7 - 8th grade level
Class duration 2 semesters.
This class will cover material in the following areas; stars and planets, the sun, asteroids, comets, meteors, the space program, weather, rocks and minerals, fossils, mountain formation, volcanoes, earthquakes, erosion, glaciers and more!
The class will meet for 90 minutes once a week. This course includes lecture, hands-on labs, homework assignments, quizzes and a science fair project.
For cost of class, please view specific host site (CFS, EIE, HCS).
The text book should be ordered at the websites listed below. (Used books can also be found by searching online)
All other materials are included in the cost of the class.
The lab book will be available to all on the first day of class for $20.
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Space and Earth Science Student Text (3rd ed.)
by Terrance Egolf, Franklin Hall, Rachel Santopietro
ISBN: 978-1-59166-299-0
Link to order online >> Space and Earth Science
Publisher: BJU Press, 2005
Length: 928 pp. Format: softbound; 2 volumes
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Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the Universe - Student Edition
ISBN: 9780078746369
Link to order online >> Glencoe Earth Science
Publisher: Glencoe, 2008, Hardcover
Charter students must use the Glencoe textbook.