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Time Spent 4-5 hours per week

This course provides students with a comprehensive earth science curriculum; focusing on geology; oceanography; astronomy; weather; and climate. The program consists of indepth online lessons; an associated reference book; collaborative activities; and laboratories students can conduct at home. The course prepares students for further studies in geology; meteorology; oceanography; and astronomy courses; and gives them practical experience in implementing scientific methods.

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SEMESTER ONE

• Unit 1: Earth Science and Systems
• Unit 2: Dynamic Earth
• Unit 3: Composition of the Earth
• Unit 4: Geological History
• Unit 5: Earth's Atmosphere
• Unit 6: Weather 1
• Unit 7: Semester Review and Test

SEMESTER TWO

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• Unit 1: Weather 2
• Unit 2: Oceans
• Unit 3: Cycles on Earth
• Unit 4: Astronomy
• Unit 5: Earth's Resources
• Unit 6: Semester Review and Test

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Approved

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• LGEO
• Geology

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Online / Virtual