Digital Learning Department

Earth Science is a one semester course covering the basic components of the Earth, including physical geography, rock and minerals, landforms, hydrology and climatology.

Students are expected to demonstrate competency on assignments using analytical thinking and correct writing conventions.

This course helps meet the state minimum requirements of 2.0 science credits in addition to it meeting a lab requirement. Please check with your district for more specific requirements.

State Standards and Learning Expectations

Objectives stated within course lessons. Washington State Standards guided the design of the course. Learning expectations are found within the course itself.

 

EALR 1: The student knows and applies scientific concepts and principles to understand the properties, structures, and changes in physical, earth/space, and living systems.
1.1. Properties: Understand how properties are used to identify, describe, and categorize substances, materials, and objects, and how characteristics are used to categorize living things.
1.2. Structures: Understand how components, structures, organizations, and interconnections describe systems.
1.3. Changes: Understand how interactions within and among systems cause changes in matter and energy.

EALR 2: The student knows and applies the skills, processes, and nature of scientific inquiry.
2.1. Investigating Systems: Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to do scientific inquiry.
2.2. Nature of Science: Understand the nature of scientific inquiry.

EALR 3: The student knows and applies science concepts and skills to develop solutions to human problems in societal contexts.
3.1. Designing Solutions: Apply knowledge and skills of science and technology to design solutions to human problems.
3.2. Science, Technology, and Society: Analyze how science and technology are human endeavors, interrelated to each other, society, the workplace, and the environment.