March 2008 Academic Planner
Ms. Perrone's Earth Science Class

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
Week 1
3/10-3/14
Water Budget
lesson and lab
Soil movement lab
Porosity, permeability, and
water retention
Climate factors
Altitude versus temperatures
lesson and lab
Exam Review
Coastal versus inland
temperature range lab
Climate Exam
Study hard!
Week 2
3/17-3/21
Weathering
Physical and
chemical weathering characteristics
Weathering
Rates of surface area and composition
Weathering Quiz
Soil formations and horizons
School closed
Holiday
School closed
Holiday
Week 3
3/24-3/29
School Closed
Day after Easter
School Closed
Staff Development Day
Erosion and Deposition
Four agents of erosion:
ice, water, gravity and wind; Factors of deposition
Erosion and Deposition
Stream velocity, meandering rivers, stream load and transport
Rock Abrasion Lab
Week 4
3/31-4/4
Deposition of Running Water
Vertical, horizontal, and graded bedding; Oxbow lakes and stream drainage (landscape features)
Deposition and Erosion of Glaciers
Coastal Erosion
Exam Review
Erosion, deposition, and weathering
Erosion, deposition, and weathering Exam,
pt. 1 multiple choice
Study Hard!
Erosion, deposition, and weathering Exam,
pt. 2 written responses
Study Hard!