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This one-year course is designed to integrate science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and core ideas related to Earth and space science. The topics covered in Geoscience include Space Systems, History of Earth, Earth’s Systems, Weather and Climate, Human Sustainability, and Engineering Design. Demonstrations and lab experiences that employ proper safety techniques are essential to this course. Instructional practices incorporate integration of diversity awareness including appreciation of all cultures and their important contributions to society. The appropriate use of technology is an integral part of this course. This course fulfills one of the science credits required for high school graduation and qualifies as a laboratory science for college. Course Goals: To understand how evidence from stellar processes is used to reconstruct the history of the universe. [HS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS1-2, HS-ESS1-3] To analyze the orbital motion of objects in the solar system and explain how orbital parameters can change over time. [HS-ESS1-4] To make inferences regarding Earth’s internal processes through the analysis of surface features. [HS-ESS2-1] To examine how geological and biological evidence are used to reconstruct events in Earth’s history. [HS-ESS1-5, HS-ESS1-6, HS-ESS2-7] To develop and analyze models which explain the interdependency of Earth’s systems. [HS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS2-3, HS-ESS2-6] To investigate the essential role of water in Earth’s dynamic systems. [HS-ESS2-5] To analyze evidence illustrating system interactions related to weather and climate, with an emphasis on the mechanisms and implications of climate change. [HS-ESS2-4, HS-ESS3-5] To construct an explanation describing how the availability of natural resources, the occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate affect human populations. [HS-ESS3-1] To create and evaluate evidence-based models designed to illustrate the dependence of societies on natural resource management. [HS-ESS3-2, HS-ESS3-3, HS-ETS1-2, HS-ETS1-3] To investigate technological solutions that mitigate the impacts of human activities on natural systems.[HS-ESS3-4, HS-ESS3-6, HS-ETS1-1, HS-ETS1-2, HS-ETS1-3, HS-ETS1-4]

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• LINT
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