Fri Feb 3
QFD: Life itself is a mystery which defies solution.
John Mortimer
?FD: What type of boundary would be associated with deep earthquakes? shallow earthquakes?
Objective: ESS 3b. Students know the principal structures that form at the three different kinds of plate boundaries
1) finish maps and watch film of the Ring of Fire
2) write down Questions for film before watching and turn in answers by the end of the period

Thurs Feb 2
QFD:If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn.”
Irish Proverb
?FD: Who discovered the theory of Platetectonics? Sea Floor Spreading? When
ESS 3b. Students know the principal structures that form at the three different kinds of plate boundaries
1) finish platetectonic maps and turn them in by friday
Wed Feb 1
QFD: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Anonymous
?FD: What type of boundary forms at mid ocean ridge? San Andreas Faultline?
Objective: ESS 3b. Students know the principal structures that form at the three different kinds of plate boundaries
1) Quiz (20) plateboundaries
2) Plateboundary Handout
Part 1
Quiz 3a + 3b Read the question to yourself and select the best answer.
1) A tectonic plate boundary that occurs when two plates move apart is called a __________.
A convergent boundary C divergent boundary
B transform fault boundary D major plate

2) A tectonic plate boundary that occurs when two plates grind past each other without the production or destruction of lithosphere is a __________.
A convergent boundary C divergent boundary
B transform fault boundary D major plate

3) The Aleutian islands off the shore of Alaska are an arc-shaped chain of small volcanic islands called a volcanic island arc. Which type of convergent boundary process formed these islands?
A oceanic-continental C continental-continental
B oceanic-oceanic D seafloor spreading

4) Seafloor spreading happens along what type of plate boundary?
A convergent B divergent
C San Andres D subduction

5) Which of the following would be considered a convergent boundary?
A two oceanic plates spreading away from each other
B an oceanic lithosphere diving beneath another plate
C a continental plate spreading away from another continental plate
D a continental plate grinding along side another continental plate

6) Which of the following would be considered a transform fault boundary?
A Himalayan Mountains C Mount St. Helens
B East African Rift Valley D San Andreas Fault

7) Which of the following events would occur at a transform boundary?
A shallow focus earthquakes C deep focus earthquakes
B volcanoes D formation of a new sea floor

8) What is one way that mid-ocean ridges provide evidence of sea floor spreading?
A Rocks at the crest of the ridge are young; rocks found further from the crest are older.
B Rocks all along the ridges are a consistent age.
C Rocks at the crest of the ridge are old; rocks found further from the crest are younger.
D Rocks at the crest of the ridge are much hotter than rocks found elsewhere.

9)When looking at the topography of the seafloor, what evidence of seafloor spreading would be found at the center of the North Atlantic?
A abyssal plain B mid-ocean ridge C continental slope D continental rise

10 Scientists use the topography of the ocean floor to support the idea of seafloor spreading. Which of the following would allow scientists to study the topography of the ocean floor?
A continental shapes and fault lines C airplanes and boats
B surface water temperature and tidal patterns D sonar and satellites

Part 2 OARS 10 questions
Tuesday Jan 31
QFD: The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!) but “That’s funny…” ~Isaac Asimov
?FD: What feature is formed when a oceanic plate crashes into another oceanic plate.
Objective: ESS 3b. Students know the principal structures that form at the three different kinds of plate boundaries
Word of the day: Subduction – To dive beneath
1) video evidence of platetectonics
2) finish handout
3) pictures hw check

Monday Jan 30
QFD: Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science. ~Edwin Powell Hubble
?FD: name and describe a feature about the 3 types pf plateboundaries
Objective: ESS 3b. Students know the principal structures that form at the three different kinds of plate boundaries
1) read cornell notes
2) thinking map
3) hw: write the letters C for convergent, D for Divergent and T for transform on you plateboundary picture for all of the boundaries. The write a paragraph about the direction the pacific plate is moving.

