Middle School Earth Science course for Homeschoolers

Earth and Space Science (Middle School)

Online Middle School Earth and Space Science course designed for homeschoolers.

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Course curriculum

1. Course Opens August 1, 2025
2. How to use this course: General overview of the online environment
1. Section 1: Welcome to Earth Science
2. Section 2: Components of Earth Science
3. Section 3: The Atmosphere
4. Section 4: The Hydrosphere
5. Section 5: The Lithosphere
6. Section 6: The Biosphere
7. Section 7: Energy Transfer in Earth Systems
8. Section 8: Branches of Earth Science
9. Slides for Note-Taking: Intro to Earth Science
10. Video Class: Intro to Earth Science - Larisa Black
11. Check Your Learning: Intro to Earth Science
1. Section 1: What is Science?
2. Section 2: Scientific Inquiry
3. Section 3: Data Collection and Analysis
4. Section 4: Communicating Results
5. Section 5: Theories and Laws
6. Slides for Note-Taking: Scientific Method
7. Video Class: The Scientific Method - Larisa Black
8. Check Your Learning: The Scientific Method
1. Section 1: Introduction to Matter
2. Section 2: States of Matter
3. Section 3: Atoms and Molecules
4. Section 4: Forces and Motion
5. Section 5: Energy and Its Forms
6. Section 6: Review and Summary
7. Slides for Note-Taking: Matter, Force and Energy
8. Video Class: Matter, Force and Energy - Larisa Black
9. Check Your Learning: Matter Force and Energy
1. Section 1: Introduction to Mapping
2. Section 2: Types of Maps
3. Section 3: Map Symbols and Legends
4. Section 4: Directions and Orientation on Maps
5. Section 5: Modern Mapping Techniques
6. Section 6: Map Projections
7. Section 7: Practical Applications of Maps
8. Section 8: Review and Summary
9. Slides for Note-Taking: Modern Mapping Methods
10. Video Class: Mapping Methods-Larisa Black-2024
11. Check Your Learning: Mapping Methods
1. Section 1: Introduction to Earth Chemistry
2. Section 2: Elements and Atoms
3. Section 3: Atomic Number and Atomic Mass
4. Section 4: Molecules and Compounds
5. Section 5: Review and Summary
6. Slides for Note-Taking: Earth Chemistry
7. Video Class: Earth's Chemistry
8. Check Your Learning: Earth's Chemistry
1. Section 1: Defining Minerals
2. Section 2: Properties and Identification of Minerals
3. Section 3: Detailed Mineral Characteristics
4. Section 4: Hardness
5. Section 5: Mineral Groups
6. Section 6: Uses of Native Elements and Carbonates
7. Section 7: Importance and Uses of Ores
8. Section 8: Review and Summary
9. Slides for Note-Taking: Minerals and Ores
10. Video Class: Minerals and Ores - Larisa Black
11. Check Your Learning: L6 Minerals and Ores
1. Section 1: Introduction to Rocks
2. Section 2: The Rock Cycle
3. Section 3: Igneous Rocks
4. Section 4: Sedimentary Rocks
5. Section 5: Metamorphic Rocks
6. Section 6: Identifying Rocks
7. Section 7: Review and Summary
8. Slides for Note-Taking: Rocks
9. Video Class: Rocks - Larisa Black
10. Check Your Learning: Rocks
1. Section 1: Introduction to the Rock and Fossil Record
2. Section 2: Using Fossils to Date Rock Layers
3. Section 3: Review and Summary
4. Slides for Note-Taking: The Rock and Fossil Record
5. Video Class: The Rock and Fossil Record - Larisa Black
6. Check Your Learning: The Rock and Fossil Record
1. Section 1: Introduction to Plate Tectonics
2. Section 2: Historical Development of Plate Tectonics
3. Section 3: Evidence Supporting Plate Tectonics
4. Section 4: Mechanisms of Plate Movement
5. Section 5: Plate Boundaries
6. Section 6: Geological Impact of Plate Tectonics
7. Section 7: Hotspots and Intraplate Activity
8. Section 8: Review and Summary
9. Slides for Note-Taking: Plate Tectonics
10. Video Class: Plate Tectonics - Larisa Black
