- Hellgate High School
- Integrated Earth and Space Science
Murphy, Patrick - Science
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SYLLABUS FOR EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
HELLGATE HIGH SCHOOL
SEMESTER #1
1ST QUARTER
SCIENCE SKILLS: Skills necessary for laboratory investigations. (Time – 3 weeks)
Topics covered: 1. Measuring – mass, volume and temperature.
2. Graphing – bar, line, pie, and scatter plot.
3. Scientific method.
4. Intro to force, gravity, mass, velocity & density
*Canal and rocket projects
ASTRONOMY: The study of the universe. (Time – 7 weeks)
Topics covered: 1. Atoms and Chemistry
2. The Big Bang
3. Galaxies
4. Time and Distance
5. Stars and the Sun
6. Conservation of mass
7. Electromagnetic spectrum
8. Laws of motion and Gravity
9. The Planets
10. Comets, meteors, and asteroids
11. Space History and Technology
2ND QUARTER
METEOROLOGY: The study of Earth’s atmosphere. (Time - 4 weeks)
Topics covered: 1. Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere.
2. Energy transfer, Conservation of energy
2. The Water Cycle
3. Weather
4. Weather maps / Predicting
5. Climate
OCEANOGRAPHY: The study of the Earth’s oceans. (Time – 2 weeks)
Topics covered: 1. Sea Water
2. Ocean currents
3. The Sea Floor
PLATE TECTONICS: The study of the active crust of the earth. (Time – 4 weeks)
Topics covered: 1. Evidence for Plate Tectonics
2. Plate Boundaries
3. Earthquakes
4. Volcanism
SEMESTER #2
3RD QUARTER
ROCKS AND MINERALS: The study of the composition of the Earth’s crust. (Time – 5 weeks)
Topics covered: 1. Physical, Chemical Properties & States of Matter
2. Identification
3. Formation
4. The Rock Cycle
5. Economic Uses
Topics covered: 1. Physical and Chemical Weathering2. Agents of Erosion; Wind, Water, Glaciers, and Gravity
3. Landforms
4TH QUARTER
PALEONTOLOGY: The study of past life. (Time – 3 weeks)
Topics covered: 1. Geologic Time
2. The Fossil Record
3. Evolution through Time
NATURAL RESOURCES: Earth materials which are of use to people. (Time – 3 weeks)
Topics covered: 1. Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
2. Mineral Resources
3. Energy Resources
4. Pollution Problems
5. Recycling/ Solutions