Fri Jan 27
QFD: The road to success is always under construction. anon.
?FD: What type pf boundary would make a mountain?
Objective: ESS 3a. Students know features of the ocean floor (magnetic patterns, age, and sea-floor topography) provide evidence of plate tectonics
1) Quiz (re-test) 100 pts
2) finish pictures (200 pts) and vocabulary (50)
Quiz
1) What is the role of the mid ocean ridge in sea floor spreading ( 1 sentence)
2) The process of subduction at a deep ocean trench ( 1-3 sentences)
3) The under sea chain of mountains in the pacific ocean is called the ___________ ________ ____________
4) The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located at the ______________ and The oldest rocks on the ocean floor are located at the ____________
5) We sit on the border of which 2 tectonic plates? ______________ and the border is the _____ _______ ________________________
6) Where is there a boundary that moves apart on Earth?____What type of boundary is this ___________
7) What is name for boundaries that crash together? _________________ what do they make ___________
8) What is name for boundaries that slides past each other? ________________
9) Give 3 examples of proof that sea floor spreading exists ______ ________ __________
10) What is the name of the Geologist that discovered that the sea floor spreads and what is the age of the oldest rocks on the ocean floor
EC What is the driving force for the tectonic plates? What makes them move?

Thur Jan 26
QFD: Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you; you must acquire it. ~Sudie Back
?FD:What force makes the tectonic plates move on the lithosphere?
ESS 3a. Students know features of the ocean floor (magnetic patterns, age, and sea-floor topography) provide evidence of plate tectonics
Day 2
1) draw color label 4 picture on 1 side of a paper and write 50 words explaining each picture (nb pg 126 fig 18, 128 fig 20, 133 fig 23 (+labels for boundaries), 134 bottom of page or Ob ( pg 376 fig 12-4, 379 fig 12-7, 381 fig 12-8, and 387 12-13) due by friday when you walk in
2) hw: vocabulary , look up the following words and use 5 of them in a sentence
Vocabulary
1) theory of continental drift
2) theory of platectonics
3) Ocean floor spreading or sea
4) convection currents
5) pangaea
6) divergent boundary
7) convergent boundary
8) transforn or strike slip boundary
9) subduction
10) trench
11) mid oceean ridge
12) magnetic reversals
13) lithosphere
14) rift valley
15) sonar

Wed Jan 25
QFD: Men are probably nearer the central truth in their superstitions than in their science. ~Henry David Thoreau
?FD: Write a paragraph describing sea floor spreading. where does it begin? end?
Objective: ESS 3a. Students know features of the ocean floor (magnetic patterns, age, and sea-floor topography) provide evidence of plate tectonics
1) Quiz
2) draw color label 4 picture on 1 side of a paper and write 50 words explaining each picture (nb pg 126 fig 18, 128 fig 20, 133 fig 23 (+labels for boundaries), 134 bottom of page or Ob ( pg 376 fig 12-4, 379 fig 12-7, 381 fig 12-8, and 387 12-13) due by friday when you walk in
Quiz
1) What is the role of the mid ocean ridge in sea floor spreading ( 1 sentence)
2) The process of subduction at a deep ocean trench ( 1-3 sentences)
3) The under sea chain of mountains in the pacific ocean is called the ___________ ________ ____________
4) The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located at the ______________ and The oldest rocks on the ocean floor are located at the ____________
5) We sit on the border of which 2 tectonic plates? ______________ and the border is the _____ _______ ________________________
6) Where is there a boundary that moves apart on Earth?____What type of boundary is this ___________
7) What is name for boundaries that crash together? _________________ what do they make ___________
8) What is name for boundaries that slides past each other? ________________
9) Give 3 examples of proof that sea floor spreading exists ______ ________ __________
10) What is the name of the Geologist that discovered that the sea floor spreads and what is the age of the oldest rocks on the ocean floor
EC What is the driving force for the tectonic plates? What makes them move?
Jan 24 2012
QFD: Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” – Douglas Adams

