Honors-Notebook

Welcome to Honors Earth/Environmental Science!!

25 Jan 1 Syllabus

Student Info Form

2 Peanut Problems

26 Jan 3 NOTES: Intro to Earth Science - Measurements & graphs (slides 7-25)

4 M&M Lab (due no later than beginning of class 1/29)

5 Metric Mania - moved to 1/29

29 Jan NOTES: Scientific Method Review & Latitude/Longitude (slides 26-49)

6 Latitude & Longitude

30 Jan NOTES: Mapping - Topographic (slides 50-62)

7 Topo Island

31 Jan REVIEW DAY:

Google Slide Review

Simpson's Graphing

Metric Review

Latitude/Longitude practice

Nascar Island

1 Feb Intro to Earth TEST (counts as quiz grade)

8 Astronomy Vocab List (quizlet)

9 Article: Oldest Light in the Universe

2 Feb 10 NOTES: Astronomy - Formation of the Universe (slides 1-16)

11 Big Bang Lab

5 Feb NOTES: Formation of the Solar System (slides 17-26)

12 Apparent Size of the Sun

6 Feb NOTES: Earth's Moon (slides 27-42)

13 GIZMOS: Seasons - access via your WakeID Portal - WCPSS Cornerstone Activity

7 Feb NOTES: The Sun (slides 43-57)

14 Astronomy Project - submit to Canvas by the end of SMART Lunch 2/9

8 Feb work on Astronomy Project

9 Feb 15 Astronomy VOCAB QUIZ

16 Article: The Day the Sun Brought Darkness

12 Feb 17 Sunspot Analysis

REVIEW DAY

- Google Slide Review

- Kahoot Reviews (#1, #2, #3)

- Pamphlet Review

Optional Enrichment on Canvas: COSMOS: A Sky Full of Ghosts

13 Feb Astronomy TEST

18 Dynamic Crust Vocab List (quizlet)

19 Wegener's Puzzling Continents

14 Feb 20 NOTES: Dynamic Crust - Continental Drift (slides 1-18)

21 Continental Drift Stations

15 Feb NOTES: Theory of Plate Tectonics & 3 Types of Boundaries (slides 19-37)

22 Getting to Know Plate Tectonics

16 Feb NOTES: Crustal Deformation (slides 38-53)

23 Edible Tectonics

21 Feb NOTES: Faults & Mt. Bldg (slides 54-65)

24 GIZMOS: Plate Tectonics - access via your WakeID Portal - WCPSS Cornerstone Activity

22 Feb NOTES: Earthquakes & Seismic Waves (slides 66-88)

25 Faulting Lab

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NOTEBOOK CHECK #1 (items 1-25): Friday, 23 Feb

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23 Feb NOTES: Volcanoes (slides 108-133)

26 Volcano Poster Project - due 2/26 @ 7:25AM either to Canvas OR hard copy in class

26 Feb NOTES: Recording Earthquakes & EQ Damage (slides 89-107)

27 Locating the Epicenter AND Comparing Earthquakes

27 Feb 28 Dynamic Crust Vocab Quiz

29 MegaQuake Video Questions (video link on doc)

30 Plate Tectonics Sketches

28 Feb REVIEW DAY

- Plate Tectonics Options Stations Review (my sketches)

- Google Slides Reviews: Plate Tectonics, EQs & Volcanoes

- Earthquake Questions Grid

- Foldables: Plate Boundaries Stress & Faults

- Pamphlet Review: Plate Tectonics EQs & Volcanoes

- Kahoot Reviews (#1, #2)

29 Feb Dynamic Crust TEST

31 Physical Resources Vocab List (quizlet)

32 Rock Cycle Worksheet

1 Mar 33 NOTES: Physical Resources - Minerals (slides 1-16)

34 Properties of Minerals Lab

4 Mar NOTES: Rock Cycle and Igneous Rocks (slides 17-29)

35 Rock Cycle Lab

36 Rock Identification Lab (igneous)

6 Mar NOTES: Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rocks (slides 30-45)

Cont. Rock Identification Lab (sedimentary & metamorphic)

AND Rock Type Questions: Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic (stapled to lab & submitted)

7 Mar NOTES: Formation of Soil (slides 46-64)

37 Temperature & Chemical Weathering of Rock Lab

8 Mar NOTES: Soil Profile & Horizons (slides 65-72)

38 Create a Soil Profile

12 Mar NOTES: Erosion & Conservation of Soil (slides 73-87)

39 What's In Soil Lab (sieve sets)

13 Mar 40 Physical Resources Vocab Quiz

41 Dirt! The Movie

14 Mar REVIEW DAY

- Pamphlet Review (rocks and soils)

