Earth Science should be investigative and continually involve students in the scientific process. Students should be given numerous opportunities to evaluate and analyze data, both data they have collected and that of others.
Organizing Topics |
Related Standards of Learning |
Map Skills |
ES.1 c, d; ES.3 a, b, c, d |
Minerals and Rocks |
ES.1 a, b, c; ES.5 a, b; ES.6 a, b, c; ES.9.a, b |
Plate Tectonics |
ES.1 b, c; ES.2 a, b, c; ES.8 a, b, c; |
Shaping Earth’s Surface |
ES.1 b, c, d; ES.2 b, d, e; ES.7 d, e; ES.8 a, b, c; ES.9 c, d, e;
ES.10 a, b, c, d; ES.11 a, b, c, d, e |
Investigating Earth’s History |
ES.2 b, d, e; ES.10 a, b, c, d |
Oceanography |
ES.8 a, b, c; ES.11 a, b, c, d, e |
Meteorology |
ES.1 a, b; ES.7.d; ES.12 a, b, c, d, e; ES.13 a, b, c, d |
Astronomy |
ES.1 c, e; ES.2 a, b, c, d; ES.4 c; ES.14 a, b, c, d, e |
Natural Resources |
ES.7 a, b, c, d, e; ES.11a |
Resources
The following resources are available for the teaching of Earth Science.
Other resources can be purchased from numerous vendors who sell science supplies and equipment. For further information, contact Paula Klonowski, Secondary Science Specialist, at Paula.Klonowski@doe.virginia.gov.
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