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Discovering Design with Earth Science Set

This laboratory-based earth science course can be used for either eighth or ninth grade.  Most homeschooled students should be ready for it in eighth grade, but privately- and publicly-schooled students will be more comfortable with it in ninth grade. 

Topics covered:

• general properties of the earth’s geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.   
• sections of the geosphere (such as core, mantle, crust, etc.) 
  • minerals, rocks, and the rock cycle 
  • plate tectonics
  • seismic waves, earthquakes, and volcanoes 
  • fossils and how both uniformitarians and catastrophists interpret those fossils as well as the sedimentary rocks in which they are found.  A discussion that compares uniformitarianism and catastrophism follows, in which the strengths and weaknesses of each view are covered.
• hydrosphere
  • properties of water, hydrologic cycle 
  • waves, currents, and tides in the ocean 
  • ice reservoirs and freshwater reservoirs
• atmosphere
  • composition of air,
  • sections of the atmosphere,
  • temperature gradients
  • pollutants 
• weather 
• space - one chapter on the solar system and one chapter covers the universe as a whole.

There are roughly 55 hours of laboratory instruction in the course. We have two options available to assist your student through these labs:

• Lab Kit by Cornerstone Educational Supply
• Lab Kit by Home Science Tools.

This set consist of both the textbook and one solutions and tests booklet.  Extra Tests are available for purchase.  If you have an auditory learner, there is a companion audio book available also.

Author	Dr. Jay Wile
Product Code	SC982
Publisher	Berean Builders
Format	Hardcover, Full Colour
Grade	8 - 9