Earth Science

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Earth Science:
Course Objectives: This class will look at the make up of planet earth and what affects our planet in the past, now and in the future. We will also study our solar system and some of the objects beyond our solar system.

 
Course Syllabus: (Order & Time are estimates)

Quarter 1:

  • The Nature of Science
  • States of Matter
  • Minerals
  • Rocks & Rock Cycle

Quarter 2:

  • Weathering & Soil Formation
  • Erosional Forces & Deposition
    • Gravity
    • Glacial
    • Wind
    • Water
  • Earthquakes & Volcanoes

 

Quarter 3:

  • Map Skills (Contour, Globe, Road)
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Geologic History
    • Fossils
    • Relative Dating/Absolute Dating
    • Geologic Time

Quarter 4:

  • Atmosphere, Weather & Climate
  • Earth, Moon & Sun (Waves & Tides)
  • Solar System
  • Beyond our Solar System