This class satisfies the New Generation Scientific Standards for Earth Science.

I have a bachelor’s degree in Science in Education with an emphasis on Chemistry Education. I have 2 years of teaching experience and lesson development. 

Homework Offered
KNOWLEDGE CHECKS: A Google Form with a selection of questions is assigned after each lesson. The purpose of these problems is to give learners the opportunity to practice the skills learned and for me to provide specific feedback. It should take no longer than an hour to complete each Google Form. That is a total of 3 hours of homework each week.
2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
PARTICIPATION: Science is a group effort. Learners can earn participation points by responding verbally or using Zoom's Chat Feature during class while we work through examples together. Participation is 25% of the overall class grade.

KNOWLEDGE CHECKS: Ideally, the Knowledge Checks are due 24 hours after they are assigned to avoid falling behind. Learners will complete these Knowledge Checks through Google Forms. These are graded based on completion and accuracy. Independent Practice will count as 75% of the overall grade.

GRADES: Learners receive private messages containing their letter grades for each Week. Any feedback returned to each learner is via private message.

GRADING SCALE: This class uses the following grading scale to comply with the different grading standards nationwide:

100% - 90%  A  (5/5)
89% - 80%    B  (4/5)
79% - 70%     C  (3/5)
69% - 60%    D  (2/5)
59% - 20%     F  (1/5)

GPA Weights

A 4.00
B 3.00
C 2.00
D 1.00
F 0.00

As long as the learner participates and shows improvement, it is impossible to fail this class. If your learner does not require a grade, notify me before class starts. Your learner will still receive feedback. They will not receive messages about their letter grade. You may request a letter grade at any point after class completion.

Learners who pass this class will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the 5th Week.
Grades Offered

This class uses the following resource for its learning materials and knowledge checks:

Allison, M. A., DeGaetano, A. T., & Pasachoff, J. M. (2006). Earth Science (p. All). Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.