Unit 2: Earth's Systems and Resources
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Homework: C8 Checkpoint Questions
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- How do geologic events correlate with plate tectonics?
- Why is the formation of Earth important in the distribution of elements on Earth?
Objectives:
- Students will be able to explain the rock cycle and plate tectonics.
- Students will be able to relate these topics into system thinking.
Homework: C8 Checkpoint Questions
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Homework Day 1: EOC 8
Homework Day 2: TBD
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- How does the composition of soil change over time?
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- Students will be able to explain the properties of soil.
- Students will be able to relate these topics into system thinking through modeling.
- Delineate the fundamentals of soil science, including soil formation and soil properties (permeability, porosity, pH, charge)
- Describe the major soil horizons and understand how they relate to one another.
- State the causes and predict the consequences of soil erosion and soil degradation.
Homework Day 1: EOC 8
Homework Day 2: TBD
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- How are elements and minerals extracted for human use?
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- Students will be able to describe how elements/minerals are extracted from the Earth
- Explain the effects of mining and how reclamation of the land can occur.
Homework: TBD
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Block Island Field Trip
Essential Questions:
- What are glaciers and how have they impacted Block Island?
- How has erosion affected Block Island?
- How do the physical adaptations of the flora change throughout the island? Why does this occur when they are the same species?
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Homework: C9 Checkpoint Questions
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- What are the major human uses of water?
- Why is water ownership a complex issue?
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- Students will be able to identify and describe different type of water resources as well as explain how humans manage this resource.
- Identify factors that will affect the future availability of water.
- Discuss why water ownership is a complex issue
Homework: C9 Checkpoint Questions
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Homework: EOC 9
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Homework: EOC 9
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USGS Water School Website - Includes information about groundwater, surface and water quality.
Math Practice
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