Earth Science

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Unit 1: Earth's Materials

Chapter 1: Introduction to Earth Science

Ocean Mapping

Hurricane Motion

Weather Maps

Solar System Explorer

Chapter 2: Minerals

Element Builder

Rock Cycle

Rock Classification

Chapter 3: Rocks

Rock Cycle

Rock Classification

Chapter 4: Earth's Resources

Household Energy Usage

Unit 2: Sculpturing Earth's Surface

Chapter 5: Weathering, Soil, and Mass Movements

Rock Cycle

Porosity

Water Cycle

Chapter 6: Running Water and Groundwater

Porosity

Water Cycle

Unit 3: Forces Within

Chapter 8: Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

Earthquake - Recording Station

Earthquake - Determination of Epicenter

Plate Tectonics

Chapter 9: Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

Chapter 10: Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Plate Tectonics

Rock Cycle

Unit 5: Oceanography

Chapter 14: The Ocean Floor

Ocean Mapping

Chapter 16: The Dynamic Ocean

Coastal Winds and Clouds

Tides

Unit 6: Meterology

Chapter 17: The Atmosphere: Structure and Temperature

Coastal Winds and Clouds

Greenhouse Effect

Heat Transfer by Conduction

Seasons: Why do we have them?

Chapter 18: Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

Coastal Winds and Clouds

Relative Humidity

Water Cycle

Chapter 19: Air Pressure and Wind

Coastal Winds and Clouds

Weather Maps

Chapter 20: Weather Patterns and Severe Storms

Weather Maps

Hurricane Motion

Chapter 21: Climate

Relative Humidity

Greenhouse Effect

Unit 7: Astronomy

Chapter 22: Origin of Modern Astronomy

Moonrise/Moonset and Phases

Moon Phases

Chapter 23: Touring our Solar System

Solar System Explorer

Chapter 24: Studying the Sun

H-R Diagram

Herschel Experiment

Chapter 25: Beyond our Solar System

H-R Diagram

Herschel Experiment

Content correlation last revised: 6/26/2008