?FD: What type of plate boundary is associated with the mid ocean ridge?
Objective: ESS 3a. Students know features of the ocean floor (magnetic patterns, age, and sea-floor topography) provide evidence of plate tectonics
1) read.notes
2) hw: finish SR review questions







site
Jan 23 2012
Qfd:There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d be no place to put it all. ~Robert Orben
?FD: Write down 3 things you already know about the ocean floor
Objective: Understand the rules and procedures for this class -1st day 2nd semesterESS 3a. Students know features of the ocean floor (magnetic patterns, age, and sea-floor topography) provide evidence of plate tectonics    
1) Seating chart + Rules
2) Film clip SFS3)Pictures of ocean floor ( sfsnotes)
hw: draw a picture of the ocean floor or watch the video and comment for 25 Ec points

Jan 18-20
Final Exams – Benchmark 2
The Plant Lab and Questions from Website
www.mrborden2011.wikispaces.com are due by Friday
Tues Jan 17
QFD: The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. ~Isaac Asimov
?FD: How do you think you did on the test?
Objective: To understand the scientific method and how to write a lab. To be able to answer questions about the atmosphere on the interent on paper site
1) lab
2) questions
3) drawing

Th/Fri Jan 12/13

Benchmark 2 420 points
Wed Jan 11
QFD: But in science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs. ~Francis Darwin
?FD: Are you ready for this Exam?
1)bench2studyguide
HW:study for 1 hour tonight
Tuesday Jan 10
QFD: The most remarkable discovery made by scientists is science itself. ~Gerard Piel
?FD: Name a global ocean and air current that encircles earth
Objective: To be able to demonstrate an understanding of the California Earth Science Standards 4,5,6 and 8
1)Jeopardy/Millionaire Benckmark 2 Review 4 parts
Benchmark2preppart1
part 2 Benchmark2prep
part2
jeopardystandard6
part 4 jeopardystandard5
Monday Jan 9 2012
QFD: There is no gravity. The earth sucks. ~Graffito
?FD: Explain how climates are influenced by ocean currents
Objective: To be able to demonstrate an understanding of the California Earth Science Standards 4,5,6 and 8
1) Check chapter test 25 questions
2)Jeopardy/Millionaire Benckmark 2 Review 4 parts
Benchmark2preppart1
part 2 Benchmark2prep
part2
jeopardystandard6
part 4 jeopardystandard5

Jan 6 Fri
QFD:That theory is worthless. It isn’t even wrong! ~Wolfgang Pauli
?FD: Wha type of climate has hot summers and cold winters?
ESS 5f.* Students know the interaction of wind patterns, ocean currents, and mountain ranges results in the global pattern of latitudinal bands of rain forests and deserts.
1) Day 3 of 3(Climate)
2) chapter test (all students) pick 25 out of 30 Qs to answer from pages 628/629 (NB) by Friday!
3) finish maps and writing
4) finish weather map and turn it in!

Jan 5 (Thur)
QFD: In all science, error pre
cedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last. ~Hugh Walpole?
?FD: What type of climate has hot humid summers and cold winters and moderate precipitation?
ESS 5f.* Students know the interaction of wind patterns, ocean currents, and mountain ranges results in the global pattern of latitudinal bands of rain forests and deserts.
1) Day 2 of 3 Climate zones
2) chapter test (all students) pick 25 out of 30 Qs to answer from pages 628/629 (NB) by Friday!
3) finish maps and writing
4) finish weather map and turn it in!


