Month
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Content
|
Resources
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August
|
Inquiry & Scientific
Method
- Testable & non-testable
questions (seperating colors)
- Classification
- Observation & scientific
drawing
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September
|
Earth's
Beginnings
- Big
Bang
- Geologic
Periods
- Projects:
Earth's timeline, Travel to past
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October
|
Foundations
of Plate Tectonics
- Earth's
Layers
- Wegener's
continental drift theory
- Seafloor
spreading (Harry Hess)
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November
|
Theory
of Plate Tectonics
- Evidence
of theory
- Plate
boundaries & motions (convergent, divergent & transform)
- Convention
currents
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December
|
Earthquakes
- San
Andreas Fault Acitivity: 1989 & 1906 Quakes
- Richter
scale & seismograph machine
- Finding
the epicenter
- Earthquake
waves
|
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January
|
Volcanoes
- Active
and dormant volcanoes
- Types
of volvanoes
- Magma
from eruptions
- Major
eruptions of the past
|
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February
|
Rocks & Erosion
- Rock
cycle
- Sedimentary,
metamorphic & igneous rocks
- Weathering
and erosion (stream tables)
- Chemical
and mechanical weathering
- Minerals & gemstones
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March
|
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-
Biomes
-
Producers,
consumers & decomposers
-
Communities
and populations
-
Food
chain/web (energy pyramid)
-
Adaptations
(lab: birds and beaks)
-
Animal
defense mechanisms (lab: birds & bugs)
-
Symbiosis
(skits)
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April
|
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May
|
-
Designing
a controlled experiment
-
Variables & fair
testing
-
Creating
data tables for the group
-
Data
collection procedures
Botany
|
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June
|
Conclude
Experiment with Plants
- Experiment
groups review their data, draw conclusions and create a presentation.
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