Topic 1.0: Earth's surface undergoes gradual and sudden changes
- Earth models
- Earthquakes
- Volcanoes
- Tools and techniques for studying Earth
- The effects of water, wind and ice
- Glaciers
Topic 2.0: The rock cycle and how rocks form and chance over time
Key Concepts
- Rocks and Minerals
- Classes of Rocks: Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic
- Geology Tools and Techniques
- The Rock Cycle
- Describing and interpreting local rock formations
Topic 3.0:Landforms provide evidence of changeKey Concepts
-Continental Drift
-Plate Tectonics
-Mountain Building
Topic 4.0: The fossil record provides evidence of Earth's change over time
Key Concepts:- Tracing evidence of geologic change using fossils
- Methods used to interpret fossils
- Geologic Time
- Understanding Fossil Evidence_________________________________________________________________________________
Great Sites
Interactive Dynamic Earth
Science Textbook Notes
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Notes
TOPIC 1
1.1
1.2
1.3
TOPIC 2
2.1
Section 2.2 - Assignment/Notes (April 26th) Complete the worksheet
2.2 and 2.3
TOPIC 3
3.1
3.2
Section 3.1 and 3.2 Assignment/Notes (Handed out May 11th, Due May 14th) worksheet
3.3
TOPIC 4
4.1
4.2
4.3
WORD NOTES FOR THE ENTIRE UNIT ARE NOW HERE
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Assignments
Homework Check Tuesday April 19th - here is the worksheet
Website for May 4th is here and the worksheet is here
May 5th 2.3 The Rock Cycle- Due on Monday May 10th
Section 3.0 Assignment - Due May 19th
