Level: Form III (7th–9th grades)
Subject(s): Science/Nature Study
Description:
Earth Science is designed to draw students into close engagement with the material and provide a solid education while fostering a sense of wonder and responsibility for God’s amazing world. This course explores concepts and processes of the Earth from the core to the atmosphere, including planetary phenomena, mapping, rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, water, landforms, weather, the current scientific consensus concerning geological history, and conservation of natural resources.
Students participate in weekly discussions and labs to cement and extend what they are learning in their reading. There are optional field learning opportunities to broaden their understanding and application of learning.
Materials:
Families purchase the following required supplies:
- Novare Earth Science textbook
- 3-ring binder (or a dedicated tabbed section in a multi-subject binder) + lined paper
- Pencils, colored pencils, and erasers in a pencil pouch
- Ruler, 12-inch
- Scissors
- Grid-ruled, 5×5 graph, (bound) composition book (such as this)
- Recommended: Lab goggles (such as these)—Goggles must fit up against the skin all the way around the eyes, and vented goggles are recommended. Goggles will be used again in subsequent BHSC science classes.
- Students will need access to a computer and Google Classroom at home and will be required to watch assigned videos on occasion.
