What is Earth Science? Jot down what you think Earth Science is.
Earth Science: is four sciences rolled into one!
The first is: GEOLOGY which studies the Earth's interior and surface
The second is: ASTRONOMY which studies the universe, stars, planets, and moons
The third is: METEOROLOGY which studies the Earth's atmosphere: weather and storms
The fourth is: OCEANOGRAPHY which studies the Earth's oceans.
What is an Earth Science Event?
An EVENT is: An Occurrence on Earth that causes a change
List an EVENT for each Branch of Earth Science on your worksheet.
Here are some EVENTS for OCEANOGRAPHY:
Here are some EVENTS for METEOROLOGY:
Here are some EVENTS for ASTRONOMY:
Here are some EVENTS for GEOLOGY:
An Activity is: Something a scientists does to study a branch of earth science. &id=555FD0E12764EFBBEE2D53A135CE788AF242E249
What is an ACTIVITY of an OCEANOGRAPHER? What does an oceanographer do? List an example on your worksheet.
What is an ACTIVITY of an ASTRONOMER? What do astronomers do? List an example on your worksheet. *Heath Earth Science
What is an ACTIVITY of a GEOLOGIST? What do geologists do? List an example on your worksheet
What is an ACTIVITY of a METEOROLOGIST? What do meteorologists do? List an example on your worksheet.
An instrument is: A tool that scientists use to study earth science. =CBCC79FBD4D64BC13E8303C4A3ECA227DCA919A3
Instruments in geology Examples of instruments used in geology would be? detail&id=CE616378D44631B2DCED7A239BD6BB3BE9E8907C m/images/search?q =seismograph&vie w=detail&id=3E DB91D50ED BAC
Instruments in meteorology Examples of instruments used in meteorology would be? webster.com/earth/meteorology/meteoro logical-measuring-instruments/measure- wind-strength.php du/~jsch78/
Instruments in oceanography Examples of instruments used in oceanography would be? mepage/2005/aslo2005.html science/01intro/tosamp.htm
Instruments in astronomy Examples of instruments used in astronomy would be? ce/RadioAstronomy.asp csa.gc.ca/eng/educators/resources/astro nomy/module7/content.asp
YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS: Find a current event related to any branch of earth science. Cut out or print the article Summarize the article to the class Explain how it relates to earth science Suggestions of places to look: newspapers, yahoo news, science daily, CNN.com, etc…
THE QUESTIONS FOR EACH ARTICLE ARE: Identify the BRANCH of Earth Science. What ACTIVITY would a scientist have to do for this article to be written? What EVENT is covered by this article?
The objective for this assignment is: 1.Identify the major branches of Earth Science 2. Describe the events that occur in each branch of Earth Science. Be sure you can answer questions about these objectives!
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Daily Review 1.I stayed up Saturday night and watched the meteor shower, what branch of earth science was I involved in? 2.Would the meteor shower be an activity, event or instrument? 3.Name an event for meteorology. 4.Name an activity for astronomy. 5.Name an instrument used in geology.