CAPT--Earth+Science


 * CAPT Released Items/Practice Questions Packets

Biology

Earth/Environmental

Physics/Chemistry

Released Items by Year (w/ answers & samples of scored open-ended responses)

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Summary info for each major topic (strand) || ||
 * Earth Science Basics for CAPT PowerPoint
 * Energy Resources

Crash Course Video "Humans and Energy" []

Energy Uses in CT PowerPoint

Energy Uses in CT Graphing activity

Reading Packet

**Ch 7 (300 level book) Resources & the Environment Self-study** take home quiz (link to the right) ||
 * Energy Transfer
 * Energy Transfer

Atmosphere CAPT prep Reading Packet || []
 * Solar Cooker Videos

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Solar Cooker CAPT lab



Rubric ||
 * Pollution (Air, Water, Acid Rain, Brownfields)
 * Pollution (Air, Water, Acid Rain, Brownfields)

Crash Course "Acid-Base Reactions in Solution" []

Acid rain []

Reducing Acid rain []

reading "Our Impact on Water & Air"

article & questions "Mad Hatter's Legacy"

reading "Acids, Bases, & Salts"


 * ACID RAIN INVESTIGATION**

"Find the Rain's Fingerprint" investigation

reading "Weathering & Soils"

Brownfields CAPT STS & PowerPoint



videos on brownfields

"What is a Brownfield? Redevelopment of Industrial Properties" []

"Transforming a Brownfield Site" []

"Brownfield Remediation" []

"Brownfield Redevelopment" [] ||
 * Polymers
 * Polymers

Polymers PowerPoint (from Mr. Heberton)

Polymers CAPT STS & PowerPoint

reading "Uses for Petroleum Compounds--Polymers" ||
 * Electricity and Magnetism
 * Electricity and Magnetism

PowerPoints

reading packet ||
 * Scientific Method/Experimental Design
 * Scientific Method/Experimental Design

Sci Method []

controls, variables, constants []

reading "Methods of Science" ||
 * Graphing
 * Graphing

reading "Communicating with Graphs" || Click here for an excellent review website hosted by the Windsor School District. Remember - study your weakest topics first! ( [] ) CAPT Problems with answers can be found at this website. ( http://science-capt.wikispaces.com/ ) This website is an excellent source of information and provides many sample questions for review (if the link is not working, copy and paste this URL into your web browser: [|http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/mjvl/science/capt/overview.htm#areas] ). Additionally, National Geographic has created the Jason Science project website which contains many interactive digital games/labs which will also help you review or learn information for the exam. Of special interest for CAPT preparation are: Resilient Planet Game - Mission 2 Resilient Planet EcoDefenders Infinite Potential - Forms of Energy Infinite Potential - Classifying Energy Sources The only requirement is that you create a log in ( click here) (If this link is not working, copy and paste this URL into your web browser: [] ). || You will need [|Mozilla Firefox] if you want to watch in full screen. Minerals have been indispensable to human civilization. This program looks at the variety of minerals, their atomic and crystalline structures, and their physical properties such as hardness and luster. Petrologists' methods of sectioning rocks are shown, and gems, precious metals, ore excavation, and the value of silicates are discussed. [] The Cleopatra's Needle obelisk in New York City's Central Park is severely weathered after only 75 years, whereas the dry climate of Egypt has preserved similar structures in that country for millennia. This program shows how weather, climate, chemicals, temperature, and type of substrate factor into rock and soil erosion. Environmental connections are also considered. [] Approximately three-quarters of Earth's surface is covered by water. But most fresh water comes from underground. Topics of this program include aquifers, rock porosity and permeability, artesian wells, the water table, cave formation, sinkholes, and how groundwater may become contaminated. [] Since the nineteenth century, humans have turned to the Earth for energy sources to fuel their industry. This program discusses where oil comes from, how it is extracted, and how it is converted into energy. The effects of oil drilling and the burning of fossil fuels are also addressed, and the potential of alternative energy sources is considered. [] [] [] By examining the earth's mineral and energy sources, scientists analyze how the theory of plate tectonics has revolutionized the search for earth's treasures that lie hidden in locations such as the Red Sea and Antarctic ice cap. [] [] [] [] How chemists control the molecular structure to create polymers with special properties is explored. [] Dump site waste management demonstrates chemistry's benefits and problems. [] || media type="custom" key="12683248" TED Video about Recycling Plastic media type="custom" key="12683256" ||
 * __** Excellent Websites for Review **__
 * __** Excellent Websites for Review **__
 * Videos from Annenberg Media ([|www.learner.org])
 * Videos from Annenberg Media ([|www.learner.org])
 * 12. Minerals: The Materials of Earth**
 * 15. Weathering and Soils**
 * 21. Groundwater**
 * 26. Living With Earth, Part II**
 * [|10. Energy Challenges]** Global energy use increases by the day. Polluting the atmosphere with ever more carbon dioxide is not a viable solution for our future energy needs. Can new technologies such as carbon sequestration and ethanol production help provide the energy we need without pushing the concentrations of CO2 to dangerous levels? [|Go to this unit.]
 * [|11. Atmospheric Pollution]** Once released, air pollutants react chemically with each other under solar radiation to become even more dangerous secondary pollutants. A company in the Northeast U.S. tracks the emission of pollutants at street level, while an international long-term study follows plumes of pollution from Mexico City across the continent and beyond. [|Go to this unit.]
 * 5. Gifts From the Earth**
 * 6. The Atom** Viewers journey inside the atom to appreciate its architectural beauty and grasp how atomic structure determines chemical behavior.
 * 7. The Periodic Table** The development and arrangement of the periodic table of elements is examined.
 * 8. Chemical Bonds** The differences between ionic and covalent bonds are explained by the use of scientific models and examples from nature.
 * 22. The Age of Polymers**
 * 25. Chemistry and the Environment**
 * TED Video about the Pacific Garbage Patch
 * TED Video about the Pacific Garbage Patch
 * TED Video about the Pacific Garbage Patch
 * TED Video about the Pacific Garbage Patch