EARTH SCIENCE COURSE OUTLINE

Unit 1:  Exploring Planet Earth

Ch. 2:  Mapping Earth's Surface

Ch. 3:  Minerals

Ch. 4:  Rocks

Ch. 5:  Plate Tectonics

Ch. 6:  Earthquakes

Ch. 7:  Volcanoes

Unit 2:  Earth's Changing Surface

Ch. 8:  Weathering and Soil Formation

Ch. 9:  Erosion and Deposition

Ch. 10:  A Trip Through Geologic Time

Unit 3:  Earth's Waters

Ch. 12:  Fresh Water

Ch. 13:  Ocean Motions

Unit 4:  Weather and Climate

Ch. 15:  The Atmosphere

Ch. 16:  Weather Factors

Ch. 17:  Weather Patterns

Unit 5:  Astronomy

Ch. 19:  Earth, Moon, and Sun

Ch. 20:  The Solar System

Ch. 21:  Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe