The outlines of the units are presented here. Each of the grade level units were developed at different times so the outlines vary slightly in their detail. Revised materials for the tenth grade units are available through the following link. Berkeley High School Tenth Grade Units Energy from Outer Space Big Ideas Functioning of the earth depends on energy from outer space. Life on the earth developed along with the protective layers that shielded f the harmful energy from outer space.
Energy flows from useful forms to unproductive forms.
To study the various energy resources from outer space, e.g., electromagnetic radiation, solar winds, plasma. To understand the protection mechanisms of the earth from various harmful energies from outer space. To perceive earth as a component of a larger energy system. To study energy transformation from one form to another particularly with regard to living systems. Basic physical principles can be used to understand technology.