DOCUMENT RESUME ED 448 021 SE 064 148 AUTHOR Atkinson, Missy TITLE Earth/Space Science Course No. 2001310. [Student Guide and] Teacher's Guide. INSTITUTION Florida State Dept. of Education,Tallahassee. Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services. PUB DATE 1999-00-00 NOTE 776p. AVAILABLE FROM Florida Dept. of Education, Room 628Turlington Bldg., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400. Tel; 850-488-1879;Fax: 850-487-2679; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.firn.edu/doe/commhome/. PUB TYPE Guides - Classroom - Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE MF05/PC32 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adult Education; Disabilities; *EarthScience; Map Skills; Paleontology; Plate Tectonics; ScienceActivities; Scientific Methodology; Secondary Education;Solar System; *Space Sciences IDENTIFIERS *Earth; Moon; Sun ABSTRACT These documents contain instructionalmaterials for the Earth/Space Science curriculum designed by theFlorida Department of Education. The student guide is adapted forstudents with disabilities or diverse learning needs. The content of ParallelAlternative Strategies for Students (PASS) differs from standard textbookswith its simplified text, small units, reduced vocabulary level,increased frequency of drill and practice, less cluttered format, and presentationof skills in small steps. There are 16 units, and each unit contains anoverview, suggestions for enrichment, unit assessment, and keys. Unitsinclude: (1) "Introduction to the Scientific Process"; (2) "Map Reading"; (3) "The Universe and Solar (6) System"; (4) "The Earth, the Moon, and the Sun"; (5) "Space Exploration"; "Rocks and Minerals"; (7) "Mountains"; (8) "Plate Tectonics"; (9) "Geologic History and Fossils"; (10) "The Water Cycle";(11) "Rivers"; (12) "Glaciers"; (13) "Weathering and Erosion";(14) "The Atmosphere and Weather"; (15) "Energy Sources"; and (16)"Our Environment." The teacher's guide functions to develop and apply basic conceptsof the earth and its environment. Selected laboratory experiments include the use ofthe scientific method, measurement, laboratory instruments, andsafety procedures. (YDS) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that canbe made from the original document. Earth/Space Science Course No. 2001310. [Student Guide and] Teacher's Guide. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND Office of Educational Research and Improvement DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION BEEN GRANTED BY CENTER (ERIC) his document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. A. Du neon Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Points of view or opinions stated in this INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) document do not necessarily represent 1 official OERI position or policy. Missy Atkinson BEST COPY AVAILABLE Parallel Alternative I. Strategies for Students Earth/Space Science Course No. 2001310 1999 Florida Department of Education www.fIrn.edu/doe /A This is one of many publications available through the Bureau of Instructional Support and ___ Community Services, Florida Department of Education, designed to assist school districts, state agencies which support educational programs, and parents in the provision of special programs. For additional information on this publication, or for a list of available publications, contact the Clearinghouse Information Center, Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services, Division of Public Schools and Community Education, Florida Department of Education, Room 628 Turlington Bldg., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400. telephone: (850) 488-1879 FAX: (850) 487-2679 Suncom: 278-1879 e-mail: [email protected] Web site: http : / /www.firn.edu/doe /commhome/ 4 1998 Florida Department of Education COURSE DESCRIPTION - GRADES 9-12, ADULT Subject Area: Science Course Number: 2001310 Course Title: Earth/Space Science Credit: 1.0 Will meet graduation requirements for Science A. Major Concepts/Content. The purpose of this course is to develop and apply concepts basic to the Earth, its materials, processes, history, and environment in space. The content should include, but not be limited to, the following: the nature of science the universe and the solar system the developmental cycle of stars the earth-moon system space exploration formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks and identification and classification of rocks and minerals geological divisions of the earth formation of land forms and basic mountain types fundamentals of plate tectonics formation of rivers and water systems glaciers hydrologic cycle physical oceanography meteorology, including development of hazardous weather, weather mapping, weather systems, frontal development, and satellite imagery types of soils and erosion renewable and nonrenewable energy resources Course Number: 2001310 - Earth/Space Science Page 2 of 7 This course shall integrate the Goal 3 Student Performance Standards of the Florida System of School Improvement and Accountability as appropriate to the content and processes of the subject matter. B. Special Note. Laboratory investigations of selected topics in the content, which include the use of scientific methods, measurement, laboratory apparatus, and safety procedures, are an integral part of this course. Use of satellite imagery, image processing techniques, and model development with behavior-over-time graphs are strongly recommended. Students earning credit in this course may not earn credit in Earth/Space Science Honors. C. Course Requirements. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the benchmarks from the Sunshine State Standards that are most relevant to this course. Benchmarks correlated with a specific course requirement may also be addressed by other course requirements as appropriate. Benchmarks from Science, Strand H, should not be taught and assessed in isolation, but should be combined with other benchmarks listed for this course. After successfully completing this course, the student will: 1. Use scientific methods to solve problems and demonstrate safe and effective use of laboratory instruments. SC.H.1.4.1 know that investigations are conducted to explore new phenomena, to check on previous results, to test how well a theory predicts, and to compare different theories. SC.H.1.4.2 know that from time to time, major shifts occur in the scientific view of how the world works, but that more often, the changes that take place in the body of scientific knowledge are small modifications of prior knowledge. 6 Course Number: 2001310 - Earth/Space Science Page 3 of 7 SC.H.1.4.3 understand that no matter how well one theory fits observations, a new theory might fit them as well or better; or might fit a wider range of observations, because in science, the testing, revising, and occasional discarding of theories, new and old, never ends and leads to an increasingly better understanding of how things work in the world, but not to absolute truth. SC.H.1.4.4 know that scientists in any one research group tend to see things alike and that therefore scientific teams are expected to seek out the possible sources of bias in the design of their investigations and in their data analysis. SC.H.1.4.5 understand that new ideas in science are limited by the context in which they are conceived, are often rejected by the scientific establishment, sometimes spring from unexpected findings, and usually grow slowly from many contributors. SC.H.1.4.6 understand that in the short run, new ideas that do not mesh well with mainstream ideas in science often encounter vigorous criticism and that in the long run, theories are judged by how they fit with other theories, the range of observations they explain, how well they explain observations, and how effective they are in predicting new findings. SC.H.1.4.7 understand the importance of a sense of responsibility, a commitment to peer review, truthful reporting of the methods and outcomes of investigations, and making the public aware of the findings. SC.H.2.4.1 know that scientists assume that the universe is a vast system in which basic rules exist that may range from very simple to extremely complex but that scientists operate on the belief that the rules can be discovered by careful, systemic study. 2. Contrast scientific theories of the formation of the universe and the solar system. SC.B.2.4.1 know that the structure of the universe is the result of interactions involving fundamental particles (matter) and basic forces (energy) and that the evidence suggests that the universe contains all the matter and energy that ever existed. SC.C.2.4.1 know that acceleration due to gravitational force is proportional to mass and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the objects. 7 Course Number: 2001310 - Earth/Space Science Page 4 of 7 SC.E.2.4.2 identify the arrangement of bodies found within and outside our galaxy. SC.E.2.4.3 know astronomical distance and time. SC.E.2.4.4 understand stellar equilibrium. SC.E.2.4.5 know various scientific theories on how the universe was formed. SC.E.2.4.6 know the various ways in which scientists collect and generate data about our universe (e.g., X-ray telescopes, computer simulations of gravitational systems, nuclear reactions, space probes, and supercollider simulations). SC.E.2.4.7 know that mathematical models and computer simulations are used in studying evidence from many sources to form a scientific account of the universe. SC.H.2.4.1 know that scientists assume that the universe is a vast