We do use an online textbook for this class and other website references to complete this course. Youtube videos and worksheets are also incorporated into the learning process. There are no written exams. Students are evaluated by homework that is submitted and through oral discussion.

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Lessons 1 and 2
Scientific Inquiry
1: Design a controlled scientific investigation.
2: Recognize the importance of a systematic process for safely and accurately conducting
investigations.
3: Construct explanations and conclusions from interpretations of data obtained during a
controlled scientific investigation.
4: Generate results with graphs, charts, and models.
5 Use appropriate tools and instruments safely and accurately when conducting a controlled
scientific investigation.
6 Evaluate a student's understanding of different lab equipment with an oral quiz using instruments and pictures.

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Lessons 3 and 4
The Flow of Fresh Water
1. The Active River: Erosion, Water Cycle, River Systems
2. Stream and River Deposits: Deposition in Water, Deposition on Land, Flooding Dangers
3. Water Underground: Groundwater, Aquifers, Springs, and Sinkholes
4. Using Water Wisely: Pollution, Chemistry of Water, Monitoring Water, Where does it go

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Lesson 5-7
Exploring the Oceans
1. Earth's Oceans: Divisions, Chemical Characteristics, Ocean water cycle, 
2. The Ocean Floor: Satellite views, Regions, Ocean vessels
3. Life in the Ocean: Three Life Groups, Food Chain and Web, Ocean Zones, Ecosystems
4. Resources from the Ocean: Fishing and Farming
5. Ocean Pollution: Point Source pollution

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Lessons 8 and 9
The Movement of Ocean Water
1. Currents: Surface Currents
2. Currents and Climate: Warm and Cold Currants, El Niño
3. Waves: The Anatomy of a Wave
4. Tides: The Moon's Effect

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Lessons 10-15
The Properties of Matter
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the classifications and
properties of matter and the changes that matter undergo. (Physical Science)
Indicators: 
1: What is Matter? Volume and Mass
2. Physical Properties: Density, Boiling Point, Physical Change
3. Chemical Properties: Compare Physical vs Chemical
4. Using the Properties of Matter: Magnetism and Electricity
5. States of Matter
6. Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
7. Solving a Chemical Reaction
8. Learn the Periodic Table

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Lessons 16, 17, 18
The Evolution of Technology
1. Heating and Cooling Systems
2. Heat Engines
3. Communication Technology
4. Computers

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Lessons 19, 20, 21
The Dynamic Earth
1. Mapping the Earth's Surface
2. Topographic Maps
3. Dating the Earth
4. Fossils
5. Restless Earth: Plate Tectonics, Deforming the Earth's Crust
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Lesson 22 Review

I am a Secondary Certified Teacher with a lifetime certification in Education. My major is Biology and my minor is Art. I've been teaching Health, General Science, Physical Science, Chemistry, Biology, Advanced Biology for over thirty-five years to middle and high school students worldwide. I've taught in public, private, Montessori, and home school groups. I also am ESL and CPR certified.
I also took the AMNH course The Dynamic Earth: A Course for Educators provides students with an overview of the origin and evolution of the Earth on Coursera.org in 2018. 
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提供的家庭作業
Students will be responsible for reading the required reading assignments prior to each lesson. Reading is from various online textbooks that are available to the student in pdf format or the web. If there are any handouts or diagrams, they are to be completed prior to or during class time upon the teacher's instructions. There will be optional online quizzes.
1 - 2 每週課外時間
提供的評估
Students are orally assessed and graded by the completion of homework assignments. The teacher will ask students various questions to see if they retained the information that was to be studied prior to each lesson. Homework is reviewed during class time so students need to complete the assignments in order to participate in class discussions. Assignments must be uploaded or emailed to the instructor so that they can be recorded as having been completed.

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If a parent needs a letter grade at the end of completion, I will gladly assess your child by the homework completed. 
提供的成績

All websites will be submitted on a weekly basis prior to class time. Students should find these links in the classroom.