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In this lesson, the students will look at how the time span of the Earth has been divided and named. Each period will be examined, along with the groups of plants and animals that dominated. Finally, the students will learn how ages are determined using fossils.

The students learn about the Mesozoic era- A look at each period, notable changes in geography, oceanography and flora and fauna. The students will then watch Walking with Dinosaurs (Ep. 3 & 4), make notes and discuss afterwards.

In this first lesson of the unit, the students will learn about the Formation of the Solar System. Since the lesson is long, there is an accompanying student worksheet. The students will then watch a movie (link included) and complete the video worksheet included. Lesson sheet Download includes: - powerpoint, lesson worksheet, video worksheet, answer to video worksheet

In this lesson, the students will learn about the Sun. The lesson covers the basic measurements of the sun, and then a detailed look at the parts of the interior, how the sun produces energy and then we will cover special features of the sun, including sunspots, solar flares, and solar prominences.

This lesson focuses on The Oceans and Marine Environment. The students learn about the Distribution of Earth’s water, Properties of Seawater, Ocean movement: tides, current, gyres, Shoreline features and the deep ocean.

In this lesson, the students learn how Mountains are formed. We discuss the terms isostasy and erosion, orogeny, learn the difference between convergent boundary mountains and divergent boundary mountains before discussing a Case Study and finally, looking at other types of mountains.

The lesson on Earthquakes covers the types of stress that cause earthquakes, then we look at seismic waves, the students learn how to measure an earthquake and finally we end with earthquake forecasting.

In this lesson on Volcanoes, the topics covered are Volcano distributionConvergent vs divergent volcanoHot spotsVolcano structureTypes of volcanoesComposition of magmaTypes of eruptionsThe end of the lesson concludes with an online movie, 45 minutes long. Link included in presentation.

In this lesson, the students will learn about Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics. Topics covered include Seafloor spreadingOcean-floor topographyOcean rocks and sedimentsPlate boundaries (convergent vs divergent)Causes of plate motions

In this lesson, the students learn about The Earth’s Atmosphere. They will learn about the layers of the atmosphere, Energy transfer, Properties of the atmosphere, and Types of clouds. The lesson ends with Bill Nye - “The Atmosphere”.

In this powerpoint presentation, the students will learn Surface Processes on Earth  which include Weathering, erosion, soil, Mass movements, wind, glaciers, Surface water and groundwater. After this lesson, it is recommended to complete the Mini Lab- Modeling Glacial Deposition (not included)

In this lesson, the students will learn about Minerals and the difference between Igneous rocks, Sedimentary rock and Metamorphic rock. They will then learn about Bowen’s reaction series and The Rock Cycle. The lesson will finish with Bill Nye “The Rock Cycle”. After this lesson, it is recommended that the students complete the Mini Lab- Modeling Sediment Layering, not included

The students will learn about the Cenozoic era, they will look at each period within the era and examine any notable changes in geography, oceanography and flora and fauna. After the lesson, the students will watch Walking with Dinosaurs (Ep. 5 & 6), makes notes and discuss after the videos.

The students will learn about the Paleozoic era, name and examine each period, learn about any notable changes in geography, oceanography, flora and fauna, and lesson finishes with Walking with Dinosaurs (Ep. 1 & 2)

This is a unit project that can bee presented by the students at the end of the unit. Marking scheme has been included. The students are responsible for creating a 10-15 minute presentation on a space object not taught in the course. They will present to their peers.

This is part 1 of 2 lessons on the Moon. This lesson focuses on the measurements of the Moon, composition, theories on the formation of the moon and finally some special features of the moon. This lesson ends with a short video on Youtube (24 min). If using the textbook provided in the unit plan, there are also practice questions posted at the end of the lesson.

In this lesson, we will learn about the Motion of the Earth and debunk some common misconceptions about the Earth's motion and the season. Students will learn about Earth’s orbit around the Sun, how the seasons are created and Earth’s precession. Then we will discuss the difference between Solstice and equinox and finally learn about Earth’s wobble.

The students will learn about red shift and how it relates to the Big Bang theory and the expansion of the universe. The students will also look at Hubble's law and be able to relate this properties of Hubble's law to the lab activity they did the previous day. The lesson marks the end of the first half of the unit, a quiz should follow.

This is a lab activity to help the student visualize the expansion of the universe. All that is required is a balloon, marker, string and rulers. Students are required to submit a data table, scatter plot and analysis questions. This should take 1 period.

This is a detailed description of the Big Bang Theory. In addition, students will learn about the evidence that supports the Big Bang Theory (Universal expansion and Hubble’s Law, 3 degree background radiation, Quasars, Radioactive decay, Stellar formation and evolution, Speed of light and stellar distances) and also includes a variety of movie links to follow the lesson. Choose an online video that corresponds to the amount of time that you'd like to spend on this topic.