Earth & Space Science

Course Description: Earth and Space Science courses introduce students to the study of the Earth from a local and global perspective. In these courses, students typically learn about time zones, latitude and longitude, atmosphere, weather, climate, matter, and energy transfer. Advanced topics often include the study of the use of remote sensing, computer visualization, and computer modeling to enable Earth scientists to understand Earth as a complex and changing planet.

Earth & Space Science is a semester course (0.5 credit) that is for incoming freshmen.

IHSA Code: 03008A000

Course Materials: Inspire Earth Science (McGraw Hill)

Earth & Space Science course Concepts

Concept 1 -Earth Systems & Atmosphere

Module 1 - Lesson 1 - What is Earth Science?

Lesson 2 - Understanding Maps

Lesson 3 - Remote Sensing

Module 8 - Lesson 1 - Atmospheric Basics

Lesson 2 - Properties of the Atmosphere

Lesson 3 - Clouds and Precipitation

Concept 2 - Weather and Climate

Module 9 - Lesson 1 - The Causes of Weather

Lesson 2 - Weather Systems

Lesson 3 - Gathering Weather Data

Lesson 4 - Weather Analysis and Prediction

Module 10 - Lesson 1 - Thunderstorms

Lesson 2 - Severe Weather

Lesson 3 - Tropical Storms

Lesson 4 - Impact of Human Activities

Module 11 - Lesson 1 - Defining Climate

Lesson 2 - Climate Classification

Lesson 3 - Climatic Changes and Patterns

Lesson 4 - Impact of Human Activities

Concept 3 - Plate Tectonics

Module 13 - Lesson 1 - Drifting Continents

Lesson 2 - Seafloor Spreading

Lesson 3 - Plate Boundaries

Lesson 4 - Causes of Plate Motions

Concept 4 - Our Solar System

Module 22 - Lesson 1 - Formation of the Solar System

Lesson 2 - The Inner Planets

Lesson 3 - The Outer Planets

Lesson 4 - Other Solar System Objects

Concept 5 - Stars

Module 23 - Lesson 1 - The Sun

Lesson 2 - Measuring the Stars

Lesson 3 - Stellar Evolution

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