ES.1 The student will plan and conduct investigations in which
a) Volume, area, mass, elapsed time, direction, temperature,
pressure, distance, density, and
b) Changes in elevation/depth are calculated utilizing the most
appropriate tools;
c) Technologies including computers, probeware, and global
positioning systems (GPS), are used to collect, analyze, and report data and to
demonstrate concepts and simulate experimental conditions;
d) Scales, diagrams, maps, charts, graphs, tables, and profiles
are constructed and interpreted;
e) Variables are manipulated with repeated trials; and
f) A scientific viewpoint is constructed and defended
(the nature of science).
ES.2 The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic
by
a) Analyzing how science explains and predicts the
interactions and dynamics of complex Earth systems;
b) Recognizing that evidence is required to evaluate hypotheses
and explanations;
c) Comparing different scientific explanations for a set of
observations about the Earth;
d) Explaining that observation and logic are essential for
reaching a conclusion; and
e) Evaluating evidence for scientific theories.
Notes
Introduction to Earth Science
Introduction to Scientific Method: Part 1 & Part 2
Introduction to Graphing: Part 1 & Part 2
Introduction to Maps
Introduction to Lat & Long
Introduction to Measurements
ES.3 The student will
investigate and understand how to read and interpret maps, globes, models, charts,
and imagery. Key concepts include
a) Maps
(bathymetric, geologic, topographic, and weather) and star charts;
b) Imagery (aerial
photography and satellite images);
c) Direction and
measurements of distance on any map or globe; and
d) Location by latitude and longitude and topographic profiles.
image fromhttp://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/
Introduction to Earth Science
Introduction to Scientific Method: Part 1 & Part 2
Introduction to Graphing: Part 1 & Part 2
Introduction to Maps
Introduction to Lat & Long
Introduction to Measurements
