ASE SC 4 Environmental, Earth and Space Science Activity Slides Dianne B. Barber & William D. Barber Appalachian State University
Integrate Timed Reading Ethanol How is ethanol made? What are the benefits of ethanol? todays-adult
Universe is expanding so Galaxies moving apart Raisin Bread Dough
Activity: Spinning Tops & Earth’s Rotation
Activity: Arrange the cards by size
Planet Size (diameter in km) 1.Sun 1,392,000 2.Jupiter 139,822 3.Saturn (with rings) 116,464 4.Uranus 50,724 5.Neptune 49,244 6.Earth 12,742 7.Venus (without gas) 12,104 8.Mars 6,780 9.Ganymede (Jupiter III) 5, Mercury 4, Moon 3, Pluto 1,151
Activity: Earth and Moon Each Group Demonstrate: 1.Scale of Earth and Moon 2.Scaled Distance between Moon and Earth Earth’s Diameter = 12,742 km Moon’s Diameter = 3,474 km Distance between = 384,400 km
Rock Cycle
Activity: Use the tectonic plate map and the globe ball to identify possible earthquake and volcanic sites in 3 different countries.
The Hydrosphere Water Cycle
Activity: Layers of the Atmosphere
4. Temperature Change 5. Height & Temperature troposopheredecrease stratosphereincrease mesospheredecrease thermosphereincrease tropopause≈ km, ≈ -60° stratopause≈ km, ≈ -2 to 0° mesopause≈ km, ≈ -90°
Climate ACTIVITY For your group’s assigned continent 1.Select 2 climate regions 2.Identify the factors that determine the climate for the 2 climate regions
Sea-Level Activity
Sea-level Activity Directions 1.As a group study the maps, choose several problems to address, discuss, make decisions and record reasoning. 2. Select a group member to present to class ABATEMENT: fix the problem or make it less of a problem ACCOMMODATION: learn to live with the problem and not try to change it PREVENTION: work to prevent the problem from happening.