climate maps

Jan 4 Wed
QFD: Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house. ~Henri Poincure
?FD: What type of wind blows up the windward side of a mountain?
Objective:
ESS 6b.Students know the effects on climate of latitude, elevation, topography, and proximity to large bodies of water and cold or warm ocean currents. and
ESS 5f.* Students know the interaction of wind patterns, ocean currents, and mountain ranges results in the global pattern of latitudinal bands of rain forests and deserts.
1) quiz
1) Climate Zones – Day 1 of 3 Pairs (Tropical Rainy, Dry, Temperate Marine, Temperate continental Polar, Highlands)
2) One of you will identify and draw a map of your climate region and a animal that lives in that climate – include latitude and longitude of your country on your map (pgs608/609)
3) One of you will explain the climate and microclimates associated with your climate region by writing 500 words from the climate descriptions on pgs 606-615 and also answer questions 1-5 on pg 615

1) When altitude increases , temperature ____________
2) if you live near a large body of water, what will the climate be like during the summer?
3) The temperature on the leeward side of a mountain is ?
4) The temperature _____________ as latitude increases
5) Name the 3 factors that influence the temperature of an area?
6) How do winds affect the amount of precipitation in an area?
7) On which side of the mountain does precipitation fall – Leeward or windward
8) how does Earths tilt cause seasons>
9) How would Earths temperature change if we did not have a tilt?
10) Describe a land breeze

Jan 3 2012 (Tues)
QFD: For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.
Edwin Way Teale
?FD What was the most fun thing you did on vacation?
Objective: ESS 6b.Students know the effects on climate of latitude, elevation, topography, and proximity to large bodies of water and cold or warm ocean currents.
1) check missing assignments and Weather Map ( 200 pts)
2) explain procedure for this month ( 2nd Semester)
3) Thinking map
4) read about climate

Fri Dec 16
QFD: Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. Anon.
?FD: Where are you going for the Holidays?
Objective 5c. Students know the origin and effects of temperature inversions.
1) Day 2 0f 2 Weather Maps 100 points

Thurs Dec 15
QFD: I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants. A. Whitney Brown
?FD: Describe a Cold Front? Warm front?
Objective 5c. Students know the origin and effects of temperature inversions.
1) day 1 0f 2 Weather forecast
WOD: Detrimental – a negative consequence
You will create a 3-5 minute Weather forecast
1) You must write a script for your weather forecast
2) you must edit, and film your video (Optional for EC) Due Jan 15
3) You must create a colored weather map, that includes:
4 cities with high/low temp., 3 forms of precipitation, 2 fronts, a H and a L pressure systems, cloud covers & wind speeds for each city, ec. if you mention a temperature inversion in proper context
5) You may create your map using paint or other program ( optional)
6) You may create your entire presentation using windows movie maker or imovie (optional)
7) You may create a commercial, your commercial should reflect a positive message
I will not provide a camera and time during the last few days in December for your group to film your weather forecast so you need to get together with classmates over the break to finish. You an do this project by yourself
Wed Dec 14
QFD: I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places. – Henny Youngman
?FD: What is a Front?
Objective 5c. Students know the origin and effects of temperature inversions.
1) benchmark 2 review
Tues Dec 13
QFD: Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died. ANON
?FD:Where do air masses start? where do they descend? What features are in bands around the earth?
Objective 5c. Students know the origin and effects of temperature inversions.
1) PHESCh20atmosphereweather
2)Quiz
1. What type of front forms when warm air moves into an area with cooler air?
occluded front
stationary front
warm front
cold front
2. In what direction do most weather systems move across the continental United States?
from west to east
from east to west
from north to south
from south to north
3. What conditions are necessary for the formation of a thunderstorm?
cold, dry unstable air
warm, dry stable air
warm, humid unstable air
cold, humid stable air
4. Indian summer in New York in the autumn is the result of what type of air mass?
maritime tropical air mass
maritime polar air mass
continental polar air mass
continental tropical air mass
5. An air mass that forms over northern Canada is a
maritime tropical air mass.
maritime polar air mass.
continental polar air mass.
continental tropical air mass.
6. In a hurricane, the highest wind speeds and heaviest rainfall occur
inside the eye.
in the eye wall.
along the hurricane’s leading edge.
along the hurricane’s trailing edge.
7. In the midwestern United States, a middle-latitude cyclone is a
tropical hurricane.
exceptionally large tornado.
large center of high pressure.
large center of low pressure.
8. Which air mass would be characterized by warm and dry air?
maritime tropical air mass
maritime polar air mass
continental polar air mass
continental tropical air mass
9. Tornadoes form in
all thunderstorms.
association with anticyclones.
association with high-pressure centers.
some severe thunderstorms.
10. Lake-effect snow forms in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada
directly over the Great Lakes.
on the leeward sides of the Great Lakes.
on the windward sides of the Great Lakes.
along the Atlantic coast.
Airpressure PHESCh19
11. In the northern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes winds to be deflected
to the left.
to the right.
upwards.
downwards.
12. What instrument is used to measure wind speed?
wind vane
anemometer
mercury barometer
aneroid barometer
13. The condition that occurs when there is an area of unusually warm surface water in the eastern Pacific Ocean along the coasts of Peru and Ecuador is called
La Niña.
a monsoon.
El Niño.
an anticyclone.
14. A westerly wind is blowing from
east to west.
north to south.
south to north.
west to east.
15. What is the ultimate cause of wind on Earth?
friction
the Coriolis effect
unequal heating of Earth by the sun
unequal heating of the land and the oceans
16. Fair weather is usually associated with
anticyclones.
cyclones.
low-pressure centers.
surface convergence.
17. Where are the trade winds located?
at 30°N and 30°S latitudes
at 90°N and 90°S latitudes
between the equator and the subtropical highs
between the subtropical highs and the polar fronts
18. In the southern hemisphere, a cyclone is a
high-pressure center with winds blowing clockwise.
high-pressure center with winds blowing counterclockwise.
low-pressure center with winds blowing clockwise.
low-pressure center with winds blowing counterclockwise.
19. A mountain breeze occurs when winds blow
from the ocean towards a mountain.
up the sides of a mountain from a valley.
down the sides of a mountain into a valley.
from the land towards the ocean.
20. Which of the following areas would have the lowest air pressure?
the top of Mt. Everest
a city at sea level
the top of a small hill
a city at 1,600 meters above sea level

