Let’s take a quick look at each!

Some topics include…

• Minerals• Rocks• Earth’s Structure• Geologic Time• Fossils• Volcanoes• Earthquakes

• Soil Profile• Weathering, Erosion,

and Deposition• Continental Drift• Plate Tectonics• Energy Resources• Ecology

unexco.com

Rocks and minerals

uhh.hawaii.edu

Volcanoes

Earth’s Structure

Wind

Energy

Plate Tectonics

sculpturegallery.com

Fossils and prehistoric life!

palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk

dinoland.dk

In January, we will move on to Oceanography…

tgs-inc.com

Oceanography is the study of the water found on the earth.

Sometimes it is called Hydrology.

Hydro- means “water” And -ology means “the study of.”

Some topics include…

• Water Distribution

• Hydrologic Cycle

• River System

• Pollution

• Conservation

• Ocean Topography

• Salinity

• Waves

• Currents

• Tides

wallpapers-box.uv.ro

Ocean waterwaves on the ocean

The ocean floor

geology.ucdavis.edu/

www.bcl.com.au

pasture.ecn.purdue.edu

Currents

River Systems

This is the study of the air and our weather.

Some topics include

• Atmosphere

• Weather Factors

• Instruments

• Fronts

• Clouds

• Wind Patterns

• Air Masses

• Weather Maps

• Severe Weather

• Climate

mypage.bluewin.ch

Tornadoes newsfromrussia.com

Hurricanes

weatherquestions.com Thunderstorms

We will discover why these things happen.

Astronomy is the study of our solar system and everything found outside it!

Objects in the Solar System(NASA.gov)

Objects outside the Solar System(NASA.gov)

Nebula

Galaxies

Stars