Earth Science Course Sequence
Unit 1 Earth Science and Natural Resources
Lesson 1 Intro to Earth Science (The Scientific Method)
Lesson 2 Physical Geography
Test – Lesson 1 & 2
Lesson 3 Earth Chemistry
Lesson 4, Minerals and the Rock Cycle
Test – Lesson 3 & 4
Lesson 4 Earth’s Natural Resources and Sources of Energy
Test – Lesson 5
Test – Unit 1
Unit Project – The Fossil Fuel Civilization
Unit 2 The Earth’s Tectonic Geological Processes
Lesson 1 The Earth’s Interior Structure
Lesson 2 Stratigraphic Rock Formations
Test – Lesson 1 & 2
Lesson 3 Landforms and Erosion
Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics
Test – Lesson 3 & 4
Lesson 5 Volcanoes
Lesson 6 Earthquakes
Test – Lesson 5 & 6
Test – Unit 2
Unit Project – Significant Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Unit 3 Oceanography
Lesson 1 The Ocean Environment
Lesson 2 Ocean Currents and Tides
Test – Lesson 1 & 2
Lesson 3 The Ocean Floor
Lesson 4 Marine Exploration Technology
Test – Lesson 3 & 4
Test – Unit 3
Unit Project – Investigating Famous Shipwrecks
Unit 4 Geologic Time
Lesson 1 The Magnitude of Geologic Time
Lesson 2 Relative and Absolute Dating
Test – Lesson 1 & 2
Lesson 3 The Origin of Life on Earth
Lesson 4 Earth’s Natural History
Test – Lesson 3 & 4
Test – Unit 4
Unit Project – John Wesley Powell and Earth Time
Unit 5 The Earth’s Atmosphere and Weather
Lesson 1 Atmospheric Structure and Composition
Lesson 2 Air Circulation Patterns in the Atmosphere
Test – Lesson 1 & 2
Lesson 3 Weather Forecasting
Lesson 4 Severe Weather Systems
Test – Lesson 3 & 4
Lesson 5 Environmental Pollution
Lesson 6 Climate Change & Global Warming
Test – Lesson 5 & 6
Test – Unit 5
Unit Project – Significant Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Unit 6 Astronomy and Space Exploration
Lesson 1 The Origin and Structure of the Universe
Lesson 2 Einstein and the Nature of the Universe
Test – Lesson 1 & 2
Lesson 3 Classification of Stars and Stellar Evolution
Lesson 4 The Sun
Test – Lesson 3 & 4
Lesson 5 Extra-Solar Planets
Lesson 6 The Solar System (Space Exploration)
Test – Lesson 5 & 6
Test – Unit 6
Unit Project – Significant Space Exploration Missions