Curriculum Guide

Unit One

 Ch.22, 23, and 24   

The Celestial Sphere:

(Space)

Astronomy, stars, sun, moon, planets, asteroids, meteors, comets, space travel, and space exploration

Unit Two

 Ch.3,4,7,9,10,11     

The Lithosphere

(Land)

Minerals, rocks, fossils, mountains, earthquakes, weathering, mass wasting, erosion

Unit Three

Ch.17&18

Hydrosphere

(Water)

Hydrologic cycle, waves, ocean floor topography, cave

Unit Four

 Ch.14,15,16

Atmosphere:

(Weather)

Clouds, precipitation, air movement, weather, instruments and forecasting