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Middle School
Issues and Earth Science (IAES)
Issues and Earth Science (IAES) is an issue-oriented year-long
life science course for the middle school. It is divided into seven units
that
are available
as independent
modules, as shown below.
IAES students conduct experiments, collect and analyze data, create models,
and read and analyze information. There is a 500-page, hard-cover student
book, a complete Teacher’s Guide, and a kit containing the laboratory
equipment and supplies required to conduct course activities. The kit provides
supplies for use with up to five classes of 32 students each.
Unit |
Unit Title |
Main Science Content |
Commercially-Available Module |
A |
Studying Soil Scientifically |
Observation, measurement, soil composition, soil fertility |
Rocks, Minerals,
and Soils
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B |
Rocks and Minerals |
rock cycle, rock formation, minerals, observation, data collection |
C |
Erosion and Deposition |
Topography, erosion, deposition, land forms |
Shaping the Land |
D |
Plate Tectonics |
Earth's history, earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, mountain
building, continental drift |
E |
Weather and Atmosphere |
water cycle, clouds, sun as a source of energy, oceans affect climate,
atmosphere (structure and properties), global patterns |
Weather and Atmosphere |
F |
Earth in Space |
Earth, moon, day and year length, moon phases, seasons, axis tilt |
Earth and the Solar System |
G |
Exploring the Solar System |
Solar system, planetary motion, gravity |
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Table of Contents
Course Overview
Kit Content
Teaching from the students' perspective
Ordering Information
This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation
under Grant No. 0099265
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