Mon Dec 12
QFD:QFD: When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.” Bernard Bailey
?FD:Name the 4 main steps in the water cycle?
Objective:5a. Students know how differential heating of Earth results in circulation patterns in the atmosphere and oceans that globally distribute the heat.
1) film clip hadley cells
2) air masses fronts
3) Notes

Fri Dec 9
QFD: Never assume the obvious is true. William Safire
?fd: Name 3 types of fossil fuels that are combustible
Objective: 5c Students know the origin and affects of a temperature inversion
1) draw color label a weather map (587 NB, or 520 OB)

Thur Dec 8
QFD: Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. Albert Einstein
?FD: How is air pressure measured? what units is air pressure measured in?
Objective: 4c. Students know the different atmospheric gases that absorb the Earth’s thermal radiation and the mechanism and significance of the greenhouse effect.
1) Read @ fossil Fuels (notes)
2) answer questions @ fossil fuels













Wed Dec 7 ( Pearl Harbor Day) Min. Day
QFD : Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”-General Dwight D. Eisenhower
?FD: Could Humans survive on Mars? Name 3 problems Humans will face colonizing Mars
Objective: 5b Students know the relationship between the rotation of Earth and the circular motions of ocean currents and air in pressure centers.
1) Handouts from Monday

Tues Dec 6
QFD: Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to spring. Doug Larson
?FD: What is the first step in a lab?
Objective: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the California Earth Science standards regarding the atmosphere by answering the first 8 questions for Quarter 2
1) Make sure Quarter 1 questions are answered
2) Answer 2nd Quarter questions 1-8
3) Make sure MrBorden has proper link for your website attached to class web page
4) Vote on the Poll EC 10 pts

Mon Dec 5
QFD: The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think. anon, so for being average!
?FD: What layer of the atmosphere protects us from solar radiation? What is this molecule?
Objective: 5b Students know the relationship between the rotation of Earth and the circular motions of ocean currents and air in pressure centers.
1) lab writeup

