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 Big Idea: Earth Materials are changed as they cycle through the geosphere and are used as resources, with economic and environmental implications.

Feb 4/5
Introductions
Course Outline
​Get Textbooks
Earth Sci Trivia
​How do we know the earth is round? 

Start MINERAL PPT NOTES
properties, classify, identify (text book p 36-41, 47-57)
Mineral WS

Two great sites on Minerals:
Everything about Minerals: Minerals.net 
For more information about minerals, check out this website. 


Feb 8/9
Mineral Labs: Identifying
Hardness, streak, luster, colour

Feb 10 Online
Read pages 7- 11 and 29-33 to make guide notes on Formation of Earth, Atomic History 
Watch Video: ​How do we know the earth is round? 
HW: Formation of Earth and Atomic Theory WS - due next class


ROCKS
Rock ID website 1
Rock ID Website 2
Rock ID Website 3
Rock ID chart borrowed from another teacher

Feb 11/12
Mineral and Formation of Earth Test
IGNEOUS ROCKS PPT NOTES
HW: Read p63-68, Answer # 3-6 page 68

Feb 15 Family Day 

Feb 16
Igneous Rock Lab


Feb 17 Online
Resources

Minerals and their uses
Minerals in Sports

Mining and your iPhone
Minerals and their general uses and uses in sports
Green uses of minerals
​Currently operating mines in BC
Mining in BC

Igneous Rock Test
SEDIMENTARY ROCK PPT NOTES
HW: 

Feb 22
Sedimentary Rock lab
Catch up day

Feb 24 Online
Review PPT notes on Teams and textbook to complete the worksheet on layers of the Earth and Plate Boundaries

Feb 25 
Igneous Rock Quiz
METAMORPHIC ROCK PPT NOTES

Feb 26 Pro D

March 1
Finish Metamorphic Notes
Rock Cycle

Mar 3 Online 

March 3 Online
Research a Volcano Assignment

Mar 4
Metamorphic Quiz
VOLCANO PPT NOTES , p256
Eruptive material
Types of eruptions
HW: Volcano WS


Mar 8
Finish Volcanoes
Viscosity Lab

March 11
Volcano Test






​
Atmosphere: Heat Transfer,
water cycle, Relative humidity,
HW: Relative Humidity WS

March 10 Online
Layers of Atmosphere, p477

March 11/12
AIR MASSES AND FRONTS PPT NOTES, p543 - 551
Dew Point lab, p
Temperature inversion LAB
HW: 

March 15-26 SPRING BREAK

March 29/30
AIR PRESSURE, p522
WIND PPT NOTES, 527

March 31 Online
Clouds, p506

April 1

Evaporation and Windchill lab, 552

April 2 Good Friday - no school
April 5 Easter Monday - no school

April 6


















Sept 25/26
Practicing Scientific Method: determining what factors affect the speed of a ball rolling down a ramp- due next class
HW: ​Branches of Earth Science and Formation of the Earth: Read pages 3-11 of your text and answer Questions #1-5 on page 6 and  #7-10 on page 11.

Sept 27/30 
Hand in Ball/Ramp lab
Review Atomic Theory NOTES
HW: Read pages 29-33 of your text and answer Questions #1, 2, 5, 6, 7 on page 33.
Quiz on atomic theory, branches of ES and formation of the earth coming Oct 3

Oct 1/2
Minerals PPT NOTES- definition, types, formation
​HW: Read pages 34-36, Answer # 8a, 8c, 9, on page 37
Study for Quiz: Branches of Earth Science (pages 3-5), Formation of the earth (p7-11) , Atomic theory (p29-33 and Notes) 

Oct 3/4
QUIZ: Branches of Earth Science (pages 3-5), Formation of the earth (p7-11) , Atomic theory (p29-33 and Notes) 
Properties of Minerals PPT
HW: Read pages 47-51, Answer # 2b, 3 5, 6  p52 - due Oct 11/15
​
Oct 7/8
Mineral Quiz --> Moved to Oct 9/10
Properties of Minerals PPT
Mineral Streak and Luster Lab
HW: Read pages 47-51, Answer 2b,3,5,6 p52 due Oct 11/15

Oct 9/10
Mineral Quiz (Study notes and pages 38-41), Know 5 characteristics of minerals, how they are classified, how they form, identify groups.
Hand in Streak and Luster lab
Mineral Properties Lab - Hardness

Oct 11/15
Hand in Hardness lab
Identifying Minerals lab using all tests
Review using p60 #1-16, 1-4 p61

Oct 16/17
Finish Labs, Hand in
Review
Mineral Kahoot
HW: Study for Mineral Test (characteristics, families, formation, tests used to identify) 
Review using p60 #1-16, 1-4 p61
Crystal Lab if time
​
Oct 18/ 21
Mineral Unit TEST (characteristics, families, formation, tests used to identify) 
Read ahead on rocks: pages 63-68
​Answer 2b, 3-6 p68 - due Oct 24