11. Check Your Learning: Plate Tectonics
1. Section 1: Introduction to Earthquakes
2. Section 2: Causes and Types of Earthquake Stress
3. Section 3: The Nature of Earthquakes
4. Section 4: Measuring Earthquakes
5. Section 5: Major Earthquake Zones
6. Section 6: Tsunamis and Earthquake Prediction
7. Section 7: Earthquake Preparedness
8. Section 8: Review and Summary
9. Slides for Note-Taking: Earthquakes
10. Video Class: Earthquakes - Larisa Black
11. Check Your Learning: Earthquakes
1. Section 1: Introduction to Volcanoes
2. Section 2: Types of Volcanoes
3. Section 3: Formation and Activity of Volcanoes
4. Section 4: Magma and Volcanic Eruptions
5. Section 5: Effects of Volcanic Eruptions
6. Section 6: Monitoring and Predicting Volcanic Activity
7. Section 7: Famous Volcanoes and Their Impact
8. Section 8: Review and Summary
9. Slides for Note-Taking: Volcanoes
10. Video Class: Volcanoes- Larisa Black
11. Check Your Learning: Volcanoes
1. Section 1: Introduction to Weathering and Soil
2. Section 2: Types of Weathering
3. Section 3: Soil Formation and Composition
4. Section 4: Types of Soil and Soil Ecosystems
5. Section 5: Influence of Climate and Vegetation
6. Section 6: Review and Summary
7. Slides for Note-Taking: Weathering and Soil
8. Video Class: Weathering and Soil- Larisa Black
9. Check Your Learning: Weathering and Soil
1. Section 1: Introduction to Erosion and Deposition
2. Section 2: Types of Erosion
3. Section 3: Erosion Processes and Their Impacts
4. Section 4: Deposition Processes and Landform Creation
5. Section 5: Influence of Erosion and Deposition on Human Activities
6. Section 6: Coastal Erosion and Protection
7. Section 7: Desert and Glacial Erosion Features
8. Section 8: Soil Erosion and Conservation
9. Section 9: Review and Summary
10. Slides for Note-Taking: Erosion and Deposition
11. Video Class: Erosion and Deposition- Larisa Black
12. Check Your Learning: Erosion and Deposition
1. Section 1: Introduction to Surface Water
2. Section 2: Distribution and Properties of Water
3. Section 3: The Water Cycle
4. Section 4: Human Uses of Water
5. Section 5: Impact of Human Activities on Water
6. Section 6: Characteristics and Functions of Rivers
7. Section 7: Review and Summary
8. Slides for Note-Taking: Surface Water
9. Video Class: Surface Water- Larisa Black
10. Check Your Learning: Surface Water
1. Section 1: Introduction to Groundwater
2. Section 2: Permeable and Impermeable Rocks
3. Section 3: Groundwater Pollution
4. Section 4: Groundwater Remediation Techniques
5. Section 5: Water Conservation and Management
6. Slides for Note-Taking: Groundwater
7. Video Class: Groundwater- Larisa Black
8. Check Your Learning: Groundwater
9. Section 6: Review and Summary
1. Section 1: Introduction to Oceans
2. Section 2: Temperature Regulation and Heat Distribution
3. Section 3: Ocean Salinity
4. Section 4: Tides and Their Causes
5. Section 5: Ocean Currents
6. Section 6: Waves and Their Formation
7. Section 7: Ocean Pollution
8. Section 8: Review and Summary
9. Slides for Note-Taking: Oceans, Part 1: Tides, Currents and Waves
10. Video Class: Oceans 1: Tides, Currents and Waves
11. Check Your Learning: Tides, Currents and Waves
1. Section 1: Introduction to Oceanography
2. Section 2: Branches of Oceanography
3. Section 3: Marine Life and Ocean Changes
4. Section 4: Seafloor and Technology
5. Section 5: Tools of Modern Oceanography
6. Section 6: Ocean Zones and Their Characteristics
7. Section 7: Exploration and Discoveries
8. Slides for Note-Taking: Oceans, Part 2: Exploration and Oceanography
9. Video Class: OCEANS 2: Exploration Oceanography - Larisa Black - 2024
10. Check Your Learning: Oceans 2 - Exploration and Oceanography
