ASE SC 4 Environmental, Earth and Space Science

Activity Slides

Dianne B. Barber & William D. BarberAppalachian State University

Integrate Timed Reading

EthanolHow is ethanol made?What are the benefits of ethanol?

http://www.marshalladulteducation.org/index.php/reading-skills-for-todays-adult

Universe is expanding so Galaxies moving apart

Raisin Bread Dough

Activity: Spinning Tops & Earth’s

Rotation

Activity: Arrange the cards by size

Planet Size (diameter in km)1. Sun 1,392,000

2. Jupiter 139,822

3. Saturn (with rings) 116,464

4. Uranus 50,724

5. Neptune 49,244

6. Earth 12,742

7. Venus (without gas) 12,104

8. Mars 6,780

9. Ganymede (Jupiter III) 5,262

10.Mercury 4,879

11.Moon 3,474

12.Pluto 1,151

Activity: Earth and MoonEach Group Demonstrate:

1. Scale of Earth and Moon2. Scaled Distance between

Moon and Earth

Earth’s Diameter = 12,742 kmMoon’s Diameter = 3,474 kmDistance between = 384,400

km

Rock Cycle

Activity:Use the tectonic plate map

and the globe ball to identify possible earthquake and

volcanic sites in 3 different countries.

The Hydrosphere

Water Cycle

Activity: Layers of the Atmosphere

troposphere mesopause

stratopause

tropopause

thermosphere

mesosphere

stratosphere

4. Temperature

Change

5. Height &

Temperature

troposophere decrease

stratosphere increase

mesosphere decrease

thermosphere increase

tropopause ≈ 12-18 km, ≈ -60°

stratopause ≈ 46-54 km, ≈ -2 to

0°

mesopause ≈ 85-90 km, ≈ -90°

Climate ACTIVITY

For your group’s assigned continent

1. Select 2 climate regions

2. Identify the factors that determine

the climate for the 2 climate

regions

Sea-Level Activity

Sea-level Activity Directions

1. As a group study the maps, choose several problems to address, discuss, make decisions and record reasoning.

2. Select a group member to present to class

ABATEMENT: fix the problem or make it less of a problem

ACCOMMODATION: learn to live with the problem and not try to change it

PREVENTION: work to prevent the problem from happening.