2. Jupiter 139,822
3. Saturn (with rings) 116,464
4. Uranus 50,724
5. Neptune 49,244
6. Earth 12,742
7. Venus (without gas) 12,104
8. Mars 6,780
9. Ganymede (Jupiter III) 5,262
10. Mercury 4,879
11. Moon 3,474
12. Pluto 1,151
Activity: Earth and Moon
Each Group Demonstrate:
1. Scale of Earth and Moon
2. Scaled Distance between
Moon and Earth
Earth’s Diameter = 12,742 km
Moon’s Diameter = 3,474 km
Distance between = 384,400 km
Rock Cycle
Activity:
Use the tectonic plate map and
the globe ball to identify
possible earthquake and
volcanic sites in 3 different
countries.
The Hydrosphere
Water Cycle
Activity: Layers of the
Atmosphere
4. Temperature
5. Height & Temperature
Change
troposophere
decrease
stratosphere
increase
mesosphere
decrease
thermosphere
increase
tropopause
≈ 12-18 km, ≈ -60°
stratopause
≈ 46-54 km, ≈ -2 to 0°
mesopause
≈ 85-90 km, ≈ -90°
Climate ACTIVITY
For your group’s assigned continent
1. Select 2 climate regions
2. Identify the factors that determine
the climate for the 2 climate regions
Sea-Level Activity
Sea-level Activity Directions
1. As a group study the maps, choose several
problems to address, discuss, make decisions
and record reasoning.
2. Select a group member to present to class
ABATEMENT: fix the problem or make it less of a
problem
ACCOMMODATION: learn to live with the problem
and not try to change it
PREVENTION: work to prevent the problem from
happening.
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