Course title

SCI505

Pre-requisite

B or higher in Chem/Physics Foundations

Course description

The Honors Earth Science course is for self-motivated; college bound students who would like to investigate and further learn about Earth Sciences.Students will investigate and examine the four major Earth spheres including the geosphere; biosphere; hydrosphere and the atmosphere. Students willexplore how the content relates to present Environmental and societal issues and include an in depth examination and use of current technology andequipment relative to Earth Science research and observation. Students will research and explain the processes and changes of Earth occurring overtime. Topics covered in this course are resources and the environment; plate tectonics; volcanoes; earthquakes; rocks and minerals; Earth’s history;oceans; weather and space.

School Country

United States

School state

Arizona

School city

Tempe

School Address

500 W. Guadalupe Rd.

School zip code

85283

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

04/4/2018

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

• LGEO
• Geology

Approved date

05/23/2018

Online / Virtual

No