Osmosis Mom Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Is this acceptable? Ihave a less-mature barely 13 yo who'll be a 9th grade in the fall and I know he enjoys earth science. Do you all think a course in earth science would be acceptable or do colleges only want bio, chem, physics sort of credits for science? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCSusan Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 A friends dd who had been hs until 8th went to public school this year. Next year she will be a freshman and she is taking Earth Science. Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Mother of Divine Grace curriculum has its 9th graders doing Earth Science, followed by Biology in 10th and Chem in 11th. So I think it is probably an acceptable science rotation through high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace is Sufficient Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 We're planning on having my daughter take the FLVS Earth-Space Science course next year as a 9th grader. I think it's adequately beefed up for a high schooler, and also has an honors option. Here's the link to the course -- it shows the topics covered. http://www.flvs.net/students_parents/VSACourseDetail.php?CourseID=46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 We combined an earth science-type course with a semester of Astronomy--they worked together perfectly. We used Runkles for a physical geography credit, going thru it for almost the whole year, but only giving .5 credit (because it's really more of a middle school course), and adding in Astronomy Today for the other semester. Now, in 12th grade, ds wants to complete the credit in earth science, but we decided to do that by studying Environmental Science. I am not going to necessarily combine the geog with the enviro on the transcript, but still list them separately, just giving .5 credit for each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyL in Canada Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Last year, my then gr 9 and gr 11/12 sons used Prentice Hall's Earth Science to cover geology and basic astronomy. If earth science texts are written for high school, then I see no reason why you shouldn't/ couldn't use one for a high school course/ credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Mom Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 Well, I was indeed thinking of adding in astronomy and definitely an indepth mineral study. We'd be using different resources along with CybedEd and most likely Tacher Company's new course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I don't know where Nan is, but look on the high school boards for the nature study she's done with her son. It looks great! I think it's by MODG, too. Yes, some sort of earth science is a requirement in my state. My older son did a geology college course for non-majors for his earth science requirement last year, as a freshman. We used Indiana University. They offer high school courses for homeschoolers, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I had Earth Science in 10th grade in ps. The college requirements I've seen say "two years of a lab science" without specifying. I imagine they expect bio, chem and physics but high schools vary a lot in what 4th course they offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I might be wrong but it seems to me that most earth science texts at least touch on astronomy, don't they? I know that when my dd did the MODG Earth Science she did a quarter on Astronomy. However, I don't recommend the MODG curriculum. I thought it was really shallow science that focused more on writing than acquiring actualy scientific knowledge. But then again, I know others who thought it was great! There's no religion in it per se, so you can use it secularly if that's what you'd prefer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikin' Mama Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 my ps high schooler was required to take earth science in the 9th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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