Bring in the Clouds lab

Ice Cream lab packet

Begin benchmark 1.4

Note on Fronts and Storms

Learning to Read a Weather Map worksheet

Weather Map worksheet

Hurricanes: A Seasonal Powerhouse worksheet

Cyclone video worksheet

Solar Motion Demonstator lab

Notes on the Seasons

Modeling the Reason for the Seasons lab

Begin Standard 3

Notes on Ancient Astronomy

Modern Astronomy notes

Famous Faces/Ancient and Modern Astronomers Quiz

Benchmark 3.2

NASA Exercise

Notes on the Moon

Moon Dial 1

Moon Dial 2

Moon Dial questions

Moon cartoons

Measuring Angular Size lab

Notes on eclipses

Lunar and Solar Eclipses worksheet

Models of Eclipses activity

Notes on tides

Tides worksheets

Guide for the assessment of benchmark 3.2

Benchmark 3.1

Bill Nye Video worksheet

The Solar System PowerPoint

Drawing Elliptical Orbits activity

Magnifiers, Cameras, Telescopes and Projectors activity

Benchmark 3.3

Stars PowerPoint

HR Diagram

Using a Flame Test to Identify Substances

Comparing Chemical Composition and the Spectrum

The Spectra of Seven Elements

Beyond the Stars PowerPoint

How Old are the Jewels?

Red or Blue Shift

Hubble’s Law

Expansion of the Universe Model

Standard 2

Benchmark 2.1

Earth’s Interior PowerPoint

Bill Nye video worksheet

Earth’s Structure worksheet

Simulating Plasticity activity

Born of Fire video worksheet

Movement of the Earth’s Crust PowerPoint

Faults worksheet

Earthquakes PowerPoint

S and P waves handout

Earthquake Characteristics worksheet

Investigating the Speed of Earthquake Waves activity

Earthquake Search activity

How Does the Intensity of an Earthquake Change with Distance activity

Bill Nye video “Earthquakes”

Bill Nye worksheet for Earthquakes

Bill Nye video “Volcanoes”

Bill Nye worksheet for Volcanoes

Volcanoes PowerPoint

Locating Patterns of Earthquake and Volcano Distribution

Plate Tectonics PowerPoint

Movement of the Crustal Plates

Traveling Cities

Determining How Fast Some Crustal Plates Move

Erosion and Deposition PowerPoint

Erosion worksheet

Fine Particle Sediment Deposition in a Shallow Ocean

The Effect of Slope and Volume on Stream Velocity

Bill Nye “Erosion”

Bill Nye “Erosion” video worksheet

Beach Renourishment worksheet

Benchmark 2.2

Weathering and Soil Formation PowerPoint

Weathering worksheet

Weathering and Soil worksheet

Soil worksheet

Types of Soil Activity worksheet

Analyzing Soil worksheet

Bill Nye Rocks and Soil video worksheet

Bill Nye video Rocks and Soil

Benchmark 2.3

Minerals PowerPoint

Minerals worksheet: Minerals 1

Minerals worksheet: Mineral Hardness

Minerals worksheet: Sorting it Out

Minerals worksheet: Minerals 2

Minerals worksheet: Golden Days

Minerals worksheet: Gold!

Rocks PowerPoint

Rock Cycle worksheet 1

Wednesday’s video

Rock Cycle worksheet 2

Classifying Sedimentary Rocks

Classifying Igneous Rocks

Classifying Metamorphic Rocks

Benchmark 2.4

Bill Nye video “Fossils”

Bill Nye “fossils” video worksheet

“How are Dinosaur Fossils Formed?” video

“Index Fossils” video

What is a Fossil worksheet packet

“Laws of Relative Rock Dating” video

“Relative Dating” worksheet packet

“Radiometric or Absolute Rock Dating” video

“Absolute Dating” worksheet packet