Unit 10: Geology and Energy Resources

Study guides chapter 15, Chapter 16, Chapter 17

 

Date

In-Class

Homework

Reading Concepts

Online Video

Online Text

Friday

2/26

Test on Unit 9

Read 335-343

Rock Cycle

Soil

Energy Visuals

The Solid Earth

Convergent Plates

Divergent Plates

Transform Plates

NOAA: Subduction

NOAA: Plate Tectonics

Ed Portal

 

Monday

2/29

FRQ

Surface Mining

PPT: Geology 

Read pp. 344-353

Mineral Resources, Reserves, surface mining, subsurface mining, smelting

Carbon Cycling and Earth's Climate

Minerals

Other Geological Resources

 

Tuesday

3/1

Cookie Mining Lab

Problems 

Buy coal Now Article

APES Math Review

Energy Primer

Do Gizmo Labs (2)

Due Monday

Fossil fuels, oil, OPEC, oil sand

Fossil Fuels

Wind

Biomass

Hydroelectric

Tidal Energy

Geothermal

 

Wed./ Thurs

3/2-3

Switch

Unit 10 Outline

Unit 10 Glossary

·   Chapter 15

·   Chapter 16

·   Chapter 17

Natural gas, coal

Energy

Infobooks

PowerPoints

 

NOAA: Mid-Ocean Ridges

Composite Volcanoes

Cinder Cones

Shield Volcanoes

Volcanoes

Resources

The Solid EarthThe

 Earth

Minerals

Many Planets, One Earth

Geological Records

Friday 3/4

 

Quiz

Current EventLab

Discuss Answers 1-3

Porousity math

Working in a Coal Mine

Finish math

Finish Gizmo Labs

Nuclear energy, fusion, breeder

Kill a Watt Hours

Area Strip Mining

Mining for Borax

Ore Processing

Energy Options

Monday

3/7

Energy Presentations

Topics

Coal Mining1 and 2

Help

 

355-365

Coal Mining1 and 2

Fossil Fuels: Coal

Tuesday

3/8

Non renewable resources

 

 

View fracking facts

Read Current Even on Tar Sands

and

Tar Sands2

Ted Talk Natural Gas

  Natural Gas

Fracking

Deepwater Horizon Timeline

Fracking song

Gasland

Energy Challenges

Thinking About Supply

Nonrenewable Energy

Wed/Thurs

3/9-10

Work on Presentation

366- 382

 

Efficiency, hybrid cars, fuel cells, green building

Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy

Oil Recovery

Fossil Fuels: Oil and Gas

Other Fossil Fuels

Look at rebuttal of fracking

Friday

3/11

Current Events

 

Work on Presentation

394-401

Hydropower, solar

Wind-power, biomass

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Fission

Nuclear Power and Risks

Nuclear Power

 

 

 

Monday

3/14

 

BP Oil Spill ppt.

Oil Spill Timeline

 

401-408

 

 

Hydropower, solar

Geothermal, hydrogen

Energy Efficiency

Solar 1 and 2 and 3

Renewable Energy

Energy Math Review

Tuesday

3/15

Review

PBS Energy Lab

408-416

Fuel Cell Vehicle

 PPT Ted Talks UK land mass

BP oil Spill full film

Deepwater: The Untold Story

Eryn Brokavich on Gas Leak

Efficiency

Solar Power

Carbon sequestian

Wed/Thurs

3-16-17

Finish Debates

Review 15 - 17

Hydroelectric Power

NOAA: Ocean Waves

NOAA: Energy from the Oceans

Solar Heating System

Photovoltaic Cells

Hydropower

Friday

Test on Chapters 15-17

 

Windpower

Biomass

Windpower