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Earth Science is a new course at Lancaster High School implemented in 2003-04. It will serve to meet the district and state guidelines for Earth Science (physical science graduation requirement) content standards.

Here you can find a copy of the course syllabus

We will be using the following text to accompany this class...
Biology: The Dynamics of Life (2000 Edition)
Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the Universe
published by Glencoe and McGraw-Hill
Textbook website: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/earthscience/index.html

User Name: ESGEU
Password: det79uEwu4

Course Assignments:

Most of the following pages are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader or other similar program for viewing. Get Acrobat Reader here.

Objectives Notes/Labs Practice Test
Unit 1 Objectives Lab Safety
The Nature of Science
Metric System Notes
Chapter 1 GeoLab
1-cm Graph Paper
Mapping Our World Notes
Chapter 2 MiniLab
Chapter 2 GeoLab
Unit 1 Benchmark
Pre-test
Unit 2 Objectives Mineral Notes
Igneous Rocks Notes
Igneous Rocks Lab
Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks Notes
Chapter 6 Lab
Unit 2 Benchmark Pre-test
Unit 3 Objectives Due to the fact that we received our books so late in the year, we will be skipping Unit 3 this year.  
Unit 4 Objectives Atmosphere Notes
Temperature Inversion Lab
Meteorology Notes
Unit 4 Benchmark Test Practice
Chapters 11-13
Chapters 14-16
Unit 5 Objectives Chapter 18 Internet GeoLab
Student Handout for GeoLab 18
 
Unit 6 Objectives Notes for Chapter 21...PowerPoint in PDF format
Geologic Time Scale Handout
Notes for Chapter 22...PowerPoint in PDF format
Notes for Chapter 23...PowerPoint in PDF format
Notes for Chapter 24...PowerPoint in PDF format
 
Unit 7 Objectives Chapter 25 Notes in PDF format
Chapter 26 Notes in PDF format
Chapter 27 Notes in PDF format
 
Unit 8 Objectives Calculating your age and weight on other planets Lab