Earth Science High School Full Year Semester 3: California State Elective
Dr Pete PhD Earth Science Philosophy Geology
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Discussion based class of the full Earth Science Curriculum covering the main subjects on the California State Elective Earth Science courses: fossils, volcanoes, earthquakes, atmosphere, meteorology, oceans, physical geography & space science
Class experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Welcome to Semester 3 of the "Earth Science" weekly ongoing class which will be discussion classes with a lot of teacher and student interaction. Each month we focus on a new topic and then work through some set questions together - including assessments based on the California State Elective Earth Science curriculum and questions from previous New York Regents Exams. Semester 3 can be taken without taking Semester 1 and 2, but it is recommended to do them first. California State Earth...
To discover and learn without realising it, because you are having fun! By the end of this course students will be know in depth details of most Earth Science curriculums and will have completed the California State Earth Science elective curriculum.
I have a BSc in Geology and an MSc in Geophysics and have chosen the most interesting and exciting subjects to teach to get young minds fascinated by Earth Sciences. I also have a PhD in Philosophy.
Homework Offered
After each class we will discuss the assignments set by the Earth Science California State elective curriculum and set homework for each weak aimed at making progress to completing all the assessments related to that curriculum.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Feedback will be given on assignments during the course, especially during the portfolio check in December at the end of Semester 1. The student will be given an over all grade for the full year at the end of Semester 2.Grades Offered
Some classes talks about Global Warming and Climate Change causing more frequent natural disasters. It also talks about mass extinctions including the possibility of humans causing one now (including ourselves) and has some drawn images of animals dying to become fossils. It is delivered in a upbeat manner with positive solutions (eg: switching to renewable energy), but the more sensitive students may find these topics distressing.
Course Text Book - Earth Science - Global Edition (14th Edition: 2015) - Tarbuck and Lutgens - Published by Pearsons Earth Science - Hardback Edition - Samuel - Published by: Spaulding, Namowitz https://geology.com/articles/what-is-earth-science.shtml https://www.britannica.com/science/Earth-sciences https://earth-science.org.uk/
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I teach Earth Science and Philosophy on Outschool and am very passionate about the topics I teach. You can join any of my classes anytime. They do follow on from each other, but can also be taken as stand alone classes. I use the lecture-style...
Group Class
$18
weekly1x per week
50 min
Completed by 13 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
5-12 learners per class
