WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH
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WHAT WORDS DO YOU THINK WE WILL NOT COVER
Oceans
Igneous
crystals
MantleCurrents
Composition
BiologyAcid rain
Soil
Thunderstorms
DinosaursPhotosynthesis
Carbon
Cycle
So, What Will Earth
Science Be Like?!?!
SOME TOPICS INCLUDE…
• Minerals• Rocks• Earth’s
Structure• Geologic
Time• Fossils• Volcanoes• Earthquakes
• Soil Profile• Weathering,
Erosion, and Deposition
• Continental Drift
• Plate Tectonics
• Energy Resources
• Ecology
unexco.com
Rocks and minerals
uhh.hawaii.edu
Volcanoes
Earth’s Structure
Wind
Energy
Plate Tectonics
sculpturegallery.com
Fossils and prehistoric life!
palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk
dinoland.dk
In January, we will move on to Oceanography…
tgs-inc.com
Oceanography is the study of the water found on the earth.
Sometimes it is called Hydrology.
Hydro- means “water” And -ology means “the study of.”
SOME TOPICS INCLUDE…
• Water Distribution
• Hydrologic Cycle
• River System
• Pollution• Conservatio
n
• Ocean Topography
• Salinity• Waves• Currents• Tides
wallpapers-box.uv.ro
Ocean waterwaves on the ocean
The ocean floor
geology.ucdavis.edu/
www.bcl.com.au
pasture.ecn.purdue.edu
Currents
River Systems
This is the study of the air and our weather.
SOME TOPICS INCLUDE
AtmosphereWeather
FactorsInstrumentsFrontsClouds
Wind Patterns
Air MassesWeather
MapsSevere
WeatherClimate
mypage.bluewin.ch
Tornadoes newsfromrussia.com
Hurricanes
weatherquestions.com Thunderstorms
We will discover why these things happen.
Astronomy is the study of our solar system and everything found outside it!
Objects in the Solar System(NASA.gov)
Objects outside the Solar System(NASA.gov)
Nebula
Galaxies
Stars
EarthScienceSyllabus
Let’s take a quick look at
each!
It’s now time to brush up on
our Process Skills
WHAT ARE SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS?
The foundation of the scientific method
Six basic skills: 1. Observation2. Inference3. Classification4. Measurement5. Communication6. Prediction
We will be working on
these all year!
SCIENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS
Date: 8/10Section:Title:
Observation & Inference
Page: 2
OBSERVATIONS AND INFERENCES
LOOK AT THE DRAWING.
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE AND WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN?
How does your story change?
Observations and Inferences
How does your story change?
Observations and Inferences
What do you observe?
What do you infer?
Compare what you think now to your earlier written accounts.
Observations and Inferences
Observations and Inferences
Observations are what you noticeInferences are your reactions, thoughts or explanations
Write one observation.
Write one inference
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Write one observation.
Write one inference
2
Write one observation.
Write one inference
3
Write one observation.
Write one inference
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Write one observation.
Write one inference
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Write one observation.
Write one inference
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QUESTION OF THE DAY
How can people have different inferences about the same observations.
WORD SPLASH
DUE FRIDAY
• Use all the words on the sheet • you are going to creatively think
of how to express the WORD• You DO NOT have to put the
definition• You can type it or you can hand
write it • Must fit on the construction paper
I want to see how creative you are!