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McCarthy, Christine
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Mrs. McCarthy’s 8th Grade Earth Science
Course Outline
- Introduction to Observations, Inferences, Density and Changing Environment
- Measuring Earth
-size and shape
- locating positions on earth
C. Astronomy
1. Origin and Age of the Universe
2. Solar System
3. Motions of the Earth, Moon and Sun
- Energy
-Electromagnetic Energy
- Energy Transfer
- Heat energy and change of state
- Insolation and the Seasons
-Solar Radiation\
-Heat Budget
Mid-term Exam: January
- Meteorology
-Temperature, Pressure, Wind, Moisture, Dewpoint
-Airmasses and Fronts
-Storms and Severe Weather
- Climate
- Weathering, Erosion and Deposition
- Minerals and Rocks
- Earth’s Dynamic Crust and Interior
-Crustal Changes
-Earthquakes
-Volcanoes
-Plate Tectonics
- Geologic History
-Relative Dating
-Correlation
-Radioactive Decay
- Landscape Regions
New York State Earth Science Lab Practical: Beginning of June
New York State Earth Science Regents Exam: End of June