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Earth & Space Sciences · Ms. Susinno
Look closer.
Earth tells a story.
Explore our planet and universe through real phenomena, scientific models, and the evidence hidden in plain sight.
Explore Earth.Investigate Evidence.Think Like Scientists.
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Course ExpectationsHow we learn and work together↗Course TimelineSee our year at a glance↗Today's TargetOpen today's learning target↗Reference TablesOpen the 2026 science models↗CER Reference ToolBuild claims from strong evidence↗ESS GlossaryLook up NYSSLS & Regents vocabulary↗Assignment Scoring RubricSee how assignments are scored↗Email Ms. Susinnossusinno@portnet.org↗THE COURSE
Six storylines. One connected planet.
Each storyline begins with a phenomenon worth wondering about. We gather evidence, test ideas, and build explanations together.
Observe · Question · ExplainNature of Science
Ask questions, examine evidence, test ideas, and learn how scientific explanations grow stronger over time.
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Nature of Science
Ask questions, examine evidence, test ideas, and learn how scientific explanations grow stronger over time.
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Light · Motion · ScaleAstronomy
Use light, motion, scale, and patterns in the sky to investigate Earth’s place in an evolving universe.
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Astronomy
Use light, motion, scale, and patterns in the sky to investigate Earth’s place in an evolving universe.
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Open animation ↗Massive Star Nucleosynthesis
Explore how a massive star builds heavier elements through successive stages of fusion.
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Open simulation ↗Kepler’s Second Law Simulation
Investigate how an orbiting object’s speed changes between perihelion and aphelion.
Patterns · Systems · ChangeInterconnected Spheres
Explore how the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere shape one another through Earth’s systems.
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Interconnected Spheres
Explore how the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere shape one another through Earth’s systems.
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Rocks · Tectonics · TimeGeology
Read rocks, landscapes, and Earth’s interior as evidence of the processes that have shaped our planet.
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Geology
Read rocks, landscapes, and Earth’s interior as evidence of the processes that have shaped our planet.
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Energy · Patterns · ModelsWeather and Climate
Investigate energy, water, air, and the patterns that connect daily weather with long-term climate.
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Weather and Climate
Investigate energy, water, air, and the patterns that connect daily weather with long-term climate.
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Evidence · Decisions · CareHuman Impact
Evaluate how people interact with Earth’s systems and design thoughtful solutions for a resilient future.
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Human Impact
Evaluate how people interact with Earth’s systems and design thoughtful solutions for a resilient future.
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HOW WE LEARN
Science is something
you do.
In SusinnoSphere, you will read the world the way a scientist does: notice patterns, ask better questions, and support every idea with evidence.
01Notice & WonderBegin with a puzzling phenomenon.
02Investigate & ModelUse data to test and revise ideas.
03Explain & ConnectBuild a claim grounded in evidence.
SCIENTIFIC MODELENERGY FLOW
What patterns do you notice?
SPACE
solar energysome long-wave infrared
escapes to spacesome infrared energy
returns toward the surface
ATMOSPHERECO₂H₂OCH₄
incoming short-wavesolar energysome long-wave infrared
escapes to spacesome infrared energy
returns toward the surface
short-wave solar energy long-wave infrared energy
A MODEL IS NOT JUST A PICTURE. IT IS A TOOL FOR THINKING.
YOUR SCIENCE TOOLKIT
Models, maps &
meaning.
The Earth & Space Sciences Reference Tables are not a book of answers. They are a collection of scientific models that help us find, connect, and communicate evidence.
Find the pattern
Link information across diagrams, maps, and tables.
Use the evidence
Translate what the model shows into a scientific idea.
INVESTIGATION ZONE
Curiosity, measured.
Our lab teams observe carefully, think together, and write independently. Every investigation adds evidence to the story we are building.
READ→THINK→WRITE
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WELCOME TO SUSINNOSPHERE
Built for curious minds.
This is a place to challenge assumptions, learn from evidence, and see Earth as the extraordinary system it is. Bring your questions. We’ll build the explanations together.
Ms. Susinno · Earth & Space Sciences