4.1 Plate Tectonics
4.2 Soil Formation and Erosion
4.3 Soil Composition and Properties
4.4 Earth’s Atmosphere
4.5 Global Wind Patterns
4.6 Watersheds
4.7 Solar Radiation and Earth’s Seasons
4.8 Earth’s Geography and Climate
4.9 El Niño and La Niña
Unit 4 - Earth Systems and Resources
Timeline (per College Board): 6 block periods - 10-15% AP Exam Weighting
AP Central Videos: A single point is assigned for each video (Lab & Classwork category). Students earn this point if they have watched the videos at 80% completion before the review presentation.
It is an expectation that students take their own notes during the lessons.
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Topic - 4.1 Plate Tectonics
Textbook Reference - Module 24
AP Classroom Videos - 4.1 Plate Tectonics (Daily Video 1), 4.1 Plate Tectonics (Daily Video 2), and 4.1 Plate Tectonics (Daily Video 3)
Review Slides - 4.1 Plate Tectonics (5 Minutes)
Lab - Strike-Slip Faults (Flinn)
No digital copy of print.
Activity - Common Uses for Rocks & Minerals (Flinn Scientific)
Student Instructions - Student Data Tables - Generic Lab Rubric
Part 1: Pre-reading [Homework]
Students are to summarize BRIEFLY what each element/mineral is used for (a few words), and be aware of the entire paragraph text from the Student Instructions.
Rocks / Minerals that need summarized for the following: Sulfur, Pyrite, Muscovite, Calcite, Halite, Hematite, Feldspar, & Quartz
Part 2: Setup [25 Minutes]
Part 3: Activity 1 - Mineral Data Table [45 Minutes / 10 Minutes Cleanup]
Part 4: Activity 2 - Rocks and Stomach Acid [30 Minutes]
Part 5: Analysis [30 Minutes / Homework]
Topic - 4.2 Soil Formation and Erosion
Textbook Reference - Module 25, and 33
AP Classroom Videos - 4.2 Soil Formation and Erosion (Daily Video 1), and 4.2 Soil Formation and Erosion (Daily Video 2)
Review Slides - 4.2 Soil Formation and Erosion
Topic - 4.3 Soil Composition and Properties
Textbook Reference - Module 25
AP Classroom Videos - 4.3 Soil Composition and Properties (Daily Video 1), and 4.3 Soil Composition and Properties (Daily Video 2)
Review Slides - 4.3 Soil Composition and Properties
Lab - Lab #6 - Soil Microbial Activity and Soil Organic Matter (AP College Classroom)
Primary (Secondary) Topic(s): 4.3 Soil Composition and Properties (4.2 Soil Formation and Erosion, 1.4 The Carbon Cycle, 1.9 Trophic Levels, & 9.5 Global Climate Change)
Part 1: Pre-Lab Questions (30 Minutes)
Part 2: Lab Procedure / Setup (45 Minutes)
Part 3: Graphing (30 Minutes)
Part 4: Discussion and Conclusion (30 Minutes)
Part 5: Discussion and Conclusion (30 Minutes)
Lab - Lab #7 - Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil (AP Classroom)
Primary (Secondary) Topic(s): 4.3 Soil Composition and Properties (5.3 The Green Revolution)
Part 1: Pre-Lab Questions (30 Minutes)
Part 2: Chemical Nutrient Testing (30 Minutes)
Part 3: Percolation Rate (30 Minutes)
Part 4: Soil-in-a-Jar Texture Test (15 / 30 Minutes)
Part 5: Analysis Questions (30 Minutes)
Part 6: Discussion and Conclusion (30 Minutes)
Topic - 4.4 Earth’s Atmosphere
Textbook Reference - Module 9
AP Classroom Videos - 4.4 Earth’s Atmosphere (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 4.4 Earth’s Atmosphere
Topic - 4.5 Global Wind Patterns
Textbook Reference - Module 10
AP Classroom Videos - 4.5 Global Wind Patterns (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 4.5 Global Wind Patterns
Lab - Earth Systems with Inflatable Globes (SciHigg)
Primary (Secondary) Topic(s): 4.4 Earth’s Atmosphere, 4.5 Global Wind Patterns, 4.7 Solar Radiation and Earth’s Seasons, & 4.8 Earth’s Geography and Climate (4.1 Plate Tectonics, & 4.9 El Nino and La Nina)
Part 1: Pre-Lab Questions (?? Minutes)
Part 2: Chemical Nutrient Testing (?? Minutes)
Topic - 4.6 Watersheds
Textbook Reference - Module 8
AP Classroom Videos - 4.6 Watersheds (Daily Video 1)
Review Slides - 4.6 Watersheds
Topic - 4.7 Solar Radiation and Earth’s Seasons
Textbook Reference - Module 9
AP Classroom Videos - 4.7 Solar Radiation and Earth’s Seasons (Daily Video 1), and 4.7 Solar Radiation and Earth’s Seasons (Daily Video 2)
Review Slides - 4.7 Solar Radiation and Earth’s Seasons
Topic - 4.8 Earth’s Geography and Climate
Textbook Reference - Module 10
AP Classroom Videos - 4.8 Earth’s Geography and Climate (Daily Video 1), 4.8 Earth’s Geography and Climate (Daily Video 2)
Review Slides - 4.8 Earth’s Geography and Climate
Topic - 4.9 El Nino and La Nina
Textbook Reference - Module 11
AP Classroom Videos - 4.9 El Nino and La Nina (Daily Video 1), 4.9 El Nino and La Nina (Daily Video 2), and 4.9 El Nino and La Nina (Daily Video 3)
Review Slides - 4.9 El Nino and La Nina
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Activity - PhET Plate Tectonics
Activity - 6th Extinction (Nature Magazine)
Lab - Convection Experiment
Lab - Geological Timescales
Lab - Edible Plate Tectonics
Activity - Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Flinn Scientific)
Extremely long as written. Needs edited.
Student Instructions - Student Print - Student Data - Generic Lab Rubric
Part 1: Completing the Lab (60 Minutes)
Part 2: Analysis (Homework) Need to laminate the maps. And then have every student plot each of the volcano/earthquake data. This lab took to long. Drop it?
Activity - Earth Systems Magic Squares
Lab - Soil Analysis 1
Lab - Weathering Sugar Cubes
Lab - Soil Surveys
Lab - Ocean Currents (Flinn) NEW
Activity - Weather and Climate Worksheets
Lab - Specific Heat and Albedo
Lab - Solar Insolation
Lab - GPM Global Energy Budget - Albedo
Part 1: Read the Lab [Homework]
Part 2: Gather Data [45 Minutes]
Part 3: Graphing / Analysis [Homework]
Lab - Albedo and Composition of Earth's Surface (Flinn) NEW
Lab - Water Content of Clay
Lab - Edible Soil Horizons
Lab - Soil Permeability
Lab - Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil (Flinn Scientific)
Part 1: Pre-read / Before Lab Questions [Homework]
Part 2: Samples from the Pond [45 Minutes]
Part 3:
Activity - Soil Texture Worksheet
Part 1: Student Viewing / Note Taking (Homework)
Part 2: Review (15 Minutes) - Review Image Slides
Lab - Energy in the Atmosphere (Flinn) NEW
Lab - Water Use Inventory
Lab - Water Purification (Flinn) NEW