3 Good Reasons to Study Earth Science

By Vicki on 25 August 2011 / Curricula, High School, homeschooling middle school, Science / 3 Comments

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Here on the east coast on Tuesday, we homeschoolers (and everybody else) had a 5.9 earthquake- never in my memory had we had an adventure of that kind! (I mention homeschoolers because we, of course, turned it into a lesson.)

There was much emptying of buildings and phone-calling of relatives. At my counseling office, therapists and clients alike all needed to process our new-found seismophobia (as the principal of Elijah School coined the apt phrase).

Of course, my 14-year-old was not phased. He and his friends quickly added it to the collection of larks from high school. No damage was done around here AND he knew ALL about earthquakes from studying Earth Science in middle school.

Now Hurricane Irene is wailing her way up to us. More Earth Science in action. But we know hurricane preparation from Earth Science.

So here are 3 Good Reasons to study Earth Science:

1) Earthquakes- you never know!

2) Hurricanes- every fall they help us open the school year

3) Tornadoes- really none of these are funny, because in real life tornadoes have devastated so many places in the US last year

Homeschool middle schoolers or high schoolers should really work the subject into their curriculum.

Here is my favorite Earth Science curriculum:

Concepts and Challenges in Earth Science- Pearson Education

User-friendly 2-page lessons. Homeschoolers can do most of the topics on their own but learn some great material. My son, not a scientist, liked the curriculum. Lessons can be done in a brief time, leaving time for other topics in education- or even real life. It is a secular text, so we add our own Scriptures and discussion.

The study of Earth Science is so important. If homeschoolers understand the world around them:

-they can rejoice well in the things that God has made

-they can understand current events

-they can be better prepared if scary things happen

What have you done with your homeschoolers for Earth Science- texts? field trips? other adventures?

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