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Standards |
Description |
Lessons |
|
1 |
Identify global patterns of atmospheric movement, including El Nino,
the Gulf Stream, the jet stream, the Coriolis effect, and global
winds that influence local weather. |
11 |
|
1.1 |
Identify global patterns of atmospheric movements. |
11 |
|
1.2 |
Identify local weather and weather patterns. |
15 |
|
1.3 |
Predict local weather and weather patterns using a weather map. |
5 |
|
1.4 |
Describe the function of instruments and technology used to
investigate Earth's weather. |
7 |
|
1.5 |
Locate areas of specific weather events using lines of latitude and
longitude. |
5 |
|
1.6 |
Interpret weather data through observations collected over time. |
9 |
|
2 |
Describe factors that cause changes to Earth's surface over time. |
7 |
|
2.1 |
Describe the three types of volcanoes. |
7 |
|
2.2 |
Distinguish the three types of rocks based on their type and how
they are formed. |
5 |
|
2.3 |
Predict occurrence of natural events using rock composition. |
5 |
|
2.4 |
Describe earthquakes in relation to formation, location and size. |
7 |
|
2.5 |
Describe the three types of faults associated with earthquakes. |
5 |
|
2.6 |
Interpret the energy release of earthquakes using seismographic data. |
5 |
|
3 |
Describe water and carbon biogeochemical cycles and their effects on
Earth. |
5 |
|
3.1 |
Describe the effects of the water cycle on Earth. |
5 |
|
3.2 |
Describe the effects of the carbon cycle on Earth. |
3 |
|
4 |
Explain the plate tectonic theory. |
5 |
|
5 |
Describe the layers of the oceanic hydrosphere, including the
pelagic zone, benthic zone, abyssal zone and intertidal zone. |
5 |
|
6 |
Describe regions of the oceanic lithosphere, including the
continental shelf, continental slope, and abyssal plain. |
5 |
|
7 |
Describe Earth's biomes. |
7 |
|
7.1 |
Describe the terrestrial biomes. |
9 |
|
7.2 |
Describe the aquatic biomes |
5 |
|
8 |
Describe how Earth's rotation, Earth's axial tilt and distance from
the equator cause variations in the heating and cooling of various
locations on Earth. |
7 |
|
9 |
Identify the moon's phases. |
5 |
|
10 |
Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each
other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems and
galaxies. |
9 |
|
10.1 |
Identify the impact of space exploration on innovation in
technology. |
5 |
|
10.2 |
Describe the life cycle of a star. |
5 |
|
11 |
Describe units used to measure distance in space. |
5 |
