Space+Science+II

(Ch. 31.3, 31.4) p. 999; 1002-1003 || * __Concepts:__ Origins of the Solar System (13 min video) || Facts about the Universe ||
 * Formation of Galaxies
 * nebula
 * gas and dust
 * accretion
 * planets orbit in same direction, same plane, rotate in same direction
 * __Skills__
 * Describe how solar system formed from a nebular cloud of dust and gas 4.6 billion years again || [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation.png width="32" height="32" caption="Solar System and Star Formation (Sam).pptx" link="file:plhs-science9/Solar System and Star Formation (Sam).pptx"]] [[file:plhs-science9/Solar System and Star Formation (Sam).pptx|Solar System and Star Formation (Sam).pptx]] || Solar System Formation

(Ch. 30.2, 30.3) p. 957, 969-970 || * __Concepts__ __Skills__ (Ch. 30.2, 30.3) p. 955-961; 963-967 || * __Concepts__
 * The Formation of Planets (Earth)
 * evolution of the atmosphere
 * stromatolites producing oxygen
 * banded iron formations
 * Explain how Earth evolved into its present habitable form through interactions among the solid earth, oceans, atmosphere, and organisms. || [[file:Habitability.pptx]] ||  ||   ||
 * Life on Earth (Habitability)
 * goldilocks zone
 * water
 * atmosphere (protection form radiation)
 * __Skills__
 * Compare and contrast environmental conditions that make life possible on Earth with conditions found on other planets and moons of our solar system.
 * || See Habitability ppt. ||  ||   ||