Course title

Earth and Space Science A/B

Pre-requisite

N/A

Course description

HSED4013/HSED4014; HSES244/HSES245 9th?12th GradeCredits: 10 CSU/UC Approved for ?D?This inquiry- and lab-based course is designed to support modern science curriculum and teaching practices. It robustly meets NGSSlearning standards associated with high school Earth and space science. Content topics include scientific processes and methods; theuniverse; the Precambrian Earth; the Earth?s materials and tectonics; the hydrosphere and atmosphere; and human interactions with theEarth?s systems and resources. Each lesson includes one or more inquiry-based activities that can be performed online within the contextof the lesson. In addition; the course includes a significant number of hands-on lab activities. Approximately 40% of student time in thiscourse is devoted to true lab experiences; as defined by the National Research Council (2006; p. 3).

School country

United States

School state

California

School / district Address

N/A

School zip code

N/A

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

  • LGEO
  • Geology

Approved date

Online / Virtual

No