Earth Science

An Introduction to Science Inquiry at Home

These Science at Home Investigations will help you explore science virtually. Use the essential questions at the beginning of each virtual lab to help guide your exploration. Don’t forget to record your observations and results in your science journal!

Science Journal

Consider creating a science journal to record observations, take notes, and reflect on your learning. The science journal may be on paper or on a computer. You could choose to use a spiral notebook or a composition book. You could have a journal for each topic, each quarter, or one for the whole year.

Quarterly Learning

Quarter 1

Virtual Lab

Essential Questions: What “proof” or evidence do we need to believe something? How is community knowledge the same as or different from an individual’s knowledge? What do measurements tell us about the things we are measuring? What do they not tell us?
- Germination

Quarter 2

Virtual Lab

Essential Questions: Can life exist without water? How do objects impact one another?
- EcoOcean

Quarter 3

Virtual Lab

Essential Questions: What are the limits to what we can observe? How do we know the causes of events if we cannot observe those causes?
- Plate Tectonics

Quarter 4

Virtual Lab

Essential Questions: Are we responsible for the well being of future generations? How far into the future should we look when making decisions?
- Water Pollution

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