11. Section 8: Review and Summary
1. Section 1: Introduction to the Atmosphere
2. Section 2: Atmospheric Layers
3. Section 3: Air Pressure and Density
4. Section 4: Air Pollution
5. Section 5: The Atmosphere and Weather
6. Section 6: Review and Summary
7. Slides for Note-Taking: The Atmosphere
8. Video Class: The Atmosphere- Larisa Black - 2024
9. Check Your Learning: The Atmosphere
1. Section 1: Introduction to Weather
2. Section 2: Key Elements of Weather
3. Section 3: Causes of Weather
4. Section 4: Humidity and Human Comfort
5. Section 5: Cloud Formation and Types
6. Section 6: Forms of Precipitation
7. Section 7: Weather Patterns and Fronts
8. Section 8: Review and Summary
9. Slides for Note-Taking: Weather
10. Video Class: Weather - Larisa Black - 2024
11. Check Your Learning: Weather
1. Slides for Note-Taking: Earth's Climate, Part 1
2. Video Class: Earth's Climate, Part 1 - Larisa Black
3. Check Your Learning: Climate and Climate Change 1
1. Slides for Note-Taking: Earth's Climate, Part 2
2. Video Class: Earth's Climate, Part 2 - Larisa Black
3. Check Your Learning: Climate and Climate Change 2
1. Slides for Note-Taking: Introduction to Ecosystems
2. Video Class: Introduction to Ecosystems - Larisa Black
3. Check Your Learning: Ecosystems
1. Slides for Note-Taking: Biomes
2. Video Class: Biomes- Larisa Black
3. Check Your Learning: Biomes
1. Slides for Note-Taking: Nonrenewable Resources
2. Video Class: Nonrenewable Resources- Larisa Black
3. Check Your Learning: Nonrenewable Resources
1. Slides for Note-Taking: Renewable Resources
2. Video Class: Renewable Resources - Larisa Black
3. Check Your Learning: Renewable Resources
1. Slides for Note-Taking: How We Study Space
2. Video Class: How We Study Space - Larisa Black
1. Slides for Note-Taking: The Moon and Earth
2. Video Class: The Moon and Earth - Larisa Black
3. Check Your Learning: The Moon and Earth
1. Slides for Note-Taking: The Solar System
2. Video Class: The Solar System - Larisa Black
3. Check Your Learning: The Solar System
1. Slides for Note-Taking: Non-Planetary Solar System Bodies
2. Video Class: Non-Planetary Solar System Bodies - Larisa Black
3. Check Your Learning: Non-Planetary Solar System Bodies
1. Slides for Note-Taking: The Sun and other Stars
2. Video Class: The Sun and other Stars - Larisa Black
3. Check Your Learning: The Sun and Other Stars
1. Slides for Note-Taking: Galaxies and the Universe
2. Video Class: Galaxies and the Universe - Larisa Black
3. Check Your Learning: Galaxies and the Universe
1. Slides for Note-Taking: Galaxies and the Universe
2. Video Class: Galaxies and the Universe - Larisa Black
3. Check Your Learning: Space Exploration

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229 lessons
8.5 hours of video content

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Earth and Space Science (Middle School)

Course curriculum

Welcome to the course!

Introduction to Earth Science

The Scientific Method

Matter, Force and Energy

Mapping Methods

Earth's Chemistry

Minerals and Ores

Rocks

The Rock and Fossil Record

Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Weathering and Soil

Erosion and Deposition

Surface Water

Groundwater

Oceans 1: Tides, Currents and Waves

Oceans 2: Exploration and Oceanography

The Atmosphere

Weather

Climate and Climate Change 1

Climate and Climate Change 2

Introduction to Ecosystems

Biomes

Nonrenewable Resources

Renewable Resources

L26 - How We Study Space

L27 - The Moon and Earth

L28 - The Solar System

L29 - Non-Planetary Solar System Bodies

L30 - The Sun and Other Stars

L31 - Galaxies and the Universe

L32 - Space Exploration

About this course

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