Oct 22/23
​Start notes on IGNEOUS ROCK PPT NOTES
HW: Read pages 63-68, Answer # 3-6 page 68
Rock WS
Set up Crystal lab (page 42-43 of text)- due Oct 31/Nov 1
Everything you need to know about rocks

Oct 24/28
Finish Igneous Notes
Identify Igneous Rock Lab
Hand in text questions from p68
Check on crystals

Oct 29/30 
Hand in igneous textbook Qs p68
Sedimentary Rock PPT Notes
Read pages 69-74, ​Answer # 9b, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, p74 
Need more info? click here

Oct 31/Nov 1
Igneous Quiz
Finish up any remaining homework
Read ahead on Metamorphic Rocks p76-78
Answer 19-22 p 79

Nov 4/5
​Identifying Sedimentary Rocks Lab - hand in

Nov 6/7
Updated METAMORPHIC ROCK PPT NOTES
HW: 19-22 p79 due in 2 classes Nov 13/14
Intro to Rock Cycle Comic Strip Assignment
SEE UPDATED COMIC STRIP FOR CLARIFICATION

Nov 8/12
Sedimentary Rock Quiz (Know three types of sedimentary rock, how each are formed, examples of each, characteristics of sedimentary rocks, which respond to acid test, how classified, definitions) 
When finished, work on Metamorphic Textbook questions and  Rock Cycle Comic Strip Assignment
SEE UPDATED COMIC STRIP FOR CLARIFICATION

Nov 13/14
Identify Metamorphic Rocks Lab
Hand in Metamorphic Textbook questions
work on rock cycle assignment
SEE UPDATED COMIC STRIP FOR CLARIFICATION

Nov 15/18
Rock lab p80-81 to be handed in
Rock Review
Virtual Rock Id lab
Rock Study Guide
Awesome website with easy to follow info on rocks
SEE UPDATED COMIC STRIP FOR CLARIFICATION

Nov 19 Block 2
Metamorphic Rock Quiz (know definitions, 2 types of metamorphism and what they cause, foliation, how is foliation different from sedimentary layering? describe and give examples of rocks in each level of metamorphism, how is foliation different than layering)
Work on Rock Cycle Comic Strip. SEE UPDATED COMIC STRIP FOR CLARIFICATION
finish and hand in outstanding HW


Nov 20 - Collab Day: Last day to hand in any late work or write missing tests for term 1. Work on comic strip.
SEE UPDATED COMIC STRIP FOR CLARIFICATION

Nov 21 Block 2
Weathering and Erosion PPT NOTES
HW: Read pages 131-136, Answer #4a,b, 5, 6 page 137

Nov 25 Block 7
Metamorphic Rock Quiz (know definitions, 2 types of metamorphism and what they cause, foliation, how is foliation different from sedimentary layering? describe and give examples of rocks in each level of metamorphism, how is foliation different than layering)
Weathering and Erosion PPT NOTES

Nov 26/27
Weathering Lab p144-145
Weathering Study Guide
HW: Study for Weathering and Erosion Quiz next class
Work on Rock Cycle Comic Strip - due Dec 2/3
​
Nov 28  Block 2
​Resources Guided notes
Finish and Hand in Weathering Lab
Work on Rock Cycle Comic Strip - due next class
Weathering Quiz Study Guide

Dec 3 Block 7 
​Resources Guided notes
Finish and Hand in Weathering Lab
HW: Study for Weathering Quiz
Weathering Quiz Study Guide

Dec 2/9
Weathering and Erosion Quiz
Mining PPT Notes
Intro to Resource Presentation


Dec 4/9
Library Time for  Resource Presentation

Dec 10/11
Library Time for  Resource Presentation

Dec 12/17
Cookie Mining Activity - to be handed in, individually
Here's a video explaining the cookie mining activity
​Resource and Mining Study Guide.

​Dec 16/19
Submit Resource Presentation - email, share, ([email protected]) or hardcopy
Hand in Cookie Mining Assignment
Present: Energy resource project
Resource and Mining Quiz
Finish Presenting Resource Project

Videos:
Fossil Fuels 101 video
Coal 101 video
Whats wrong with coal?
Cleaner coal Ted Ed
Alberta Tar Sands animated sequence
Can renewal energy power the world Ted Ed
Mining the Tar Sands
Bozeman video on Mining

Dec 20:Block 2 Watch: Who killed the Electric Car
Jan 6: Block 7 Finish Presenting

Jan 7/8
Start Mapping mini unit - Go to Mapping tab

Links:
Geology.com 
​How Minerals form video
Identifying Minerals video
Classify Minerals as you would fruit
Bozeman video on Mining
Coal 101 video
Whats wrong with coal?
Cleaner coal Ted Ed
Fossil Fuels 101 video
Alberta Tar Sands animated sequence
Can renewal energy power the world Ted Ed
Mining the Tar Sands






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