earth science
Course Description
This program is designed for students
who have average to above average skills in arithmetic and reading and an
interest in the world around them. Class
work will consist of reading and laboratory exercises in units, which include geography,
natural disasters, astronomy, waste production/disposal, environmental
pollution and ecology and the conservation of national resources.
Power StandardsSemester 1
1. Understand the processes of scientific investigation and technological design to investigate questions, conduct experiments and solve problems. 2. Students will examine the processes governing the formation, evolution and workings of the solar system and universe. 3. Students will construct explanations for the scales of time over which Earth processes operate. 4. Students will understand system interactions that control weather and climate, with a major emphasis on the mechanisms and implications of climate change. 5. Students will understand the complex and significant interdependencies between humans and the rest of Earth's systems through the impacts of natural hazards, our dependencies on natural resources, and the environmental impacts of human activities. 6. Students will develop models and explanations for the ways that feedbacks between different Earth systems control the appearance of Earth's surface. 7. Students will be able to interpret data, evaluate models, inferences and experimental results. Semester 2 (List Units/Targets Here) InstructorsMr. Tim Beagle (West)
Mr. Ray Currie (East) Mrs. Julianne McGrath (West) Mrs. Michelle Oliver (East & West) Mrs. Adrianna Stull (West) |
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