Unit 1: Intro to Earth Science

UNIT 1: Intro to Earth Science

7 days

In this unit you will learn what Earth Science is and what the branches of Earth Science are. You will also learn how to create a line graph, bar graph, and pie chart as well as how to find a city on a map using latitude and longitude.

NC STANDARDS:

EEn.2.1.2 Predict the locations of volcanoes, earthquakes, and faults based on information contained in a variety of maps.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

1. What is Earth Science?
2. What are the branches of Earth Science?
3. What are the four spheres of Earth?
4. Distinguish among the 4 branches of Earth Science.
5. How do the steps of the Scientic Method help to solve problems in the science world?
6. Why do scientist's follow a method to solve problems?
7. How do you know your conclusion is correct?
8. Why retest experiments?
9. How does reading a graph benefit our education?
10. Why do we need graphs in science?
11. What are latitude and Longitude?
12. What is a topographic map?
13. What are the 4 cardinal directions?

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