Essential Question:
​How can we produce good models of the Earth?

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Checkpoint 1
Big Bang and The Solar System

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• Activity 1: Evidence of Big Bang

• Big Bang Timeline
  • Deep Space Notes
  • Practice Questions 
  • ​Video #1
• Activity 2: Solar System
  • Solar System Notes
  • Practice Questions 
  • ​Video #2
• Quizlet
  • ​Unit 1 Checkpoint #1

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Checkpoint 2:
Earth's Surface

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• Activity 1: Latitude and Longitude

• Reading: Latitude and Longitude 1.1
  • Record into Earth Science Notes
  • Answer Review Questions (Reading Latitude and Longitude)
• ESRT questions

 

• Activity 2: Using Latitude: Polaris

• Reading: Polaris 1.2
  • Record into Earth Science Notes
  • Answer Review Questions (Altitude of Polaris)
• Polaris Video
• ESRT Questions

 

• Activity 3: Using Longitude: Time Zones

• Reading: Time Zones 1.3
  • Record into Earth Science Notes
  • Answer Review Questions (Longitude and Time)
• ESRT questions
  
  
  
• Regents Lab #1-Debunking the Bermuda Triangle

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Videos

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Lat & Long

Timezones

Polaris

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Reading

Reading
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Checkpoint 3
Contour Lines and Topographic Maps

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Aim: How can we use contour lines to organize elevation data?
​Aim: How can we use contour lines to analyze a topographic maps?

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• Activity 1: Contour Lines

• Reading: Contour Lines 1.4
  • Record into Earth Science Notes

• Answer Review Questions (Drawing Isolines)

• Drawing Contour Lines Video (follow along Map #1)
• Isoline Drawing Practice

• Activity 2: Contour Lines and Topographic Maps

• Reading: Topographic Maps 1.5
  • Record into Earth Science Notes
  • Answer Review Questions (Contour Interval and Possible Elevations and Hachured Lines)
• Callister Quad Analysis 

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• Activity 3: Profiles and Gradients
• Reading: Analyzing  Maps 1.6
  • Record into Earth Science Notes
  • Answer Review Questions (Gradient and River Flow)
• Profile Video (follow along Profile #1)

 

• Task 4: Regents Lab #2 Nightmare Land

Nightmare Land Map.pdf
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Videos

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Slope

Gradient

Highest Point

Profile

Stream Flow

Drawing Contour Lines

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Project #1
Topographic Map Drawing

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You have purchased an island in the Pacific Ocean.  Your job is to construct a topographic map of this location. This island must have a name.  If you would like, you can make it a themed island, living community, theme park or whatever you choose.  

The map MUST contain a legend (key) and a labeled contour interval, and colored contours.

Your map MUST also include the following (at minimum):

1. Contour lines properly labeled and the proper color (black)
   
2. Contour lines are CLOSED (remember – this is an ISLAND) and range from 0 to at LEAST 300m
   
3. A consistant contour interval
   
4. At least two mountain
   
5. At least one depression
   
6. At least one river
   
7. A body of water (lake)
   
8. A least 3 buildings of any kind, your choice
   
9. A minimum of one major highway
   
10. Add a few secondary roads for transportation
    
11. At least 3 other features
    
12. Key for colors
    

Hint:  Start with a pencil sketch and decide generally where you want to put everything – and remember from our observations of topographic maps, that it works best when the man-made features are built to go with the topography.  Review contour line “rules”.