Email contact hours 6 am- 8 pm 

USGS

YVO- Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory

Schedule next week 

February 2nd- February 6th

Monday- C day

Tuesday- A day

Wednesday- A day early release

Thursday- D day

Friday- A day

Journal Blast Off

Periods 1,5,9- Due Wednesday, February 4th

Periods 2,7,8- Due Thursday, February 5th 

Journal Blast Off

Earth Science relates to understanding about not only the Earth (planet), but the solar system as well. Even though you are going to gain and apply knowledge about the Earth and the solar system, there is debate about which to spend more money on for scientific research. Should we continue to fund more money in the scientific exploration research of planet Earth or the solar system?

OR

The exploration of our solar system has changed our world forever. Describe three ways this knowledge and understanding of the solar system has helped you grow from birth until now?

Use class knowledge or your concept term sheet google doc to help!!!

Email contact hours 6 am- 8 pm 

USGS

YVO- Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory

Journal Blast Off

Periods 1,5,9- Due Wednesday, February 4th

Periods 2,7,8- Due Thursday, February 5th 

Journal Blast Off

Earth Science relates to understanding about not only the Earth (planet), but the solar system as well. Even though you are going to gain and apply knowledge about the Earth and the solar system, there is debate about which to spend more money on for scientific research. Should we continue to fund more money in the scientific exploration research of planet Earth or the solar system?

OR

The exploration of our solar system has changed our world forever. Describe three ways this knowledge and understanding of the solar system has helped you grow from birth until now?

Use class knowledge or your concept term sheet google doc to help!!!

Email contact hours 6 am- 8 pm 

USGS

YVO- Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory

Journal EarEndth

Periods 2,7,8- Due Thursday, January 29th

Earth Changes TEST

Periods 2,7,8 on Thursday, January 29th 

Study- Review ALL 4 review guides and review websites below

Journal Blast Off

Periods 1,5,9- Due Wednesday, February 4th

Visual overview of unit - http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/index.html

Quizlet  http://quizlet.com/31616740/earth-science-test-flash-cards/

Journal EarENDth

The following are the essential questions that drove the knowledge, understanding, and application of activities within the Earth Science unit. Respond to each question in your entry.

1-How do scientists support observations that the Earth has three interior layers (crust, mantle, core)?

2-Why do we know that continents once were all connected together in a single land mass called Pangaea? What evidence supports Pangaea?

3-What changes have occurred to Earth over time and how do these changes 

impact today, tomorrow, and the future?

Journal Blast Off

Earth Science relates to understanding about not only the Earth (planet), but the solar system as well. Even though you are going to gain and apply knowledge about the Earth and the solar system, there is debate about which to spend more money on for scientific research. Should we continue to fund more money in the scientific exploration research of planet Earth or the solar system?

OR

The exploration of our solar system has changed our world forever. Describe three ways this knowledge and understanding of the solar system has helped you grow from birth until now?

Use class knowledge or your concept term sheet google doc to help!!!

Email contact hours 6 am- 8 pm 

USGS

YVO- Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory

Journal EarEndth

Periods 1,5,9 - Due Wednesday, January 28th

Periods 2,7,8- Due Thursday, January 29th

Earth Changes TEST

Periods 1,5,9 on Wednesday, January 28th

Periods 2,7,8 on Thursday, January 29th 

Study- Review ALL 4 review guides and review websites below

Visual overview of unit - http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/index.html

Quizlet  http://quizlet.com/31616740/earth-science-test-flash-cards/

Journal EarENDth

The following are the essential questions that drove the knowledge, understanding, and application of activities within the Earth Science unit. Respond to each question in your entry.

1-How do scientists support observations that the Earth has three interior layers (crust, mantle, core)?

2-Why do we know that continents once were all connected together in a single land mass called Pangaea? What evidence supports Pangaea?

3-What changes have occurred to Earth over time and how do these changes impact today, tomorrow, and the future?

Email Contact Hours 6 am- 8 pm

USGS

YVO- Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory

Journal EarEndth

Periods 1,5,9 - Due Wednesday, January 28th

Periods 2,7,8- Due Thursday, January 29th

Earth Changes TEST

Periods 1,5,9 on Wednesday, January 28th

Periods 2,7,8 on Thursday, January 29th 

Official Review Guide  due Tuesday, January 27th 

USE GOOGLE DOC CONCEPT TERM SHEETS TO HELP YOU

Copy and answers below 

Journal EarENDth

The following are the essential questions that drove the knowledge, understanding, and application of activities within the Earth Science unit. Respond to each question in your entry.

1-How do scientists support observations that the Earth has three interior layers (crust, mantle, core)?

2-Why do we know that continents once were all connected together in a single land mass called Pangaea? What evidence supports Pangaea?

3-What changes have occurred to Earth over time and how do these changes impact today, tomorrow, and the future?

Answers for Official Review Guide

1. Continental Crust

2. Oceanic Crust

3. Mantle

4. Outer Core

5. Inner Core

2. Due to the intense heat and pressure.

3. Constructive forces help build up the Earth and the various landforms.  Destructive forces destroy the Earth and the various landforms.

4.  Inner Core Similarities Outer Core

Solid nickel and iron intense heat molten or liquid   nickel and iron

                                                      center region

Lithosphere Similarities      Asthenosphere

upper part of   largest part soft layer floats

mantle of interior on lithosphere 
rigid

5. All continents were once linked together as Pangea but have since drifted apart due to continental drift.

6. Evidence includes- fossils, climate, landforms/mountain ranges

7. Plates are in constant motion from the heating from the Earth’s mantle or core region.

8. Metamorphic, Igneous, Sedimentary

9.   Volcano      Earthquake

   Richter Scale

   Lava           Seismic Waves

   Magma Epicenter

   Composite Focus

   Pumice Magnitude

   Crater  

Ring of Fire- both

Supervolcano

Movie developed by the Discovery Channel

Supervolcano connects to the Earth Changes unit.

Summary- USGS scientists and researchers that work at Yellowstone collect data and use Vergil (prototype of Yellowstone) that predicts a VEI 8 eruption in the near future. The USGS scientists takes steps to inform the public, but the government does not want to cause chaos in the country. Unfortunately, the caldera under Yellowstone erupts causing a VEI 8, and USGS along with the government have to work together to handle this natural disaster today, tomorrow, and in the future.

During and after watching this movie, students will be able to:

1. Determine the cause and effect relationships during a VEI 8 volcanic eruption.

2. Identify the predictions and hypotheses that lead up to a VEI 8 volcanic eruption.

3. Evaluate the government and scientists plans for the evacuation and aftermath from the volcanic eruption.

4. Recount scientific Earth changes concepts such as: lava, magma, seismograph, Richter Scale, caldera, lava flow, pyroclastic flow.

5. Analyze from the scientific predictions and data if a Supervolcano eruption will occur at Yellowstone in the near future.

PowerStandards - 6th grade science

Standard 11 # 2

Plan and construct and test prototypes using technological design

Learning Target- Collect data for analysis

   Predict results of prototype (Vergil - in movie)

   Draw conclusions from qualitative and quantitative observations

Standard 13 #2

Apply and use of appropriate scientific tools and technological devices in inquiry or design investigations

Learning Targets- Identify appropriate scientific tools and technological devices in

     inquiry or design investigations

Standard 12 E #3

Analyze the process of our dynamic Earth and connect to present day environmental conditions

Learning Targets- Infer how plate movements have impacted populations, ecology,

     and Earth’s geological features

     Understand constructive and destructive forces

     Understand the location of frequent earthquakes and volcanoes

     that provide evidence for plate tectonics