- Google Slides Review

- Kahoot Review (rocks and soils)

15 Mar Physical Resources TEST

42 Hydrosphere Vocab List (quizlet)

43 Where Does the Water Flow?

18 Mar 44 NOTES: Hydrosphere - Hydrologic Cycle and Water Budget (slides 1-10)

45 Water Budget Activity

19 Mar NOTES: Rivers (slides 39-55)

46 NC River Basins (booklet) (Neuse River booklet) (map)

with Article: Catawba River is Most Endangered

20 Mar NOTES: Stream Deposition (slides 56-68) and Groundwater (slides 13-21)

47 Who Contaminated the Aquifer

21 Mar 48 GHHS Wetland Activity - Due to Canvas by 7:25AM, 4/2 - NOT PART OF NTBK CHECK

22 Mar NOTES: Groundwater Features (slides 22-38)

49 Porosity & Permeability Lab

1 Apr NOTES: Oceans (slides 69-79)

50 Density Lab

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NOTEBOOK CHECK #2 (items 26-50): Tuesday, 2 April 2024 OR Thursday, 4/4

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2 Apr NOTES: Oceans & Erosion by Wind & Waves (slides 80-96)

NOTEBOOK CHECK DAY (this is a Q3 Grade) CAN ALSO DO ON THURS, 4/4 (full credit)

51 GIZMOS: Tides (WCPSS Cornerstone Activity)

3 Apr NOTES: Coastal Erosion (slides 97 - end)

52 Vocab Quiz (This is the LAST Q3 Grade & all missing hydrosphere work is due)

53 Ocean Currents (use THIS MAP)

4 Apr Review Day

Team Competition Review (answers)

Video: Global Water Crisis

Hydrosphere Sketches

Pamphlet Reviews: Freshwater Oceans

5 Apr Hydrosphere TEST

54 Meteorology Vocab list (quizlet)

55 Article: Tornado Threat Shifts East

8 Apr 56 NOTES: Meteorology - Atmosphere (slides 1-11)

57 Layers of the Atmosphere

9 Apr NOTES: Water in the Atmosphere (slides 23-36)

58 Relative Humidity and Dew Point

11 Apr NOTES: Winds (slides 12-21)

59 Hotter at the Equator than the Poles

12 Apr NOTES: Weather (slides 37-49)

60 GIZMOS: Weather Maps - WCPSS Cornerstone Activity

15 Apr NOTES: Severe Weather (slides 50-65)

61 Tracking Hurricane Sandy

16 Apr 62 Video: Inside the MegaStorm (video link)

63 Severe Weather Infographic - due to Canvas by end of SMART Lunch on Thurs, 4/18

17 Apr Severe Weather Infographic Workday

18 Apr Severe Weather Infographic Workday - due to Canvas by end of SMART Lunch TODAY (4/18)

19 Apr REVIEW DAY

- google slide review

- pamphlet review

22 Apr Meteorology TEST

64 Climate Vocab List (quizlet)

65 Global Warming Analysis

23 Apr 66 When Oceanography Meets Climatology

24 Apr 67 NOTES: Climate (slides 1-9)

68 Location, Location, Location

25 Apr NOTES: Climate Changeses(slides 10-26)

69 Climographs

26 Apr NOTES: Climate Zones (slides 27-36)

70 Biome Brochure (due end of SMART Lunch on Wed, 5/1)

30 Apr Notes: Biomes (slides 37-48)

71 Temperature and Precipitation Biome Activity

cont. working on Biome Brochure

1 May Combined Meteorology & Climate Vocab Quiz

cont. working on Biome Brochure - Final touches on Biome Brochure (due at end of SMART Lunch TODAY)

2 May 72 GIZMOS: GH Effect

3 May 73 Chasing Ice

74 Biome Map

REVIEW DAY

- Google Slide Review

- Pamphlet Review - just the part on climate

6 May Climate TEST

75 Energy Resources Vocab (quizlet)

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NOTEBOOK CHECK #3 (items 51-75): Friday, 10 May 2024

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6 May 76 Article: Put Yucca Mt to Work

77 Article: Exxon Valdez Spill Linger

7 May 78 NOTES: Energy Resources – Mining (slides 1-9)

79 Cookie Mining

8 May NOTES: Coal & Petroleum (11-29)

80 Oil Spill Analysis

9 May NOTES: Natural Gas & Nuclear (slides 30-49)

81 Energy Poster - due at 7:25AM Monday, May 13th

10 May Notebook Check Day (#51 - 75)

Continue Working on Energy Poster - due at 7:25AM Monday, May 13th

13 May

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FINAL NOTEBOOK CHECK #4 (items 76 - the end): TBD - June 2024

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