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COURSE: EARTH SCIENCE (SC351)
PART ONE - THE EARTH AROUND US

Unit 1 -The Planet Earth

            Lesson 1 - The Solar System
                    1-1-1-1. Solar System Formation
                    1-1-1-2. Overview: including Inner/Outer Planets

Lesson 2 - The Sun

1-1-2-1. A Peek into the Lives of Stars (tour - click on F (Forward) on button at top of pages)
1-1-2-2. Sun

Lesson 3 - The Earth

1-1-3-1. View from Satellite
1-1-3-2. Earth

Lesson 4 - Time on Earth

1-1-4-1. The Earth's Moon
1-1-4-2. Animation of Earth's Rotation around the Sun
1-1-4-3. Why Leaves Change Color

Lesson 5 - Directions on Earth

1-1-5-1. How Does the Earth's Magnetic Field Protect Us from Space Radiation?
1-1-5-2. The Aurora

Games

1-1-A. Solar Concentration
1-1-B. Solar Word Search

Unit 2 - Weather

Lesson 1 - Atmosphere

1-2-1-1. The Earth's Atmosphere
1-2-1-2. The Goldilocks Theory

Lesson 2 - The Sun and the Weather

1-2-2-1. The Water Cycle

1-2-2-2. Temperature

Lesson 3 - Humidity

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Lesson 4 - Clouds and Fog

1-2-4-1. Cloud Types

Lesson 5 - Precipitation

Lesson 6 - Thunderstorms

Unit 3 - Weather Phenomena

Lesson 1 - Tornadoes

1-3-1-1. Tornadoes
1-3-1-2. Tornado Project

Lesson 2 - Tsunami

1-3-2-1. Tsunami FAQs
1-3-2-2. Tsunamis
1-3-2-3. Tsunami The Big Wave
1-3-2-4. Tsunami Photos

Lesson 3 - Hurricanes

1-3-3-1. About Hurricanes
1-3-3-2. Learn About Hurricanes
1-3-3-3. Hurricane Season
1-3-3-4. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
1-3-3-5. A Hurricane Hunter's Photo Album

Lesson 4 - Atmospheric Pressure

1-3-4-1. High and Low Pressure

Lesson 5 - Air Masses

1-3-5-1. Air Mass Source Map
1-3-5-2. Precipitation Along Advancing Cold Front
1-3-5-3. Precipitation Along Advancing Warm Front

Lesson 6 - Weather Forecasting

Unit 4 - The Balance of Nature

Lesson 1 - Water and Living Things

1-4-1-1. Oceans
1-4-1-2. Dinosaurs: Facts and Fiction
1-4-1-3. More on Dinosaurs (optional - changes in our viewpoints of dinosaurs over time)

Lesson 2 - The Atmosphere, the Sun, and Living Things

1-4-2-1. Light and Photosynthesis

Lesson 3 - Plant and Animal Interrelationships

1-4-3-1. Photosynthesis and Respiration

Lesson 4 - Nature and Natural Balance

1-4-4-1. Food Chains and Webs
1-4-4-2. Food Chains and Webs (Going Fishing?)
1-4-4-3. Salt Marsh Ecosystem

Lesson 5 - Ecosystems/Environment

1-4-5-1. Ecosystems
1-4-5-2. Habitats

Unit 5 - Pollution and Conservation

Lesson 1 - Water Pollution (Oil Spills and Agricultural Chemicals)

1-5-1-1. Darby Duck and the Aquatic Crusaders
1-5-1-2. Stop Pointless Personal Pollution

Lesson 2 - Air Pollution (Acid Rain, Greenhouse Effect/Ozone)

1-5-2-1. On the Trail of the Missing Ozone
1-5-2-2. Global Warming and Earth Processes

Lesson 3 - Pollution of the Land (Solid & Hazardous Waste Issues)

1-5-3-1. Recycle City
1-5-3-2. Recycling Chart

Lesson 4 - Overuse and Abuse of Resources

1-5-4-1. Biological Diversity
1-5-4-2. Endangered Means There's Still Time
1-5-4-3. Silent Spring and the story of DDT

Lesson 5 - Conservation of Land, Resources, Water, and Air

PART TWO - THE EARTH BENEATH US

Unit 1 - Water on the Earth's Surface

Lesson 1 - Inventory of Water

2-1-1-1. The Water Cycle

Lesson 2 - The Oceans

2-1-2-1. Temperate Oceans

Lesson 3 - Ocean Water

2-1-3-1. Why are oceans salty?