2) Answers to questions wikispaces quarter 2
3)Air pressure

My favorite Holiday Cathedral City Lion Fan

Fri Dec 2
QFD: One man with courage makes a majority. – Andrew Jackson
?FD: What type of breeze blows at night?
Objective: To increase knowledge and comprehension of the energy and atmosphere standards by creating thinking maps on the standards that were not learned at 80% or greater
1) clip on coriolis effect 5 min ( check hw)
2) Finish thinking maps
3) Quiz
Thurs Dec 1
QFD: Nasa should just a place a blank check on Mars and see who can retrieve it to cash it – db smith
?fd: Where do warm currents originate? cold currents?
Objective: To increase knowledge and comprehension of the energy and atmosphere standards by creating thinking maps on the standards that were not learned at 80% or greater
1) Concept maps
2) Conept map for salinity
3) 3 paragraph essay global warming and the greenhouse effect






Wed Nov 30
QFD: The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it Mignon McLaughlin
?FD: If you live in England, what would the weather be like in summer? winter?
Objective: ESS 5b.Students know the relationship between the rotation of Earth and the circular motions of ocean currents and air in pressure centers.
Word of the Day : gulfstream – global air current
1) Finish pictures 50 words describing pictures a) properties of ocean water b) ocean currents
c) upwelling
2) Write a perfect paragraph using the terms warm currents, cold currents, upwelling, and salinity
Tues Nov 29
QFD: All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward. Ellen Glasgow
?FD: Explain the difference between a theory and a hypothesis?
Objective: To demonstrate knowledge of Standards 4 and 8 by achieving a 80% or better score on this Quiz
WOD: salinity – the amount of salts in a substance (ocean)
1) Quiz 20Q x 5 pts (100)
2) Draw and label pgs 440 fig 10, 447 fig 13, 449 fig 15 (include all words)
OB- pg 211 fig 6-4, 213 fig 6-7, 235 fig 6-33,

Mon Nov 28
QFD: In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last.
Hugh Walpole
?FD: Describe the 3 pathways of a ray of ultraviolet radiation?
Objective: To understand All standards 4 and 8 at a level to teach others
1)
2) Test Review

Tue Nov 22
QFD: In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last.
Hugh Walpole
?FD: Name the most abundant gas in our atmosphere?
Objective: 6b. Students know the global carbon cycle: the different physical and chemical forms of carbon in the atmosphere, oceans, biomass, fossil fuels, and the movement of carbon among these reservoirs.
1) 200 pts 3 paragraph essay on the Greenhouse effect and Global warming (NB 623-626, OB 489, 525-526)
2) Ec 20 pts , write a letter to someone you respect or you think has helped you this year and give thanks ( teacher, soldier, parent, relative) – NOT ME

Have a safe Holiday!
Mon Nov 21
QFD: QFD: Leave the atom alone. E. Y. Harburg
?FD: Describe the term convection currents and give an example?
Objective: Ess d.* Students know the differing greenhouse conditions on Earth, Mars, and Venus;
the origins of those conditions; and the climatic consequences of each. History of Earths atmosphere
1) Notes/Lecture

Earliest atmosphere

The outgassings of the Earth were stripped away by solar winds early in the history of the planet until a steady state was established, the first atmosphere. Based on today’s volcanic evidence, this atmosphere would have contained 60% hydrogen, 20% oxygen (mostly in the form of water vapor), 10% carbon dioxide, 5 to 7% hydrogen sulfide, and smaller amounts of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, free hydrogen, methane and inert gases.[citation needed]

A major rainfall led to the buildup of a vast ocean, enriching the other agents, first carbon dioxide and later nitrogen and inert gases. A major part of carbon dioxide exhalations were soon dissolved in water and built up carbonate sediments.

