Earth Science - Earth's
Atmosphere
by Jody Paramore
Winterville, NC
NAME: _______________________________________
Grading: Unit grades make-up 60 % of a student's overall
grade
Time Span:
Due Date:
Objectives (what are we learning in this unit?):
Competency Goal 5: The learner will build an understanding
of the dynamics and composition of the atmosphere and its local
and global processes influencing climate and air quality.
5.03 Analyze global atmospheric changes including changes in
CO2, CH4, and stratospheric O3 and the consequences of these
changes:
Climate change.
Changes in weather patterns.
Increasing ultraviolet radiation.
Sea level changes.
A: 93-100 %
B: 85-92 %
C: 77-84 %
D: 70-76 %
F: 0-69 %
Directions
Choose any of the assignments listed that you would like to
complete. You will not do all the assignments. You'll only do
as many assignments as it takes for you to complete each layer
successfully. Each assignment can only be attempted one time.
"C" Layer (Successful Completion Earns One a C Grade)-Section
I / Basic Understanding-80 percentage (%) points must be earned
from this section before moving into the B Layer. Choose any
of the assignments listed, in this section, that you would like
to complete. No more than 80 percentage (%) points can be applied
to your unit grade from this section.
Notes-Tape Recorded (listen & take notes from the cassette
player-side A, study them, show them to Mr. Paramore for oral
defense)
1. Greenhouse Effect vs. Global Warming (10 %)
2. Ozone (10 %)
Videos (watch all of the video assigned, complete written
part, and be prepared for oral defense)
3. Fill in the video notes for "Everest"-on table (10
%)
4. Take 20 notes from the "Ozone Zone" video and include a
5-7 sentence paragraph at the end of the notes explaining what
the video was about and what you learned. (10 %)
Vocabulary / Worksheets
5. Create flashcards with the word and definition for the following
key terms (words are in the glossary or the index of your book):
atmosphere, ozone, troposphere, stratosphere, jet stream, mesosphere,
exosphere, radiation, greenhouse effect, climate (10
%)
6. Complete the Earth's Atmosphere study guide (on table) (10
%)
Computer Activities (complete the activity, study
your work, bring to Mr. P. for oral defense)
7. Complete the Earth's Atmosphere Internet Activity-on table
(10 %)
8. Complete the Global Warming Internet Activity-on table (on
table) (10 %)
Reading (complete the assignment, study, and bring
to Mr. P. for oral defense)
9. Complete the guided reading notes for Chp. 5-Earth's Atmosphere-on
table. (10 %)
10. Read "Experts: Ozone Hole Reaches Record Size" and "History
of the Atmosphere-The Past to the Present". Answer the questions
about the articles on the worksheets-on table. (10 %)
Writing
11. Research sea levels on earth in its history. Write a short
report explaining how and why it has changed over time
(10 %)
12. Write a commercial for a product that advertises the fact
that the product does not use CFC's. Explain what they are and
how buying your product means you are helping the environment.
(10 %)
Fine Arts
13. Create a comic strip that explains the difference in how
the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect benefit earth. Include
what earth would be like without either. (10 %)
14. Complete the CO2 line graph activity-on table. Use a colored
pencil or marker. (10 %)
Hands-On / Interactive
15. Create a 3-D model concept car or truck that will help
global warming. Include a write-up explaining how it helps global
warming with the model. (10 %)
16. Complete the Composition of the Atmosphere: A Graphic Model
activity. Answer the questions and create a colored bar graph
on the provided graph paper-on table. (10 %)
"B" Layer-Section II / Application of Knowledge
(Successful Completion Earns One a B Grade)
(Choose one for 10 %, must complete before
moving to Section III)
1. Complete the 'Greenhouse Effect Model' activity.
(10 %)
OR
2. Create a habitat that shows nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon
dioxide being put into the air. Make a poster that explains
how these gases are being recycled in the air in your created
habitat. (10 %)
"A" Layer-Section III / Critical Thinking
& Analysis of Real World Issues (Successful Completion
Earns One An A Grade) (Choose one
for 10 %)
(Fill out the A Layer worksheet to complete this section. This
worksheet can be obtained from Mr. Paramore)
1. Is global warming a real problem? (10 %)
OR
2. Is the ozone layer currently being damaged? Should the world
be concerned about any damage that may be occurring?
(10 %)
Oral Defense Chart
Warning: No more than 3 assignments per day will be
graded by Mr. Paramore. Be sure to study over your work before
getting it graded because you will be quizzed on each assignment
completed. Points can only be earned when an oral defense is
completed. Do not wait until the last day to get assignments
graded because only 3 will be graded that day. Ungraded work
will not be accepted the last day unless an oral defense is
carried out. Absent students should see Mr. Paramore about more
time if they need it. Extra time will not automatically be given
unless the student who has been absent approaches Mr. Paramore.
**X-tra Credit: 5 bonus points will be given if students
get at least one assignment graded all five grading days. No
grading will be done the first day of the unit.
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Parent / Guardian Signature w/ date (5 bonus points): _____________________________________________
Dr Kathie Nunley
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