DO NOW Pick up the green standards sheet. Pick up Student Information sheet. Work on filling this out now. Take it home and get your parents to fill in whatever you do not know. Bring it back tomorrow. Get out blue sheet from yesterday. If you did not get one, get one from a teacher.

EARTH SYSTEMS IN THE NEWS PROJECT During the Fall semester you will collect a total of FIVE articles, with one article per unit. You may use your study guides, syllabus, or standards to provide more information about the elements that are included under each standard.

FIVE UNITS Earth’s Formation Plate Tectonics Changing Lithosphere Weathering Erosion

EARTH SYSTEMS IN THE NEWS PROJECT Each article in your collection must: Be related to a specific unit. Be written after January 1, 2015. Be at least 500 words in length. Be from a reliable and credible news source with sufficient evidence to back the story. Not sure what is credible? Ask us! Be submitted online through Google Drive and shared with your teacher with a link to the article. You must have one article per unit.

EARTH SYSTEMS IN THE NEWS PROJECT For each article you will include a written summary with the following information: Title of the Article. author of the Article. Link to the source webpage. The specific Earth Systems standard the article is related to. (GREEN SHEET) A one paragraph written summary on the page adjacent to the page where you secure each article, focus on the Who’s, What’s, Where’s, When’s, Why’s, and How’s of the article.

STANDARDS

EARTH SYSTEMS IN THE NEWS PROJECT For each article you will include a written summary with the following information: A second paragraph reflection on the article – why it is important, what you find most interesting and how it relates to the specific topic you are connecting it to. Two questions that you have about the article that you don’t understand. You will submit one article to Google Docs for each unit no later than TWO days after the unit test. Each article will count as 20% of the project grade for Fall semester.

EARTH SYSTEMS IN THE NEWS Grading: 20 points per Article link and Write up (10 points for content or substance, 10 points for language mechanics – grammar, spelling, etc.) Work that is submitted late will be accepted with a 50% penalty At the end of the semester all points earned on the five articles will be combined for the Fall summative project grade.

EARTH SYSTEMS IN THE NEWS Please Note: Academic dishonesty of ANY type will NOT be tolerated. If you are found to have falsified article dates, sources, etc., or plagiarize your work– you will receive a ZERO for this summative project grade. Additionally, this is an INDIVIDUAL project, no two students should be found to have the same five articles or identical summaries and reflections in their scrapbooks (considered as plagiarism).

EARTH SYSTEMS IN THE NEWS You have: Blue handout describing the project. Green handout listing the standards.

What is Earth System Science?

Video link (6 minutes): Why Earth Science? WHAT IS EARTH SCIENCE? Video link (6 minutes): Why Earth Science?

GEOLOGY Geology: The study of Earth’s solid material and structures The processes that create them Topics include: Rock & Mineral Formation Plate tectonics Weathering & Erosion Landscapes evolution Geologic History Natural Resources

OCEANOGRAPHY Oceanography: The study of the ocean Changes over time Topics include: Chemical Composition Currents & Heat Transport Acidification Geologic processes in ocean basins Interaction with Atmosphere

METEOROLOGY Meteorology: The study of the atmosphere and weather Topics Include: Weather patterns Clouds Extreme Weather Global Wind Belts Fronts Atmosphere circulation

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE The study of the effects people have on their environment Topics include: Interaction of Earth’s systems with Biosphere

CLIMATOLOGY Climatology: The study of long term conditions of the weather at a place Topics include: How climates are created How they shape the environment

ASTRONOMY Astronomy: The study of outer space, and everything in it. Topics include: Stars Planets & worlds Galaxies Interstellar medium

EARTH’S SYSTEMS

GEOSPHERE Solid part of the planet: Lithosphere - the rigid outer shell of the geosphere; includes the crust & upper mantle Asthenosphere - partially molten, upper layer of the mantle – flowing, plastic-like material Interior: Mantle Inner Core Outer Core

HYDROSPHERE Consists of the water on the Earth: Ocean – 97% Glaciers – 2% Seas Lakes Rivers Atmosphere

ATMOSPHERE Blanket of gases that surrounds our planet Thermosphere – protects from ultraviolet (UV) & X-ray wavelengths Mesosphere Stratosphere – protects from UV (ozone) Troposphere – all weather occurs here

BIOSPHERE All organisms on Earth and the environments in which they live.

ACTIVITY: CHOSE ONE Use all 12 Earth Systems Science vocabulary words to create ONE of the following: Make an illustrated word wall poster. Design a poster on the major branches of Earth Science and the different interacting spheres. Include Illustrations. Create a brochure on the branches of Earth Science. Create an illustrated concept map. Create an Earth Systems Science collage that includes images and vocabulary. DUE MONDAY! Words to know: Geology Meteorology Oceanography Climatology Environmental Science Astronomy Geosphere Lithosphere Asthenosphere Hydrosphere Atmosphere Biosphere You may use online resources, the textbook or this presentation on the class website