Welcome to 9th Grade Earth Science!
9th Grade Earth Science Course Curriculum Map Correlating to the State of Minnesota Science Standards
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3 Commonly Needed Items
1.) Syllabus
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2.) Extra Credit
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3.) Vocabulary Template
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Scientific Method Introductory Unit
Review Worksheets
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Classroom Activities and Labs
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Virtual Lab
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Chapter 2 - Earth's Structure
Notes
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Directed Reading Worksheet
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Lesson 1 - Spherical Earth
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 2 - Earth's Interior
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 3 - Earth's Surface
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Virtual Labs (Landforms)
Landforms Lab (Pg. 65)
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Classroom Labs and Activities
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Chapter 3 - Minerals
Notes
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Directed Reading Worksheet
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Lesson 1 - What is a Mineral?
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 2 - How are Minerals Identified?
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 3 - Sources and Uses of Minerals
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Virtual Lab (Minerals Pg. 92)
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Classroom Labs and Activities
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Chapter 4 - Rocks
Notes
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Directed Reading Worksheet
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Lesson 1 - Rocks & Rock Cycle
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer
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Lesson 2 - Igneous Rocks
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer
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Lesson Three - Sedimentary Rocks
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer
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Lesson 4 - Metamorphic Rocks
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer
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Virtual Lab (Rocks Pg. 116)
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Classroom Labs and Activities
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Chapter 6 - Erosion and Deposition
Notes
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Directed Reading Worksheet
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Lesson 1 - The Erosion - Deposition Process
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 2 - Landforms Shaped by Water & Wind
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 3 - Mass Wasting and Glaciers
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Virtual Lab #1 - (Erosion Pg. 155)
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Virtual Lab #2 - (Water Deposition Pages - 193 & 631)
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Classroom Labs and Activities
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Chapter 7 - Plate Tectonics
Notes
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Directed Reading Worksheet
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Lesson 1 - Continental Drift Hypothesis
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
Virtual Lab #1 & #2 (Plate Tectonics - Page 334 & 368)
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Lesson 2 - Development of a Theory
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
Virtual Lab # 3 & #4 (Forces and Fluids - Page 241 & 258)
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Lesson 3 - Theory of Plate Tectonics
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Classroom Labs and Activities
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Chapter 9 - Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Notes
Lesson 1 - Earthquakes
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
Virtual Lab (Earthquakes - Page 315)
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Directed Reading Worksheet
Lesson 2 - Volcanoes
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Classroom Labs and Activities
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Chapter 12 - Earth's Atmosphere
Notes
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Directed Reading Worksheet
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Lesson 1 - Describing Earth's Atmosphere
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 2 - Energy Transfer in the Atmosphere
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 3 - Air Currents
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Virtual Lab (Atmospheric Layers - Page 415)
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Classroom Labs and Activities
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Chapter 13 - Weather
Notes
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Directed Reading Worksheet
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Lesson 1 - Describing Weather
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 2 - Weather Patterns
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 3 - Weather Forecasts
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Virtual Lab (Weather Forecasting - Page 475)
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Classroom Labs and Activities
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Chapter 14 - Climate
Notes
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Directed Reading Worksheet
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Lesson 1 - Climates of Earth
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 2 - Climate Cycles
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 3 - Recent Climate Change
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Virtual Labs
Climate - Page 29
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Energy Usage - Page 658
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Energy - Page 511
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Classroom Labs and Activities
greenhouse_effect_activity.pdf | |
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Chapter 19 - Exploring Space
Notes
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Directed Reading Worksheet
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Lesson 1 - Observing the Universe
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 2 - History of Space Exploration
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 3 - Future Space Missions
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Virtual Lab (Satellites - Pg. 704)
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Classroom Lab and Activities
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Chapter 20 - The Sun - Earth - Moon System
Notes
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Directed Reading Worksheet
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Lesson 1 - Earth's Motion
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 2 - Earth's Moon
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Lesson 3 - Eclipses and Tides
Review Worksheet
Graphic Organizer for Notes
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Virtual Labs
Moon Phases - Page 740
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Tides - Page 578
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Classroom Labs and Activities
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Chapter 21 - The Solar System
Notes
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Directed Reading Worksheet
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Lesson 1 - Solar System Structure
Graphic Organizer
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Lesson 2 - Inner Planets
Graphic Organizer
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Lesson 3 - Outer Planets
Graphic Organizer
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Lesson 4 - Dwarf Planets
Graphic Organizer
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Virtual Lab
Classroom Labs and Activities
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Chapter 22 - Stars and Galaxies
Notes
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Directed Reading Worksheet
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Lesson 1 - The View from Earth
Graphic Organizer
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Lesson 2 - The Sun and Other Stars
Graphic Organizer
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Lesson 3 - Evolution of Stars
Graphic Organizer
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Lesson 4 - Galaxies and the Universe
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Virtual Lab
Classroom Labs and Activities