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Earth and Space ScienceAstronomy
Dynamic PlanetFossils
Remote Sensing
ASTRONOMYCompletely new topic this year - GALAXIES
This tends to be a test-style event using PowerPoint slides with questions or pictures with questions
Calculations are also required
ASTRONOMY – basicsTeam of 2 studentsEach student may bring a
programmable calculatorEach team may bring EITHER a laptop
(no internet access allowed) OR a 3-ring binder, any size containing anything as long as it is 3-hole punched and inserted into the rings (plastic sleeves are allowed)
ASTRONOMY – scoringAll questions will have a predetermined point value
Highest score winsPre-selected questions will be used to break ties
ASTRONOMY – tipsDivide and conquer – students should divide up the material
Image search every term in the rules and print/save for the binder/laptop
Organization is key – the amount of material is vast, students need to be able to locate notes quickly
ASTRONOMY – websitesNational site (lots of links): http://soinc.org/astronomy_c
North Carolina SO site – coaches institute presentation: http://www.sciencenc.com/Coaches_institute/2009_Presentations/2009%20astronomy%20institute.pdf
DYNAMIC PLANET - basicsTeam of 2 StudentsEach team member may bring in a non-graphing calculator
Each team is allowed a single 8 ½ x 11 sheet with notes on each side.
Event tends to be an “at seat” test
DYNAMIC PLANET - scoringHighest score winsPoints will be awarded for quality and accuracy of responses
Pre-selected questions will be used as tie-breakers
Start off by having students go through rules and look up all terms listed
The tests tend to have a lot of questions so the only way to finish is for students to split up the questions – feel free to pull apart the test
students should also be prepared to complete some activities using their knowledge
Some Example Tasksfinding the epicenter of an earthquake
calculating the slope of a volcanobe able to draw a profilecalculate seafloor spreadingbe able to read and use graphs and charts
DYNAMIC PLANET - resourcesSuggested Resources on Rules SheetResources found on www.sciencenc.comAP Environmental Science textbook (the
teacher may also have some resources they use to teach this material)
Practice tests – soinc.org, tufts wright center, virginiaso site for last year’s regional test
Marcia Krech has great teaching tools you can order online – they are geared to middle school but for students who got stuck with this event and know nothing, start with some simple fun stuff!
http://mjksciteachingideas.com/store.html
FOSSILS - basicsTeam of 2 studentsEach team is allowed 1 magnifying glass,
one published field guide (tabs, writing, post-its allowed), & one 3-ring binder, any size containing anything as long as it is 3-hole punched and inserted into the rings (plastic sleeves are allowed)
Event tends to be a “stations” test where students rotate around the room, but may be an “at-seat” test with PowerPoint slides or pictures
FOSSILS – event tipsStudents must be able to share the
resources – have 1 use the guide and 1 use the notebook
Organization is key – teams must be able to find what they are looking for fast
Stations or slides are usually timed (ex: 10 stations, 4 minutes per station); students can’t go back to stations, but can keep working on previous questions while at other stations if extra time
FOSSILS - scoringHighest score winsPoints will be awarded for quality and accuracy of responses
Pre-selected questions will be used as tie-breakers
FOSSILS – event topicsSpecimen identification – limited to
species on the list (download the list from www.soinc.org and make sure to include it in the binder!)
Clues to past environmentsWith the ability to answer questions
about classification, habitat, ecologic relationships, behaviors and the use of fossils to date and correlate rock units
FOSSILS –tipsGet a kit with samplesGet a field guide and have students tab it, use post-its, write in it, etc. so they can find what they need quickly
Make sure all of the topics are covered – use charts, diagrams, look in texts, on internet, find syllabi from fellow teachers or online
FOSSILS – preparationArrange fossils different ways and
have students practice with field guide and binderBy PeriodsBy EraBy mode of preservationIn groups
By index fossilsBy ages of (Sea life, fish, amphibians,
reptiles, mammals and man)By Invertebrate and vertebrate Fossils
FOSSILS – preparationHave the team make charts for anything you or they can think of!Physical properties, originsExcel is good for theseCombine chartsColor codeLaminate
FOSSILS – preparationDiagrams:
•Index Fossils
• The ages of geological Time
• Era
• Periods
• Geologic time scale
• Taxonomic Hierarchy
FOSSILS - resourcesFossil Guides
(If you have the means, get several to see what the students like)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fossils
A Field Guide to Fossils by Frederick H. Pough (Peterson Field Guides)
Smithsonian Fossils Guide: http://www.amazon.com/Fossils-Smithsonian-Handbooks-David-Ward/dp/0789489848
Fossils coaches guide from the Science Olympiad Store
REMOTE SENSING - basicsTeam of 2 studentsEach team may bring five 8.5” x 11” two-
sided sheets of paper containing any information from any source
Each team member may bring any kind of non-graphing calculator
Event tends to be an “at-seat” test with some images or a “stations” test where students rotate around the room, looking at images and answering questions
REMOTE SENSING - scoringHighest score winsPoints will be awarded for quality and accuracy of responses
Pre-selected questions will be used as tie-breakers
REMOTE SENSING – event topicsUsing remote sensing imagery to
understand causes and consequences of human interaction with forest biomes
Using science and mathematical process skills to analyze data or interpret data presented numerically in a grid
REMOTE SENSING - resources Lots of great links at
www.soinc.org – lists of terms, tutorials, images explained, etc.
Remote Sensing CD from the Science Olympiad Store
Google image search Image scale tutorial and
coaches institute presentation on www.sciencenc.com website