Chapter 1. The World of Earth Science
Section 1. Branches of Earth Science
Ocean Mapping
Hurricane Motion
Weather Maps
Solar System Explorer
Section 2. The Scientific Method in Earth Science
Many Gizmos can be used for this section.
Section 3. Science Models
Greenhouse Effect
Section 4. Measurement and Safety
Triple Beam Balance
Determining Density via Water Displacement
Min/Max Thermometer
Chapter 2. Maps as Models of the Earth
Section 1. You Are Here
Weather Maps
Section 2. Mapping the Earth's Surface
Weather Maps
Section 3. Topographic Maps
Ocean Mapping
Chapter 3. Minerals of the Earth's Crust
Section 1. What Is a Mineral?
Rock Classification
Section 2. Identifying Minerals
Rock Classification
Section 3. The Formation, Mining and Use of Minerals
Rock Cycle
Chapter 4. Rocks: Mineral Mixtures
Section 1. The Rock Cycle
Rock Classification
Rock Cycle
Porosity
Section 2. Igneous Rock
Rock Classification
Rock Cycle
Section 3. Sedimentary Rock
Rock Classification
Rock Cycle
Section 4. Metamorphic Rock
Rock Classification
Rock Cycle
Chapter 5. Energy Resources
Section 1. Natural Resources
Water Cycle
Section 2. Fossil Fuels
Water Pollution
Greenhouse Effect
Chapter 6. The Rock and Fossil Record
Section 2. Relative Dating: Which Came First?
Plate Tectonics
Section 3. Absolute Dating: A Measure of Time
Half-life
Chapter 7. Plate Tectonics
Section 1. Inside the Earth
Plate Tectonics
Section 2. Restless Continents
Plate Tectonics
Section 3. The Theory of Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics
Section 4. Deforming the Earth's Crust
Plate Tectonics
Chapter 8. Earthquakes
Section 1. What Are Earthquakes?
Earthquake - Recording Station
Earthquake - Determination of Epicenter
Section 2. Earthquake Measurement
Earthquake - Recording Station
Earthquake - Determination of Epicenter
Chapter 9. Volcanoes
Section 1. Volcanic Eruptions
Plate Tectonics
Section 3. Causes of Volcanic Eruptions
Rock Cycle
Plate Tectonics
Density Laboratory
Chapter 10. Weathering and Soil Formation
Section 1. Weathering
Water Cycle
Rock Cycle
Section 4. Soil Conservation
Water Pollution
Chapter 11. The Flow of Fresh Water
Section 1. The Active River
Water Cycle
Section 2. Stream and River Deposits
Water Cycle
Section 3. Water Underground
Porosity
Water Cycle
Section 4. Using Water Wisely
Water Pollution
Chapter 12. Agents of Erosion and Deposition
Section 1. Shoreline Erosion and Deposition
Longitudinal Wave
Section 2. Wind Erosion and Deposition
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Porosity
Section 3. Erosion and Deposition by Ice
Water Cycle
Chapter 13. Exploring the Oceans
Section 1. Earth's Oceans
Water Cycle
Solubility and Temperature
Section 2. The Ocean Floor
Ocean Mapping
Section 4. Resources from the Ocean
Tides
Section 5. Ocean Pollution
Water Pollution
Chapter 14. The Movement of Ocean Water
Section 1. Currents
Freezing Point of Salt Water
Section 2. Waves
Translating and Scaling Sine and Cosine Functions - Activity A
Section 4. Tides
Tides
Chapter 15. The Atmosphere
Section 1. Characteristics of the Atmosphere
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Section 2. Atmospheric Heating
Greenhouse Effect
Heat Transfer by Conduction
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Section 3. Global Winds and Local Winds
Weather Maps
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Chapter 16. Understanding Weather
Section 1. Water in the Air
Relative Humidity
Water Cycle
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Section 2. Air Masses and Fronts
Weather Maps
Section 3. Severe Weather
Hurricane Motion
Section 4. Forecasting the Weather
Weather Maps
Min/Max Thermometer
Relative Humidity
Chapter 17. Climate
Section 1. What Is Climate?
Seasons: Why do we have them?
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Section 4. Changes in Climate
Greenhouse Effect
Chapter 18. Studying the Sky
Section 2. Telescopes - Then and Now
Ray Tracing
X-ray Imaging
Ultrasound: How Does it Work?
Section 3. Mapping the Stars
H-R Diagram
Herschel Experiment
Chapter 19.Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
Section 1. Stars
H-R Diagram
Herschel Experiment
Section 2. The Life Cycle of Stars
H-R Diagram
Chapter 20. Formation of the Solar System
Section 1. A Solar System Is Born
Rotation/Revolution of Venus and Earth
Moon Phases
Gravitational Force
Section 2. The Sun: Our Very Own Star
Solar System Explorer
Intro to Plasma
Section 4. Planetary Motion
Solar System Explorer
Orbital Motion --- Kepler's Laws
Chapter 21. A Family of Planets
Section 1. The Nine Planets
Rotation/Revolution of Venus and Earth
Solar System Explorer
Section 2. The Inner Planets
Rotation/Revolution of Venus and Earth
Solar System Explorer
Section 3. The Outer Planets
Solar System Explorer
Section 4. Moons
Solar System Explorer
Moon Phases
Moonrise/Moonset and Phases
Section 5. Small Bodies in the Solar System
Orbit Simulator
Chapter 22. Exploring Space
Section 2. Artificial Satellites
Solar System Explorer
Rotation/Revolution of Near-Earth Planets
Section 3. Space Probes
Solar System Explorer
Rotation/Revolution of Near-Earth Planets