Welcome to Environmental Science 11/12
Introduction
Group Work
Discussed what group work is and what makes a good group.
We started to make a rubric for all future groupwork activities.
Group Work Rubric
We started to make a rubric for all future groupwork activities.
Group Work Rubric
Why Care?
Watch the following Video and Complete the hand-out that follows
Video - "His Epic Message Will Make You Want to Save the World"
Hand out
Video - "His Epic Message Will Make You Want to Save the World"
Hand out
Getting to know the Earth
- Watch this History of the Earth video (in a nutshell)
- Complete the following hand out using the information in the video . Earth is More than a Rock
1. Introduction to Tectonic Plates
2. Convection Currents
3. Tectonic Plates
4. Complete The following sheet
Tectonic Plates of Earth
5. Simulations
a. Tectonic Plates Simulation (Need Windows to run it)
b. Ancient Earth simulation
6 . One strange Rock Documentary (Disney+ Episode 3 "Shield") - Hand in a reflection about your reading
7. Earth Science Readings and Questions
Page 123, Page 124/125, Page 126, page 127, Page 128, Page 129, Page 130, Page 131, Page 132, Page 133 , Page 134
Complete Questions 9-15
8. Earth’s climate (watch and take notes)
a. Global Circulation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fd03fBRsuU
b. Atmospheric Cells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqM83_og1Fc
c. Jet Streams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDEcAxfSYaI&t=9s
d. Complete the following Summary Sheet
9. Earth's Biomes
a. Readings
b. Complete the following handout using the readings above.
10. Board Game Project hand out