Lesson 4 - Waves and Currents

2-1-4-1. Currents of the Ocean

Unit 2 - Landforms

Lesson 1 - Where Land and Water Meet

2-2-1-1. Physical Features of the Ocean

Lesson 2 - Vertical Landforms

2-2-2-1. Illustrated Glossary: Landforms and Bodies of Water

Lesson 3 - Horizontal Landforms

2-2-3-1. Types of Landforms

Unit 3 - Forests, Grasslands, Wetlands, Deserts

Lesson 1 - Forests

2-3-1-1. Broadleaf Forest

Lesson 2 - Grasslands, Wetlands, and Deserts

2-3-2-1. Grasslands
2-3-2-2. Mangrove Swamps
2-3-2-3. Desert Life

Unit 4 - Changes in the Earth's Surface

Lesson 1 - Mountains

Lesson 2 - Weathering

2-4-2-1. Weathering

Lesson 3 - Erosion

2-4-3-1. Wave Erosion
2-4-3-2. Erosion of a Sea Stack Over 100 Years
2-4-3-3. Amazing Adventure

Lesson 4 - Glaciers

2-4-4-1. A Tour of the Life of a Glacier

Unit 5 - Minerals

Lesson 1 - Minerals

2-5-1-1. Common Minerals and Their Uses

Lesson 2 - Crystal Structure

2-5-2-1. Crystallography
2-5-2-2. Systems of Crystals

Lesson 3 - Silicates

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Lesson 4 - Quartz and Halite

2-5-4-1. Quartz
2-5-4-2. Salt
2-5-4-3. Salt and Vinegar Crystals (Optional)

Unit 6 - Uses of Minerals

Lesson 1 - Uses of Minerals

2-6-1-1. Minerals and Metals at Home

Lesson 2 - Metals

2-6-2-1. Minerals and Metals Produced in Canada

Lesson 3 - Gems

2-6-3-1. Gemstone General Information
2-6-3-2. Gemstone Index

Unit 7 - Rocks and Soil

Lesson 1 - Igneous Rocks

2-7-1-1.How Igneous Rocks Are Formed

Lesson 2 - Sedimentary Rocks

2-7-2-1. How Sedimentary Rocks Are Formed

Lesson 3 - Metamorphic Rocks

2-7-3-1. How Metamorphic Rocks Are Formed

Lesson 4 - The Rock Cycle

2-7-4-1. The Rock Cycle Website

Lesson 5 - Soil

2-7-5-1. The Dirt on Soil

Unit 8 - Inside the Earth

Lesson 1 - Interior Structure

2-8-1-1. What's in the center of the earth?

Lesson 2 - Plate Tectonics/Continental Drift

2-8-2-1. Pangea to the Present -- A History of the Earth's Past

Lesson 3 - Mountains and Volcanoes

2-8-3-1. When Continents Collide
2-8-3-2. Current Eruptions

Lesson 4 - Volcanism

2-8-4-1. Volcano Facts
2-8-4-2. Interesting Facts on Volcanoes

Lesson 5 Earthquakes

2-8-5-1. Understanding Earthquakes
2-8-5-2. How Are Earthquake Magnitudes Measured?
2-8-5-3. The San Andreas Fault

Unit 9 - Underground

Lesson 1 - Underground Water and Geysers

2-9-1-1. Aquifer-Source of Pure Water
2-9-1-2. Geysers and How They Work

Lesson 2 - Caverns

2-9-2-1. Luray Caverns
2-9-2-2. Carlsbad Caverns - Geology

Lesson 3 - Minerals, Ores, and Mining

2-9-3-1. Start a Mine Game

Lesson 4 - Peat, Coal, and Petroleum

2-9-4-1. La Brea Tarpits
2-9-4-2. All About Coal
2-9-4-3. Why conserve?

Updated 1-18-2006 VW

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