Course Syllabus

OVERVIEW
Sixth grade students study Earth Science. The course is aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Science and Technology and Engineering Education.  Specific topics are listed below.
TOPICS
  • The Nature of Science, Measurement
  • Atmosphere
  • Weather
  • Matter
  • Minerals
  • Rocks
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Earthquakes
  • Volcanoes
  • Astronomy

EVALUATION

  • Classwork
  • Lab Activities
  • Quizzes
  • Tests
  • Projects
  • Homework
  • Notebook

TEXT

 The text being used is Earth Science (Glencoe/McGraw-Hill) 2008.

Course Summary:

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