Second atmosphere

Water-related sediments have been found dating from as early as 3.8 billion years ago.[17] About 3.4 billion years ago, nitrogen was the major part of the then stable “second atmosphere”. An influence of life has to be taken into account rather soon in the history of the atmosphere, since hints of early life forms are to be found as early as 3.5 billion years ago.[18] The fact that this is not perfectly in line with the 30% lower solar radiance (compared to today) of the early Sun has been described as the “faint young Sun paradox”.

The geological record however shows a continually relatively warm surface during the complete early temperature record of the Earth with the exception of one cold glacial phase about 2.4 billion years ago. In the late Archaean eon an oxygen-containing atmosphere began to develop, apparently from photosynthesizing algae which have been found as stromatolite fossils from 2.7 billion years ago. The early basic carbon isotopy (isotope ratio proportions) is very much in line with what is found today,[19] suggesting that the fundamental features of the carbon cycle were established as early as 4 billion years ago.

Third atmosphere
Oxygen content of the atmosphere over the last billion years
The accretion of continents about 3.5 billion years ago[20] added plate tectonics, constantly rearranging the continents and also shaping long-term climate evolution by allowing the transfer of carbon dioxide to large land-based carbonate storages. Free oxygen did not exist until about 1.7 billion years ago and this can be seen with the development of the red beds and the end of the banded iron formations. This signifies a shift from a reducing atmosphere to an oxidising atmosphere. O2 showed major ups and downs until reaching a steady state of more than 15%.[21] The following time span was the Phanerozoic eon, during which oxygen-breathing metazoan life forms began to appear.

Currently, anthropogenic greenhouse gases are increasing in the atmosphere. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this increase is the main cause of global warming.[22]
from wikipedia.com
1) What is not a characteristic of the earliest forms of life?
a) they need carbon b) they need water c) they need oxygen d) they need nitrogen
2) Do the wavelenghths increase or decrease when solar radiation reflects off of earths surface?
3) What detrimental affect do CFC’s have on our environment?
4) Radiation can be used by? a) plants b) water c) soil d) none our used
5) Which would increase the greenhouse effect quicker? use of gasoline powered vehicles or eating more beef
6) how did oxygen get into our atmosphere?
7) If a person travels up a tall mountain, the pressure and temperature will? increase or decrease?
8) draw a picture of a sea breeze on a hot sunny day
9) Explain why there is more carbon in the air during the winter in the northern hemisphere than in the summer
10) About ____ % of solar radiation is absorbed at Earths surface?

Fri Nov 18
QFD: The future depends on what we do in the present. – Mahatma Gandhi
?FD: What is a barometer?
Objective: ESS Standard 5. Heating of Earth’s surface and atmosphere by the sun drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents. As a basis for understanding this concept:
5a. Students know how differential heating of Earth results in circulation patterns in the atmosphere and oceans that globally distribute the heat.

1) Movie global warming
2) 3 paragraph Essay
Thurs Nov 17
QFD: For NASA, space is still a high priority. Dan Quayle
?FD: Describe the possible pathways of a ray of light ?
Objective: 4a. Students know the relative amount of incoming solar energy compared with Earth’s internal energy and the energy used by society
1) Students will complete a vocabulary exercise
2) Students will write a perfect paragraph using the terms Greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide, Global Warming, infrared radiation, ultraviolet radiation – EC if you can also use abundant properly in your perfect paragraph
Notes
Earliest atmosphere

The outgassings of the Earth were stripped away by solar winds early in the history of the planet until a steady state was established, the first atmosphere. Based on today’s volcanic evidence, this atmosphere would have contained 60% hydrogen, 20% oxygen (mostly in the form of water vapor), 10% carbon dioxide, 5 to 7% hydrogen sulfide, and smaller amounts of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, free hydrogen, methane and inert gases.[citation needed]

A major rainfall led to the buildup of a vast ocean, enriching the other agents, first carbon dioxide and later nitrogen and inert gases. A major part of carbon dioxide exhalations were soon dissolved in water and built up carbonate sediments.

Second atmosphere

Water-related sediments have been found dating from as early as 3.8 billion years ago.[17] About 3.4 billion years ago, nitrogen was the major part of the then stable “second atmosphere”. An influence of life has to be taken into account rather soon in the history of the atmosphere, since hints of early life forms are to be found as early as 3.5 billion years ago.[18] The fact that this is not perfectly in line with the 30% lower solar radiance (compared to today) of the early Sun has been described as the “faint young Sun paradox”.

The geological record however shows a continually relatively warm surface during the complete early temperature record of the Earth with the exception of one cold glacial phase about 2.4 billion years ago. In the late Archaean eon an oxygen-containing atmosphere began to develop, apparently from photosynthesizing algae which have been found as stromatolite fossils from 2.7 billion years ago. The early basic carbon isotopy (isotope ratio proportions) is very much in line with what is found today,[19] suggesting that the fundamental features of the carbon cycle were established as early as 4 billion years ago.

Third atmosphere

Oxygen content of the atmosphere over the last billion years
The accretion of continents about 3.5 billion years ago[20] added plate tectonics, constantly rearranging the continents and also shaping long-term climate evolution by allowing the transfer of carbon dioxide to large land-based carbonate storages. Free oxygen did not exist until about 1.7 billion years ago and this can be seen with the development of the red beds and the end of the banded iron formations. This signifies a shift from a reducing atmosphere to an oxidising atmosphere. O2 showed major ups and downs until reaching a steady state of more than 15%.[21] The following time span was the Phanerozoic eon, during which oxygen-breathing metazoan life forms began to appear.

Currently, anthropogenic greenhouse gases are increasing in the atmosphere. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this increase is the main cause of global warming.[22]
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Wed Nov 16
QFD: A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.
Mignon McLaughlin
?FD Name an object in the 4 layers of the atmosphere?
Objective: Ess 4 b. Students know the fate of incoming solar radiation in terms of reflection, absorption, and photosynthesis.
1) Read Wind, lesson pgs 536-544 Sr all
2) Lab guidelines
3) vocabulary
Tues Nov 15
QFD: For NASA, space is still a high priority. Dan Quayle
?FD: Describe the possible pathways of a ray of light ?
Objective: 4a. Students know the relative amount of incoming solar energy compared with Earth’s internal energy and the energy used by society
1) 8aworksheetquiz2 QUIZ
2) check pictures/words
3) new seating chart
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Mon Nov 14
QFD: I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Chinese Proverb
?FD: What is a barometer?
Word of the day = Abundant (present in great quantity; more than adequate;)
Objective: 4. Energy enters the Earth system primarily as solar radiation and eventually escapes as heat. As a basis for understanding this concept: 4a. Students know the relative amount of incoming solar energy compared with Earth’s internal energy and the energy used by society.
4b. Students know the fate of incoming solar radiation in terms of reflection, absorption, and photosynthesis.
1) read heat transfer 532-535 , concept maps 2, and perfect paragraph
Notes:
Pg 526 Energy in the atmosphere
Energy travels from the Sun to Earth as electromagnetic waves – mostly visible light, infrared radiation, and ultraviolet radiation.
Earth’s surface absorbs most of the solar radiation that enters the atmosphere.
Clouds, dust, and gases reflect and scatter some light molecules. Water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and dust absorb small amounts of solar energy.
When earth’s surface is heated, it radiates some of the energy back into the atmosphere in the form of longer wavelength radiation.





pg 532 Heat Transfer
The energy of motion of molecules of a substance is called thermal energy.
Three forms of heat transfer are:
Conduction – direct heating of one substance by another
Convection – Colder, slow moving molecules fall making Hotter, faster moving molecules rise.
Radiation- direct heat transfer from ultraviolet sun rays
All three forms work together to heat Earth’s troposphere and make our atmosphere suitable for living things.