New Paltz High School Earth Science

Earth Science

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(Weather updates every 15 minutes)

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Parents and Students: Please feel free to contact me at 256-4175 ext 69546

Current Earth Events

(don't forget to do the Castle Learning practice too)

	Unit 1: Minerals
	Unit Activity Web Links
	United Streaming Video	Crystal Structure Templates
	How Do Crystals Grow?	Crystal Structure Info
	Take a Mineral Quiz	Mineral Identification Database
	My Carbon Footprint	Mineral Structure Virtual Museum
	Gem Sleuths
Copies of Activities	3D Silica Tetrahedra Applet

	Unit 3: Mapping the Earth
	Unit Activity Web Links
	How Do Latitude and Longitude Coordinates Help Us See Patterns on Earth?
	In Search of the Edge



Copies of Activities
Unit Review

	Unit 4: Isoline Maps
	Unit Activity Web Links
	How Are Landforms Represented on Flat Maps
	Current US Air Pressure Data
	Current US Temperature Data
Copies of Activities
Unit Review

	Unit 5: Earthquakes
	Unit Activity Web Links
	United Streaming Video	What Is Earth's Crust Like?
	Where Was that Earthquake?	How Old Is the Atlantic Ocean?
	How Are Earthquakes Related to Tectonics?	Virtual Earthquake
	How Are Volcanoes Related to Plate Tectonics?	Ranking Hazardous Volcanoes
	Barron's Regents
Copies of Activities	Continental Drift Activity

	Unit 6: Earth's History
	Unit Activity Web Links
	United Streaming Video	Catskill Stratigraphy
	What Stories Do Rocks Tell?
	How Has Life Changed Over Geologic Time?
	Virtual Dating Isochron
	Barron's Regents
Copies of Activities

	Unit 7: Weather Variables
	Unit Activity Web Links
	NWS Albany	Barron's Regents
	Forecast Discussions	Earthweek Weekly Newsletter
	Accuweather	The Perfect Storm
	DataStreme Maps and Data
	United Streaming Video
Copies of Activities	Climate Activity
Review Sheet

	Unit 10: Earth Systems
	Unit Activity Web Links
	How Do Interactions Among Earth's Spheres Vary Regionally?
	How Are Earth's Spheres Interacting?
	Earthweek
	Video Review of Composition of Surface Layers, ESRT P1
	Video Review of Earth's Interior, ESRT P10
	Video Review of Atmosphere, ESRT P14

	Astronomy Course Course Outline
	Unit Activity Web Links
	Motions of the Earth Unit Activities	Sunshine Applet
	Seasons Unit Activities	Sun's Path Applet
	Planetary Models Unit Activities	Eyes on the Solar System
	Stars and Moons Unit Activities	Astronomy Picture of the Day
	Course Review Sheet

	Meteorology Course Course Outline
	Unit Activity Web Links
	Textbook Website	Online Weather Studies Activities
	NWS Albany	Hurricane Tracker
	Forecast Discussions	Jet Stream Activity
	Accuweather	Fronts Activity
	DataStreme Maps and Data	Mid-Latitude Cyclone Activity
Weather Map Unit Assignments	Current Station Model Data	Forecast Model Data
Vertical Atmosphere Unit Assignments	Current Air Pressure Map	Climate Change Activity
Stability Unit Assignments	Current Temperature Map	Archive Sea Surface Data
Hurricane Unit Assignments	Hurricane Images	Hands on Meteorology Exercises
Final Exam Review	Tropical Cyclones and SST	Create a Thunderstorm
	Archived Weather Maps	Ice Cores and Past Climates
	CO2 Increase Activity	El Nino Activity
	First Frost Extra Credit	Datastreme Activities
	Dendrochronology Lab	Current Surface Analysis
	Adiabatic Temperature Change Lab	Current Soundings
	Vertical Atmosphere Activity	Locating Severe Weather
	Blank Stuve

Contact me at jstern@newpaltz.k12.ny.us or call 256-4175 ext 1527