Science 10

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Science 10 Unit 2 Weather Dynamics

• Textbook Pages 2-91

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Curriculum Outcomes

• How are changes in the hydrosphere and atmosphere
  observed and measured.
• What energy sources drives the Water Cycle.
• Heat energy, its transfer, and Weather Dynamics
  Is there a connection?
• What is the evidence for movement of heat energy
  and matter in global systems.
• Accurate weather forecasting What is its
  impact.
• http//www.ednet.ns.ca/pdfdocs/curriculum/science1
  0.pdf

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Unit Breakdown

• This unit will consist of 2 projects, in class
  assignments, homework (both handouts and
  reading/questions from the textbook), outdoor
  labs (weather depending) and a unit test.
• Each unit in Science 10 is around 4-4.5 weeks
  so our unit test will be the week of Nov 10th.
  Please keep this in mind as we are going through
  topics.
• Due dates for assignments will be posted on the
  front of my webpage, so make sure you check
  regularly, especially if you miss class time.

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Unit Project 1

• Weather Scrapbook
• This project will be due towards the end of the
  unit, date TBA.
• This can be done individually or done with a
  partner, but be aware more work will be required
  if you work with someone else.
• An outline to the project will be posted on my
  website in a few days, and a rubric will follow
  shortly after so you know how you will be marked.
  
• Please let me know by Friday, October 17th if you
  will be working alone or with someone.
• Your scrapbook will include weather related
  articles from several sources such as newspapers,
  magazines, websites, and more, written entries by
  you about our current weather, pictures of
  weather related events, etc. This will be in the
  outline but the above is to give you a general
  idea of the types of things that will be
  included.

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Unit Project 2

• Weather Disaster Project
• This can be done individually or in a group of up
  to 4 people, but be aware more work will be
  required if you work with more people.
• An outline will be posted on my website in a few
  days.
• There will be sign up sheets to pick when you
  would like to present this project to the class
  this will be available on Monday, October 20th in
  class.
• Please let me know by Friday, October 17th if you
  will be working alone or with a group.
• On Monday we will draw for topics.

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Unit Vocabulary

• This will be the same concept as with Unit 1.
• Words will be posted on the Unit Vocabulary board
  - dont leave them until the last minute!
• This will be passed in on the day of your unit
  test, and all words and definitions are to be
  hand written.
• For todays class, you will work with a partner
  to complete an intro activity. We will go over
  this the last 10 minutes of class. No cheating
  please!
• When you are finished, work with a partner to
  read over the What You Should Recall sections
  and try and answer as many questions as you can.
  Pages 4-7. You may use your phone or textbook to
  help you.