Textbook: Bob Jones 8th grade Earth Science, 3rd edition
Earth Science covers Meteorology, Geology, Oceanography, and Astronomy. Because Earth Science covers areas not touched on again in high school, this is an important class. This class also lays the foundations for high school physical science and chemistry. Labs include making a barometer, hygrometer and cold front in the lab and simulating the Coriolis effect and dew point. Learn to predict the weather; test the reactivity of metals, collect and test gases, learn about the chemistry of rocks; have lab practicals; make a turbidity current; observe sponges and other sea life under a microscope; make an accurate contour map of a volcano; make a seismograph; make a polymer that simulates the movement of glaciers; and much more! This class includes lecture and multimedia presentations as well as a lab.
