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RSO Earth & Environment 2 is a 23-week earth and environmental science course for grades 6 to 10. It is meant to be paired with the 12-week RSO Astronomy 2 course for a complete yearlong curriculum. The textbook for Earth & Environment 2 presents information to the student via engaging readings, color images, diagrams, and charts.
Pages: 230
Grade level: 6th – 10th grade
Course type: textbook
Author: Blair H. Lee, M.S.
The RSO Earth & Environment 2 curriculum is contained in three separate books:
What is RSO Earth & Environment 2?
RSO Earth & Environment 2 is a 23-week earth and environmental science course. It is meant to be paired with the 12-week RSO Astronomy 2 course for a complete yearlong curriculum.
The student textbook, student workbook, and the teacher guide contain all the information you need to teach earth and environmental science this year. This course was written so that it could be taught by all educators, even if you do not have a science degree.
While learning the fundamentals of earth and environmental science, students learn and practice the methods used by scientists to establish the scientific facts and theories that form the basis of those fundamentals. The labs are closely paired with the written material; that way students can see how the results of experiments have led to a better understanding of how the physical world works. The experiments also demonstrate the application of science principles. All of this together gives you a complete science course that teaches the core principles of earth and environmental science while teaching the processes used to develop these principles.
This course challenges middle and high school students to conduct independent research, think critically, and make connections between concepts and the real world. Each lesson builds on the last, introducing new vocabulary and concepts in a logical progression. Math, a basic tool for all scientists, is integrated throughout. Labs, found in the Workbook, guide students in using the scientific method and discovering for themselves how the physical world works.
Who can use Earth & Environment 2?
RSO Earth & Environment 2is designed for homeschool middle and high school students, or roughly grades 6-10. The lessons are written at a level appropriate for independent readers in these grades. Workbook assignments, especially labs, may require more guidance from the parent or teacher. And of course, we always encourage you to discuss the big ideas and questions presented in each lesson.
Course Structure
RSO Earth & Environment 2 homeschool science curriculum consists of three products:
Science Skills Covered
REAL Science Odyssey- Earth & Environment 2 starts with the basics and then covers progressively more complex concepts as you move through the course. Every unit reinforces aspects of the scientific method and critical thinking. Each lesson explores a big idea or question in depth through reading, experiments, and conversation.
RSO Earth & Environment 2 consists of three books: the student textbook, the student workbook, and the teacher guide. If working with a group, several students can share a textbook, but we recommend each student have a copy of the workbook for written assignments, lab findings, and assessments. The course is comprised of 23 chapters designed as a “long” semester to be paired with the 12-chapter Astronomy 2 as a “short” semester. This assumes that each chapter is completed within one week plus some extra time for review and testing.
If you choose the eBook version of this course, you are purchasing a license to use the PDF for your own children. You may make copies for your own children, but you may not share (email, download, print and distribute, resell, etc.) this eBook or any portion of this eBook to others.
Licensing is available for group, school, and co-op use. Please contact Pandia Press for details on group licensing (info@pandiapressbooks.com).
Many of the supplies for Earth & Environment 2 are likely already in your household. Others, you can find them at big-box retailers, grocery, or craft stores. A complete supply list is found in the Teacher Guide—you can review it before purchase by downloading the Try Before You Buy pages.
Field guide for rocks in your area
Magnetic compass
Magnifying glass
pH paper
Piece of unglazed tile
Plastic toy mountain or short funnel
Rocks: talc, magnetite, muscovite mica, pyrite, plagioclase feldspar, and quartz crystal (from Real Science Odyssey Rock and Mineral kit or elsewhere)
Home Science Tools offers supply kits for all RSO courses.
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