REGENTS EARTH SCIENCE CURRICULUM
 
                                                   Syllabus 

This syllabus represents the content that will be covered in all Regents Earth Science classes at Montauk Public School. It is carefully referenced to the New York State Core Curriculum for the Physical Setting/Earth Science..


Laboratory work (see section XXXIII) is an integral part of Regents Earth Science and is required before a student may take the Regents Exam. Prior to taking any Regents science exam, New York State requires that each student complete and write satisfactory lab reports for a minimum of twelve hundred minutes of laboratory work. 


Investigating Earth
     A.       What is Earth Science?
     B.       Models of the Earth

Earth's Matter
     A.       Earth's Structure snd Motion
     B.       Atom's to Minerals
                - Identifying Minerals  
     C.       Rocks
                - Igneous
                - Metamorphic
                - Sedimentary

How Earth's Rocks were formed 
     A. Igneous Rocks
     B. Sedimentary Rocks
     C. Metamorphic Rocks

Dynamic Earth
    A. Plate Tectonic
    B. Earthquakes
    C. Volcanoes

Earth’s History
    A. Fossils
    B. Relative Dating
    C. Interpreting events using Earth’s crust

Earth's Changing Surface
    A. Weathering, Soil, and Erosion
    B. Surface Water
    C. Ground Water


Weather
    A. Weather variables and forecasting
    B. Hurricanes and severe weather

Astronomy
    A. H-R Diagram
    B. Our Solar System and its origin
    C. Constellations


Using Maps 
    A. Map Projections, Location, Scales
    B.      Parts of a Topographic Map
    C.      Reading a Topographic Map
    D.      Modern Methods of Map Making

Resources and Our Environment 
    A.      Renewable Environmental Resources
    B.      Nonrenewable Resources: Metals and Nonmetals
    C.      Nonrenewable Energy Resources
    D.      Alternative Energy Sources

XXXIII. Laboratory Component 
Laboratory work is an integral part of this Earth Science course. In addition to its pedagogical merits, laboratory work is assessed on the NYS Examination: The Physical Setting, Earth Science. This aspect of science is addressed in the Core Curriculum for Earth Science (appendix 1) and in the New York State MST Standards (appendix 2). The Earth Science Core Curriculum places great emphasis on MST Standards 1, 2, 6 & 7. This forms the basis for the laboratory section of this syllabus. 
REGENTS EARTH SCIENCE LABS AS THEY APPLY TO THE PROCESS SKILLS 
BASED ON STANDARDS 1, 2, 6, AND 7

(These are examples of possible labs that meet the requirements. They are only illustrative examples. Substitutions and Omissions to this list are possible

1. Observation lab (1Scientific Inquiry/key idea 1)
2. Inferences lab (1Scientific Inquiry/key idea 1)
3. Working in earth science lab
4. Drops on a penny lab 
5. Earth's circumference lab
6. Measurement lab 
7. Density of Pennies lab 
8. Density of fluids 
9. Building Glaciers 
10. Collecting and interpreting data lab Constellation lab 
11. Is the Sun an average star?
12. Spectroscope lab 
13. Moon lab
14. Satellites of the sun (1Mathematical/key idea 2;6 Models/key idea 2)
15. Retrograde motion lab
16. Ellipses lab
17. Locating earth points 
18. Time zones and dates around the world
19. Topographic quadrangle lab 
20. Contour Volcano lab 
21. Profiles lab
22. Angle of insolation
23. Energy of absorption 
24. Energy on the move 
25. Energy at work 
26. Layers of the atmosphere
27. Cloud Height: How does a cloud form? 
28. Dew Point and Relative Humidity 
29. Weather Watch Lab 
30. Moving Air Masses
31. Tornado alley 
32. Hurricane Isabel
33. Oceanography
34. Climates
35. Mineral Identification 
36. Mineral growing Lab 
37. Igneous Rocks 
38. Sedimentary Rocks 
39. Metamorphic Rocks 
40. Classifying Rocks 
41. Sunwatch Lab 
42.Sediment deposition lab 
43. Rock abrasion lab
44. Chemical Weathering lab 
45. Epicenter Lab 
46. Time Line Lab 
47. Rock Correlations Lab
48. Mature River 
49. River Profile 
50. Half-life lab