Earth Science

   Course Syllabus

Instructor: Kate Belinda

Location: Fossil Room # 209

Equipment Required:

Text:  Earth and Space Science (Provided) eBook

2 Composition Notebooks

Strechable Book Cover

12 Pack of Colored Pencils

External Hard Drive

Grading Schedule:

Your grade is divided into two categories, Daily Work and Other.  The "Daily Work" will include participation and journal points which total 10 points per day and be worth 10% of your final grade. The  "Other" points will be awarded from study guides, worksheets, labs, individual and group projects, quizzes and exams and make up 90% of the final grade.  Rubrics will be distributed for special projects.

Outline:

Unit 1- Introduction to Earth and Space
Unit 2- Systems of Matter and Energy 
Unit 3- Natural Resources
Unit 4- Earth in the Solar System
Unit 5- Space
Unit 6- Plate Tectonics
Unit 7- Earth's Changing Surface
Unit 8- Earth's Water
Unit 9- The Atmosphere
Unit 10- History of Earth
Unit 11- Human Activity and Earth