HIGH SCHOOL EARTH SCIENCE

COURSE OUTLINE

August 11 – 22 Chapter 1: Introduction to Earth Science

Unit 7:  Astronomy

August 25 – September 5 Chapter 22: Origin of Modern Astronomy

September 8 – 19 Chapter 23: Touring Our Solar System

September 22 – October 3 Chapter 24: Studying the Sun

October 6 – 17 Chapter 25: Beyond Our Solar System

Unit 1:  Earth’s Materials

October 20 – 31 Chapter 2: Minerals

November 3 – 14 Chapter 3: Rocks

November 17 – December 5 Chapter 4: Earth’s Resources

Unit 3:  Forces Within

December 8 – 19 Chapter 8: Earthquakes and Earth’s Interior

January 7 – 16 Chapter 9: Plate Tectonics

January 20 – 30 Chapter 10: Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

February 2 – 13 Chapter 11: Mountain Building

Unit 4:  Historical Geology

February 17 – 27 Chapter 12: Geologic Time

March 2 – 13 Chapter 13: Earth’s History

Unit 6:  Meteorology

March 16 – 27 Chapter 17: The Atmosphere: Structure and Temperature

April 7 – 17 Chapter 18: Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

April 20 – May 1 Chapter 19: Air Pressure and Wind

May 4 – 15 Chapter 20: Weather Patterns and Severe Storms