EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE Course Objectives •! Provide an overview of Earth and space science •! Address elementary curriculum strands / requirements •! Focus on making the science accessible and not intimidating By 2016, 60% of all earth scientists in Canada will be over the age of 65 Junior and high school boards have been relegating the earth sciences to the back burner as biology, chemistry and physics have been given prominence •! Curriculum-based Earth Science Resources for Grades and •! Deeper and Deeper (Grade 4) •! •! •! •! Mining Matters II - The Earth
s Crust (Grade 7) In-Service Workshops for Teachers Free In-Service Workshops for Preservice Teachers Educator Support Program Big Bang Theory Jupiter 300 m Earth = pea 2500 m Pluto 99.9% of mass of Solar System Maria - flat (dark) areas underlain by lava Terrae highlands Craters ... 2016, 60% of all earth scientists in Canada will be over the age of 65 Junior and high school boards have been relegating the earth sciences to the back burner as biology, chemistry and physics have... been given prominence •! Curriculum-based Earth Science Resources for Grades and •! Deeper and Deeper (Grade 4) •! •! •! •! Mining Matters II - The Earth
s Crust (Grade 7) In-Service Workshops... Support Program Big Bang Theory Jupiter 300 m Earth = pea 2500 m Pluto 99.9% of mass of Solar System Maria - flat (dark) areas underlain by lava Terrae highlands Craters