What processes have shaped our planet over the last 4.6 billion years and are they the same ones that change the Earth today?

(NC EEn 2.1)

How do we access the Earth's mineral resources to provide food for our ever-growing human population?

(NC EEn 2.2 & 2.8)

How does the flow of water through ecosystems connect the lithosphere, atmosphere and biosphere?

(NC EEn 2.3-2.4)

How is the Sun's radiation transferred to the Earth in order to create patterns of weather and climate?

(NC EEn 2.5-2.6))

What resources are available on this planet and how is human consumption of these resources determining the fate of our species?

(NC EEn 2.7-2.8)

What makes our Earth-Moon system unique and how does it compare to other objects in our solar system?

(NC EEn 1.1)